eastwestdivide Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 37 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said: The locomotive seems to me to be the same shade of blue to that of the attached carriage. Ye Olde Photo Shoppe? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rugd1022 Posted March 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2020 E3112 at Madeley Junction between Stafford and Crewe, October '71.... 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rugd1022 Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 Leckies in storage at Bury... 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb56125 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 92020 passing Moore on 17th March 2020 with ECS from Preston to Wembley (Terminated as a passenger service at Preston due to the wires down) 92043 passing Moore on 17th March 2020 with ECS from Preston to Wembley (Terminated as a passenger service at Preston due to the wires down) Mark 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlandRed Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 On 16 March 2020 at 13:13, Rugd1022 said: Leckies in storage at Bury... Excellent photo - the thing that was so shocking to a young enthusiast seeing these at Bury was these locos (the AC ones at least) represented a pinnacle of railway modernity - at least in image portrayed (steam had not long gone) and to see them covered in dust and stored (or fire damaged in the case of E3055) was quite a shock - the rooves of the locos were absolutely filthy (would normally be white). 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Photo by Ali Durham : E3033 at Coventry... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 16/03/2020 at 13:13, Rugd1022 said: Leckies in storage at Bury... Is that a 76 and if so, is it E26000 Tommy ? (What a scandal that loco wasn't preserved !) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 17/03/2020 at 15:59, MidlandRed said: Excellent photo - the thing that was so shocking to a young enthusiast seeing these at Bury was these locos (the AC ones at least) represented a pinnacle of railway modernity - at least in image portrayed (steam had not long gone) and to see them covered in dust and stored (or fire damaged in the case of E3055) was quite a shock - the rooves of the locos were absolutely filthy (would normally be white). 45 minutes ago, caradoc said: Is that a 76 and if so, is it E26000 Tommy ? (What a scandal that loco wasn't preserved !) That is Tommy, and it was a real shame it didn't get preserved if for no other reason of WW2 posterity and the fact it was sent to the Netherlands. But more intriguing is the class 156 hidden away at the back!!!!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 18 hours ago, woodenhead said: But more intriguing is the class 156 hidden away at the back!!!!! Strange looking Class 156 - perhaps the time warp that brought it there distorted it. Looks more like a Southern CIG/VEP to me but no idea why one of those would be in a shed in Bury - apart from the third rail connection. Cheers Darius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Strange looking Class 156 - perhaps the time warp that brought it there distorted it. Looks more like a Southern CIG/VEP to me but no idea why one of those would be in a shed in Bury - apart from the third rail connection. Cheers Darius But not compatible 3rd rail systems, the bury one was 1200v side contact 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Strange looking Class 156 - perhaps the time warp that brought it there distorted it. Looks more like a Southern CIG/VEP to me but no idea why one of those would be in a shed in Bury - apart from the third rail connection. Cheers Darius No it's definitely a Sprinter, in the early livery when they could be seen out and about without yellow ends. Perhaps they didn't put them on so they would be less conspicuous when they time travelled with it 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 hour ago, woodenhead said: No it's definitely a Sprinter, in the early livery when they could be seen out and about without yellow ends. Perhaps they didn't put them on so they would be less conspicuous when they time travelled with it If you bump up the contrast you can see Lord Lucan in the driver’s cab. Cheers Darius 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dale159 Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2020 22 hours ago, woodenhead said: But more intriguing is the class 156 hidden away at the back!!!!! Zoomed in as much as I can on an Android phone it looked to me like it could be the class 140 unit? Dale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 17/03/2020 at 15:59, MidlandRed said: Excellent photo - the thing that was so shocking to a young enthusiast seeing these at Bury was these locos (the AC ones at least) represented a pinnacle of railway modernity - at least in image portrayed (steam had not long gone) and to see them covered in dust and stored (or fire damaged in the case of E3055) was quite a shock - the rooves of the locos were absolutely filthy (would normally be white). Those modern 25 kV locos failed due their the late-Edwardian technology of AC to DC rectification of power by Mercury arc rectifiers, basically valve technology, dependable in a fixed installation but not in a bouncing lurching railway locomotive, the locos were sent to Doncaster for upgraded rectifiers based on semiconductors, I saw a small number of the locos in their bedraggled state as they passed through St James Bridge station ( Doncaster) , arriving from the direction of Sheffield as they made their way to the Plant Works 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 The stored AC locos seem to have come over the Woodhead route to Doncaster. Probably been posted before but what the heck: 25kV electric on Woodhead Line by Keith Long, on Flickr 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 and Dunford East by Keith Long, on Flickr 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 42 minutes ago, dale159 said: Zoomed in as much as I can on an Android phone it looked to me like it could be the class 140 unit? Cropped, with brightness and contrast pushed to the max in Photoshop. Might have a buckeye/rubbing plate, profile looks slightly rounded, possible lamp brackets either side? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DY444 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 hours ago, eastwestdivide said: Cropped, with brightness and contrast pushed to the max in Photoshop. Might have a buckeye/rubbing plate, profile looks slightly rounded, possible lamp brackets either side? Looks like a 4 CEP motor coach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 No, the jumpers are in the wrong place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 Has a bit of a look of a 4COR about it but obviously no gang way. Could it be some kind of push pull driving trailer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Could it be 20003? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) Maybe an RTC test coach/laboratory? Does not look too dissimilar to MENTOR: Edited March 19, 2020 by Titan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 The notes on the original photo on Flickr list all of the locos on shed at that time, the thing on the right isn't listed so is probably a unit and not a loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
letterspider Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 ? Lab 17 Hermes http://www.traintesting.com/Lab 17 Hermes.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, letterspider said: ? Lab 17 Hermes http://www.traintesting.com/Lab 17 Hermes.htm Was that the coach that started out as a prototype driving trailer? If it was I think it had a strange headcode panel which doesn't seem present on the bury picture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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