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I believe it was after a major overhaul/refurbish - I don't know how much was changed, but it was to differentiate those which had been done and those which had not.

Wasn't that when the second pantograph was added too?

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Wasn't that when the second pantograph was added too?

No, only one has had a second pan fitted and that was well after the renumbering.

 

It was indeed when they underwent a major overhaul, extra grilles were cut into the sides just behind the cab door.

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Thanks for that. Any reason only 1 loco was modified?

Not sure, but it looks like the second pan has a European profile rather than the standard BR profile that the other pan has, so I suspect it was/is for test purposes.

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Not sure, but it looks like the second pan has a European profile rather than the standard BR profile that the other pan has, so I suspect it was/is for test purposes.

The second pan is still a Brecknell-Willis design and I think is there just for reliability reasons.

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I believe it was after a major overhaul/refurbish - I don't know how much was changed, but it was to differentiate those which had been done and those which had not.

Agreed. Eversholt had major development programmes with the 91s when I was there as we tried to improve reliability (and stop them discarding cardan shafts, one of which demolished the waiting shelter at Doncaster station and finished in the front seat of a Merc parked in the station car park).

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86259 passing Runcorn with failed 47815 and 319 unit on transfer from Wolverton Works to Allerton Depot. 86259 assisted from Rugby.

https://mark5812.smugmug.com/Trains-2017/February-2017/i-p8mtj5C/A

 

86259 at Liverpool South Parkway working barrier coaches from Allerton Depot to Carlisle Yard

https://mark5812.smugmug.com/Trains-2017/February-2017/i-RKQMR3h/A

 

Mark

https://mark5812.smugmug.com/

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