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The early Spanner boiler fitted Brush 4s had the "circular" exhaust port of which there is two variants, one with a baffle plate and the other with a depressed centre. With the advent of the Universal boiler Compartment the small square port was used for both Spanner and Stones boilers. Al Taylor.

Or the batteries blow up............. Al Taylor.

Some of the early batch of Claytons were converted to Blue star, just to make things more interesting.

There are several variable with the sound an EE type 3 will make. Fuel rack settings, governor settings, load reg set up, which works set the thing up, refurbed with ETH, refurbed non ETH and how tired the power unit is. . Al Taylor

7576, 7578,7579,7580,7582, 7584, 7590 and 7591all dual braked with steam generators and green( and allocated north of the border) until repainted blue as E-G standbys. Dual braked 25s in green are more common than most people think. The Ian Allan books were often years behind with things like dual braking. Al Taylor

The 37s were irregular performers on the service. They worked with both 27s and 25s on the service.

The class25s that worked the E-G services were from the pool of dual braked ones , which due to their tatty green paint work ended up with a quick rail blue repaint. Wasn't unusual to see some services with a pair of 25s one at each end. Most of the 37s that worked E-G services where allocated to Haymarket. The MK2s used on E-G services were from the first production batch. They had sliding gangway door like a mk1, it wasn't until the 2As appeared did the bifolding doors appear.

The fibreglass moulding used by BRCW had an unusual cast to it. With it also been translucent it is very hard to get an exact match. I have always thought it has a hint of mushroom to it.

Have been fortunate to actually been able to paint 12inches to the foot vehicles in the early 80s, the rail blue we used had a greenish tint to it. Al Taylor

Had a look on a very large screen the DMU is empty, so it is more than likely on the move to works or transfer to another depot from Leith Central. The SCR like the Eastern didn't really keep DMUs in fixed sets. Te depot I worked at would often send or receive DMU vehicles to works attached to device trains.

The Hull Pullman when it became separate to the Yorkshire Pullman only got the two additional vehicles from the White Rose a PFK and a PSP. And as the vehicles would often change with works visits the vehicles could have been in any of the Pullmans with the exception of car 354. Al Taylor

Not only did they stretch, but also had very nasty habit of seizing up. There was a pile of them that were well fooked out side a NL the pile of which used to grow daily, until they got shipped off for repair. Then pile would start again. HT and NH no doubt had similar piles. With all the mods that were done on the pacer fleet from new drive trains, braking systems, new doors etc it would have been cheaper to build a Sprinter type vehicle.

Air discharge is the most common. An air connection on the tank with a valve and pressure gauge on the pipe work, inside the tank is an aerator pipe which causes the powder to act like a liquid when the pressure reaches the relevant pressure, the discharge valve is opened and the powder will be discharged. The Presflos had the method of operation painted on the side of the vessel.

A Peak is generally louder on idle due to the open nature of the body work. Ones that have triangular grill are slightly quieter due to all the grills having air filters behind them ( or should have). a Crompton will sound very different to it later 46 sister due to the way the electrical system loads up and the field diverts are totally different the 45 having 5 plus a divert on the main generator were as the 46 has 3 like a 47 (EG 47/7s not included). Like their larger C model cousins they also had the rephrasing done to the crankshafts which also altered the sound. The raising of the idle revs on ETH fitted locos was to raise the ETH voltage to a more suitable voltage. The voltage was only around 700v untill the idling revs were increased. Al Taylor.

Having watched the video over and over again and studied the photos, it could be the battery box and external air reservoir frame that is getting knocked forward by no1 bogie. The power unit is intact , and the control cubicle looks to be only slightly dislodged. Al Taylor.

Looking at the photos the boiler is still in the loco. The two water tanks that sit between it and the cab are also still there.

The very little of the smoke is from the heaters, the vast majority that is coming from underneath is off the engines and the exhaust system.

Any updates on what's is happening with the 4mm items.

I worked with several individuals helped prepare the 46 for the test. Nothing was loosened off.

was told as an apprentice that the only thing BR insured under 1million was crankshafts on the larger locos. At the depot I worked at we had a C&W chap who reported for in a rather merry state, the roster clerk told him to go home and they would book him as sick. A few expletives were then uttered, as the running Forman was in the office he repeated the offer of been booked sick. More expletives. The maintenance foreman appeared, and repeated the booking sick option. Yet more expletives. With this BTP were summoned . When they arrived the they offered the booking sick offer. It then got heated with more expletives and few arm swung by the said examiner. Needless BTP carted him off to the cells. Ended of career. Most depots I worked at you could often find in the foreman's office a list of pubs that staff frequented. I know from experience of the phone ring behind the bar and the call can someone go back to the depot as there was a job waiting.

The speedo generator is more than likely off a 37, and the drive peg for it will be fitted on a plate that is fitted on the axle end.

401 only had them on one end when new.

Don't forget the sherwood green would have faded and that patch is new sherwood green..

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Combustion air is drawn through 2,4 and 5, they all have filter fitted. As built air for the boiler would be primarally be drawn through grill 3. The " clean air " compartment is not air tight so even on a refurbed type combustion air would be draw from it as the turbo are quite close to the wall. Al Taylor