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Post by towerman on Jul 7, 2006 18:47:32 GMT
Was on 5715 last night,noticed that all the advert frames were painted yellow,another attempt at line brandig?
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solidbond
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Post by solidbond on Jul 7, 2006 20:39:45 GMT
That particular unit has had those yellow frames for some years now  ;D |
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Post by citysig on Jul 7, 2006 20:55:38 GMT
Since it was a similar colour all over the outside if I recall correctly?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2006 21:31:44 GMT
Wasn't that unit the Yellow Pages unit?
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Post by Dstock7080 on Jul 9, 2006 16:55:45 GMT
Wasn't that unit the Yellow Pages unit? No, the Yellow Pages units were: 5573+5555+5593. |
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Post by towerman on Jul 9, 2006 18:25:40 GMT
Is there a problem with 5555 unit?It always seems to be in the middle of a train.
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Colin
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Post by Colin on Jul 10, 2006 21:14:34 GMT
Funny you should ask that......
I've been told by other train ops to be wary when that particular unit is leading - it tends to give unusual defects which clear as suddenly as they appear.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2006 7:53:26 GMT
Is that the unit, that always seems to stall when it pulls away?
It just starts going and then, *BANG* motors fall silent, driver tries again, *BANG* motors fall silent...
I had a trip from Wimbledon to Notting Hill Gate on a unit that did that. lol.
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Post by Colin on Jul 13, 2006 10:04:53 GMT
A lot of the C stocks behave that way if the driver goes to parallel too early over a rail gap. The reason the train jumps (or goes 'bang' if you like) and the motors go silent is usually because the line breakers operate and the resulting jerking movement causes a loss of pilot light. The driver will then have to move the CTBC to a non motoring position to regain the pilot light before attempting to motor again.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2006 11:27:50 GMT
Is there a problem with 5555 unit?It always seems to be in the middle of a train. How odd, I was thinking exactly the same thing the other week when it passed me at Whitechapel ! Tend to notice where the ex-Olympic cars are !! |
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