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Post by fish7373 on Dec 29, 2019 14:09:48 GMT
Out of the three the best one was the blue BRE one more advanced than the other two to say. More advanced in some ways but in others less so, like the Motor Alternator for auxiliary supply and I seem to recall traditional thyristors in the propulsion equipment instead of the then new fangled GTO ones. Might be wrong on that one, anyone else recall? Hi i have lot of info on the units but to difficult to put up on here. AUX was not Motor Alternator was a Static convertors and had GTO Traction according to the info i have, i still say the BRL one was the best When at Northfields Depot That`s my opinion. |
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Post by t697 on Dec 30, 2019 10:52:29 GMT
More advanced in some ways but in others less so, like the Motor Alternator for auxiliary supply and I seem to recall traditional thyristors in the propulsion equipment instead of the then new fangled GTO ones. Might be wrong on that one, anyone else recall? Hi i have lot of info on the units but to difficult to put up on here. AUX was not Motor Alternator was a Static convertors and had GTO Traction according to the info i have, i still say the BRL one was the best When at Northfields Depot That`s my opinion. I'm sure there was an MA but on further reflection it may have been for the traction motors' separately excited fields. The blue train was certainly kept usable for a lot longer and used for various tests usually on the South Ealing Test Track so must have had quite a bit going for it! |
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Post by Chris W on Jan 3, 2020 21:43:11 GMT
Further to everything that has been posted here, please find a link below to the article I wrote in the August edition of Rail Express re the private sale of car 16...
Anyone who hopes to make an offer needs to have some space... preferably under cover 
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Post by class411 on Jan 4, 2020 8:10:14 GMT
Anyone who hopes to make an offer needs to have some space... preferably under cover If you have the money to buy and the space to put it, I imagine one of those large agricultural poly-tunnels would do the job at a reasonable cost. |
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Post by Chris M on Jan 4, 2020 13:13:57 GMT
Those poly-tunnels can get quite humid (at least when plants are growing in them), which might not be ideal.
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Post by class411 on Jan 5, 2020 11:01:41 GMT
I don't think that would be a problem if it was ventilated an nothing was growing.
On the other hand, you'd only really be storing it as you couldn't appreciate the external appearance as a whole because of lack of space.
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Post by Chris L on Jan 5, 2020 17:30:38 GMT
I don't think that would be a problem if it was ventilated an nothing was growing. On the other hand, you'd only really be storing it as you couldn't appreciate the external appearance as a whole because of lack of space. There are temporary works areas at some depots like Stratford where the tunnel like structures that would be more suited to ongoing preservation. |
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Post by class411 on Jan 5, 2020 23:30:53 GMT
I don't think that would be a problem if it was ventilated an nothing was growing. On the other hand, you'd only really be storing it as you couldn't appreciate the external appearance as a whole because of lack of space. There are temporary works areas at some depots like Stratford where the tunnel like structures that would be more suited to ongoing preservation. But does anyone who has the spare cash and inclination to buy an underground carriage have rights to use such areas? |
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Post by Chris L on Jan 6, 2020 5:56:48 GMT
There are temporary works areas at some depots like Stratford where the tunnel like structures that would be more suited to ongoing preservation. But does anyone who has the spare cash and inclination to buy an underground carriage have rights to use such areas? I'm not suggesting they would get access to a depot but that suitable structures are available. If you have the money to buy the car it would be possible to house it. |
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Post by d7666 on Jan 21, 2020 11:55:18 GMT
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Post by exwatfordian on Apr 9, 2020 20:10:47 GMT
Never mind the 86TS, how much would a typical train carriage cost? I'd imagine buying a rolling stock would be the same as buying a bus for preservation - "the buying is the easy part!"
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Post by Chris M on Apr 9, 2020 20:25:47 GMT
Indeed, in terms of preserving rail vehicles the biggest issue is almost always storage - suitable space is neither cheap nor readily available. Especially if you want something other than a static exhibit. If you have that then there is normally someone who will be willing to sell you anything redundant that hasn't been scrapped yet. Transporting your purchase from its current location to where you will be keeping it will not come cheap, but arranging it will be pretty simple - in normal times there are movements of rail vehicles by road somewhere in the country pretty much every week.
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Post by littlejohn on Apr 10, 2020 9:59:36 GMT
Never mind the 86TS, how much would a typical train carriage cost? I'd imagine buying a rolling stock would be the same as buying a bus for preservation - "the buying is the easy part!" Certainly, when I had my preserved coaches I found that buying them was the easy bit. The most difficult was finding somewhere to keep them, given that it needed to be secure, accessible at all sensible times, affordable and within a reasonable distance of home. Rolling stock must be hugely more difficult - possibly more so if you are not going to actually run it on an operating railway? |
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Post by The Tram Man on May 2, 2021 14:04:37 GMT
Last year there was a thread about the last remaining 1986 stock DM, the green one at the LTM Acton depot, being put up for sale. However, that thread is now locked, and there is no mention of it being taken up by anyone, nor could I see any other topics on the matter. So... Does anyone know what the status is at the moment?
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Post by jamdougnut on May 5, 2021 8:14:51 GMT
Last year there was a thread about the last remaining 1986 stock DM, the green one at the LTM Acton depot, being put up for sale. However, that thread is now locked, and there is no mention of it being taken up by anyone, nor could I see any other topics on the matter. So... Does anyone know what the status is at the moment? When I visited last August it was still there, however this may have changed. I do plan on visiting during half term, so I’ll have a look then! |
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Post by MoreToJack on May 5, 2021 12:40:48 GMT
The 86TS does indeed remain at Acton LTM - not much chance of it moving over the last year given the very restricted access due to Covid-19.
There are plans for it, although I don’t believe these are yet in the public domain.
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Post by The Tram Man on May 10, 2021 21:35:01 GMT
Well, as long as it's going to a good home and not getting scrapped, I'm happy. Seeing as the other two sets are completely gone it would be a shame to lose this one as well.
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How about sending it to Hainault for the Woodford shuttles ? 
