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Post by rick on Jun 8, 2016 8:11:05 GMT
I'd be surprised if 127s were used on the goblin in 1983, as they were well and truly knackered by the time the electrics replaced them on the BedPan route- having had to be kept on beyond their intended replacement date because of problems with the new trains. All were gone by early 1984. Cricklewood had an allocation of 116s which were normal fare on the line- recognisable for their lack of a 4character headcode box above the windscreen which was a feature of all other suburban dmu's except class 125. They definately were! And very tired they were too See flic.kr/p/bgWSDHIt is one of the 2 car 127s which was right towards the end If you search class 127 gospel oak on flickr there is a pic of a 3 car 127 there with one DMBS in green which i think had been painted as such towards the end
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Post by rick on Jun 7, 2016 17:40:01 GMT
IIRC in 1983 class 127s often came to be used, as 4 car, then 3 car, then 2 car, super power as both were DMBS cars! Btw these didnt have same engines as 115s, 115 were Leyland Albion mechanical vs 127s Rolls Royce hydraulic transmission. I think it went to 104s, also I recall a spell of 2 car double DMBS 115s, odd 108s, 121s before a settled spell of 117 2 cars.
Btw those 125s also lasted until 1976/7 until GN suburban electtification, they had similar engines and transmission to 127s, very different sounding to 'normal DMUs!
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