tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42721223849131394222024-03-19T08:47:10.200+00:00British Diesels and ElectricsAn exploration of British diesel and electric railways from locomotives to street tramsKris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comBlogger444125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-5240378342372816382024-03-14T18:01:00.002+00:002024-03-14T18:03:09.840+00:00Class 805 AT300<p>The Class 805 is part of the Intercity Express Programme family like the<b> <a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2020/02/class-802-at300.html">Class 802</a></b> and <b>810</b> and are bi-mode units for Avanti West Coast to replace the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/class-221-super-voyager.html">Class 221</a></b> on services between <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/london-euston-eus.html">London Euston</a></b> and north Wales. A big advantage of the 805 over the pure diesel 221 is that electric traction can be used while travelling under wires which a fair amount of the route is under.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoNfk5eXES-RVVmXmgcEKNcr1X8LgxTkMpuP_GrSG6SbDI7_3clHvl0pEhoIO5XkaLPNVHd6LPl3BlejKw2e3Daq1WYEPTZV_bMLMxDFp3L69reMsThZ5UMem6FKKhdiKlDct6lPq-UyIHLZ51CeeB6ePw9P94Chyu_ueuvcelj0InNH4kyXPNqhwpyUa/s1024/52904185916_ae4a46bf47_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoNfk5eXES-RVVmXmgcEKNcr1X8LgxTkMpuP_GrSG6SbDI7_3clHvl0pEhoIO5XkaLPNVHd6LPl3BlejKw2e3Daq1WYEPTZV_bMLMxDFp3L69reMsThZ5UMem6FKKhdiKlDct6lPq-UyIHLZ51CeeB6ePw9P94Chyu_ueuvcelj0InNH4kyXPNqhwpyUa/w640-h480/52904185916_ae4a46bf47_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">805 001 on test at Stafford, it had yet to receive Avanti WC livery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>65 (13 5-car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>2021-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Hitachi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Hitachi traction system (25kV AC OHLE) &
MTU 12V 1600 R80L diesel</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>Testing of the units began in 2022 ahead of an expected entry into service by the end of 2023 but that has now been pushed back until Summer 2024.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0FDPTYHCXYf_jBIs3SDgt5Vx5xuZ8jsb4tq3Z1Q_gStyf6qgT8A9GNhmbWXZyZKnj2rB5OZyz_ndIfggSAn3eHYvei0HBeEyi3kidTPEy5xf_Zrw0lQfY2iyiTVk7biIxm7MZFW7CRyfPc0V3jt7P3JWyo-ihD1zR2bGM6gMDYIehUl0KF2OQt36AKn5/s1024/52904185896_0d5d76f58f_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0FDPTYHCXYf_jBIs3SDgt5Vx5xuZ8jsb4tq3Z1Q_gStyf6qgT8A9GNhmbWXZyZKnj2rB5OZyz_ndIfggSAn3eHYvei0HBeEyi3kidTPEy5xf_Zrw0lQfY2iyiTVk7biIxm7MZFW7CRyfPc0V3jt7P3JWyo-ihD1zR2bGM6gMDYIehUl0KF2OQt36AKn5/w640-h480/52904185896_0d5d76f58f_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">805 003 at Stafford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjq6cpuH2LDsF_o6_9IC1gThNfJEHc6T-5kS3uQMhJy2Vv3_fbu22cjKHGvpbztpGT3cA8pM2MNqhozyH2ITQWp65oINkujbucgphN1sXRxIlYk1EvaO1JAhseu_-hWf7QxDzLDVB94Le9BNmB6byAOdnW4XmhsMVd74gyWhabSzOl9Irg_xKSMSvJ0Ud/s1024/52904344209_ab3f6230b6_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjq6cpuH2LDsF_o6_9IC1gThNfJEHc6T-5kS3uQMhJy2Vv3_fbu22cjKHGvpbztpGT3cA8pM2MNqhozyH2ITQWp65oINkujbucgphN1sXRxIlYk1EvaO1JAhseu_-hWf7QxDzLDVB94Le9BNmB6byAOdnW4XmhsMVd74gyWhabSzOl9Irg_xKSMSvJ0Ud/w640-h480/52904344209_ab3f6230b6_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">805 001 and 005 coupled up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIrPZvtYDL5nZYByMYXpbdTP9fZGi4c2dxZ8BZFuEZpexo6qvUbQyKFkyQCCt04UkKVbK_j8m0slnnx2HLR8ywe5oMYH-Da3WBrD5Q1LpilgHbisamcEYZjs5Rqt0vnDu_BvbxZo9Au4AeTtS-7-8iCn057B6I7pCaT9FHxqwhIdt9ANyyWQok-DPyQmB/s1024/53306960711_9ed583af83_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIrPZvtYDL5nZYByMYXpbdTP9fZGi4c2dxZ8BZFuEZpexo6qvUbQyKFkyQCCt04UkKVbK_j8m0slnnx2HLR8ywe5oMYH-Da3WBrD5Q1LpilgHbisamcEYZjs5Rqt0vnDu_BvbxZo9Au4AeTtS-7-8iCn057B6I7pCaT9FHxqwhIdt9ANyyWQok-DPyQmB/w640-h480/53306960711_9ed583af83_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">805 004 passes through Stafford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-54414209546283164992024-03-07T18:28:00.001+00:002024-03-07T18:29:02.606+00:00Class 172 Turbostar<p>The Class 172 diesel multiple unit is a member of the Turbostar family (which also includes the <b><a href="http://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/class-170.html">Classes 170</a></b> and <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2019/10/class-171-turbostar.html">171</a></b>). It is similar to the Class 170 but has diesel-mechanical transmission and a more austere interior to suit inner-suburban routes. They also have lighter bogies than other Turbostars.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPC7cEiaCoUZ0rt8J8a77XsCb9fsiUIhXF9gZb5UtaCELDozNlWTJR2wCNmlNkwQErfonFdDFxieeHZv3z7jlYJlDDGmwD9NN7pgB9D51opSv-WlFBpgMCSya_ZeFDq4gF46G1j5AlKtuWty2U_44nTFguLQW4dtVztXtHCxeZMSOW-c2kspuL9KgJnAT/s1024/52599691642_403875b61e_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPC7cEiaCoUZ0rt8J8a77XsCb9fsiUIhXF9gZb5UtaCELDozNlWTJR2wCNmlNkwQErfonFdDFxieeHZv3z7jlYJlDDGmwD9NN7pgB9D51opSv-WlFBpgMCSya_ZeFDq4gF46G1j5AlKtuWty2U_44nTFguLQW4dtVztXtHCxeZMSOW-c2kspuL9KgJnAT/w640-h480/52599691642_403875b61e_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WMR 172 214 arrives at Old Hill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>117 (39 2 or 3 car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>2010-11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Bombardier Derby</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Engine:</td>
<td>MTU 6H1800R83 diesel per vehicle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>968hp (720kW) / 1, 449hp (1, 080kW)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Formation:</td>
<td>Driving Motor Standard (DMS)+DMS or<br />
DMS+Driving Motor Standard Lavatory (DMSL) or<br />
DMSL+Motor Standard (MS)+DMS</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
They were ordered for London Overground, Chiltern Railways and London Midland (now West Midlands Railway). [1] The London Overground sets (<b>Class 172/0</b>) were cascaded to West Midlands Railway once electrification of the <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.com/2021/05/gospel-oak-gpo.html">Gospel Oak</a></b>-<b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.com/2023/11/barking-bkg.html">Barking</a></b> Line which they operated on was completed. Chiltern's 172s (<b>Class 172/1</b>) were also transferred to strengthen the West Midlands Railway fleet, so all Class 172s are now operated by the same company.</p>
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<p>The 172/3s are 3-car sets with the other sub-classes being 2-car. Most Class 172s have gangway doors (like most Electrostars) though some have a standard Class 170 style Turbostar front-end.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1-GETiYiwhCEvAlh49pyf3HH9JOByphL3fq9h0SEoi0KomE_CKcN668IFqxXCDijBH4idYqutdx7yxPixm6LKiT6Fiwu0-g_KpO1iuz_00Pq_E9fhR1FvQVyggfRGBIKsgOKjrcQOd1o7-86Gtbjc4pd7bwrO7mGl1aMg3YILkc4jhRJEVpcfEVVNP2m/s1024/26764569328_7310263260_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1-GETiYiwhCEvAlh49pyf3HH9JOByphL3fq9h0SEoi0KomE_CKcN668IFqxXCDijBH4idYqutdx7yxPixm6LKiT6Fiwu0-g_KpO1iuz_00Pq_E9fhR1FvQVyggfRGBIKsgOKjrcQOd1o7-86Gtbjc4pd7bwrO7mGl1aMg3YILkc4jhRJEVpcfEVVNP2m/w640-h480/26764569328_7310263260_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In London Midland days, 172 335 arrives at Earlswood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4IF545PjpQ7O2BZDgr1nZnBIAtLUCTWIeo5GLlvxYFS2wTlyDbYwBSETVTqs8CBSCmVDQ9wAWn0oeg-muOVwXKP_i6kpJDQb8TiSORDStloYho_rglQIdFa-AzIFgUHkEchuqCBxlq04Z4V47gqi-tqGVJ5AreGIMpkkjXvTM5yBR6xVcwSTEx-R4VUi/s1024/48877242712_c92e5b1665_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4IF545PjpQ7O2BZDgr1nZnBIAtLUCTWIeo5GLlvxYFS2wTlyDbYwBSETVTqs8CBSCmVDQ9wAWn0oeg-muOVwXKP_i6kpJDQb8TiSORDStloYho_rglQIdFa-AzIFgUHkEchuqCBxlq04Z4V47gqi-tqGVJ5AreGIMpkkjXvTM5yBR6xVcwSTEx-R4VUi/w640-h480/48877242712_c92e5b1665_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside a WMR 172</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGg8xYpTwfDtzg03x_3fZIr97BPzMpnbjeDxGYZtET_zV758JFxjTpK_sCCxFVNxdRGS1Kdznu0AAnaE52zAZAfFFqc8QzbKXrvvga5m0t9kxdT4FbVpfTisVimvIkY06fKj6O3r_my4bLHNRJrjoba1ZZ40dWNdvPfR8HW3T4sPClxAgTMUFmL0ukBd_O/s1024/50309478352_0483492c5a_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGg8xYpTwfDtzg03x_3fZIr97BPzMpnbjeDxGYZtET_zV758JFxjTpK_sCCxFVNxdRGS1Kdznu0AAnaE52zAZAfFFqc8QzbKXrvvga5m0t9kxdT4FbVpfTisVimvIkY06fKj6O3r_my4bLHNRJrjoba1ZZ40dWNdvPfR8HW3T4sPClxAgTMUFmL0ukBd_O/w640-h480/50309478352_0483492c5a_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">172 337 at Acocks Green</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4_EL0UtCIn-Uxo3qfeTh4duQBx7jAjcj1dqh8dCmJMq8YrVsWIgd5LG8fV6TCi0BC-6SnjNFL5vDSLqkl6VY-jPrFshOPe-qhm-QPy_PIoL6yOeh-8Isq-7OUZKveuuYWRy38PABA4o7tynfiwxkYMffxjSv6hn_o6xR1M4BhRw6gxKinNF92iqRyjIS/s1024/50715426246_6e28f90d3d_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4_EL0UtCIn-Uxo3qfeTh4duQBx7jAjcj1dqh8dCmJMq8YrVsWIgd5LG8fV6TCi0BC-6SnjNFL5vDSLqkl6VY-jPrFshOPe-qhm-QPy_PIoL6yOeh-8Isq-7OUZKveuuYWRy38PABA4o7tynfiwxkYMffxjSv6hn_o6xR1M4BhRw6gxKinNF92iqRyjIS/w640-h480/50715426246_6e28f90d3d_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">172 008 (ex-London Overground) at Nuneaton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAKqBDQ582xGnvwhfeeuETTWsbr57XPiOeWRCK__qCrvG0d7ti8MZgVZ345Ol_JEsnY2qrHkgKc0cH-MUjIwhGrvXALUjBW2bd6z1NqS1IRZjGsY1R40FyfvYbnX05G4QeDN-bcTFCYZwuS6gIp72ZxSR7hG8xlnjFlIrhFTgbv8VP8ut-YAbi4yQFXcF/s1024/51496596521_2dc8fe024b_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAKqBDQ582xGnvwhfeeuETTWsbr57XPiOeWRCK__qCrvG0d7ti8MZgVZ345Ol_JEsnY2qrHkgKc0cH-MUjIwhGrvXALUjBW2bd6z1NqS1IRZjGsY1R40FyfvYbnX05G4QeDN-bcTFCYZwuS6gIp72ZxSR7hG8xlnjFlIrhFTgbv8VP8ut-YAbi4yQFXcF/w640-h480/51496596521_2dc8fe024b_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">172 218 at Wilmcote</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Colin J Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 162</span>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-3972379832516806892024-02-29T17:36:00.003+00:002024-02-29T17:38:23.336+00:00English Electric / Cravens Motor Cars for the La Guaira and Caracas Railway<p>The La Guaira and Caracas Railway was a narrow gauge (914mm gauge) line that linked Caracas to the port of La Guira. The line was electrified in the 1920s and used a combination of Swiss built locomotives and British built passenger motor cars. The latter were built by Cravens with electrical equipment by English Electric. The motor cars could carry passengers and also haul other carriages.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVc0UiBczpU5RqeM5FQS-CM0PXkf2eSWkmVl5FPrHW4XYteQVyjHX-nGxrRKyNHKKfFexO7uqTOXvtnr00eQTOnyVir_Q63B_N-NPOIfSbUClZ3GxjonK1p8BSWHU1-s2t_2jI5JxAqBLZyIYS2tY6BIx5Y7rnMQWmObSc7CukvPzQcy6qeAfSen8Ll8I/s570/57.16.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="570" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVc0UiBczpU5RqeM5FQS-CM0PXkf2eSWkmVl5FPrHW4XYteQVyjHX-nGxrRKyNHKKfFexO7uqTOXvtnr00eQTOnyVir_Q63B_N-NPOIfSbUClZ3GxjonK1p8BSWHU1-s2t_2jI5JxAqBLZyIYS2tY6BIx5Y7rnMQWmObSc7CukvPzQcy6qeAfSen8Ll8I/w640-h380/57.16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the motor cars [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1927</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Cravens / English Electric</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>4 DK109 traction motors (1500v DC OHLE)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>264 hp (197 kW) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>Bo-Bo</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
The motor cars served into the 1940s but the line suffered from competition with road transport, and was a different gauge to other railways in Venezuela, after a period of financial difficulty it was nationalised. After storm damage in 1951 the railway was not repaired due to a lack of government finance and closed. The motor cars managed to survive stored at Caracas until the end of the 1950s but were scrapped. Little trace of the railway now remains.</p><span style="font-size: x-small;">
[1] "Electrification of the La Guaira and Caracas Railway", English Electric Journal (4/1928) p. 74</span>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-54711129298846197272024-02-22T18:17:00.002+00:002024-03-18T20:54:32.550+00:00Class 66<p>As the <b>LMS/BR Black 5</b> and <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/class-47.html">Class 47</a></b> were to previous generations, the Class 66 is to this one: the universal locomotive that can be seen pretty much anywhere on the national railway network. With a huge fleet of 480 built (most of which are still in service) available it handles the bulk of freight traffic. Indeed more than any other class it is the face of British rail freight. The Class 66 was based conceptually on the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2017/06/class-59-electro-motive-diesel-3300hp.html">Class 59</a></b>, a US/Canada built freight locomotive bought in small numbers by private companies to haul trains in the latter days of British Rail. The 66 uses the same body shell meaning there are many aesthetic similarities to the 59 but the 66 has a different engine model and traction equipment [1].</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDbWPksuC2_nG1mnsz-8HZodGdkThAJMwtO_NHHjZLZ6vOX1iZDrXhLTazbzh4ygNKODyhcZUl7QlY7t3qv9z7BVdvgiHegD-zEQlDebjKgw3TbD_9NSpYVWdVwzhHEI1YK2jQoebQUlSVFcqsYVkaYH5NUeMafTZeMdT4f6_8hypjDnu322VQFv5R8dX/s1024/53307434045_e0a19d8942_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDbWPksuC2_nG1mnsz-8HZodGdkThAJMwtO_NHHjZLZ6vOX1iZDrXhLTazbzh4ygNKODyhcZUl7QlY7t3qv9z7BVdvgiHegD-zEQlDebjKgw3TbD_9NSpYVWdVwzhHEI1YK2jQoebQUlSVFcqsYVkaYH5NUeMafTZeMdT4f6_8hypjDnu322VQFv5R8dX/w640-h480/53307434045_e0a19d8942_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EWS liveried 66 221 passes through Stafford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>480</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1998-2016</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Electro-Motive Diesel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Engine:</td>
<td>EMD 12N-710G3B-EC diesel<br />
(<b>66/9</b>) EMD 12N-710G3B-T2 diesel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>3, 300 hp (2, 461 kW)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>Co-Co</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
The Class 66 was initially ordered by EWS (now part of DB Cargo) in the early days of rail privatisation, the first order was for 250 with subsequent carry-on orders continuing until 2016 when the final batch arrived in the UK. No further new 66s are likely due to changes in EU emission rules. Similar locomotives have been built by EMD for operators in Europe and elsewhere, some of these being later imported to join the British fleet.</p>
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<p>
The very final Class 66, 66 779, was painted in British Railways lined green and named "Evening Star" after the last steam locomotive built for British Railways [2].</p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th width="20%">Sub-class</th>
<th>Details</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/0</td>
<td>Original 250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/3</td>
<td>Extra locomotives now operated by DRS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/4</td>
<td>DRS and Freightliner operated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/5</td>
<td>Freightliner operated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/6</td>
<td>Freightliner operated, re-geared for heavier trains, lower top speed</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/7</td>
<td>GB Railfreight operated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/8</td>
<td>Colas operated </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>66/9</td>
<td>With lower emissions engine</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
The Class 66 is currently operated by DB, Colas, Freightliner, GB Railfreight and DRS. The vast majority are still in service, two have been written off following accidents.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTL2HqpFiyTtyYWwa4C8FweE9eXlj9Mp0Djqqbsn8aeZFYam_kMwm5HwkNKOnOz5r0QFb2MYzTLFTO5W0DI1cEgrRSVuJF3hztnCvuK2HaZFWGHi4eFyX_Ki0Z0DVp09qY_X3zFhhWP0fpm0_7w_iBoq7ZOvNCzdi7FGZCWjwU3mn4s5VQN-9muR9F6De/s1024/51877749537_c3b43b69a0_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTL2HqpFiyTtyYWwa4C8FweE9eXlj9Mp0Djqqbsn8aeZFYam_kMwm5HwkNKOnOz5r0QFb2MYzTLFTO5W0DI1cEgrRSVuJF3hztnCvuK2HaZFWGHi4eFyX_Ki0Z0DVp09qY_X3zFhhWP0fpm0_7w_iBoq7ZOvNCzdi7FGZCWjwU3mn4s5VQN-9muR9F6De/w640-h480/51877749537_c3b43b69a0_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DB 66 041 waits for a signal at Sandbach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFWPF48Lrv3A6fHOpDi28BmjVb3t8o5vXA9ex5ljFE469Du8OjRpu4sqggjtiH247rv4Q1N9hyXjR-kcpoH6CPLqcSTDTFvg9Ra91ZYeTbTt4jAYHcc2665OyzQ93s8X2QItz5LlVhafxtTYLKO6kS7E_Ce4jk5hR7cHcVgMnyvBT-vFrV8jTIxldvegA/s1024/52115187610_6421b37985_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFWPF48Lrv3A6fHOpDi28BmjVb3t8o5vXA9ex5ljFE469Du8OjRpu4sqggjtiH247rv4Q1N9hyXjR-kcpoH6CPLqcSTDTFvg9Ra91ZYeTbTt4jAYHcc2665OyzQ93s8X2QItz5LlVhafxtTYLKO6kS7E_Ce4jk5hR7cHcVgMnyvBT-vFrV8jTIxldvegA/w640-h480/52115187610_6421b37985_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freightliner 66 538 heads through Rugeley Trent Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXIzHDzBaVZB7E0JuHhVoDcz4b4-w44ka9M_oxIJtp08xJoeTDzIYL0MLj7XGwZZvmmkHkZeugrvvxQehdWh_ChiTfIcTg1Hv1Mrh46GSRQb-iX_PG_fYlAw-pJX8-sBwdEyVL7Y_vBjifQT-tIBr7qkw5mVDpFsHNK1dHr3uspBZtKn4FMrGwED6e_mp/s1024/53427191849_1fa9435594_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXIzHDzBaVZB7E0JuHhVoDcz4b4-w44ka9M_oxIJtp08xJoeTDzIYL0MLj7XGwZZvmmkHkZeugrvvxQehdWh_ChiTfIcTg1Hv1Mrh46GSRQb-iX_PG_fYlAw-pJX8-sBwdEyVL7Y_vBjifQT-tIBr7qkw5mVDpFsHNK1dHr3uspBZtKn4FMrGwED6e_mp/w640-h480/53427191849_1fa9435594_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freightliner 66 517 passes Water Orton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmae8saXvimiWq6q9Bax3MA5EoepWCi_Rhj-e6BOMq-xGPfYBIFy1kaD1C_lHYcNV8VsxV8a9vea7V7BgjbVCzECO0xaTxz5c2yhvfTZxvccVMXsVNh9B02pdUr69VDHTe2XZRQ0XA0BkASYse3owmSiQFMjTImgc_i9IZ-FmmOTOXIX9cQ6fuz3MPgOU/s1024/52619796954_68e0687587_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmae8saXvimiWq6q9Bax3MA5EoepWCi_Rhj-e6BOMq-xGPfYBIFy1kaD1C_lHYcNV8VsxV8a9vea7V7BgjbVCzECO0xaTxz5c2yhvfTZxvccVMXsVNh9B02pdUr69VDHTe2XZRQ0XA0BkASYse3owmSiQFMjTImgc_i9IZ-FmmOTOXIX9cQ6fuz3MPgOU/w640-h480/52619796954_68e0687587_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freightliner 66 543 and 566 rest at Crewe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pZKHZuO1bNVAXoQe7bK3GtefIVqaiN23dclCO8TE4CBV8GGzmjZKoFnt1_fKHVc53sphud4AsXK2zuOmDORtIkOnxv6g57C1L84o5k3rCBto3HpxrzTFNbtJaod7iMwe5DRbqwNSZpIB92tc-6ybgBBFRlwTt8CV7r8qY_XDenlQoXCPEv8LditSo2IL/s1024/Brondesbury.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pZKHZuO1bNVAXoQe7bK3GtefIVqaiN23dclCO8TE4CBV8GGzmjZKoFnt1_fKHVc53sphud4AsXK2zuOmDORtIkOnxv6g57C1L84o5k3rCBto3HpxrzTFNbtJaod7iMwe5DRbqwNSZpIB92tc-6ybgBBFRlwTt8CV7r8qY_XDenlQoXCPEv8LditSo2IL/w640-h480/Brondesbury.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Freightliner loco, 66 545 passes Brondesbury</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Colin J. Marsden, Traction Recognition 2nd Edition (Ian Allan, 2008) p. 66</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] "GBRF Names Last 66 Evening Star", Railways Illustrated No. 161 (July 2016)</span>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-88105737652371634462024-02-15T18:46:00.003+00:002024-02-15T18:46:25.175+00:00Ruston and Hornsby 223741 (20DL)<p>Ruston & Hornsby built many 20DLs over a lengthy period. The example here, with the works number 223741 is now preserved at Crich Tramway Museum. The 20DL refers to the power rating (20hp) and DL means narrow gauge. However, 223741 is now a standard gauge locomotive having been converted from 600mm gauge in 1963. A similar locomotive at Crich is <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2023/08/ruston-and-hornsby-326058.html">326058</a></b>.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV6ddmQErjJ7v84Gg1tYsT88HHwqpfTIy7qaaA6zb7ePYveO4AAI7lvz4cu8B9lyZHnxBJq3pDoSvUiwyOn77IWCsnVHuz4c5k9dMFF0fZPEOKUHhxJJE7u9SWF8PRc51oTuhvJZHmoLtRwfEKJAtblirnskAgTpXJ9to5_GBbhPT8de3Qng_XmNndPRf/s1024/28237393268_575a16293f_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV6ddmQErjJ7v84Gg1tYsT88HHwqpfTIy7qaaA6zb7ePYveO4AAI7lvz4cu8B9lyZHnxBJq3pDoSvUiwyOn77IWCsnVHuz4c5k9dMFF0fZPEOKUHhxJJE7u9SWF8PRc51oTuhvJZHmoLtRwfEKJAtblirnskAgTpXJ9to5_GBbhPT8de3Qng_XmNndPRf/w640-h480/28237393268_575a16293f_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">223741 at Crich</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1944</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Ruston & Hornsby</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Ruston & Hornsby 2VSHL diesel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>20 hp (15 kW) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>4wDM</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>The locomotive was formerly operated by the Accrington Corporation.</p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-70391249471435971352024-02-08T18:05:00.000+00:002024-02-08T18:05:32.093+00:00Nottingham Express Transit Incentro AT6/5<p>These trams were the first built for the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) metro which began operations in 2004. The trams are a variant of the Bombardier Incentro design, this was originally an ADtranz design but by the time production began Bombardier has taken ADtranz over.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3_14G4ryLtTK7Nd9AxY0bCqYWRPtLL1b3xIBj02AYYbwb5QmEpJPUT8QjMVd9mdBM_q26sKnTZBFGc4WHC4pmvpqMCZUliq7LyES4PSGWIF0AhJtWS4FUU6kDgPiIVst-Mo7FIJx-ftyl8n1jF_My32mVe_1Mo7jYfbGAq-AAFkA2EuG-C2_hAKEPhwV/s1024/Southchurch%20Drive%20North.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3_14G4ryLtTK7Nd9AxY0bCqYWRPtLL1b3xIBj02AYYbwb5QmEpJPUT8QjMVd9mdBM_q26sKnTZBFGc4WHC4pmvpqMCZUliq7LyES4PSGWIF0AhJtWS4FUU6kDgPiIVst-Mo7FIJx-ftyl8n1jF_My32mVe_1Mo7jYfbGAq-AAFkA2EuG-C2_hAKEPhwV/w640-h480/Southchurch%20Drive%20North.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 211 at Southchurch Drive North</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>2002-3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Bombardier Derby</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>8 Bombardier asynchronous electric motors (750v DC OHLE)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>480 hp (360 kW) </td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>The trams have five short articulated sections. The trams were refurbished in 2012-13 and have been supplemented by a fleet of <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2022/03/nottingham-express-transit-citadis-302.html">Alstrom Citalis</a></b> trams as the NET has expanded.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNASrbwPitFXfkW6IlwSDsdrhMQxmTe88vyL7g6NwrWhdtbs3Q1UPoTbE5q2wBt9uSwAGwT_WChqBxV8F18VPcUYsMV7i-oKFDMXC9F3vve4nGV5_3JiMe9U5imzWCN9lvph-iiCOjja8FcdlSGcVvIlN3oXfEtp5N-sqQ_23fFad9mAFNNkrTYsOUaBb0/s1024/53385079257_787bec0815_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNASrbwPitFXfkW6IlwSDsdrhMQxmTe88vyL7g6NwrWhdtbs3Q1UPoTbE5q2wBt9uSwAGwT_WChqBxV8F18VPcUYsMV7i-oKFDMXC9F3vve4nGV5_3JiMe9U5imzWCN9lvph-iiCOjja8FcdlSGcVvIlN3oXfEtp5N-sqQ_23fFad9mAFNNkrTYsOUaBb0/w640-h480/53385079257_787bec0815_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">204 at Nottingham Station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hCxpcFeKzCoWSGQP9_LB9sxtvh1zI8Hw38sUv9E7I8miNBBH12Nx0iuZSqITmpVx-thXtX2TqbkR0LyIEMQPnqxfV3NXUlUMrO-7-j_rxfUbTEXzRJwEDUyZhyphenhyphenUzlZ-XCROPxXb5DPNs_uw5sNEQI6cwe-5K5qVOIG62foHdn0wRp7VnM6WH4BvICgwp/s1024/53391235168_405d87e833_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hCxpcFeKzCoWSGQP9_LB9sxtvh1zI8Hw38sUv9E7I8miNBBH12Nx0iuZSqITmpVx-thXtX2TqbkR0LyIEMQPnqxfV3NXUlUMrO-7-j_rxfUbTEXzRJwEDUyZhyphenhyphenUzlZ-XCROPxXb5DPNs_uw5sNEQI6cwe-5K5qVOIG62foHdn0wRp7VnM6WH4BvICgwp/w640-h480/53391235168_405d87e833_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind one of the driver cabs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIJc0aLOEHWwSPbW04jlGgzXg3t1eCOtuOKCbpTM6GfXzil6Fb1D6IVyNeoVW2ToJUe5Splf3KZb2YvBxorGWUIyQxRaf-brAKQTQC9t7T-YMmoQ7zB1xaHXIeuU7jPeA7uA3ZdpSzhYSXLeBUVxeGFvF1DUkNpWPCCqjfdvBybXdek_7VQnUqjKO5ZKP/s1024/Compton%20Acres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIJc0aLOEHWwSPbW04jlGgzXg3t1eCOtuOKCbpTM6GfXzil6Fb1D6IVyNeoVW2ToJUe5Splf3KZb2YvBxorGWUIyQxRaf-brAKQTQC9t7T-YMmoQ7zB1xaHXIeuU7jPeA7uA3ZdpSzhYSXLeBUVxeGFvF1DUkNpWPCCqjfdvBybXdek_7VQnUqjKO5ZKP/w640-h480/Compton%20Acres.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">214 at Compton Acres</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx8hunSftimRWCDh3lfS83kGr8Lmet5jNf_UUOEs-f2H9zNSbdaWBOfUTPVoZJuFKTA0m_Z6A57I1ImSdnADmVqICGTK2gpUNxdQrW6RgMXG_VYhUphtYVdrSpIWC0o1ltKpsd6DIJqolPYUkbBUYNou1MVmLB9Ds-cxD5RLXg7uO0ebK94rJxZmJH57i/s1024/Compton%20Acres%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx8hunSftimRWCDh3lfS83kGr8Lmet5jNf_UUOEs-f2H9zNSbdaWBOfUTPVoZJuFKTA0m_Z6A57I1ImSdnADmVqICGTK2gpUNxdQrW6RgMXG_VYhUphtYVdrSpIWC0o1ltKpsd6DIJqolPYUkbBUYNou1MVmLB9Ds-cxD5RLXg7uO0ebK94rJxZmJH57i/w640-h480/Compton%20Acres%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the other direction, 211 arrives at Compton Acres</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvbbd7lppGJXe7EVh5m7kA-MzBsnfAmetpJJGlDm4pYBhTHDvt4AKAFe4CavT9JN2LFLNfoX_YVIB_tHyRAv_LT7BMQ0hUXJe1JgeSb305duCjgYxCxCuxNbp7Z1c2tmQMRouCk40eSkCMwXvsQyO2r_BZksDb3cpVIq8qaHf6CqxjSoG5DAUSerkm71W/s1024/53386308119_608d362967_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvbbd7lppGJXe7EVh5m7kA-MzBsnfAmetpJJGlDm4pYBhTHDvt4AKAFe4CavT9JN2LFLNfoX_YVIB_tHyRAv_LT7BMQ0hUXJe1JgeSb305duCjgYxCxCuxNbp7Z1c2tmQMRouCk40eSkCMwXvsQyO2r_BZksDb3cpVIq8qaHf6CqxjSoG5DAUSerkm71W/w640-h480/53386308119_608d362967_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">211 stands at Nottingham Station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-15316707536090404322024-02-01T18:23:00.005+00:002024-02-01T18:25:38.212+00:00English Electric Battery Locomotives for the Rhodesia and General Asbestos Corporation<p>English Electric built hundreds of electric and battery electric locomotives for <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/english-electric-type-3b-battery.html">industrial</a></b> and <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2018/06/blackpool-corporation-electric.html">commercial customers</a></b>. These two locomotives were built for the Rhodesia & General Asbestos Corporation for work at it's Shobani mine. The locomotives worked in tropical conditions at altitude both above and below ground.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgjILiy5dtEcDjfvWThT5zSooEfv4-lnsLrcnhKCy1swCNLqn-Zzfeu7x3reeZCq0iDrR2zbB9fLg9zTzbeYRrwAQskcCMYf09QxF_EuwH3MGaaQ_VyqLTuSIvqzjf-wwxtgsTnK4KYnpoJgn_M3onJtCQlh_sIaB3wJ34O74YAkp0Gp-p02uX5YeaAB3/s671/55.01.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="671" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgjILiy5dtEcDjfvWThT5zSooEfv4-lnsLrcnhKCy1swCNLqn-Zzfeu7x3reeZCq0iDrR2zbB9fLg9zTzbeYRrwAQskcCMYf09QxF_EuwH3MGaaQ_VyqLTuSIvqzjf-wwxtgsTnK4KYnpoJgn_M3onJtCQlh_sIaB3wJ34O74YAkp0Gp-p02uX5YeaAB3/w640-h236/55.01.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two locomotives [1]</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1928</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>English Electric</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>2 DK51F electric motors</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>15 hp (11.2 kW) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>4wBE</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
The locomotives could maintain maximum power for an hour with their 95v batteries. The locomotives were not very powerful perhaps though they were pretty small (though weighed four and a half tons), they operated on a 1 foot 6 inch gauge (457mm minimum gauge) railway.</p>
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[1] "A recent industrial locomotive installation", English Electric Journal Vol. 4 Issue 2 (1928) p. 60</span></p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-22287195717009994172024-01-25T18:09:00.000+00:002024-01-25T18:09:43.022+00:00Class 508 (BREL York Suburban Services 3-car)<p>The Class 508, part of the <b>1972 Standard PEP</b> family like the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/class-313.html">Class 313</a></b> and <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/class-507.html">507</a></b>, was built for the Merseyrail DC third rail network. However, as there was a desperate need for new stock on Southern Region in the late 1970s they served there initially until the new <a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2015/09/class-455.html"><b>Class</b> <b>455</b></a> could be built [1].</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMonp7H0quTAYvqQ3YEKxGa8_t9F3Z2hVdl7C5GjPZ_1dcBz28zY4sIJIbrVgqTcgU3LYPqSKRHw9tRBFAXU5Rkz4qlZAGPhk89tmZydc8hgGa7G5EmmM8j5bKiPT2T0HK46J_dZo_9XHbzlXBAVtdk_lXD_FiGl18DnZUW6sQMWgzgSRrAeRiK2_pbrV/s1024/52682631629_4c8dcae7ed_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMonp7H0quTAYvqQ3YEKxGa8_t9F3Z2hVdl7C5GjPZ_1dcBz28zY4sIJIbrVgqTcgU3LYPqSKRHw9tRBFAXU5Rkz4qlZAGPhk89tmZydc8hgGa7G5EmmM8j5bKiPT2T0HK46J_dZo_9XHbzlXBAVtdk_lXD_FiGl18DnZUW6sQMWgzgSRrAeRiK2_pbrV/w640-h480/52682631629_4c8dcae7ed_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merseyrail 508 125 at Ellesmere Port</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>172 cars (as built 4-car sets later 3-car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1979-80</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>BREL York</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>8 GEC G380AZ traction motors per unit (750v DC third rail)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>880 hp (657 kW)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Formation:</td>
<td><b>As built: </b>Driving Motor Standard Open (DMSO)+Trailer Standard <br />Open (TSO)+TSO+Battery Driving Motor Standard Open (BDMSO)<br />
<b><br />Later: </b>DMSO+TSO+BDMSO</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
Not all sets went North, some remained in the South East as <b>Class</b> <b>508/2</b> though none of these are still in service. In the early 2000s three sets worked alongside the Class 313 on the <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/london-euston-eus.html">London Euston</a></b>-<b>Watford</b> route [3] as Class <b>508/3</b> but in recent years the only 508s in service have been the twenty seven Class <b>508/1</b>s sets operated by Merseyrail on it's DC third rail network alongside the <b>Class 507</b>.</p>
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<p>Merseyrail replaced them with the new <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2021/09/class-777-metro.html">Class 777</a> </b>[4] though there were delays in introducing the new units, the Class 508 finally left service at the start of 2024. Some ex-Class 508 cars do still exist, having been part of strengthened Class 455/7 formations since the 1980s.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjXHctNzTlRJjPuYl4h3EEKW_KxYSQjFYR32MlItYmuE7OpdbRu9JVx2YmLjAqnEesUzvk2PL_IL9Uu0V6H0IzcEbm1jrdKbZD9fBo-dd6aYmWJ__gVOiSazS5S3cK3pMIfIZSglerPHLLaq5hiQOhaZxyG0k08oDtpec3X8srCh5VnLYXqmAlQTGnYMy/s1024/51466413391_f0a4f86a9c_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjXHctNzTlRJjPuYl4h3EEKW_KxYSQjFYR32MlItYmuE7OpdbRu9JVx2YmLjAqnEesUzvk2PL_IL9Uu0V6H0IzcEbm1jrdKbZD9fBo-dd6aYmWJ__gVOiSazS5S3cK3pMIfIZSglerPHLLaq5hiQOhaZxyG0k08oDtpec3X8srCh5VnLYXqmAlQTGnYMy/w640-h480/51466413391_f0a4f86a9c_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">508 130 at New Brighton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMdrVF_0Vn_Cwpon5jBviI_tkxP4uvcjFcbdQy3ElA3UyGL7eDXwZDRC-9HzjhOpJ3T1clbxw0AoAvmrkdm_1_K_6nVuCd_iTT09vkGTax6KYTzHAzRziZ9NF0qDYtckK1ofzGVn-20Q2wx89UWtTRsbOWC6BlBJCO22DqBlUIx5KNDNYkB7YsBwVs7tY/s1024/Bank%20Hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMdrVF_0Vn_Cwpon5jBviI_tkxP4uvcjFcbdQy3ElA3UyGL7eDXwZDRC-9HzjhOpJ3T1clbxw0AoAvmrkdm_1_K_6nVuCd_iTT09vkGTax6KYTzHAzRziZ9NF0qDYtckK1ofzGVn-20Q2wx89UWtTRsbOWC6BlBJCO22DqBlUIx5KNDNYkB7YsBwVs7tY/w640-h480/Bank%20Hall.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">508 108 at Bank Hall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPDM9peB1AbLsX_BgObrs7yfK2-crFAadJfxwkSI9nASWaQhEauvtzealMK7a3DR1qJPz_B8nU8lG0h7IlYT12Y78uN27ZKjEnbzaZ-nqD-8VF-WWsdHKSwhy3IlOYFV0Tp3eWz_UsZn9rxh2W7_vF7oSF-ly1lAbhxgXKAxaq_IvoklD4zf_l00BAM7E/s1024/53334652345_e25a9e32bc_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPDM9peB1AbLsX_BgObrs7yfK2-crFAadJfxwkSI9nASWaQhEauvtzealMK7a3DR1qJPz_B8nU8lG0h7IlYT12Y78uN27ZKjEnbzaZ-nqD-8VF-WWsdHKSwhy3IlOYFV0Tp3eWz_UsZn9rxh2W7_vF7oSF-ly1lAbhxgXKAxaq_IvoklD4zf_l00BAM7E/w640-h480/53334652345_e25a9e32bc_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">508 103 at Liverpool Lime Street Low Level</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01peAGCJBUJPdLL-zlMqQridiJsK_pgRCQixei-2EB8x3RU1rg4e1Y5K3JEZsQOHiDZDXiOT-CTC86Yu-E7gW6UZlVgOHuCZoYwm-ZSvVp46S-2cx6ZEAPKI6-_UNdTZBgSN0LquZPXwIU3JX_J6g074WcX2gwEN2EozPuqVi8DyQtRYhBrzZzJSEYMBn/s1024/508%20123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01peAGCJBUJPdLL-zlMqQridiJsK_pgRCQixei-2EB8x3RU1rg4e1Y5K3JEZsQOHiDZDXiOT-CTC86Yu-E7gW6UZlVgOHuCZoYwm-ZSvVp46S-2cx6ZEAPKI6-_UNdTZBgSN0LquZPXwIU3JX_J6g074WcX2gwEN2EozPuqVi8DyQtRYhBrzZzJSEYMBn/w640-h480/508%20123.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aboard 508 123</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ktm5LOB0sx5B3p8Z1vKJrRS-p0_lRFYxaaKFCGqG4WW0OdMF6z7c5AeaU-XrHSl1dbRldsXG53_kMR4vwuS1dhkH-OhEA7GczclOsi9sNe459hYZGv5WXep2uyANd2WoxoN19tpMWJv7-B7b9KJqS3vHMcCIelGkhx_z3msjiqXjp6rSgVQKobaFYDBy/s1024/Hooton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1024" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ktm5LOB0sx5B3p8Z1vKJrRS-p0_lRFYxaaKFCGqG4WW0OdMF6z7c5AeaU-XrHSl1dbRldsXG53_kMR4vwuS1dhkH-OhEA7GczclOsi9sNe459hYZGv5WXep2uyANd2WoxoN19tpMWJv7-B7b9KJqS3vHMcCIelGkhx_z3msjiqXjp6rSgVQKobaFYDBy/w640-h486/Hooton.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">508 120 at Hooton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Brian Haresnape & Alec Swain, Third Rail DC Electric Multiple Units (Ian Allan, 1989) p. 74</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] Bruce Oliver, Southern EMUs Before Privatisation (Ian Allan, 2010) p. 86</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[3] Colin J Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 389</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[4] "Five shortlisted for new Merseyrail trains", Today's Railways UK No. 171 (March 2016)</span>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-88908391876968464862024-01-18T18:13:00.001+00:002024-01-18T18:16:32.985+00:00Southend-on-Sea Corporation Tramways<p>Southend-on-Sea's first tramway was a horse drawn tram that ran along the pier (this was later replaced by a dedicated railway which has used <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2019/05/southend-pier-railway-postwar-electric.html">a variety</a></b> of <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2018/08/southend-pier-railway-diesel-locomotives.html">rolling stock</a></b> over the years). An electric tram for the town itself began operation in 1901 which used 1, 067mm gauge like the pier railway did at the time. The initial trams for the corporation were built by Brush Traction in a variety of types, some double decker and other single decker and four or eight wheels.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACTEWdJRjs-ChWVxX_hOGc3Ko48hm-S6-Ij549ASXW1oIu7P8_dxgjQh6OeDWAQU9vEHJkXuARycS9f5gn3XLfhl18rnb9EMDUu_rlYNxSqqfU8NEk_l3S6yWQCyRWPPK-mewAdkkFyiZ3Qs7OWqwCl6r6kvE-5zj6aDH7zdG-fDSNAIrtHHKfVwxbD9s/s470/46.43i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACTEWdJRjs-ChWVxX_hOGc3Ko48hm-S6-Ij549ASXW1oIu7P8_dxgjQh6OeDWAQU9vEHJkXuARycS9f5gn3XLfhl18rnb9EMDUu_rlYNxSqqfU8NEk_l3S6yWQCyRWPPK-mewAdkkFyiZ3Qs7OWqwCl6r6kvE-5zj6aDH7zdG-fDSNAIrtHHKfVwxbD9s/w640-h640/46.43i.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">English Electric tram [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<div><br /></div>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information for original Brush cars</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1901</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Brush Traction</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
More trams were built by G.F. Milnes, Brush and the United Electric Car Company in subsequent years. The network continued to expand in the 1910s and at it's greatest extent was nearly fifteen kilometres long. The final trams built for the corporation were by English Electric in 1923. Earlier trams with open top decks were refurbished to add top covers.</p><p>By the mid-1920s the corporation was already looking at replacing the tram with electric trolleybuses. Replacement began as lines required track renewal. The final trams ran in 1942.</p>
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[1] English Electric Journal Vol 3 Issue 6 (1926) p. 248</span></p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-27358890899066936112024-01-11T18:37:00.000+00:002024-01-11T18:37:26.839+00:00Class 319 (BREL York Cross-Country "Thameslink" 4-car)<p>The Class 319 are electric multiple units (EMUs) which were built for "Thameslink" cross-London services in the late 1980s. As they were dual voltage (AC overhead and DC third rail) units so they could operate both north and south of the river Thames [1]. The 319 was based on the<b> <a href="http://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/class-317.html">Class 317</a></b> EMU though had a modified front end without a gangway connection, it retained a door for emergency evacuation in the tunnels which they had to travel through when crossing under London.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo2jToobmMwpT-5f-wy9c2WPGmaL4R2a8zA-F4jRzZSG-dosScNj0dqoXwr1_PZsM7HgJ6YNJPG787jJ8oLqIrSWoDMBLsiYTaXB40ptHIHhVk0CJJtJAtbqlYfLHkR8k9E2v80S4DsDj3pr1NbE-2L3BsFV2ItQQ1GP3it4Akaa9JD55EUyq00hDNaWw/s1024/Rainhill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo2jToobmMwpT-5f-wy9c2WPGmaL4R2a8zA-F4jRzZSG-dosScNj0dqoXwr1_PZsM7HgJ6YNJPG787jJ8oLqIrSWoDMBLsiYTaXB40ptHIHhVk0CJJtJAtbqlYfLHkR8k9E2v80S4DsDj3pr1NbE-2L3BsFV2ItQQ1GP3it4Akaa9JD55EUyq00hDNaWw/w640-h480/Rainhill.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern 319 375 at Rainhill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>344 (86 4-car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1987-90</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>BREL York</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Engine:</td>
<td>4 GEC G315BZ traction motors (750V DC third rail or 25kV AC OHLE)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>1, 327 hp (990 kW)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Formation:</td>
<td><b>319/0:</b> Driving Trailer Standard Open (DTSO)+Motor Standard <br />Open (MSO)+Trailer Standard Open Lavatory (TSOL)+DTSO<br />
<b>319/1:</b> Driving Trailer Composite Open (DTCO)<br />+MSO+TSOL+DTSO</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
The class was built in two batches, <b>319/0</b> and <b>319/1</b>, which had some first class accommodation plus an improved pantograph. During their long career there have been a number of changes to the fleet. In the 1990s some 319/0s were converted to <b>319/2</b> standard with low-density seating and a disabled toilet for <b>London Victoria</b> services through to <b>Brighton</b>. A number of 319/1s have also had their first class seating removed during refurbishment to become <b>319/3</b>. Some 319/0s have also had first class seating added and a lower density seating arrangement for <a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/bedford-bdm.html"><b>Bedford</b></a>-<b>Brighton</b> services as <b>319/4</b>.</p>
<p>A feature unique to the 319s was an area behind one of the cabs was fitted with fold down seats and made securable with a lockable door in order to carry mail [2]. This area was removed during refurbishment and the ceasing of transporting mail by train.</p>
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<p>
Class 319s were replaced on Thameslink services by the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/class-700-desiro-city.html">Class 700</a> </b>[3]. However, there was life remaining in these units and a number were cascaded to the North West (Northern) and South Midlands (London Northwestern Railway). These units have probably finally now reached the end of their service lives with the LNWR 319s leaving service in late 2023 and the Northern units in early 2024.</p>
<p>Work also went ahead to give some of the units a new life as electro-diesel or bi-mode multiple units. A bi-mode version of the 319 called the <b>319 Flex</b> (<b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2022/04/class-769-flex.html">Class 769</a></b>) has been developed by Brush and Porterbrook. Diesel engines and alternators are carried under the driving cars and these feed the unit's traction motors with the electricity needed when away from third rail or overhead lines. Although the project has been much delayed due to technical difficulties and unreliability, the Class 769 entered passenger service with Northern in May 2021 and Transport for Wales in November 2020 though originally the planned service date was 2018 [4][5]. The GWR was also at one stage to use the type on the North Downs Line, though these have not entered service.</p>
<p>Another new role for the Class 319 is for parcels traffic operated by Orion Logistics. A bi-mode version of this has also been created as the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2023/05/class-768.html">Class 768</a></b>. A Class 319 has also been converted to hydrogen operation as the <b>Class 799</b>!</p>
<p>One notable event in the life of the 319s came in 1994 when 319 008 and 319 009 became the first trains to carry passengers through the Channel Tunnel [6]. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0Crew9SbezKMhacyS9jx7PKopeKctRzxgZ6DivdZQG3rc74qGuVPvwGf7GYUbH1bIkPfeTWg0pAMuMry3CHvVkETlOvuwp-wj9LfVgpRAzULSgPnQQjVJ4za6ArgcabchI3HaTj9_OiKybMD68v9G3xRFF_n3V6N6SYc2_2r4N4mZvRIcN544RGmMPik/s1024/MK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0Crew9SbezKMhacyS9jx7PKopeKctRzxgZ6DivdZQG3rc74qGuVPvwGf7GYUbH1bIkPfeTWg0pAMuMry3CHvVkETlOvuwp-wj9LfVgpRAzULSgPnQQjVJ4za6ArgcabchI3HaTj9_OiKybMD68v9G3xRFF_n3V6N6SYc2_2r4N4mZvRIcN544RGmMPik/w640-h480/MK.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LNWR 319 457 at Milton Keynes Central</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKxiJBZYDLDY5y9QdSuZmgp8LYBlBLIHtFyEPWkCv0Psku7bPExdoW4rKrKDjGD8JJQVPaQjtiP9w2BLninxOqfIPZEzzSUNf-svhVx7tG7V7VOiTK_wTkxPtHxe8UBKFSm4ysjyI_PoKMJh8geyKwrIJtSBjhyozh_k5oIbCYH_pNRHyc6ISREiar6vr/s1024/Huyton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKxiJBZYDLDY5y9QdSuZmgp8LYBlBLIHtFyEPWkCv0Psku7bPExdoW4rKrKDjGD8JJQVPaQjtiP9w2BLninxOqfIPZEzzSUNf-svhVx7tG7V7VOiTK_wTkxPtHxe8UBKFSm4ysjyI_PoKMJh8geyKwrIJtSBjhyozh_k5oIbCYH_pNRHyc6ISREiar6vr/w640-h480/Huyton.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern 319 374 at Huyton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUZqSaE0QEbCnKNi73n9BR0_h-tf7IIDYl3z4wSU6wa3Q_Fl8V3owZve3asKvrzCDMllN-SfEWW2Ql6vPGpA6gbtnOh2b5EnlcA_-b1FAeD3rPqgiMQ_piwX0m1aSVzzUz91GEhxM_vLrTrZ1NiAhPRvDM6eTbQfmZq_dFCF95doaCAhYDD_LA7MbaezE/s1024/LIV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUZqSaE0QEbCnKNi73n9BR0_h-tf7IIDYl3z4wSU6wa3Q_Fl8V3owZve3asKvrzCDMllN-SfEWW2Ql6vPGpA6gbtnOh2b5EnlcA_-b1FAeD3rPqgiMQ_piwX0m1aSVzzUz91GEhxM_vLrTrZ1NiAhPRvDM6eTbQfmZq_dFCF95doaCAhYDD_LA7MbaezE/w640-h480/LIV.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">319 364 at Liverpool Lime Street</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahaW3-O4QkHXEBPTUFQ7rpkQwQmnvZ0Ta2sfLKZKd1u98J5t0nH_fKCi1Y9uxhwSX20waJK9NnDz2RfnTaxKKjY8qwa_K5YEeJm35ePGW59aPu73EhwxNpBGAXvQUo1zY789IbYxzRqhXaPnEPmZzDtUEZs231NQm6PToHpd7LWDd_iRh6mV0dbssf7D9/s1024/Farringdon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahaW3-O4QkHXEBPTUFQ7rpkQwQmnvZ0Ta2sfLKZKd1u98J5t0nH_fKCi1Y9uxhwSX20waJK9NnDz2RfnTaxKKjY8qwa_K5YEeJm35ePGW59aPu73EhwxNpBGAXvQUo1zY789IbYxzRqhXaPnEPmZzDtUEZs231NQm6PToHpd7LWDd_iRh6mV0dbssf7D9/w640-h480/Farringdon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">319 436 in Thameslink livery at Farringdon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4NC_eAwb9Izg0FoBSD9T7LrWcOHOrodQYCkyAZR6_gTUgjy26faf9v48yWTH1cIAFvtSnWgLlocRI7_F_nzv078tw2urGxtA6yRINaXHUEk-p6Bx7Ty2ptSz4bNJRNxkYtpGrz1rYoAQ8OBz3gPl9HFdSKj9N8DOK67eUFpzgiaWlvkzpi6lm3fUioHM/s1024/ManPicc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4NC_eAwb9Izg0FoBSD9T7LrWcOHOrodQYCkyAZR6_gTUgjy26faf9v48yWTH1cIAFvtSnWgLlocRI7_F_nzv078tw2urGxtA6yRINaXHUEk-p6Bx7Ty2ptSz4bNJRNxkYtpGrz1rYoAQ8OBz3gPl9HFdSKj9N8DOK67eUFpzgiaWlvkzpi6lm3fUioHM/w640-h480/ManPicc.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern 319 368 at Manchester Piccadilly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br style="clear: both;" />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Brian Haresnape & Alec Swain, Third Rail DC Electric Multiple Units (Ian Allan, 1989) p. 85</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] Colin J. Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 251</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[3] "Class 700s Branch Out", Railways Illustrated No. 161 (July 2016)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[4] "B-Mode Class 319 Flex from Porterbrook", Railways Illustrated No. 169 (March 2017)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[5] "Northern to get bi-modes", Modern Railways (February 2017)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[6] Southern E-Group: Class 319 <<a href="http://www.semgonline.com/gallery/class319_01.html">http://www.semgonline.com/gallery/class319_01.html</a>></span></p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-29898032944901967582024-01-04T18:20:00.003+00:002024-01-04T18:20:44.247+00:00JNR Class 1040 / ED50 / ED17 / ED18In the early 1920s the Imperial Government Railways of Japan began electrification of the Tokaido and Yokosuka Lines. The railway imported electric locomotives from the UK, US and Switzerland to provide the motive power and also to give the Japanese experience with the locomotive type before they pursued their own designs. By far the largest class of locomotives to be built was the seventeen strong <b>Class 1040</b> which were constructed by English Electric and North British Locomotive Company (two examples of the earlier and similar <b>Class 1030</b> were also built). The locomotives arrived in Japan between 1924 and 1925 and were put into use hauling passenger trains, the locomotives were built for 1, 067mm gauge. After 1928 they were classified as the <b>ED50</b>.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxgpWjXvy0zuJpEq66KcOjUpznPG0gZM7uGhMsdeCz_KFG_TXAGCfz81WFZ6ie543JfjFN008S0o268rR_QYjpSGZX5xeiU48h1uL4Q4mHG6TytCqwTEGLIQIiU1YFOtI-cBl3j0yhhkYt11DpOfjZjdl4RoPL4SpNDuNzeaptepwHVI0mq5tgKXy9lxs/s529/49.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="529" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxgpWjXvy0zuJpEq66KcOjUpznPG0gZM7uGhMsdeCz_KFG_TXAGCfz81WFZ6ie543JfjFN008S0o268rR_QYjpSGZX5xeiU48h1uL4Q4mHG6TytCqwTEGLIQIiU1YFOtI-cBl3j0yhhkYt11DpOfjZjdl4RoPL4SpNDuNzeaptepwHVI0mq5tgKXy9lxs/w640-h520/49.38.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Class 1040 [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br />
<div><br /></div>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1923</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>English Electric / North British Locomotive</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>4 DK86 electric motors (1500v DC OHLE)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>1, 200 hp (865 kW) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>B-B</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Between 1930 and 1931 the locomotives were rebuilt as the <b>ED17</b>, they were regeared for their new role hauling mostly freight traffic along the Chuo Line. Two locomotives (classified as <b>ED18</b>) were later modified with A1A-A1A bogies to reduce the axle load on the Iida Line which was more lightly built than other lines. Most of the ED17 fleet survived the war and continued to be used on the Chuo Line but were gradually replaced by more modern types by in mid-1960s. The final ED17s and ED18s were retired from service in 1972. One ED17 has been preserved.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK21Jj8dVbzKG81TMJ52lka7MCr2lBF7TlcnF80HLzZJ77-yyDS3Zz5HxMbrpOW7lXUrnDrVZWOhxaZ-BoKDxTJcX7rwU47-_u_wMtTGXTS-qhoB4Sc2FRWQgtS6S4mtgeupq9yphHOIhluq4YZBEopJ-FA28pPJgKhSBHc8Wvz_jBupnJx01lKmeV_mC/s516/50.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="516" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK21Jj8dVbzKG81TMJ52lka7MCr2lBF7TlcnF80HLzZJ77-yyDS3Zz5HxMbrpOW7lXUrnDrVZWOhxaZ-BoKDxTJcX7rwU47-_u_wMtTGXTS-qhoB4Sc2FRWQgtS6S4mtgeupq9yphHOIhluq4YZBEopJ-FA28pPJgKhSBHc8Wvz_jBupnJx01lKmeV_mC/w640-h354/50.09.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of a Class 1040 locomotive [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div>
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[1] "Electric locomotives of the Imperial Government Railways of Japan", English Electric Journal Vol. 2 Issue 6 (1924) p. 294</span></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-21169609131784956782023-12-28T18:45:00.000+00:002023-12-28T18:45:03.490+00:00Class 345 Elizabeth Line Aventra<p>The Class 345 is the rolling stock built for the Elizabeth Line, a major new railway project originally known as Crossrail - as it crosses London - which finally opened in 2022. The Class 345 was the first of the Bombardier Aventra family of electric multiple units to enter service on the network.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PVQy1BWNkCfigWoVK0HDZjQYaIDd8RZIeWaMqEGP-c-xVmUhwGc1x0w8Mdi3TpDQffdGWxFQJHze5tYxg7U7VBsOW_gkdPNsNbnzS-NZH6doKpfGakGa6EWEXrLNZc7yzeGSehFVi_w1QUscl80k3Eubx6_8DbAOBE1DnCKbI4rkVFYvIcDE4ttmqn8M/s1024/040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PVQy1BWNkCfigWoVK0HDZjQYaIDd8RZIeWaMqEGP-c-xVmUhwGc1x0w8Mdi3TpDQffdGWxFQJHze5tYxg7U7VBsOW_gkdPNsNbnzS-NZH6doKpfGakGa6EWEXrLNZc7yzeGSehFVi_w1QUscl80k3Eubx6_8DbAOBE1DnCKbI4rkVFYvIcDE4ttmqn8M/w640-h480/040.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">345 040 at Abbey Wood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>630 (70 9-car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>2015-19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Bombardier Derby</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Bombardier traction system (25kV AC OHLE)</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JTEtayCkuBWODFIr_SPAXEGa_Pur8aWqCElpxhDLvpJkc9C-w_JQgq0F6FnYd2cLw4LSHSnTkReOik8JCV_CcO8-r0CtimocVuZSjbfEDFQYSBbiep-sEPLl_iK3PMJ50wVbud6Da3f4/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JTEtayCkuBWODFIr_SPAXEGa_Pur8aWqCElpxhDLvpJkc9C-w_JQgq0F6FnYd2cLw4LSHSnTkReOik8JCV_CcO8-r0CtimocVuZSjbfEDFQYSBbiep-sEPLl_iK3PMJ50wVbud6Da3f4/s200/IMG_0164.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Class 341 was built but <br />
it did appear on a carrier bag!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) is a 117 kilometre long line stretching from the west (as far as <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.com/2017/04/reading-rdg.html">Reading</a></b>) to the east (<b>Shenfield</b>) of London and serving major London stations such as <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/london-paddington-pad.html">London Paddington</a></b>, <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.com/2021/11/london-liverpool-street-lst.html">London Liverpool Street</a></b> and <b>Canary Wharf</b>. The line has a new deep level tunnel section through the centre of London. Unlike other deep level tunnels in London, the Crossrail tunnels are large enough for standard gauge trains and not tube sized stock. The Crossrail project was first mentioned in 1974 though no serious plans or proposals took place until the 1980s and early 1990s. If the project had begun under British Rail then the rolling stock could have been the Networker derived <b>Class 341</b>.</p>
<p>Finally, concrete proposals were formed up in the early 2000s with construction beginning in 2009, twenty one kilometres of new tunnels were needed under London. The Class 345 entered service in the Summer of 2017, operating under the TfL Rail brand until the Elizabeth Line was opened officially. </p>
<p>The Class 345 is designed to be able to move a lot of people very quickly. The train is designed to be able to carry up to 1, 500 passengers at up to 140 km/h (90 mp/h).</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgoFHnal5eLX1Fj6WJxA8nzTrLvybyOuIv5hm3EijSkUmrSCdOfvFFDkY7GR6mpuMgDLPIRBYlJbK2eo0dLOlEkaU0irxFlEzyPiWUynLjiCZjamoe-Ij9gr1m5aOuWRzbxdCDRVmTuVkhPJaaTsDTSK3k-RDHxGJIiU2EBpN4dwuGugrHG_oLOSPO4D0/s1024/25502768418_34cd99319e_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgoFHnal5eLX1Fj6WJxA8nzTrLvybyOuIv5hm3EijSkUmrSCdOfvFFDkY7GR6mpuMgDLPIRBYlJbK2eo0dLOlEkaU0irxFlEzyPiWUynLjiCZjamoe-Ij9gr1m5aOuWRzbxdCDRVmTuVkhPJaaTsDTSK3k-RDHxGJIiU2EBpN4dwuGugrHG_oLOSPO4D0/w640-h480/25502768418_34cd99319e_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front end comparison at London Liverpool Street, 345 015 in the centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHqhnh-VIHRAmBIkBO541wW7USD8X8tZXHohw9n6v5xLfW_Tdrf5NS_4_IlKsw4qcSTaa7rqFATGwoAXEqfjNqDUdLIZO9aRRO0uELx8BJATKsz9AL8o-A91QLoAE8H9_SCuOGI9AgSmUpXbahetEATJoNSiGZ-nSIl6PzOV5Zsi75dw4gwkqBxUsA5rR/s1024/Custom%20House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1024" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHqhnh-VIHRAmBIkBO541wW7USD8X8tZXHohw9n6v5xLfW_Tdrf5NS_4_IlKsw4qcSTaa7rqFATGwoAXEqfjNqDUdLIZO9aRRO0uELx8BJATKsz9AL8o-A91QLoAE8H9_SCuOGI9AgSmUpXbahetEATJoNSiGZ-nSIl6PzOV5Zsi75dw4gwkqBxUsA5rR/w640-h486/Custom%20House.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing to leave Custom House</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZI0T6q9KyxhESc7NMqUt4esgtsEeYW2g8YeRDJuvh37k3kI0BRY8PtI7HTd4Jk-KBMW71iY2VIXg3cSem50SgZobD_d9tUK4XzFV1OWfBlfRk-sQ0pTuIKUkhMthzHOYUT-fyxq5mD6W9PbTBq2l8y1_o4M7CvMEVoOAM1YrKRrTOQ6YT1mecgy4w7Y0/s1024/Liv%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZI0T6q9KyxhESc7NMqUt4esgtsEeYW2g8YeRDJuvh37k3kI0BRY8PtI7HTd4Jk-KBMW71iY2VIXg3cSem50SgZobD_d9tUK4XzFV1OWfBlfRk-sQ0pTuIKUkhMthzHOYUT-fyxq5mD6W9PbTBq2l8y1_o4M7CvMEVoOAM1YrKRrTOQ6YT1mecgy4w7Y0/w640-h480/Liv%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In TfL Rail days, 345 007 at London Liverpool Street</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI289g5t6uMLY8pOG6Lzko5N8xwIiIHsXXaVILxWqbYF4nrkixvEPPYEEQL0D5X7nPjgDd0_5s3w0WxFXMdbVLRUD5yrgV23FRMrOmjv7wTEWgU1HTGRebSVJGcXnuZZaDFA_CPqXW4hOuP-D6gKybWKcGpCM01g2ukXtd34DBX3OFdiLaZEWLyh83Zlr/s1024/Abbey%20Wood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI289g5t6uMLY8pOG6Lzko5N8xwIiIHsXXaVILxWqbYF4nrkixvEPPYEEQL0D5X7nPjgDd0_5s3w0WxFXMdbVLRUD5yrgV23FRMrOmjv7wTEWgU1HTGRebSVJGcXnuZZaDFA_CPqXW4hOuP-D6gKybWKcGpCM01g2ukXtd34DBX3OFdiLaZEWLyh83Zlr/w640-h480/Abbey%20Wood.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front end of 345 040</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq80aIci3yA97qGxDsB4Vq9S8S9IqiWsQIC8GiCiwezjSwgvSJXwHTO_Q5w9K4Nkk8YghcUq_Hkc92D1nD4vPkCH0YnvyjTZs6k3indV0Nz4-8cXZwiUeh6RBYkxd9Fcj0_8YAonPt8LBCH_faMolTgErPH16pLYO61hiRSDUIzIeUZYdo9-ZATA7XaKCV/s1024/Strat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq80aIci3yA97qGxDsB4Vq9S8S9IqiWsQIC8GiCiwezjSwgvSJXwHTO_Q5w9K4Nkk8YghcUq_Hkc92D1nD4vPkCH0YnvyjTZs6k3indV0Nz4-8cXZwiUeh6RBYkxd9Fcj0_8YAonPt8LBCH_faMolTgErPH16pLYO61hiRSDUIzIeUZYdo9-ZATA7XaKCV/w640-h480/Strat.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">345 014 at Stratford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-64876943295463005872023-12-21T18:03:00.001+00:002023-12-21T18:05:51.115+00:00Class 197 Civity<p>The Class 197 is part of the CAF Civity family like the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2019/07/class-195-civity.html">Class 195</a></b> and <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2022/11/class-196-civity.html">196</a></b>. It is being built to allow Transport for Wales to withdraw and supplement a number of older classes of diesel multiple unit.</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjft3jvvdlOxwukV60RPqOev-CudGSohXD7kePWMnZtTlMTIeHEjYPka0L1FZwx2oy5K_3BpyJKy4NK4Tyei0GFFyy24ELx-CaZubz7DajnW1m45DJTyvzeDw8WhsmGEinTTsZEVhFukBojo3dVkiiyQs1e3xgAxe3J5F-RrztRalimuWltNhJdJYXzCN1n/s1024/52918506937_892cc3c6a4_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjft3jvvdlOxwukV60RPqOev-CudGSohXD7kePWMnZtTlMTIeHEjYPka0L1FZwx2oy5K_3BpyJKy4NK4Tyei0GFFyy24ELx-CaZubz7DajnW1m45DJTyvzeDw8WhsmGEinTTsZEVhFukBojo3dVkiiyQs1e3xgAxe3J5F-RrztRalimuWltNhJdJYXzCN1n/w640-h480/52918506937_892cc3c6a4_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transport for Wales 197 013 arrives at Warrington Bank Quay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>180 (77 2 or 3-car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>2020-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>CAF Newport</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Rolls-Royce MTU 6H1800R85L diesel per car</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>(2-car) 1, 010 hp (750 kW) <br />(3-car) 1, 509 hp (1, 125 kW)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Formation:</td>
<td>(<b>197/0</b>) DMSL (Driving Motor Standard Lavatory)+<br />DMS (Driving Motor Standard)<br />
(<b>197/1</b>) DMSL+MSL (Motor Standard Lavatory)+<br />DMC (Driving Motor Composite) or DMS</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>
The Class 197 is being built in two sub-classes. A two-car formation with all standard class seating and a three-car formation which has some first class provision. All cars are powered. Some units from each sub-class have been fitted with support for ETCS (European Train Control System) signalling.</p>
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<p>The first Class 197 was completed in 2021 and entered service in late 2022.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHislnCbCzGrS4U6FnJwO8aJt7GLPLk1xihdXbn4J8_5iqlmpJsq4nc3wMbCyN8gub4tMoeN2SqLKUsFPlnlwxllbaKcYOKYs_xmCUh9xpp8TcI0a4Fq-ztQzrxCvdw4aiWdvjdPJSOikmHvaZQ0ViJAJhzrlMkwxFKx909a1yPqMYtyGArDsl6HquteJv/s1024/53250248152_91d7eb0c70_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHislnCbCzGrS4U6FnJwO8aJt7GLPLk1xihdXbn4J8_5iqlmpJsq4nc3wMbCyN8gub4tMoeN2SqLKUsFPlnlwxllbaKcYOKYs_xmCUh9xpp8TcI0a4Fq-ztQzrxCvdw4aiWdvjdPJSOikmHvaZQ0ViJAJhzrlMkwxFKx909a1yPqMYtyGArDsl6HquteJv/w640-h480/53250248152_91d7eb0c70_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">197 014 at Crewe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD6BytsznWIpDKnsNyiexlUnpDydp56uy6BpR9LeSP_2shjxPjeecn8bjKfzWPFJyQxfrHaItaB_IrAi1ybro1Pamt8YNlhtEqr60jLNnU8a9DmjCOBT8C9-Omenfn3yF1VHd0zJkQtrCcv60P4sqMd8-LGjhJ4xop-cyhQ2Gvj6YMTavX_Pv8k76JrJu/s1024/52919245019_3e5d3b63f9_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD6BytsznWIpDKnsNyiexlUnpDydp56uy6BpR9LeSP_2shjxPjeecn8bjKfzWPFJyQxfrHaItaB_IrAi1ybro1Pamt8YNlhtEqr60jLNnU8a9DmjCOBT8C9-Omenfn3yF1VHd0zJkQtrCcv60P4sqMd8-LGjhJ4xop-cyhQ2Gvj6YMTavX_Pv8k76JrJu/w640-h480/52919245019_3e5d3b63f9_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Class 197 departs Warrington Bank Quay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-41015429735474160502023-12-14T18:01:00.000+00:002023-12-14T18:01:35.760+00:00Nottingham Express Transit Citadis 302<p>The launch stock for the Nottingham Express Transit light rail system was the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2022/02/nottingham-express-transit-incentro-at65.html">Bombardier Incentro</a></b>. For phase two of NET with extensions to <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.com/2021/04/beeston-bee.html">Beeston</a></b> and <b>Clifton</b>, NET needed more trams and ordered a fleet of twenty-two Alstom Citadis 302s, a very successful type of tram used throughout the world.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1RwI7xcUGtya3YZNy_eMZBGaQsqYkD3Fjlb46oXmjL02vJS-y5qrdvw3J_fyczsQj7yuvpQP8dmdSgE3AvPyzhHvVdWrOyCO5YEbNm3Tw75srFkbdng8iScX-UdkZcTe-TvEiuFLWc6p6NUw6pH4v_7HAEhmHa4yuSFIyjOGb2uzG-2Z714Y93BZ-kgY/s1024/Compton%20Acres.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1RwI7xcUGtya3YZNy_eMZBGaQsqYkD3Fjlb46oXmjL02vJS-y5qrdvw3J_fyczsQj7yuvpQP8dmdSgE3AvPyzhHvVdWrOyCO5YEbNm3Tw75srFkbdng8iScX-UdkZcTe-TvEiuFLWc6p6NUw6pH4v_7HAEhmHa4yuSFIyjOGb2uzG-2Z714Y93BZ-kgY/w640-h480/Compton%20Acres.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 237 departs Compton Acres</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
<div><br /></div>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>2013-14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Alstom</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Alstom traction system (4 motors) (750v DC OHLE)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>480 hp (358 kW)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>Bo-2-Bo</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>Deliveries of the trams began in 2013 with an entry into service in 2014. The Citadis introduced a new livery for NET trams which the older Incentros also received when they were refurbished.</p>
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Like the Incentros, the Citadis trams are made up of five short articulated sections. The trams have seats for fifty eight passengers [1].</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8LWwjN55lYWfbk2zGhDM2StgX4WdOYFjqLihGutI6OART5QV8gaYwDkSwueiTI6vR_ktQ6d3Cv3Tvl86ErR4ngpgjsVtf1V3WwCWp9O4mlP251a8EZLX4PtB5dyd0oRpQBvn_FiTHmiRSWsprFUDSyqyDPDvnhS-X1OJb1I02gn4IJuBst03wrexYEeM/s1024/Clifton%20Centre.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8LWwjN55lYWfbk2zGhDM2StgX4WdOYFjqLihGutI6OART5QV8gaYwDkSwueiTI6vR_ktQ6d3Cv3Tvl86ErR4ngpgjsVtf1V3WwCWp9O4mlP251a8EZLX4PtB5dyd0oRpQBvn_FiTHmiRSWsprFUDSyqyDPDvnhS-X1OJb1I02gn4IJuBst03wrexYEeM/w640-h480/Clifton%20Centre.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving at Clifton Centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPP4cxAHJrmcywp_gAh-4vcObzMZCktCedeP4uQFhFhyphenhyphenSIUJbQi2QVEqYh-O5IqKzp5T42Sc9o4G6V4VsZHnx3Enh-tWDUSj7ee3dSOOn5_CJeMCoygHECHjLPzgdDMgDHQue4j3hfjn1czUrgU0z5I433VEdIq8sVVKg1TZBGvyRQfJibX1EmbJ32mAD/s1024/53390115082_45a9ccce7f_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPP4cxAHJrmcywp_gAh-4vcObzMZCktCedeP4uQFhFhyphenhyphenSIUJbQi2QVEqYh-O5IqKzp5T42Sc9o4G6V4VsZHnx3Enh-tWDUSj7ee3dSOOn5_CJeMCoygHECHjLPzgdDMgDHQue4j3hfjn1czUrgU0z5I433VEdIq8sVVKg1TZBGvyRQfJibX1EmbJ32mAD/w640-h480/53390115082_45a9ccce7f_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the driver's cab</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1fo2jw749xiFLcbv_5yhgCizva4DEE5OLjx77EFQaIi6OTc91rt4m2tbN2IYWHiDpc5eBQE6YhOqSG9eyqdinWsIBIO1hdGGXpk9mBwemi5rTDmEDBr0CpNb1e8dAcdwwIm5Z3ImgHaQid7S7I22HUoUSeJhfpZY_1DQX3ScjR1HSerMQjndNos26uv9/s1024/Bulwell.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1fo2jw749xiFLcbv_5yhgCizva4DEE5OLjx77EFQaIi6OTc91rt4m2tbN2IYWHiDpc5eBQE6YhOqSG9eyqdinWsIBIO1hdGGXpk9mBwemi5rTDmEDBr0CpNb1e8dAcdwwIm5Z3ImgHaQid7S7I22HUoUSeJhfpZY_1DQX3ScjR1HSerMQjndNos26uv9/w640-h480/Bulwell.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 224 departs Bulwell</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHiaQAUnMJ1yt31M8CjoAGHaQnsogvGVldGv4CSPwNkpj9Hi9lOGZYsfN6Oeu2eZ7pHaEysejoZidGuDlvBVehb_lMvB1UsOemxW8mni2M_dYqLZwgwvlbKLop0b0H5ZnPIkO7Kqaf9a-j3cy1iDeg6OAAGTpS4rNWHphiA46YYhY_g9_kZtkwtW92XTn/s1024/Notts%20stn.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHiaQAUnMJ1yt31M8CjoAGHaQnsogvGVldGv4CSPwNkpj9Hi9lOGZYsfN6Oeu2eZ7pHaEysejoZidGuDlvBVehb_lMvB1UsOemxW8mni2M_dYqLZwgwvlbKLop0b0H5ZnPIkO7Kqaf9a-j3cy1iDeg6OAAGTpS4rNWHphiA46YYhY_g9_kZtkwtW92XTn/w640-h480/Notts%20stn.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 226 arrives at Nottingham Station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfAZmqQHysj9Mcpk31N1v-cCBzbpzPAjvHv_mD77mhyXPSi7zJY3eHX7rnsVuNilvKpFQfSsYPGvnGFMGkHZj4Xxi3b2DoTD1i1fqxxoBYNMZ41J1LXof15P_b2_lFEicU0-4X_iK0hnIQiVkaoSSZXFQ6l8i-h2adnTW1MQgkl9RGdLZrV8Jo_MOLTym/s1024/Southchurch%20Drive%20North.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfAZmqQHysj9Mcpk31N1v-cCBzbpzPAjvHv_mD77mhyXPSi7zJY3eHX7rnsVuNilvKpFQfSsYPGvnGFMGkHZj4Xxi3b2DoTD1i1fqxxoBYNMZ41J1LXof15P_b2_lFEicU0-4X_iK0hnIQiVkaoSSZXFQ6l8i-h2adnTW1MQgkl9RGdLZrV8Jo_MOLTym/w640-h480/Southchurch%20Drive%20North.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tram arrives at Southchurch Drive North</td></tr></tbody></table><br style="clear: both;" />
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Robert Prichard & Alan Yearsley, UK Metro & Light Rail Systems (Platform 5, 2019) p. 134</span></p>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-25085717278771241352023-12-07T18:27:00.000+00:002023-12-07T18:27:19.188+00:00Yorkshire Engine Company TaurusTaurus was a diesel-hydraulic locomotive developed by the Yorkshire Engine Company trip freight work and heavy shunting. It had two Rolls Royce diesel engines, only one being used at very slow speeds. Taurus was demonstrated on British Railways in 1961-2 though no orders arised, but in any event the kind of duties a locomotive such as Taurus could be used for were soon to disappear.<div><br />
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<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1961-63</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Yorkshire Engine Company</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>2 Rolls Royce C8SFL diesels</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>600 hp (450 kW) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Formation:</td>
<td>0-8-0DH</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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With a glut of ex-BR shunting locomotives entering the market in the late 1960s, the Yorkshire Engine Company found it difficult to sell Taurus to any industrial users. A second Taurus was built however, this was for the Spanish railway operator RENFE and was to 1668mm gauge. No other orders were forthcoming though the Spanish Taurus has survived into preservation.<div><br /></div><div>A similar type built by the Yorkshire Engine Company was the <b>Indus</b>. This was very similar to the Taurus though had a similar gearbox (the differential compound gearbox of Taurus having proved to be problematical - indeed the Spanish Taurus was given the Indus gearbox). Two Indus were built for industrial users and survived into the 1980s.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_g2wN-HA1zc3q7hadXXnO6YnEryL_bEy5MwtgRhuETHQ1rQQOBWOFBwLEWmyeGuzP11IjQuMHr_tFCIQ7v2coXexDVZdzjLMsf3AQVgL2Zew7tc0pDemj9rLMxdmxA92H09YEy0RmkbzVQKKxSvTuBhGzEh7Zmu5kNvZaGBySzTmxKJNsBXfFC03IPcl/s478/48.40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="478" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_g2wN-HA1zc3q7hadXXnO6YnEryL_bEy5MwtgRhuETHQ1rQQOBWOFBwLEWmyeGuzP11IjQuMHr_tFCIQ7v2coXexDVZdzjLMsf3AQVgL2Zew7tc0pDemj9rLMxdmxA92H09YEy0RmkbzVQKKxSvTuBhGzEh7Zmu5kNvZaGBySzTmxKJNsBXfFC03IPcl/w640-h460/48.40.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taurus under construction [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div>
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[1] "The Taurus multi-purpose locomotive", International Railway Journal Vol. 1 Issue 5 (1961) p. 16</span></div></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-50784724460225898932023-11-30T18:01:00.000+00:002023-11-30T18:01:31.387+00:00Sheffield Supertram (Siemens-Duewag)<p>The Supertram is a fleet of trams built for the Sheffield Supertram light rail network which began operation in 1994. At nearly thirty five metres long the Supertrams are one of the longest articulated vehicles built for public transport in the UK [1].</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf1Xtu9VSxEA5VS4RdDuJ2nM44GuRwh3hTWe9kkcVoKB5afnY52vZG88NIhRSWZwL2g3NqigUxxj_uhtR2dcHken-D99w7_ishSH6Bimt7iM8lKukbBmWkdWgjrYdDvu6iaexqJnKU6w01C32nIZ9WeX8NWSb11T1eHyuwpsa_Wao2lMO3arZXuUYIybP/s1024/Spring%20Lane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf1Xtu9VSxEA5VS4RdDuJ2nM44GuRwh3hTWe9kkcVoKB5afnY52vZG88NIhRSWZwL2g3NqigUxxj_uhtR2dcHken-D99w7_ishSH6Bimt7iM8lKukbBmWkdWgjrYdDvu6iaexqJnKU6w01C32nIZ9WeX8NWSb11T1eHyuwpsa_Wao2lMO3arZXuUYIybP/w640-h480/Spring%20Lane.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supertram 120 departs Spring Lane</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1993-4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Siemens-Duewag</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Engine:</td>
<td>4 Three-Phase Siemens traction motors (750v DC OHLE)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>1, 420 hp (1, 060 kW)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>B-B-B-B</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>The trams were built at Siemens-Duewag and first tested on Düsseldorf's Rheinbahn network before being shipped over. The Supertrams consist of three articulated sections [2] and have all powered axles due to the steep gradients on part of the network [3].</p>
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The Supertrams underwent a full refurbishment in 2006-08 which included interior an exterior changes including the replacement of the original destination boards with LEDs to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFW6UtTtrEGgikFeH_7Qak-ja9oakVnDKDK6N-UaHf0jQ8IgdM1N2AnA5D5p7a0bTulFz-JiDT72pWzbda5Pnk_Kp4i7mu8sR4aYsm4Q8vmLVrWQDZGsmlLIwjT6AckMDD_sk9COLAOYPKF-vDc6WFGA-fE2itHKvSdJ8dmNcJhgoEpVq4aXdwklYBjGL/s1024/Attercliffe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFW6UtTtrEGgikFeH_7Qak-ja9oakVnDKDK6N-UaHf0jQ8IgdM1N2AnA5D5p7a0bTulFz-JiDT72pWzbda5Pnk_Kp4i7mu8sR4aYsm4Q8vmLVrWQDZGsmlLIwjT6AckMDD_sk9COLAOYPKF-vDc6WFGA-fE2itHKvSdJ8dmNcJhgoEpVq4aXdwklYBjGL/w640-h480/Attercliffe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 117 arrives at Attercliffe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3nk6cp9ql6yJEQ6IBXKi7WEF4dbJcHEfM4q3arUfOUEWkyvubGilVkK38IcrlK_c6hfABk7Won0ifUz12jN7YdM6GE63A4js2CqG4x29Eyorzgnwb0uY6dCQwAL2xhjZNRtypC-sE62L8ylVD594hCzqMqu6M1vJu5Za0stIDF41ZwhhV6_a3dipPTLf/s1024/53356733408_561581ba30_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3nk6cp9ql6yJEQ6IBXKi7WEF4dbJcHEfM4q3arUfOUEWkyvubGilVkK38IcrlK_c6hfABk7Won0ifUz12jN7YdM6GE63A4js2CqG4x29Eyorzgnwb0uY6dCQwAL2xhjZNRtypC-sE62L8ylVD594hCzqMqu6M1vJu5Za0stIDF41ZwhhV6_a3dipPTLf/w640-h480/53356733408_561581ba30_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aboard a Supertram behind the cab</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-ntNCWRvTqyTfgM0gHyhOc7Fhdu0DXl02dLe585A0eDiSvnWlzkdOwOXDxyUFB7D1UxHfQZ85dVBYp-67w79Qp3ClyHHjK23IFbzVR74DrCh9qbKl171cjf59uXYZ87mLUbJHfIEHaYJSicLnNc6O3jqSO4lXxeeButAj4HtPe7BTRpgFKAx5XZ7Aefs/s1024/Fitzalan%20Square%20:%20Ponds%20Forge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-ntNCWRvTqyTfgM0gHyhOc7Fhdu0DXl02dLe585A0eDiSvnWlzkdOwOXDxyUFB7D1UxHfQZ85dVBYp-67w79Qp3ClyHHjK23IFbzVR74DrCh9qbKl171cjf59uXYZ87mLUbJHfIEHaYJSicLnNc6O3jqSO4lXxeeButAj4HtPe7BTRpgFKAx5XZ7Aefs/w640-h480/Fitzalan%20Square%20:%20Ponds%20Forge.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 118 at Fitzalan Square / Ponds Forge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_6KAfD7d-bwoDAzow1uJt_a7F90ZUoFsLokkqxvWJRBMPhL55TGtcekRMgHJHnOjogdxsbhiTuvTQ2QXOhT4VubSZNajhGszwcoM8bbGpQN7AxRSXBgC2cFn-NZZiawDbVWGZqlX8rAadxa-IwaJz4iB61o4FIL2NiSKhPocJZSC-FYeOsZZr_neO7vl/s1024/Hyde%20Park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_6KAfD7d-bwoDAzow1uJt_a7F90ZUoFsLokkqxvWJRBMPhL55TGtcekRMgHJHnOjogdxsbhiTuvTQ2QXOhT4VubSZNajhGszwcoM8bbGpQN7AxRSXBgC2cFn-NZZiawDbVWGZqlX8rAadxa-IwaJz4iB61o4FIL2NiSKhPocJZSC-FYeOsZZr_neO7vl/w640-h480/Hyde%20Park.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 119 at Hyde Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xAelD_ePJYmbClhncaE7d7wqUI_PAAK51AjERbwrAyIEXSkgbpKvEb5UR-D4SLv407b-JRtVnrLRjUoOv_CCC7u2wT5zeuxfyJlMuhi5gw9aSmJlE6AkBo_p-a-3IOeFACeEQD9USVS41TbgHJVU86i78Qs2IaLcHjzLPd3cT6GdzeWd-Q9EiEWkhyCS/s1024/Woodbourn%20Road.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xAelD_ePJYmbClhncaE7d7wqUI_PAAK51AjERbwrAyIEXSkgbpKvEb5UR-D4SLv407b-JRtVnrLRjUoOv_CCC7u2wT5zeuxfyJlMuhi5gw9aSmJlE6AkBo_p-a-3IOeFACeEQD9USVS41TbgHJVU86i78Qs2IaLcHjzLPd3cT6GdzeWd-Q9EiEWkhyCS/w640-h480/Woodbourn%20Road.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tram 118 again, passing a sister tram at Woodbourn Road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Supertram Vehicle Information <<a href="https://www.stagecoachbus.com/supertram/vehicle-information">https://www.stagecoachbus.com/supertram/vehicle-information</a>></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] Colin J. Marsden, Rail Guide 2016 (Ian Allan, 2016) p. 282</span><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[3] Robert Pritchard & Alan Yearsley, UK Metro & Light Rail Systems (Platform 5, 2019) p. 138</span></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-24572860413173656392023-11-23T17:51:00.001+00:002023-11-23T17:51:34.540+00:00CIE A Class / 001 Class<p>These locomotives were built for the Córas Impair Éireann (Irish Railways) in the 1950s and became the backbone of the CIE locomotive fleet performing mixed traffic duties for several decades. However, as built they had Crossley 2-stroke diesel engines which turned out to be very unreliable. Finally in the late 1960s, CIE had the fleet rebuilt with EMD engines which proved much better, though had to be downrated from 1, 650 hp due to stresses on the cooling and transmission systems.</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiddiHt66geCB-gQPo3n_EhpDzOI74is1wx585pxvwJQdYOhFitPikYpaDA9-j1qNYDPhL4N96LFkt0GbGH614njUQ4NdTvEvWHwpesXU-YousJYzgwUbl2drPw2dFWKtrQr2eOhs5bWuCJj0NcDloYwWAu2dsnmT4ymv82Qa-kzxPa_EFcgXHCwJEqNE/s426/50.58.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="426" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiddiHt66geCB-gQPo3n_EhpDzOI74is1wx585pxvwJQdYOhFitPikYpaDA9-j1qNYDPhL4N96LFkt0GbGH614njUQ4NdTvEvWHwpesXU-YousJYzgwUbl2drPw2dFWKtrQr2eOhs5bWuCJj0NcDloYwWAu2dsnmT4ymv82Qa-kzxPa_EFcgXHCwJEqNE/w640-h414/50.58.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CIE A3 in service [1], this locomotive is now preserved</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>
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<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
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<td>Number built:</td>
<td>60</td>
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<td>Built:</td>
<td>1955-56</td>
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<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Metropolitan-Vickers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Crossley HSTV8 diesel<br />(rebuild) EMD 12-645E diesel</td>
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<td>Power:</td>
<td>(Crossley) 1, 200 hp (890 kW) <br />(EMD) 1, 325hp (988 kW)</td>
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<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>Co-Co</td>
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The locomotives remained in service until final withdrawal in 1995. Four have been preserved.</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPg_FgciEhLiwyicGj7iOZN370E03gylqkfwBrSX6s8PjgxvOfBhXaUoq_TZK-mRZ17MSIPkIH7nhoV2UN52QoLT7j8VHI0Utj6nN78acj8ugF9Nopk31KM4ILKmowfLGjqiDSUhj2uMpStogTBnkEi5aCZOUoAHFPbsyPkYq5IlJ5ICKyopQt3lSsXrT/s426/51.09.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="426" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPg_FgciEhLiwyicGj7iOZN370E03gylqkfwBrSX6s8PjgxvOfBhXaUoq_TZK-mRZ17MSIPkIH7nhoV2UN52QoLT7j8VHI0Utj6nN78acj8ugF9Nopk31KM4ILKmowfLGjqiDSUhj2uMpStogTBnkEi5aCZOUoAHFPbsyPkYq5IlJ5ICKyopQt3lSsXrT/w640-h414/51.09.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A10 in the workshop [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>
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[1] "New look for Irish transport", International Railway Journal Vol. 1 Issue 4 (1961) p. 28</span>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-86477627275049529082023-11-16T18:18:00.000+00:002023-11-16T18:18:59.817+00:00Class 777 Metro<p>The Class 777 is an electric multiple unit for the Merseyrail network replacing <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/class-507.html">Classes 507</a></b> and <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/class-508.html">508</a></b>. The Class 777 is part of Stadler's Metro family and is designed for high capacity and rapid acceleration on the busy Merseyrail network. The first Class 777s were delivered in 2020, with the official hand over and public unveiling at <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/birkenhead-north-bkn.html">Birkenhead North</a></b> in September 2021 [1] though the type did not enter service until January 2023.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebrUjHdYH7ZFUAhE-fIHUhYT1Wp_hJ_O9CYE4t5RoyAKENzisnwGUYhYaW0PJIyodcWE-nBYRg4e118wN3edqoNXbpAiG4CLFwKGHnZlL8dL_qYoQ8vrP9W5xAdvV_IR8yYNLpuiKloFeah01S_ThXvwvNsb3YhriwvjO07a-s5iupha7480OeuFzEnrM/s1024/53265917214_956728382c_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebrUjHdYH7ZFUAhE-fIHUhYT1Wp_hJ_O9CYE4t5RoyAKENzisnwGUYhYaW0PJIyodcWE-nBYRg4e118wN3edqoNXbpAiG4CLFwKGHnZlL8dL_qYoQ8vrP9W5xAdvV_IR8yYNLpuiKloFeah01S_ThXvwvNsb3YhriwvjO07a-s5iupha7480OeuFzEnrM/w640-h480/53265917214_956728382c_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merseyrail 777 142 in battery mode at Headbolt Lane</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<th colspan="2">Information</th>
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<td>Number built:</td>
<td>212 (53 4-car sets)</td>
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<td>Built:</td>
<td>2018-2021</td>
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<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Stadler Rail</td>
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<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Stadler traction system (750v DC third rail or battery)</td>
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<td>Power:</td>
<td>2, 800 hp (2, 100 kW)</td>
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</tbody></table>
<p>The Class 777 is designed to work with the Merseyrail 750v DC third rail network, though can be fitted for AC overhead operation if required in the future. Seven of the units have been fitted with batteries for operation to the new station at <b>Headbolt Lane</b> which opened<b> </b>in 2023, the line at the station not being third rail electrified. Merseyside could order a further fifty nine trains in future for future service enhancements and extensions.</p>
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<p>The Class 777 has all of the usual features of a modern multiple unit, including walk-through wide gangways, electronic information screens and seats of questionable comfort! The Class 777 was phased into operation on the Merseyrail network, starting with the branches to <b><a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.com/2023/11/kirkby-kir.html">Kirkby</a></b> and <b>Ormskirk</b> in early 2023 but by late 2023 has largely taken over from the 507s and 508s.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZrfLuNyIJwT0BfV4dIxroMfvsH_08gxzYOI1J3K2pKLZPkQw-i_xPKFuQfO6DxF9lTXcQFugFKWTeAbjp8aUMmEq_IhaP49KU025Fu8uJfgz8Io-JxfWXbY4vQ2Tc7DcI34wW2BXfCvKG1CW-smEfn9XDiaYo9-GkUFnapkfCuhmr_AuqoAUXahg12Kg/s1024/53270055511_093e0d2d8d_bOrrell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZrfLuNyIJwT0BfV4dIxroMfvsH_08gxzYOI1J3K2pKLZPkQw-i_xPKFuQfO6DxF9lTXcQFugFKWTeAbjp8aUMmEq_IhaP49KU025Fu8uJfgz8Io-JxfWXbY4vQ2Tc7DcI34wW2BXfCvKG1CW-smEfn9XDiaYo9-GkUFnapkfCuhmr_AuqoAUXahg12Kg/w640-h480/53270055511_093e0d2d8d_bOrrell.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">777 018 at Orrell Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-quRl1hkXV498N7UKsJhvrO2GuKnN1z4UhRFPEaxXaJFcjMfRBoQlDCaPg9mMgbmuWGnCDMiAYry3jPLj_Aj0244Qiqq5w2evG2A_3MyhhUhGJ6z1PH8_A5bCosOQBmh5AxUeMwJboAvm30Hg5KHuhNkDdvccu4vPAZ2kTgXWhroAnhgB3Upa83X69x33/s1024/53272722715_848ced84f5_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-quRl1hkXV498N7UKsJhvrO2GuKnN1z4UhRFPEaxXaJFcjMfRBoQlDCaPg9mMgbmuWGnCDMiAYry3jPLj_Aj0244Qiqq5w2evG2A_3MyhhUhGJ6z1PH8_A5bCosOQBmh5AxUeMwJboAvm30Hg5KHuhNkDdvccu4vPAZ2kTgXWhroAnhgB3Upa83X69x33/w640-h480/53272722715_848ced84f5_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">777 009 at Moorfields</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzJuGopeDAiwebo5TicZdbTzzrHlnlxZJ-z2IxbllNvirxxES14N5YKj-rU4i_7ZiveYmTe1EwRfc8yX6zzWfu4Jfd97vHSuIhU7MivMa_H5uxCQwwz8f8LMejfqZZZejKyNE9cROVALU3ltHMw0PBCsVEGYzCEKNm_F_V0ZbKLV6gesrmHiUJQ4viedb/s1024/52831925852_80bc543e35_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzJuGopeDAiwebo5TicZdbTzzrHlnlxZJ-z2IxbllNvirxxES14N5YKj-rU4i_7ZiveYmTe1EwRfc8yX6zzWfu4Jfd97vHSuIhU7MivMa_H5uxCQwwz8f8LMejfqZZZejKyNE9cROVALU3ltHMw0PBCsVEGYzCEKNm_F_V0ZbKLV6gesrmHiUJQ4viedb/w640-h480/52831925852_80bc543e35_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">777 018 at Sandhills</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiefGUWcEB3RTU8P_2rmO43UvyuS5upptJgDRV_9-tpWpdCN0BoDL0K7rmFWDlp_M47SuajzW03fLsMaQZRVtFMhnmnJJkzARrfDEWuXSXEVKbV5QX9XDKpr_bnIIknBPw2oZMQ1D4TMUMKQFJTwTHCgro4XqA1ueYHeWhHXFq6oHAWDZg8zVl-pzbsGV/s1024/51476646719_0faf5c5556_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiefGUWcEB3RTU8P_2rmO43UvyuS5upptJgDRV_9-tpWpdCN0BoDL0K7rmFWDlp_M47SuajzW03fLsMaQZRVtFMhnmnJJkzARrfDEWuXSXEVKbV5QX9XDKpr_bnIIknBPw2oZMQ1D4TMUMKQFJTwTHCgro4XqA1ueYHeWhHXFq6oHAWDZg8zVl-pzbsGV/w640-h480/51476646719_0faf5c5556_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aboard a Class 777 showing the cab end</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOH0G5pDzWx8oetDTBdNQknC_rtVhH183WvABqyHZgvDhCNvj3O8jIzD7Q5RcfYtaIb2ru0oKIVxO00QnZ1Z_QA0TaXw5MYdFresj-0JKyytRfxsE6P1-9YkBs7E1qUe3YgOWawwvzrTyHoVg5BfcCI6RPGnh2BbKS7VXGSPRJvYB8SY1mWP7PaQtR-bm/s1024/53326712490_628b25a444_bBidston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOH0G5pDzWx8oetDTBdNQknC_rtVhH183WvABqyHZgvDhCNvj3O8jIzD7Q5RcfYtaIb2ru0oKIVxO00QnZ1Z_QA0TaXw5MYdFresj-0JKyytRfxsE6P1-9YkBs7E1qUe3YgOWawwvzrTyHoVg5BfcCI6RPGnh2BbKS7VXGSPRJvYB8SY1mWP7PaQtR-bm/w640-h480/53326712490_628b25a444_bBidston.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">777 011 arrives at Bidston</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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[1] "First Class 777s handed over", Modern Railways (October 2021) p. 72</span>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-58265293178351273072023-11-09T18:30:00.004+00:002023-11-09T18:30:57.093+00:00Huddersfield Corporation TramwaysHuddersfield Corporation Tramways operated between 1883 and 1940 to 1,416mm gauge. The trams were initially horse and steam powered but electric trams began operating from 1901. The first trams built for the corporation were twenty five double bogie double deckers built by G.F. Milnes. These had open top decks initially.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcahaOD30wArfq6FOlCZ3UXfZdAbmB7J2CQGAl6d86cv2XZz9-tq7UsaR2YrlWX1SfS_-Yv71FEl0F45wXV05sgcqKeyCh4cvKwOa917eNnGZC0n4HKPMqrN_KrtZqyYTxViv1cCvOeFDM_1R99TanW0vMFarBHKLVN55wPKuz2226m6YfjxiUfMggdR_F/s497/Screenshot%202023-09-06%20at%2019.47.06.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="497" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcahaOD30wArfq6FOlCZ3UXfZdAbmB7J2CQGAl6d86cv2XZz9-tq7UsaR2YrlWX1SfS_-Yv71FEl0F45wXV05sgcqKeyCh4cvKwOa917eNnGZC0n4HKPMqrN_KrtZqyYTxViv1cCvOeFDM_1R99TanW0vMFarBHKLVN55wPKuz2226m6YfjxiUfMggdR_F/w640-h526/Screenshot%202023-09-06%20at%2019.47.06.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">English Electric built 121 [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br />
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<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information for original tramcars</th>
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<td>Number built:</td>
<td>25</td>
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<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1900</td>
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<td>Builder:</td>
<td>G.F. Milnes</td>
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A second batch of thirty six tramcars built by the British Electric Car Company were built as the electrified network expanded. These tramcars were single bogie cars though were also double deckers. More trams were built in the following decades by the United Electric Car Company which later became part of English Electric. The corporation also operated a couple of <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2018/11/huddersfield-corporation-coal-tram.html">dedicated coal trams</a></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite much of the tram fleet still being fairly young the corporation began converting over to trolleybuses in the early 1930s. The trams ran for the final time in June 1940. All trams were scrapped.<br />
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[1] English Electric Journal 1923-04 Vol 2 Issue 4 p. 175</span></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-85955507454416701362023-11-02T17:49:00.000+00:002023-11-02T17:49:35.989+00:00Class 86 (BR Doncaster / English Electric AL6)<p>The Class 86 AL6 was the production class of AC electrics built for the West Coast Main Line following on from the pilot-scheme AL1-5 (<a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2022/09/class-81-aeibirmingham-railway-carriage.html"><b>Classes</b> <b>81</b></a> to <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2023/02/class-85-aeibritish-railways-al5.html">85</a></b>). The AL6 took advantage of experience gained from the earlier locomotives including the fitting of only one pantograph and with changes to equipment. The AL6 is very similar to the <b>Class 85 AL5</b> technically except for the stub nose cab ends.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKu11ncqp7McNCqngkARWNzVAIc70SRPN-h4fD_b6Q2IPW_0m4TEhY__2MmQkIpC30Zp7zRro1jqaPtf-Lhx0znyaioq0q5mklSNfI4l00C2KyE8oLZ_dumynWF51t7BzK56lsbbVb1bUN3PK73e2PzH_cCe7F6jT6Don_83ZQukfMaca0SZHIzQ5QwNqw/s1024/51641637328_03b55877f5_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKu11ncqp7McNCqngkARWNzVAIc70SRPN-h4fD_b6Q2IPW_0m4TEhY__2MmQkIpC30Zp7zRro1jqaPtf-Lhx0znyaioq0q5mklSNfI4l00C2KyE8oLZ_dumynWF51t7BzK56lsbbVb1bUN3PK73e2PzH_cCe7F6jT6Don_83ZQukfMaca0SZHIzQ5QwNqw/w640-h480/51641637328_03b55877f5_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freightliner 86 622 at Crewe Heritage Centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1965-66</td>
</tr>
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<td>Builder:</td>
<td>BR Doncaster / English Electric</td>
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<tr>
<td>Engine:</td>
<td>4 AEI 282AZ or GEC G412AZ (<b>86/1</b>) traction motors (25kV AC OHLE) </td>
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<td>Power:</td>
<td>(<b>86/0</b>) 5, 900 hp (4, 400 kW) max output</td>
</tr>
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<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>Bo-Bo</td>
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</tbody></table>
<p>
The AL6 was designed for mixed traffic including travelling at up to 100mp/h on West Coast Main Line expresses. Unfortunately this caused some problems with the original axle-hung traction motors, with troublesome riding qualities and damage caused to the track and to bogies. Following research at BR Derby, a "flexicoil" suspension system was adopted for fifty eight of the class which were designated <b>Class 86/2</b> [1]. Another early sub-class was the <b>86/1</b>, a trio rebuilt to help develop the follow-on <b><a href="http://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/class-87.html">Class 87</a></b> and able to reach 110mp/h [2][3].</p>
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<p>A later sub-class was the <b>86/3</b> which were fitted with SAB resilient wheels for improved high speed running and reducing track wear, and with equipment for multiple-working. The <b>Class 86/4</b> were fitted with flexicoil suspension and SAB wheels for mixed-traffic duties. The <b>86/5</b> was a trial locomotive to test ways of improving performance on heavy freights. The <b>86/6</b> were a sub-class used on Freightliner trains, finally the <b>86/9</b>s were a couple of locomotives used as load banks by Network Rail.</p>
<p>Despite their advancing years the Class 86 can still be seen on the network, they have recently been withdrawn from hauling Freightliner trains though can appear on some passenger charters (86 259 as shown below has been returned to it's original Electric Blue livery [4]). Some have also been exported to Eastern Europe.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy_vhLqlHpvbfVz_chAf9NRi2ZfnoELHTNBq79fcinOXxO-nCJgjzLw63a62c4PegiQczrfPeknOxdsnag1IYPSmQaFtVp6qLjxgkzjJHkOs8ZY5KF1pkApmok-OPy-rCNXOBv90zUGMNt4A6fk9yIc6JLNsc29xlPufabMsBY05P7NSgIvbiLGdW7src/s1024/22436280175_9db937263b_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy_vhLqlHpvbfVz_chAf9NRi2ZfnoELHTNBq79fcinOXxO-nCJgjzLw63a62c4PegiQczrfPeknOxdsnag1IYPSmQaFtVp6qLjxgkzjJHkOs8ZY5KF1pkApmok-OPy-rCNXOBv90zUGMNt4A6fk9yIc6JLNsc29xlPufabMsBY05P7NSgIvbiLGdW7src/w640-h426/22436280175_9db937263b_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">86 259 at Tyseley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33rx7eqctOVouqecfg7vniZmWKhSZTntFqHc-X_nYJPqIPfOk7bLfP8r5rJw2koCx-GK1E-kiEJC57UszgKlVp4nMxxhkmnkSJ4NN9RFD29HZxUVFsGqYklIkP_NkplzopbeW4LBDDJxslaRZb6KlbruGTjLXx2T7NJdox32K9GpD6HYDFVmIxtHtrWln/s1024/49237669518_8b0baaf78d_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33rx7eqctOVouqecfg7vniZmWKhSZTntFqHc-X_nYJPqIPfOk7bLfP8r5rJw2koCx-GK1E-kiEJC57UszgKlVp4nMxxhkmnkSJ4NN9RFD29HZxUVFsGqYklIkP_NkplzopbeW4LBDDJxslaRZb6KlbruGTjLXx2T7NJdox32K9GpD6HYDFVmIxtHtrWln/w640-h480/49237669518_8b0baaf78d_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freightliner 86 639 and friend head through Stafford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBLaK0C_Om2HPDiuh9krQH88PB1OwiMdICjvm1FR3Malt58-wMC2-e8FXxiwldlnlINCevAacN26bx5uumHpoeQNqQURfYWC4jcAjR-ttiZhcM7XTXb98jc0bRIiXFlXFIRAHMtE6xzpAPAf84RauFn_kecThR87NXI5EcRlqqV9qJtsAvZNLuYVdUQgX/s1024/39605727894_0363d6c00e_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBLaK0C_Om2HPDiuh9krQH88PB1OwiMdICjvm1FR3Malt58-wMC2-e8FXxiwldlnlINCevAacN26bx5uumHpoeQNqQURfYWC4jcAjR-ttiZhcM7XTXb98jc0bRIiXFlXFIRAHMtE6xzpAPAf84RauFn_kecThR87NXI5EcRlqqV9qJtsAvZNLuYVdUQgX/w640-h480/39605727894_0363d6c00e_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also heading through Stafford is 86 259</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0IkRae9K2n9yapqySsMucsx7RswISpgTU0I-VGBMMhqgT_-ULZrViEwozCOTXMN2ABcpEK0F7k1BwuGaEzARkK3hU6potJGZdVby3HxGt4klqZhkVkcfKrKSBKzgsDVfCJF_0Ry7fZM9LTGuzJzcraXsmGt6wmbYLYg8YWg9vNk3o421D3VKxuZJb8cH/s1023/49237669473_7aee6cbaaf_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1023" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0IkRae9K2n9yapqySsMucsx7RswISpgTU0I-VGBMMhqgT_-ULZrViEwozCOTXMN2ABcpEK0F7k1BwuGaEzARkK3hU6potJGZdVby3HxGt4klqZhkVkcfKrKSBKzgsDVfCJF_0Ry7fZM9LTGuzJzcraXsmGt6wmbYLYg8YWg9vNk3o421D3VKxuZJb8cH/w640-h480/49237669473_7aee6cbaaf_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most Freightliner 86 hauled duties uses pairs of locomotives</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_Q_8P0GIbRK2J7ik9Zc4LDKGPVpaBnHt-1RbzpnywUS1IeeNVuvhcHC2ioghlPAUt3NLKXtrcE-SAZTNmlmrYORWDtL_-cLu8sWAgc8Vg-4jOrwvTXsUTU2IoS0vHTu0eN6YKbAAw4DZ8YlaRUuzni_ngNbLNwyrr4V32GjMKevXW_d2N897WkzvxQDc/s1024/50274311433_acbf30560e_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_Q_8P0GIbRK2J7ik9Zc4LDKGPVpaBnHt-1RbzpnywUS1IeeNVuvhcHC2ioghlPAUt3NLKXtrcE-SAZTNmlmrYORWDtL_-cLu8sWAgc8Vg-4jOrwvTXsUTU2IoS0vHTu0eN6YKbAAw4DZ8YlaRUuzni_ngNbLNwyrr4V32GjMKevXW_d2N897WkzvxQDc/w640-h480/50274311433_acbf30560e_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Freightliner 86 pair head through Rugeley Trent Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Brian Haresnape, Electric Locomotives (Ian Allan, 1983) p. 64</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] Gavin Morrison, AC Electric Locomotives in Colour (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 25</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[3] Pip Dunn, British Rail Main Line Locomotives Specification Guide (Crowood Press, 2013) p. 161</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[4] David Lawrence, British Rail Designed 1948-97 (Ian Allan, 2016) p. 155</span>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-52258058995399516252023-10-26T18:26:00.004+01:002023-10-26T18:26:57.824+01:00Class 701 Aventra Arterio<p>The Class 701 is a huge class of electric multiple units intended to renew much of the fleet of South Western Railways. Part of the Aventra family, though branded as Arterio by SWR, the Class 701 is intended to replace the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/class-455.html">Class 455</a>, <a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/class-456.html">456</a> </b>and<b> <a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/class-707-desiro-city.html">707</a> </b>and allow for the cascade of the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/class-458.html">Class 458</a></b>. The Class 701 comprises ten-car 701/5 and five-car 701/5 sets.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrkFYisnbUwWbyXpx6TubiReZKiYM0MhOSRukd3I1CMUcNN7kho30nFWdzVEy6piDHdfJ4DbA4L9FiNO69L3i9jfg6lIi58zBsqh3QDBHIdfzEcECvh3RQdb0RKjFSl53NUPKVrcSm1qFG1QjcKSKR73k8Xn9B92IwRVrwH_xNLzAUgqs99R-bXkFmsvY/s1024/53254105622_840b88e580_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrkFYisnbUwWbyXpx6TubiReZKiYM0MhOSRukd3I1CMUcNN7kho30nFWdzVEy6piDHdfJ4DbA4L9FiNO69L3i9jfg6lIi58zBsqh3QDBHIdfzEcECvh3RQdb0RKjFSl53NUPKVrcSm1qFG1QjcKSKR73k8Xn9B92IwRVrwH_xNLzAUgqs99R-bXkFmsvY/w640-h480/53254105622_840b88e580_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SWR 701 517 on a delivery run at Derby</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>750 (90 10 and 5-car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>2019-</td>
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<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>Bombardier Derby / Alstom</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>Bombardier traction system (750v DC OHLE)</td>
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<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>900 hp (670 kW) / 1, 350hp (1, 005kW)</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>The original entry into service was planned to be 2019 though delays in construction meant the first unit was not completed until mid-2020. COVID delays and problems with the units (the Aventra family in general have had a troublesome entry into service) has meant that as of October 2023 the Class 701 has yet to enter service! Entry into service is planned for December 2023.</p>
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<p>The Class 701 has regenerative braking and wide gangways between cars as well as wide doors and efficient layouts. Something yet to be enjoyed by any passengers!</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai9RUz-3frOR3jDwgrdVZcLGVCpZK5FRw4szj8dAzjW3GH08xxifdH6w1byczg8JPUciGRhNSTAW4j0n_3da5-NGf-Qkkvlkr9lN_iE9igBVWcJgiAn3tvIWA4QZO-PjKCXH7RUDeHerhRhycDy1-hJjUj70Qw8dhX5vayfqTJIDPEB45-Lu98TF3H_tA/s1024/53255283693_ce990702d6_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai9RUz-3frOR3jDwgrdVZcLGVCpZK5FRw4szj8dAzjW3GH08xxifdH6w1byczg8JPUciGRhNSTAW4j0n_3da5-NGf-Qkkvlkr9lN_iE9igBVWcJgiAn3tvIWA4QZO-PjKCXH7RUDeHerhRhycDy1-hJjUj70Qw8dhX5vayfqTJIDPEB45-Lu98TF3H_tA/w640-h480/53255283693_ce990702d6_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cab side of 701 517 with Arterio branding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDGMgtEpBVoJeCJ2lVnMz0HxVpXhd1mXbeO_2mDhbZaJ8_SEL-ymuLnoPp6cpdL9Io8J8L7ctOlYIF2cbhXlAd2E0gfIfirYPqXTtQvy9YIfcu7AQzXjfsMhZHfwDCJXaTL7kkzi8nGe0UVclDL4QWG5AcF1RahZ-YQDKgKV3vPhF_STdNdIPydJ90AtU/s1024/53254991951_9cc720b1c3_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1024" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDGMgtEpBVoJeCJ2lVnMz0HxVpXhd1mXbeO_2mDhbZaJ8_SEL-ymuLnoPp6cpdL9Io8J8L7ctOlYIF2cbhXlAd2E0gfIfirYPqXTtQvy9YIfcu7AQzXjfsMhZHfwDCJXaTL7kkzi8nGe0UVclDL4QWG5AcF1RahZ-YQDKgKV3vPhF_STdNdIPydJ90AtU/w640-h486/53254991951_9cc720b1c3_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SWR branding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TKWr_ksiKKyR4aAWJoV2mQUDMcavbBV6M_yAhQtlhMje_SHIWInKoyG6KpRVEfEEJz_YFTalTE73B7TaE98VQDCIZxEL6e-AZRAd8GmBur1v58E2UeZMbycEL66ZphGuCt-kPzdtvd0xb0YWJl2usnZ5oh8VPjPHuwWhGJRrA87MG6vl2B1Wdr2-MaJL/s1024/53255342624_f207dcf856_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TKWr_ksiKKyR4aAWJoV2mQUDMcavbBV6M_yAhQtlhMje_SHIWInKoyG6KpRVEfEEJz_YFTalTE73B7TaE98VQDCIZxEL6e-AZRAd8GmBur1v58E2UeZMbycEL66ZphGuCt-kPzdtvd0xb0YWJl2usnZ5oh8VPjPHuwWhGJRrA87MG6vl2B1Wdr2-MaJL/w640-h480/53255342624_f207dcf856_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Derby we are a long way from third rail land, motive power is via a Class 47!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-2244576247427625942023-10-19T18:17:00.000+01:002023-10-19T18:17:31.399+01:00London Underground 1995 Tube Stock<p>The 1995 Tube Stock fleet was built in the late 1990s to modernise the Northern Line. They replaced the <b>1959</b> and <a href="http://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/lu-1972-tube-stock.html" style="font-weight: bold;">1972 Tube Stock</a> on the line. Externally, the 1995 Tube Stock looks very similar to the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/lu-1996-tube-stock.html">1996 Tube Stock</a></b> which was built concurrently for the Jubilee Line. The 1995 Tube Stock is in six-car sets [1] not seven like the 1996 trains and has quite different electrical equipment and internal layouts to the Jubilee Line stock.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtWvwCxHPJrqa14QQSf3qgJl4OcmNSEJ7m66pow9ST2sERyC1g9t1Ar0Ve7UypRiRKu0pSU0vJuN8VHk-JV45QD5ENE2ykwH7uk2fOgir27YzMHKFg3oUvbyu3OV1ucAH4bdp-_fSFHYn/s1024/Edgware.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtWvwCxHPJrqa14QQSf3qgJl4OcmNSEJ7m66pow9ST2sERyC1g9t1Ar0Ve7UypRiRKu0pSU0vJuN8VHk-JV45QD5ENE2ykwH7uk2fOgir27YzMHKFg3oUvbyu3OV1ucAH4bdp-_fSFHYn/w640-h480/Edgware.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51502 at Edgware</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br />
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<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>636 (106 6-car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1996-1999</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>GEC Alstom Birmingham</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Engine:</td>
<td>4 Alstom ONIX three-phase AC induction motors <br />per motor car (630v DC fourth rail)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Formation:</td>
<td>Driving Motor (DM)+Trailer (T)+Non-Driving Motor (UNDM)+UNDM+T+DM</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>The 1995 Tube Stock has an AC traction control system unlike earlier tube stock which had DC. It has an Alstom ONIX three phase insulated gate bipolar transistor drive (IGBT) drive which supplies variable voltage and frequency to four traction motors per motor car [2]. This is considered more efficient than DC drive and lighter (for example AC motors have no brushes) giving a better power/weight ratio. The IGBT drive can switch high currents very rapidly with a smoother and more even acceleration than earlier systems including the Gate Turn Off system used on the 1996 Tube Stock [3].</p>
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<p>The fleet has served the Northern Line well and was given a refresh in 2013 with new seats and improved interiors [4]. The extension of the Northern Line to <a href="https://calling-at.blogspot.com/2022/08/battersea-power-station.html"><b>Battersea</b> <b>Power Station</b></a> [5] and a possible splitting of the two Northern Line branches into separate lines was at one time thought to require more rolling stock. A top-up order of 1995 Tube Stock was mooted, however recent financial constraints have put paid to that plan for now.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0Yhr3vMvD_CBs2aCA5Nt-dGVPJMAqRE1uXcSqP3Zvx9Qus9A9XoEB9yS3eaRQBTrlkLC80-6TCrOQsVh_xMZbwqX2fGP8hgaD4tc-YTQRrdtZQzElxG4pOP6QykomU5N5F8uXiQYBddPKi2MmiGn2d9EhczDsmZb5bQDTB_bRogg896TAvKqXETN1c1h/s1024/Highgate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0Yhr3vMvD_CBs2aCA5Nt-dGVPJMAqRE1uXcSqP3Zvx9Qus9A9XoEB9yS3eaRQBTrlkLC80-6TCrOQsVh_xMZbwqX2fGP8hgaD4tc-YTQRrdtZQzElxG4pOP6QykomU5N5F8uXiQYBddPKi2MmiGn2d9EhczDsmZb5bQDTB_bRogg896TAvKqXETN1c1h/w640-h480/Highgate.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51622 arrives at Highgate</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZuvZGWcChI8gIkdjVyM3TRq6FZ8zSPndaCb_SHRyKykt6ggbckIcFqvg_pJVoQN-qrV_j86pf23m8bXYWAc_niJdpAGnXcLZCHa6ARCCVtYya4NGF2e4L0VFvDJ4Z3Jjar7Apa9BrB-9BnnbNfPH5fDalFuX_pgH9ok1m70lvc0tS8aMEMfVpTp8g9NG/s1024/52662728432_0971b026ac_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZuvZGWcChI8gIkdjVyM3TRq6FZ8zSPndaCb_SHRyKykt6ggbckIcFqvg_pJVoQN-qrV_j86pf23m8bXYWAc_niJdpAGnXcLZCHa6ARCCVtYya4NGF2e4L0VFvDJ4Z3Jjar7Apa9BrB-9BnnbNfPH5fDalFuX_pgH9ok1m70lvc0tS8aMEMfVpTp8g9NG/w640-h480/52662728432_0971b026ac_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51677 departs Tufnell Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm6TT06gRqKF6vxt1sZw-D5738wO4GHoVyWWLCsUSG4UrEq8_e7ktesH_JgwRoy79CLcYc3EOZ02F_WLpASEkHFHGxkwLaCJzUyYOY87th_OTG4OUWVPe00cpgmWMjtz3RyG5othiFjhzWkw-IpW-9ukLdj18XRGwKtdtPCMIDzTzhXRaSjsR0TzTrt_e/s1024/Battersea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm6TT06gRqKF6vxt1sZw-D5738wO4GHoVyWWLCsUSG4UrEq8_e7ktesH_JgwRoy79CLcYc3EOZ02F_WLpASEkHFHGxkwLaCJzUyYOY87th_OTG4OUWVPe00cpgmWMjtz3RyG5othiFjhzWkw-IpW-9ukLdj18XRGwKtdtPCMIDzTzhXRaSjsR0TzTrt_e/w640-h480/Battersea.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51683 at Battersea Power Station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMACu0RNk5LiHRp3KStkVz7S_bhyphenhyphenTXVLd3w1PKVv8zWrIHCOVhoJFvWgO3iPtWFxLdB3bMG4o_5mSVO0MwrZeL0YWFRRAeoGYaAgUDxVxuSsUTdRKhUyFRpbMSyQDwUIfKjNfJPK1rwwDH81tLhy7nUpcULk9nCGtHW_4bgXLw_AetYFpY3zFgvyw3QwnU/s1024/TotteridgeWhetstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMACu0RNk5LiHRp3KStkVz7S_bhyphenhyphenTXVLd3w1PKVv8zWrIHCOVhoJFvWgO3iPtWFxLdB3bMG4o_5mSVO0MwrZeL0YWFRRAeoGYaAgUDxVxuSsUTdRKhUyFRpbMSyQDwUIfKjNfJPK1rwwDH81tLhy7nUpcULk9nCGtHW_4bgXLw_AetYFpY3zFgvyw3QwnU/w640-h480/TotteridgeWhetstone.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51665 arrives at Totteridge & Whetstone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mQmMn7JF6RxvdfZT6Pkuosu2uhOixm-DOCnl3SuW9LRvmyd3E663F3wOTCOKN0yJL2fUqUfUTNC-Z_FIewabggxHTH4nAs3zvU26GNZVfpm16P4OoEJl_KAzQjnp5f2kiwAzRyIlpS-2ZtwaYtTStrfrlt0TrpVEWWjWDt2dao4VpjiRFI9B0t7LH33a/s1024/NineElms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mQmMn7JF6RxvdfZT6Pkuosu2uhOixm-DOCnl3SuW9LRvmyd3E663F3wOTCOKN0yJL2fUqUfUTNC-Z_FIewabggxHTH4nAs3zvU26GNZVfpm16P4OoEJl_KAzQjnp5f2kiwAzRyIlpS-2ZtwaYtTStrfrlt0TrpVEWWjWDt2dao4VpjiRFI9B0t7LH33a/w640-h480/NineElms.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51683 arrives at Nine Elms</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Ben Muldoon, London Underground Rolling Stock Guide (Ian Allan, 2014) p. 50</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] TfL London Underground Rolling Stock Information Sheet (4th Edition)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[3] Piers Connor, The London Underground Electric Train (Crowood Press, 2015) p. 175</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[4] Kim Rennie, Underground and Overground Trains (Capital Transport, 2017) p. 22</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[5] Northern Line extension <<a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/northern-line-extension">https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/northern-line-extension</a>></span></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-8622801067306504012023-10-12T18:11:00.005+01:002023-10-12T18:12:04.284+01:00F. C. Hibberd Planet Industrial LocomotivesF.C. Hibberd began building petrol and diesel locomotives for industrial purposes in 1927. Their locomotives had the name Planet, though this name was also used by the company's road tractors. The origin in the name came from the Kent Construction & Engineering Company who built industrial locomotives after World War 1 under the Planet name. In 1926 the company closed but two of the directors set up F.C. Hibberd and continued the Planet name.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hBemNoysHyXakftaSR9azF-OO9yHbuJZM44M6K0q42Wo-M_3Qt-DQ2HZh7g5Ad-I168aDdMS8DPzNmjLfkc2TbrLbrKCeAPjhSoy_Kdo_WhFeuwxdRMN0y_wi51cs5T9VWTO49G1-6zOrE8_wQKx9zia0CL6VzjygGTIbt96rZE-sV7z7M23YRbti7Q0/s563/17.45.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="563" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hBemNoysHyXakftaSR9azF-OO9yHbuJZM44M6K0q42Wo-M_3Qt-DQ2HZh7g5Ad-I168aDdMS8DPzNmjLfkc2TbrLbrKCeAPjhSoy_Kdo_WhFeuwxdRMN0y_wi51cs5T9VWTO49G1-6zOrE8_wQKx9zia0CL6VzjygGTIbt96rZE-sV7z7M23YRbti7Q0/w640-h406/17.45.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planet locomotive [1]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br />
<div><br /></div>
<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information for typical late model Planet</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1960</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>F. C. Hibberd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Motor:</td>
<td>BUT 680 series 6-cyl diesel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>163 hp (122 kW) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wheel arrangement:</td>
<td>4wDH</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
F.C. Hibberd continued building Planet locomotives in a variety of configurations and gauges until 1968, by then the company was part of Butterley Engineering. Many examples of Planet locomotives have been preserved.<br />
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[1] "Products of interest", International Railway Journal (December 1961) p. 54</span></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-21900209309293646312023-10-05T18:24:00.001+01:002023-10-05T18:25:00.005+01:00Class 158 Express Sprinter<p>The Class 158 diesel multiple unit (DMU) is one of the mainstays of cross country routes, having being built as express DMUs in the early 1990s to replace loco-hauled trains and older DMUs on provincial and regional services [1]. Nearly two hundred sets were built, they currently serve with multiple Train Operating Companies across Britain. Some have been converted to <b><a href="http://topstastic.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/class-159.html">Class 159</a></b>.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1Mx7q4VkTBOQwC8J4Wn-XLyh3ECINm5NuPp-wQuIN-UlbnxaUtRcefTkOI5Vs4YcWe1ASTpRUWkoP_e7IGebpUKVP0QQbYF-CiN9m11a7bKzqclz00mbKwWW8NY7k_8XHoPfuximvFqncIkA0GfHytzR5VkHyhmLFUCSnDxmNZ8hJrl9EZmH8w4eia3w/s1024/53146395342_098697de27_b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1Mx7q4VkTBOQwC8J4Wn-XLyh3ECINm5NuPp-wQuIN-UlbnxaUtRcefTkOI5Vs4YcWe1ASTpRUWkoP_e7IGebpUKVP0QQbYF-CiN9m11a7bKzqclz00mbKwWW8NY7k_8XHoPfuximvFqncIkA0GfHytzR5VkHyhmLFUCSnDxmNZ8hJrl9EZmH8w4eia3w/w640-h480/53146395342_098697de27_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scot Rail 158 735 at Nairn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br />
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<table class="dettab">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Information</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Number built:</td>
<td>354 (182 2 and 3 car sets)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Built:</td>
<td>1990-92</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Builder:</td>
<td>BREL Derby</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Engine:</td>
<td>Cummins NTA855R1/3 or <br />Perkins 2006-TWH diesel engine per power car</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Power:</td>
<td>350 hp (260 kW) or 400 hp (300kW) per vehicle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Formation:</td>
<td><b>2-car : </b>Driving Motor Standard Lavatory (DMSL)+DMSL<br />
or DMSL+Driving Motor Composite Lavatory (DMCL)<br />
<b>3-car : </b>DMSL+Motor Standard (MS)+DMSL<br />
or DMSL+DMSL+DMSL</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>The Class 158 operates as either a two or three-car set, mostly with a Cummins engine though a few were fitted with Perkins engines instead. Currently the fleet is split into the <b>158/0</b> and <b>158/9</b> sub-classes. The latter were originally two-car sets but were beefed up into three-car by the addition of an extra driving coach though the cab of this is locked out of use.</p>
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<p>The Class 158 is in operation with Northern, Scot Rail, Transport for Wales, South Western Railway, Great Western Railway and East Midland Railway. Twelve three-car sets were also built by BREL Derby for the Thailand state railway and also continue in service.</p><p>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Colin J Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 140</span></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272122384913139422.post-60349328884884698132023-09-28T18:39:00.002+01:002023-09-28T18:39:19.221+01:00Class 124 (BR Swindon Trans-Pennine 6-car)The Class 124 was the most distinctive looking example of first generation diesel multiple unit built for British Rail. The class of 6-car (initially) units had large cab windows unlike any other DMUs though mechanically did share components with the <b><a href="https://topstastic.blogspot.com/2018/02/class-123-br-swindon-intercity-services.html">Class 123</a></b> and <b>126</b>. They were introduced into service in the early 1960s and used exclusively on trans-Pennine services where they reduced journey times by up to forty-five minutes.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWorXq7xP8AmqISaknDW-vD6i6ZcOSDjPTqOGuIM8aLHrwSXaKoLDH9mWN-j9o2Us1eUJNTb7ddWueb6uzbqHvCcGqYh7W9RhKik8PUnJMvt_NY3_BuFlbtvC9y7CyzQkkicVBUQGOpteIxYTnNPa2pgYJ_YEPar_zYE0jyih-3oMsAECuG_MAA3UnSBS/s705/49.20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="705" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWorXq7xP8AmqISaknDW-vD6i6ZcOSDjPTqOGuIM8aLHrwSXaKoLDH9mWN-j9o2Us1eUJNTb7ddWueb6uzbqHvCcGqYh7W9RhKik8PUnJMvt_NY3_BuFlbtvC9y7CyzQkkicVBUQGOpteIxYTnNPa2pgYJ_YEPar_zYE0jyih-3oMsAECuG_MAA3UnSBS/w640-h306/49.20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In original configuration [2]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br />
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<td>Number built:</td>
<td>51 (8 6-car sets plus 3 spares)</td>
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<td>Built:</td>
<td>1960</td>
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<td>Builder:</td>
<td>BR Swindon</td>
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<td>Motor:</td>
<td>2 Leyland Albion 6-cylinder diesels per power car</td>
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<td>Power:</td>
<td>1, 840 hp (1, 360 kW) </td>
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<td>Formation:</td>
<td>DMC (Driving Motor Composite)+MBSL (Motor Brake Standard<br />Lavatory)+TSL (Trailer Sandard Lavatory)+TFLRB (Trailer First <br />Lavatory Restaurant Buffet)+MBSL+DMC</td>
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<br />In later years they often operated as 4-car units, in these cases the motors in the MBSLs were removed and they were reclassified TBS [1]. In the late 1970s they were moved to Western Region and merged with their sister class 123. They operated Reading services in 4-car hybrid units before final withdrawal in 1984. Unfortunately none were preserved.<br />
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[1] Colin J Marsden, DMUs (Ian Allan, 1982) p. 78</span><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] "Trans-Pennine Diesel Sets", International Railway Journal (April 1961) p. 22</span></div></div>Kris Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345410564749716765noreply@blogger.com