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Post by vicbury on Jul 11, 2012 23:08:30 GMT
Can't for the life of me think of the proper term for it, but between 2 09 Stock units there is a semi permanent bar coupler. The difference being you undo a couple of swing bolts, rather than 10-15 bolts around the flange like on the other intermediate couplers. The only thing they are intended to split for is to go on the lathe, which is for four cars only. Is that why between the 4th and 5th cars on the 09 stock there are 'windscreen' wipers on the windows at the end of the cars? I'd always wondered what they were for! |
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Post by rsdworker on Jul 12, 2012 1:59:57 GMT
shunting mode cabinet located there i believe = simllar to central line - they have shunting cabinet area
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Post by EirikhO on Jul 12, 2012 16:42:42 GMT
So in case of a failure on the southern unit in one train and the northern in another on the Victoria, they won't couple the working two units together to work as one train?
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Post by racka on Jul 12, 2012 21:48:54 GMT
So in case of a failure on the southern unit in one train and the northern in another on the Victoria, they won't couple the working two units together to work as one train? No they are intended to stay as fixed 8 car consists. That's not to say it will never happen though! And rsdworker, there is a shunting console that plugs in under the perch seat at the D end of the 4th and 5th cars. |
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Post by tubeprune on Jul 19, 2012 7:15:59 GMT
So in case of a failure on the southern unit in one train and the northern in another on the Victoria, they won't couple the working two units together to work as one train? No they are intended to stay as fixed 8 car consists. That's not to say it will never happen though! And rsdworker, there is a shunting console that plugs in under the perch seat at the D end of the 4th and 5th cars. I'd like to see a photo of that in place. I'm wondering how the T/O holds the control unit while the train is moving. Or, does the console sit somewhere secure? Then, how does the unit uncouple? I thought the couplers were bolted. I remember they were called "muff couplers" originally. You'd need a pit to undo them, wouldn't you? All sounds a bit of a palava to me. I'll bet they don't do it too often. Thinking on a bit, they will have to do it if they want to lift a unit because the lifting shop at NPK is only long enough for a 4-car. Wouldn't a tug be better than the control unit? It would save all the trouble with leads. They can't have made it that difficult, surely? I must have missed something  |
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Post by racka on Jul 19, 2012 21:33:06 GMT
I'd like to see a photo of that in place. I'm wondering how the T/O holds the control unit while the train is moving. Or, does the console sit somewhere secure? Then, how does the unit uncouple? I thought the couplers were bolted. I remember they were called "muff couplers" originally. You'd need a pit to undo them, wouldn't you? All sounds a bit of a palava to me. I'll bet they don't do it too often. Thinking on a bit, they will have to do it if they want to lift a unit because the lifting shop at NPK is only long enough for a 4-car. Wouldn't a tug be better than the control unit? It would save all the trouble with leads. They can't have made it that difficult, surely? I must have missed something It mounts to where the perch seat is, fairly solidly. The coupler just has a couple of swing bolts - not the muff coupler you remember. They have an 8 car lift at NPK, so don't need to split for that purpose. |
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Post by tubeprune on Jul 21, 2012 7:00:49 GMT
They have an 8 car lift at NPK, so don't need to split for that purpose. Oh, OK. That's what I missed! Which road is it on? |
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Post by racka on Jul 21, 2012 10:46:16 GMT
They have an 8 car lift at NPK, so don't need to split for that purpose. Oh, OK. That's what I missed! Which road is it on? Cant remember the number - one on the right as you look at the front of the lifting shop |
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Post by seaeagle on Jul 29, 2012 14:04:56 GMT
And rsdworker, there is a shunting console that plugs in under the perch seat at the D end of the 4th and 5th cars. I'd like to see a photo of that in place. This is about the best picture I have of the shunting console, this is on the original train 1. www.flickr.com/photos/seaeagle47002/5840454048/in/photostream |
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Post by seaeagle on Jul 29, 2012 14:05:27 GMT
Oh, OK. That's what I missed! Which road is it on? Cant remember the number - one on the right as you look at the front of the lifting shop 38 Road. |
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