Prototype for everything corner.

[101]

6 hours ago, jonny777 said:

Have you ever been tempted to just pick up a felt-tip and scrawl the loco number on the front of your class 47 model, because purchasing transfers and lining them up precisely is such a faff?

 

 

At a guess I'd say that's been in scrawled in grease, probably via the glove of a shunter or guard

[Davexoc]

10 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

On the other hand, both pans are up, so probably not a total failure - maybe only the 87's rear jumper cable is the one that's connected (i.e. on the invisible side of the train)?? Did they need both connected? Not sure

One journey, light load to bed the traction motor brushes in, maybe....

[talisman56]

11 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

On the other hand, both pans are up, so probably not a total failure - maybe only the 87's rear jumper cable is the one that's connected (i.e. on the invisible side of the train)?? Did they need both connected? Not sure

 

The SR EMUs only needed one of the control jumpers to be connected, so your maybe is probably right...

[Budgie]

14 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

Not any more - there seems to be a whole mish-mash of designs to denote first class now.

 

Isn't that a tad confusing for the passenger.

[Wickham Green]

10 hours ago, Budgie said:

 

Isn't that a tad confusing for the passenger.

NOPE ! ................... but it's damned confusing for the CUSTOMER ! 

 

..... who used to think he/she was a passenger until told otherwise .........

[mpb56125]

37518 & 33029 with failed 66603 at Winwick Junction on 5th April 2019 working 6H51 1101 Hardendale Quarry to Tunstead Sidings. West Coast loco's worked the train from Balshaw Lane Junction to Crewe Basford Hall Yard. 

Mark

 

 

[Davexoc]

10 hours ago, jf2682 said:

Hard to believe that with all the experience of the AEI motors that a special run would be required post works for anything at all, and surely the brushes would come pre-formed.

Not really, although they are profiled, they will never make full contact until properly bedded in. Auxiliary equipment and generators can be bedded in with 'comm-sticks' as we called them. Traction motor brushes are made of a slightly softer carbon that wears far quicker, so require replacing sooner. The only other brushes we never bedded in were those in class 50 radiator cooling fan motors, only because they run off the up to 1000 volts that the ETH generator sticks out.

Not sure if works repaired motors would be test run in the shop, but you'd need a pretty sturdy rig to do so, hence assisted test runs before re-entering traffic. Ours was 09.10 Padd-Oxford, test loco on the front though, usually the train loco on the return if passed fit.

 

Dave

[45125]

T/Ms when overhauled were usually tested on a rig, so brush would get bedded in. I remember doing so EE538 on rig at Donny as phase test when I was there as an apprentice. They were usually run up to full speed, with a short burst at overspeed.

 

[pH]

So you want to use first radius track, have 1-in-13 gradients and run 2-6-6-2 articulated steam engines? - here's your prototype.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/trains/comments/6h6iab/morro_castle_on_the_3_gauge_uintah_railroad/

 

 

[jonny777]

On 04/04/2019 at 18:51, 101 said:

 

At a guess I'd say that's been in scrawled in grease, probably via the glove of a shunter or guard

 

 

Well, whatever it was, 47567 got around a bit while the number was in place. 

 

Here it is passing Teignmouth....

 

 

 

[rab]

When you're kit building a gronk and one door is missing

[Simon Bendall]

If you ran this DRS combo on a layout, you'd probably get a few comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReTOelATE0s

[Gibbo675]

3 hours ago, rab said:

When you're kit building a gronk and one door is missing

Hi Brian,

 

Which door is missing, or am I missing something ?

 

Gibbo.

[Corbs]

So when it gets repainted into Railfreight grey will the door be replaced with a PVC one?

[Colin_McLeod]

49 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Brian,

 

Which door is missing, or am I missing something ?

 

Gibbo.

The one that has a domestic door substituted

[Simon Bendall]

33 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said:

The one that has a domestic door substituted

 

That's an entirely standard Class 08 wooden door, nothing unusual about it. The unpainted frame wasn't uncommon on BR green.

Edited April 11, 2019 by Simon Bendall

[melmerby]

Can't be that strange as there is another here:

 

And here:

 

Here:

Etc.

[LU_fan]

Still looks strange if you're used to seeing them painted.

[rab]

9 hours ago, Simon Bendall said:

 

That's an entirely standard Class 08 wooden door, nothing unusual about it. The unpainted frame wasn't uncommon on BR green.

Well you learn something new everyday on RMWeb.

It looked like a domestic door to me, but seeing

the other pictures which have been posted, I can

see it's a standard fitting.

[daveyb]

15 hours ago, Simon Bendall said:

If you ran this DRS combo on a layout, you'd probably get a few comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReTOelATE0s

Is that a stock move, pre- or post- repair?

[45125]

2 hours ago, rab said:

Well you learn something new everyday on RMWeb.

It looked like a domestic door to me, but seeing

the other pictures which have been posted, I can

see it's a standard fitting.

The next 09 3722 has  aluminium doors fitted.

 

[LMS2968]

26 minutes ago, 45125 said:

The next 09 3722 has  aluminium doors fitted.

 

Is that to reduce weight for high speed running?

[Corbs]

Just feel like it was missing something

(sorry for silliness)

[melmerby]

Is that for the driver to get his daily roster?

[eastwestdivide]

Needs a cat flap and 2 pints of milk on the step: