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Some where steam heat only with no PV units. Al Taylor.

It was always referred to as the the cracker by all the Dairycoates staff I worked with, both maintenance and footplate. I was led to believe that there was some form of coal grading in the facility. Al Taylor

90265 was Dairycoates loco when the photo was taken, the other engine would be more than likely be another Dairycoates loco rather one of Wakeys stud.

If I remember correctly the doppler on the 60 had to be moved, this was due to it been able detected the movement of passing trains. The doppler didn't like certain things like snow and steel decked bridges. Can remember examining some down loads off a 60 and you could see all sorts weird things under those conditions. It was quite interesting watching a 60s wheels when creep was active, you could see the wheels twitching. The 90 and 91 are very similar to one another in the way the T/Ms are controlled.

That's where the motors where for the rheostatic brake was located.

Cost of the alternator was always quoted when we asked the high ups why one wasn't fitted. The EE main gen was about as far as you could go on DC at that power output, specially when you could often see over 3000HP on the load bank.

The Dairycoates/Botanic breakdown would have been a lot nearer, is the Shirebrook crane on loan?as it did go to other a few places on the Eastern . The York, Doncaster, Holbeck, Tinsley cranes would have all been a lot nearer. Al Taylor

Avenue Sidings in the bushes, or what remained.

One of the maintenance requirements was to draw off a fixed amount of the appropriate beverage and check that a half pint was dispensed. One can only guess how many times that got checked on the appropriate exam at certain depots😀. Al Taylor

123s and 124s were 70mph stipulated in the cabs plus red line at 70 on the speedo. Al Taylor

It's very simple matter to either air brake or dual brake a MK1, the hardest part is where to locate the various items such as the air brake cylinders, the reservoir and the distributor. One other factor for dual braking is the linkage for the vacuum cylinder on the weighshaft as this is not directly connected but is vis a pin and claw arrangement, which allows the shaft to move when the air brake is applied without moving the vacuum piston. In vacuum mode only the tail pod of the air brake cylinder moves as this is just loose with in a tube of which is part of the air piston.

425 was a right dog for oil leaks from the crane couplings when first refurbed. Can't recall it combusting. Al Taylor

Many locos when first dual braked had the air brake pipe painted white, AL6 when delivered had white air brake pipes, it was only around 68 when the air brake pipe started getting painted red. Technical all diesel and electric locos should have the vacuum pipe painted white as there is no vacuum brake cylinder.

They are the same in many respects, cab steps, boiler grill plate, turbo cover plate, lamp brackets etc.Just the 190 had unpainted drivers window frame after that cab came from 25189.

Paragon had several watering facilities. The stop ends on several platforms had water bags located centrally over each road.

They were usually kept on an out and back diagram off NL. However in times of disruption they would reach other places t the end of day. These exceptions would be arranged with MML maintenance control at NL so that the next day they would end up at NL. NL64 that was usually on the hull service with a mid day trip to Leeds occasionally got days out to other places. Al Taylor Former ECML TRM.

L07 went to York with vans to attach to the Ncl- Red Bank and some forwarded to KGX. L07 could run as a 7L07 when conveying air braked vehicles York works as well. Al Taylor

They are horn socks, fitted on quite a few horns to stop snow etc from blocking the trumpets.

The boiler will be going to assisting in stopping things from freezing up. Suspect others may be piped up. The date is earlier than 71 as 6737 was blue by August 69. Al Taylor

1500-1619, 1682-1781 all had Spanner mk3s with the depressed exhaust, some of the early one had a plate fitted with an elongated hole when new. 1631-1681,1901-1947, 1977-1999 and 1100 had the universal boiler compartment with Clayton mk2s. 1837- 1874,1948-1976 had the universal boiler compartment with Stones Vapour. 1782-1836, 1875-1900 all had the universal boiler compartment with no boiler. 1620-1630 had Stones Vapour boilers with an square exhaust just behind the cab similar to that fitted on the UBC roof panel. The roof panel is the same as the UBC roof, but the actual compartment is not a UBC. The UBC could be configured for any boiler. The roof had removable panels to accommodate the various exhaust and safety valve arrangements. All these arrangements have been modelled in some form or other, apart from a plate fitted Spanner. Al Taylor.

Technically it was the head code glass that was replaced, the head code mechanism remained the same.

LNER CCT.

The white pipe on top of the bogie is the air brake supply pipe, this goes to the blowdown valve then on to the disc brake cylinders. The item on the end on the axle is the control unit which has an axle driven alternator inside. The control unit monitors axle speed and if a deceleration is detected above a certain level will operate the blowdown valve, the valve vents the brake cylinder air to atmosphere, and shuts off the brake supply . once speed is returned above a certain the valve closes. This happens a few times. There is also an isolating cock on top of the bogie. Al Taylor.

The grills that were added were done around 75/76 when one of the air cooled Deutz engines seized due the air temp in the former boiler compartment got a bit too warm. The grills are available from Extreme Etchings. Re the ETH 12 locos were wired for it when converted to push pull at Derby loco. But it wasn't actually fitted till the arrival of the Deutz engines. 5391 did have a trial with ETH tapped off the main generator, but this only ran on test from Derby and was deem not be suitable. Even with ETH fitted full heating could not be provided from a 27/2 as the ETH index was only 28. Al Taylor.

You need the early mk2 not the 2a for the push pull sets.