Class 08 Rear Strut?

[Foxley]

I'm very impressed with this topic and everyone's contributions. We may not have the answer... Yet. But it's made for an interesting discussion!

 

Here's the evidence discounting they may be installed in the cab on all Class 08's (Not to say they aren't on ones that have the struts on the outside) - Not sure which 08 this is.

 

[Foxley]

Here's another one to throw into the mix! Though this one looks quite unique and I haven't seen any others like this.

 

[Clive Mortimore]

47 minutes ago, Mic said:

Here's another one to throw into the mix! Though this one looks quite unique and I haven't seen any others like this.

 

Hi Mic

 

I have never seen a class 11 with a cab rear like that, the windows have square corners not radius ones. The ladder isn't standard, neither are the cab handrails. What is that devise under the buffer beam. It appears to have both vacuum and air train brakes, class 11s were loco only brakes. The top manhole cover on the fuel tank has a filler cap that looks similar to the ones fitted to those supplied to the War Department.

 

Is it an ex WD one that has been brought back to the UK?

[russ p]

Its either a foreign one or industrial one

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

The lights are in the same place as the NS class 600?

 

Mike.

[Foxley]

1 hour ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Mic

 

I have never seen a class 11 with a cab rear like that, the windows have square corners not radius ones. The ladder isn't standard, neither are the cab handrails. What is that devise under the buffer beam. It appears to have both vacuum and air train brakes, class 11s were loco only brakes. The top manhole cover on the fuel tank has a filler cap that looks similar to the ones fitted to those supplied to the War Department.

 

Is it an ex WD one that has been brought back to the UK?

 

Here's the information from the picture:

 

Class 08, 0-6-0 Shunter 13265 (08195)

Preserved Class 08, 0-6-0 'Gronk' Shunter 13265 (08195) at Llangollen Station in North Wales (UK). 08195 was built in 1960 and withdrawn in 1989.

 

996 off 08's were built between 1953 and 1962.

 

The 08 (09/10/11) shunter 0-6-0 design was based on the LMS Class D3/7 shunter of 1939 and

LMS 12033 shunter series for the war department in early 1945 so it's safe to assume the basic body design you see here dates from the late 1930s..

[Steadfast]

It's an industrial built for ICI and named Davy

http://www.llangollen-railway.org.uk/davydieselshunter.html

 

Jo

[br2975]

On ‎08‎/‎07‎/‎2019 at 21:36, Mic said:

 

Here's the information from the picture:

 

Class 08, 0-6-0 Shunter 13265 (08195)

Preserved Class 08, 0-6-0 'Gronk' Shunter 13265 (08195) at Llangollen Station in North Wales (UK). 08195 was built in 1960 and withdrawn in 1989.

 

996 off 08's were built between 1953 and 1962.

 

The 08 (09/10/11) shunter 0-6-0 design was based on the LMS Class D3/7 shunter of 1939 and

LMS 12033 shunter series for the war department in early 1945 so it's safe to assume the basic body design you see here dates from the late 1930s..

 

That's not D3265 aka 08195.

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D3265 has/had a vacuum exhauster cabinet on the left hand running board, missing from the ploco in the photo, and there are numerous other 'diferences' 

[Foxley]

16 hours ago, br2975 said:

 

That's not D3265 aka 08195.

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D3265 has/had a vacuum exhauster cabinet on the left hand running board, missing from the ploco in the photo, and there are numerous other 'diferences' 

 

Apologies and thanks - it was just the information that was posted along with the photo on Flickr

[Pandora]

I suppose the reinforcement would be as and when required, if the crews complained of noise and vibration of the cab wall,  the 08 would receive the angle iron to stiffen up the structure of the cab wall