StaffsOatcake Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Just to take the "what if" a stage further, what if the BTC had accepted Brush's tender submitted in 1960 as part of the tender exercise for the Standard Type 4s that was a Brush built loco fitted with what proved to be a Class 50 engine. The Brush outline drawing which I have seen suggests the loco would have been "Falcon" like but with a Class 50 style bodyside grille. Taking that idea and replace the EE lump with a Ruston-Paxman lump (which are similar in so many ways) That would make a class 56. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) DP2 Vulcan Foundry October 1st 1967 by Geoff Taylor Camden 1962 by Polyrus Edited July 16, 2021 by montyburns56 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 19 hours ago, montyburns56 said: DP2 Vulcan Foundry October 1st 1967 by Geoff Taylor Camden 1962 by Polyrus First photo I have seen of DP2 back at Vulcan Foundry. It was definitely beyond repair even if it wasn't non standard. If they had built 50 x DP2s rather than class 50s, I would have been a big fan, the deltic bodyshell was a much nicer looking loco in my opinion. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy1692 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 30 minutes ago, 37114 said: First photo I have seen of DP2 back at Vulcan Foundry. It was definitely beyond repair even if it wasn't non standard. If they had built 50 x DP2s rather than class 50s, I would have been a big fan, the deltic bodyshell was a much nicer looking loco in my opinion. I'm sure iv read that EE took it back to Vulcan as they thought it may be repairable, obviously it wasn't. 50 DP2's would have been perfect for BR if they didn't include the electric gizmos that went into the 50's. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted July 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2021 1 hour ago, 37114 said: If they had built 50 x DP2s rather than class 50s, I would have been a big fan, the deltic bodyshell was a much nicer looking loco in my opinion. Picture the Deltic bodied DP2s in Network SouthEast livery! Urgh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 The one "what if" not mentioned could have been transfer to Derby research. I imagine they would have been quite keen on a high speed loco for test train purposes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 DP2 Thirsk accident report https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Thirsk1967.pdf Brit15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 22 hours ago, montyburns56 said: DP2 Vulcan Foundry October 1st 1967 by Geoff Taylor Camden 1962 by Polyrus That'll T-cut out bab...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2021 From what I've read, even if the cl.50 was just a production DP2 (i.e. without all of the gadgetry), it had been decreed by BR that it would have the flat-fronted cab. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Earlestown 1967 by E.N. Bellass at Vulcan Foundry by stratfordman72 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 16/07/2021 at 19:16, montyburns56 said: DP2 Vulcan Foundry October 1st 1967 by Geoff Taylor Camden 1962 by Polyrus Pretty sure I saw it back to Vulcan, coming through Saddleworth. I remember the tarpaulin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted July 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) I took this photo over a wall at Newton le Willows and added the date of 23/08/1970. Edited April 18, 2022 by 96701 6 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 In the second photo posted by montyburns 56 it looks like a third bogie sheeted over on the well wagon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 47 minutes ago, JeffP said: In the second photo posted by montyburns 56 it looks like a third bogie sheeted over on the well wagon? Probably the damaged leading bogie of the locomotive, with the actual locomotive on a class 37 or 55 spare bogie for transit otherwise it wouldn't have been able to be moved by rail. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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