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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2006 21:20:46 GMT
...Well, to the LM region anyway! I've just added a few pics of this lovely unit working Northampton to Rugby shuttles in May 1990. davidhenderson.fotopic.net/c853901.htmlWish it would come again! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2006 21:47:24 GMT
Lovely... Wish I was around then.  Sam |
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Post by Phil on Feb 7, 2006 22:14:56 GMT
Lovely... Wish I was around then. Sam Do you? You'd be about 32 by now then if you were............ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2006 22:38:40 GMT
Blimey, was I really only sixteen when I took those pics  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2006 0:12:35 GMT
Ahh, the Ilford 306. The Shenfield Electric. 75mph, dates from around 1949, designed as a 6.125kv set. Sat in that very unit ages ago at an open day, and what luxury fairy soft seats they were...
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Post by russe on Feb 8, 2006 0:40:19 GMT
Sat in that very unit ages ago at an open day, and what luxury fairy soft seats they were... When travelling on Gresley 8'6" bogies, every little bit of comfort helps...  Russ |
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Post by dozy on Feb 8, 2006 9:38:19 GMT
Ahh, the Ilford 306. The Shenfield Electric. 75mph, dates from around 1949, designed as a 6.125kv set. Sat in that very unit ages ago at an open day, and what luxury fairy soft seats they were... Slight error there T/op. 306's were designed as 1,500v DC units. Converted in the early 1960's. When first converted there was an awful lot of trouble with flashovers and explosions in the transformers I believe. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2006 20:14:39 GMT
Sat in that very unit ages ago at an open day, and what luxury fairy soft seats they were... When travelling on Gresley 8'6" bogies, every little bit of comfort helps... Russ Any unit with gresley bogies (304 etc) would have an, er, entertaining ride ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2006 22:37:41 GMT
Ahh, the Ilford 306. The Shenfield Electric. 75mph, dates from around 1949, designed as a 6.125kv set. Sat in that very unit ages ago at an open day, and what luxury fairy soft seats they were... Slight error there T/op. 306's were designed as 1,500v DC units. Converted in the early 1960's. When first converted there was an awful lot of trouble with flashovers and explosions in the transformers I believe. Thanks for the correction. Dunno where I got the 6,125Kv from. Woodhead route comes to mind, but can't be sure. That grey matter is having trouble remembering important things now it's 29 years old... ;D  |
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Post by amershamsi on Feb 10, 2006 14:11:10 GMT
i hope that's a continental comma (so a decimal point, rather than a thousands seperater) 6.125MV is rather a lot, whereas 6.125kV (note: lowercase k for kilo, uppercase V for Volt) is more sensible! Simon |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2006 10:40:09 GMT
Slight error there T/op. 306's were designed as 1,500v DC units. Converted in the early 1960's. When first converted there was an awful lot of trouble with flashovers and explosions in the transformers I believe. Thanks for the correction. Dunno where I got the 6,125Kv from. Woodhead route comes to mind, but can't be sure. That grey matter is having trouble remembering important things now it's 29 years old... ;D The 309s on the Woodhead's 1500v DC system were very similar to the 306s... Sam |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2006 13:03:09 GMT
Thanks for the correction. Dunno where I got the 6,125Kv from. Woodhead route comes to mind, but can't be sure. That grey matter is having trouble remembering important things now it's 29 years old... ;D The 309s on the Woodhead's 1500v DC system were very similar to the 306s... Sam The LNER designed units on the Manchester - Hadfield / Glossop services were almost identical to the Shenfield services. Whereas the ER converted it's units to AC, the LMR kept the 1500V DC system until the mid-eighties, when the line was re-electrified to 25kV AC and the units were scrapped. BTW, the LM units were class 506, as all LM region DC units were in the 5xx classes under TOPS. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2006 9:26:05 GMT
i worked on that when i done my work experience at ilford in 1994 we were re-riviting some of the panels on it
also if you ever see around class 313 unit 333 i found the problem with it as it was sitting in the depot for over 2 weeks and they couldnt find the fault (thyristor bank 3 failed) it gave the sort of jerky movement as a C stock
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2006 9:35:03 GMT
The 309s on the Woodhead's 1500v DC system were very similar to the 306s... Sam The LNER designed units on the Manchester - Hadfield / Glossop services were almost identical to the Shenfield services. Whereas the ER converted it's units to AC, the LMR kept the 1500V DC system until the mid-eighties, when the line was re-electrified to 25kV AC and the units were scrapped. BTW, the LM units were class 506, as all LM region DC units were in the 5xx classes under TOPS. Sorry, yep! Knew that...  Sam |
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