RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted May 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2021 34 minutes ago, iands said: Wonder what the two notices say that are hanging from buffer beam. Also, painted on the yellow panel is No.1 HEAT ON, I wonder if the lower centre disc should be displayed to this effect? 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted May 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bucoops said: Many thanks Bucoops, excellent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted May 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2021 52 minutes ago, iands said: Wonder what the two notices say that are hanging from buffer beam. Also, painted on the yellow panel is No.1 HEAT ON, I wonder if the lower centre disc should be displayed to this effect? Enlarging the following picture, the notice on the coupling says : "These vehicles are being electrically preheated. Locomotives or other vehicles must not be coupled to these vehicles. This notice must only be removed by C&W electrical staff" The other one is not distinct but : "Danger <something> 1000 <something> do not open" Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Danger Live Receptacles 1000 Volts Do Not Open 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted May 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2021 Is there any sound footage of them anywhere? The sound that most models of them have is from the preserved one being ran up a few years back but unfortunately the engine had no load on it so its not at all representative of the real thing under load 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2021 As mentioned previously, the Mk2D's are being heated for training purposes. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted May 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) Great pics, have only seen the single photo before, of the loco at Kirkcaldy during the training period. The ex-loco heating units never really caught on in Scotland (unless anyone knows different) Bit about DB968001: https://rcts.org.uk/diesel-dilemmas/ets-mobile-generation-units/db968001/ Edited May 15, 2021 by keefer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adanapress Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Bought an incomplete Dave Alexander 4mm kit, built very easily, and now painted it looks very well. However I made the mistake of fitting it with a power bogie from a Triang/Hornby Railcar R157, that now runs pretty well, but oh dear it now sits too high by about 4mmm and the buffers do not align with typical rolliing stock. The obvious answer - to replace with smaller dia wheels will lead to lower bogie frame mouldings grounding on the rail head (these are the excellent Heljan mouldings glued onto the ground down bogie side frames) and I'm loath to start again in that area. I think I'll put overscale buffer discs on which will just about do, despite not being as per prototype. Its all a learning curve ....sigh ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 D8222 at Stratford Shed 18 August 1963 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47164 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 And one to whet Clives appetite...a techcad example in 4mm 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 ADB96800, Stratford 1979 by Jamerail ADB968002 Colchester 1980 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb56125 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) ADB 968000 at London Marylebone Depot on 10th March 1990 Mark Edited August 2, 2021 by mpb56125 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Interesting to see (a couple of postings back) that, by the 1979 repaint, ADB968000 (the former Haymarket loco) has lost its ETS jumpers, whilst ADB968002 (the former Bradford, Hammerton St. loco) retains them. It's something that I'd never noticed before. The Hammerton St. and Hornsey heating units were the only ones that I ever saw at their original home depots. I had to wait for the Haymarket and Heaton ones to come south before I tracked them down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2021 8 hours ago, 35A said: Interesting to see (a couple of postings back) that, by the 1979 repaint, ADB968000 (the former Haymarket loco) has lost its ETS jumpers, whilst ADB968002 (the former Bradford, Hammerton St. loco) retains them. It's something that I'd never noticed before. The Hammerton St. and Hornsey heating units were the only ones that I ever saw at their original home depots. I had to wait for the Haymarket and Heaton ones to come south before I tracked them down. It looks to have jumpers on No1 end It seems to have gained an air train pipe and if its colour is to believed a distributor too The main res pipe is white so whether this is a through pipe is anyone's guess and I'm at a loss as to why it retains regulating air pipes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35A Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 15 hours ago, russ p said: It looks to have jumpers on No1 end It seems to have gained an air train pipe and if its colour is to believed a distributor too The main res pipe is white so whether this is a through pipe is anyone's guess and I'm at a loss as to why it retains regulating air pipes You're right, Russ. Looking further into it, at other photographs and threads, it appears that no 2 was the only one that had ETS jumpers at both ends. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2021 26 minutes ago, 35A said: You're right, Russ. Looking further into it, at other photographs and threads, it appears that no 2 was the only one that had ETS jumpers at both ends. It must have really restricted how they were used Talking to a mate today who remembers them in ETH use reckons they were very loud and had a scream.... not what the sound chips do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 D8234 Liverpool St1969 by George Woods 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2021 6 hours ago, montyburns56 said: D8234 Liverpool St1969 by George Woods A shame they never got blue that has just about everything a blue loco has except the colour. Never noticed black buffer beams. No wonder that people thought there were blue ones as if you saw this in black and white you would probably think it was blue Big mystery as to why non ever got blue 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 16 hours ago, russ p said: A shame they never got blue that has just about everything a blue loco has except the colour. Never noticed black buffer beams. No wonder that people thought there were blue ones as if you saw this in black and white you would probably think it was blue Big mystery as to why non ever got blue Perhaps BR had already realised that they were superfluous to requirements and weren't long for this world. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Perhaps BR had already realised that they were superfluous to requirements and weren't long for this world. Didn't stop them doing a D600, baby Deltic, CoBo and several NBL type 2s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2021 4 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Perhaps BR had already realised that they were superfluous to requirements and weren't long for this world. Did Stratford have a surplus of green paint it needed to use up? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
50A55B Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 It could have been Doncaster, they were fond of the GFYE with arrows and rail alphabet numbering combo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 ADB 968002 Toton 1984 by Paul Haywood 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2022 Another (excellent) photo which shows the extra set of ETH gear (jumper and dummy on the left, socket on the right). Does anyone know which stock this was used for as I'm not aware of any that had this reversed jumper layout? It has come up before but there's never been an answer🤔 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 12 hours ago, keefer said: Another (excellent) photo which shows the extra set of ETH gear (jumper and dummy on the left, socket on the right). Does anyone know which stock this was used for as I'm not aware of any that had this reversed jumper layout? It has come up before but there's never been an answer🤔 Could it be that it allowed the loco to supply power to coaches stabled on either side of it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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