RMweb Premium Daddyman Posted January 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17 14 minutes ago, keefer said: And the reason why D1938 was propelling at high speed was because it had been fitted with Blue-star control jumpers. IIRC it was also tested on Paddington-Birmingham runs. Was that the same for D6700, then? - it was used for the G-E tests. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Daddyman said: Was that the same for D6700, then? - it was used for the G-E tests. D6700 was so fitted from new IIRC, whereas the Brush Type 4's weren't. As an aside, I discovered relatively recently that some of the early build 'Peaks' had blue star MW when new but had it removed quite early in their lives, presumbaly Type 4 power (Class 40s excepted) were deemed not to need MW provision. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, keefer said: And the reason why D1938 was propelling at high speed was because it had been fitted with Blue-star control jumpers. IIRC it was also tested on Paddington-Birmingham runs. Is that true? Blue Star MW does (did?) not provide throttle control for locos operating in multiple, that being done by the white 'Reg(ulator) Air' pipe on the buffer beams of MW equipped locomotives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17 33 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said: Is that true? Blue Star MW does (did?) not provide throttle control for locos operating in multiple, that being done by the white 'Reg(ulator) Air' pipe on the buffer beams of MW equipped locomotives. Maybe I should have said Blue-star equipment - i.e. the control jumpers and air pipes. Presumably the test rake of coaches was fitted with these (as eventually were the Mk2s used for E-G push-pulls). The drawback being that you couldn't just use any coach available, they had to be so fitted. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 21 hours ago, keefer said: Presumably the test rake of coaches was fitted with these (as eventually were the Mk2s used for E-G push-pulls). The drawback being that you couldn't just use any coach available, they had to be so fitted. A further drawback being the propagation delay along the Reg Air pipe controlling the throttle on the rear loco. Bet that made for some interesting "seat of the pants" driving experiences ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Photo by Andrew Harthill : tail end of a Royal working at Brum Snow Hill in 1962, at the sharp end is green liveried D1002 'Western Explorer'... 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted January 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23 A LNER TPO van could be found in Bristol's Malago Vale sidings in 1969: (John Turner on Flickr) Steven B 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Not that unusual in itself, but I noticed that it says what looks like Midland Main Line under the Intercity logo. Was this done to all of the MML HSTs back then? St Pancras by Rob Boultbee Jeffreys 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollibob Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I thought I'd keep this subject going with this. It looks like a corridor coach that's been converted into an inspection saloon. Rob. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Its history is on http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=521 ..... bit of a sorry state I believe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 TDS70155 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/srdepartmentalcoach/e1034b3 Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 23/01/2024 at 12:35, Steven B said: A LNER TPO van could be found in Bristol's Malago Vale sidings in 1969: (John Turner on Flickr) Steven B Isn't that the 1st production BR GUV there too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium E100 Posted March 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19 (edited) 14 hours ago, woodenhead said: Is this the one in the old RES sidings at Crewe (behind platform 12?) Edited March 19 by E100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Looking very unloved ............ how can a BAR car be unloved ??!? ☹️ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted March 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19 I last saw it on the SVR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 29 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: Looking very unloved ............ how can a BAR car be unloved ??!? ☹️ It ran out of beer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt37268 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, MJI said: I last saw it on the SVR I believe it was on the SVR then moved to the Wensleydale, guessing it’s now part of Jeremy’s trainset now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Fishoutofwater said: It ran out of beer? Actually, looking at the passenger in the first image, it might have been a MILK Bar ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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