nicktamarensis Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Hello, I have a set of photo's illustrating the above set of 12ton converted vans but I am unable to find any information on them. I've trawled through Tatlow and unless I've missed the blindingly obvious, he has not mentioned this set of vehicles. The vans were numbered as follows: 903721 tare 13-16, Transformer Van. 903722 tare 10-16, Rectifier Van. 903723 tare 6-15, Cable Van. The photo's look as if they were taken after 1942 (a date recorded on one of the solebars) and all have 'Mobile Rectifier Set' plus 'N.E. C.E.E. Dept.' stencilled on the sides. Were these conversions of earlier vans I wonder? One plate visible is inscribed 'Doncaster' and what appears to be a 1907 date but I could be way out on the latter. Any help on origin, purpose and longevity would be most welcome. Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted September 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) I thought there may be something in Paul Bartlett's site, but only 1 van E903725 from Rectifier Set no.2. No other details given unfortunately. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e214f09a4 (This photo and the next 3) Edited September 20, 2019 by keefer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOCJACOB Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I thought there was another similar looking modified ex NER G2 wagon at Mangapps? VCT website has it as DE 902254 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2019 I went to mangapps on Monday evening and John Jolly was saying that van was from one of those sets Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I am intrigued. What were they used for and under what circumstances? Gordon A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2019 Emergency wartime generators 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, russ p said: I went to mangapps on Monday evening and John Jolly was saying that van was from one of those sets Funnily I was reading these posts and thought about that van. I did have a photo and I posted it on an early version of the forum to ask what it was as I did not know. I was told it was a Transformer Van. Sorry, no idea where the photo is. Bernard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cane Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 The November 1943 edition of "Railways" has a picture of a three wagon set with the doors open, this is described as a mobile rectifier set. There is a paragraph of text on the equipment and also a paragraph on a similar mobile transformer set. Would you like a scan of the page? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I think we need to see as many pictures as possible to identify them. I've seen a photo somewhere of an SNCF ferry van converted into a mobile generator, but the OP says these are all 12 ton vehicles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2019 From what I was told on Monday I don't think there was many of them. I believe they were to operate signalling equipment in the event of enemy action taking out the grid 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cane Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Here is a scan of the picture in "Railways" 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktamarensis Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Thanks very much for all the responses and Tony, I'd love a scan of that article if possible for the text info. Send to my email if you like - nwdeacon@live.com. Cheers, Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 5 hours ago, keefer said: I thought there may be something in Paul Bartlett's site, but only 1 van E903725 from Rectifier Set no.2. No other details given unfortunately. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerdepartmentalcoach/e214f09a4 (This photo and the next 3) I also have a shot of E903725 on my Flickr site. I took my shot in 1981, Paul Bartletts shot is a couple of years layer. Paul J. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2019 When were they actually withdrawn? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktamarensis Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 No idea Russ. They might have had a post-war use. Nick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, nicktamarensis said: No idea Russ. They might have had a post-war use. Nick. Might they have served as Load Banks, for testing diesel-electric locos? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2019 I did wonder about that when I first saw it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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