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Post by Guest on Jan 26, 2011 16:11:37 GMT
The TrainSpots website says that Booth's are open on Sat morning for enthusiast visits. Since this is so out of keeping with modern H&S practice I wonder if this was true, and is true now? I've emailed Booth's website but presently await their reply. Now would be a good time to go with both 67TS and A Stock cars being scrapped there.
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Post by SE13 on Jan 26, 2011 16:16:47 GMT
The TrainSpots website says that Booth's are open on Sat morning for enthusiast visits. Since this is so out of keeping with modern H&S practice I wonder if this was true, and is true now? I've emailed Booth's website but presently await their reply. Now would be a good time to go with both 67TS and A Stock cars being scrapped there. Really? Do let us know if you get a reply.  |
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Post by Oracle on Jan 26, 2011 17:34:07 GMT
I apologise for this being OTT but re the EE Type 3 per Norbitonflyer (37): a railtour ran in the early 1980s with 2 x EE Class 1s (Class 20) from Marylebone through Amersham to Aylesbury and on. Perhaps the last time that this has been possible? Also a Class 25 [25306, 17th December 1981] was trialled on the Met including Uxbridge branch and down to Neasden.
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Post by Guest on Jan 26, 2011 17:44:30 GMT
I see the unit at Northwood has been hit by the spray can vandals.
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Post by Guest on Jan 26, 2011 17:45:43 GMT
Was one of the reasons that Northwood chosen as the place to load the A stock onto the lorries as it is this location is outside of the London emission zone and the lorries used are not low emission vehicles and would have pay the emission zone charge? Xerces Fobe Nope. Its the only place on the MET with road rail access. |
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Post by antharro on Jan 26, 2011 21:15:17 GMT
The TrainSpots website says that Booth's are open on Sat morning for enthusiast visits. Since this is so out of keeping with modern H&S practice I wonder if this was true, and is true now? I've emailed Booth's website but presently await their reply. Now would be a good time to go with both 67TS and A Stock cars being scrapped there. Really? Do let us know if you get a reply. I've also heard this and know it's happened in the past. The idea of heading up there for a forum meet to have a nose at the 67s and As was raised at the Christmas forum meeting... |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jan 26, 2011 23:16:26 GMT
I apologise for this being OTT but re the EE Type 2 (37): A class 37 is a Type 3 - the only Type 2s supplied to BR by English Electric were the ten "Baby Deltics" D5900 class (Class 23). Not a huge success: I understand the duty cycles typical for a Type 2 (lots of stopping and starting) were unkind to the Deltic design, which was better at sustained high speed running. Nevertheless, someone is trying to recreate one by putting a 9cyl Napier Deltic engine into a shortened Class 37 bodyshell sitting on Class 20 bogies. English Electric did also supply conventional engines rated at 1470bhp, and thus Type 2, to replace the original Mirrlees engines in the D5500 class (class 30, becomiong class 31 after the transplant) |
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Post by slugabed on Jan 27, 2011 9:04:56 GMT
Really? Do let us know if you get a reply. I've also heard this and know it's happened in the past. The idea of heading up there for a forum meet to have a nose at the 67s and As was raised at the Christmas forum meeting... Just another thought,and mods,sorry if this is in any way "out of order" but a thought has occuirred to me. A number of us have,in the past,expressed an interest in buying A-Stock luggage racks.If lines of communication with Booth's are open,perhaps we could open a subscription list of those seriously interested and make an offer to Booth's. These could be collected at the visit by a member with a car.. Thoughts anyone?? |
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Post by Colin on Jan 27, 2011 9:20:29 GMT
It is a thought but do keep in mind that there's the Acton meet in March, and we may possibly have something up our sleeves for the summer - we are keen to avoid too many meets right on top of one another and thus keep the "cost" of membership as low as we can (ie, cost of rail travel and drinks in pubs).
That's not to say it's not a goer, but I think it's safe to say we'd be cautious in terms of making such a visit a full on members meet....
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Post by Guest on Jan 27, 2011 17:21:40 GMT
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Post by graeme186 on Jan 28, 2011 10:08:54 GMT
Would anybody be able to kindly advise about the status of the following three units? I've not noted them in passenger service for the approximate number of weeks indicated:
- 5018 (5 weeks)
- 5074 (7 weeks)
- 5134 (10 weeks)
5134 was noted on this forum at the end of November as having worked to Acton with 5157. The latter unit has been back in service for several weeks now.
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Post by Guest on Jan 28, 2011 15:34:38 GMT
Would anybody be able to kindly advise about the status of the following three units? I've not noted them in passenger service for the approximate number of weeks indicated: - 5018 (5 weeks) - 5074 (7 weeks) - 5134 (10 weeks) 5134 was noted on this forum at the end of November as having worked to Acton with 5157. The latter unit has been back in service for several weeks now. As far as i know, there are no long term stopped units. One is still over at Upminster . I shall investigate further and get back to you. |
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Post by Colin on Jan 29, 2011 7:31:25 GMT
When you say one is still over at Upminster, this seems to be on a rolling basis now (ie, there's now always one at Upminster). They are swapped over as required during the night, engineering works permitting.
The last swap occurred on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning IIRC - I can get the unit number in there tonight, unless anyone beats me to it....
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Post by Guest on Jan 29, 2011 20:00:36 GMT
I feel the A Stock were really withdrawn when the last 'silver' unit was defaced with graffiti back in the 1980s and the then ineffective, spineless, Met Line management sat back and let this happen. The refurb brought back a presentable extrernal image (until recently) but the original design concept - unpainted aluminium, Train Red fleetname and car numbers, crew-operated; had been lost. In contrast the CO/CP and R Stock looked almost original when it was their turn to go. I shall mourn the last A Stock like many on here, and did work on them for a while, but to me they actually went years' ago!... the new stock does look quite nice,even though it has teething problems and not effected by filth/graffiti (yet),that stuffs awful and everywhere. as you say it was in the 1980s not the best of decades. SE13 EDIT to make the link work |
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Post by graeme186 on Jan 29, 2011 20:27:04 GMT
Further to my posting of yesterday morning re A60s not seen in service for several weeks, 5074 is back in service.
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