tre pol and pen Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Did my eyes deceive me or did I spot a train load of transit vans heading north through Hereford at about 9-45 last night- didnt catch what was hauling it. Where was it bound ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyphil Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Could have been comng to Liverpool? Ford have got a distribution area at Speke (next to the retail park) with 2 or 4 sidings for unloading car trains etc. They get unloaded and there's a huuuuuuge car park that they are put in before being put on car transporter lorries to go to dealerships... Guessing Liverpool probably isn't the only place though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 6X52 Portbury-Mossend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I saw a trainload of tranny vans on the standedge line, think itwas last sat morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 The train is indeed 6X52 Portbury - Mossend. Most of the traffic on the train is Citroen/Peugeot vans destined for Doncaster which are detached from 6X52 at Warrington. 6X52 does also convey traffic for Mossend and Garston, plus empty flats for Halewood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 ... Most of the traffic on the train is Citroen/Peugeot vans destined for Doncaster ... So not Transits at all then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 So not Transits at all then Has 'Transit' now become , like 'Hoover', used to describe a whole gamut of types from various manufacturers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 What they normally did with moves like that, Bernard, was to disengage the shunter's drive and bung it in a freight service like a glorified wagon. Drive had to be disengaged or the overspeed would in all probability destroy the traction motors. Once at its destination, drive would be re-instated and normal operation resumed. Dave. Although it was fairly common to demesh the "350" shunt engine to send it away to a main works for repair or overhaul, this had to be done on a depot by fitters - literally demeshing the traction motor pinions from the axle gear wheels. I personally doubt that a diesel electric shunt loco like a "350" would be demeshed in the instance described. Don't forget that there wasn't always the paranoia about speed that there is these days. Going back to my days at Bescot in the 1980s - it was considered quite acceptable to send a class 08 light from Bescot to Wellington at 15mph max, and we certainly did "jocko swaps" between Bescot and Rugby overnight in the 1990s - again at 15mph. Back in the 1960s "350s" were regularly used on ballast items, my recent research showing Ryecroft (Walsall) based "350s" going light to Lichfield TV Low Level to take OLE wiring trains out on site in the early 1960s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Although it was fairly common to demesh the "350" shunt engine to send it away to a main works for repair or overhaul, this had to be done on a depot by fitters - literally demeshing the traction motor pinions from the axle gear wheels. I personally doubt that a diesel electric shunt loco like a "350" would be demeshed in the instance described. Don't forget that there wasn't always the paranoia about speed that there is these days. Going back to my days at Bescot in the 1980s - it was considered quite acceptable to send a class 08 light from Bescot to Wellington at 15mph max, and we certainly did "jocko swaps" between Bescot and Rugby overnight in the 1990s - again at 15mph. Back in the 1960s "350s" were regularly used on ballast items, my recent research showing Ryecroft (Walsall) based "350s" going light to Lichfield TV Low Level to take OLE wiring trains out on site in the early 1960s. I think this has cross-threaded I'll have a look in a bit and post a link to the other topic! Here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/12655-alston-branch-metro-cammels/page__gopid__114018entry114018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted April 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2010 Has 'Transit' now become , like 'Hoover', used to describe a whole gamut of types from various manufacturers? No transits are nothing like class 50's ... well except for the rude notes written in the dirt on their sides - in that they are quite similar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tre pol and pen Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 my eyes did deceive me then- not transits but vans never the less! it was dark and i was not too near but still an interesting movement to see. many thanks for all the replies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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