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Post by jimbo on Jul 4, 2023 5:31:07 GMT
The conversion of A stock required the installation of a door control panel upon the driver's control desk. The alloy back of this unit showed through the window, blending with the alloy bodywork, giving the impression of a smaller window on that side of the cab. photo I thought that added to the character of these trains, and reminded me of American subway cars. It was not to last long, as the back of the panel was painted black when the units were turned out in corporate colours upon refurbishment, causing the frontal appearance to return to a traditional even look. I guess the aesthetics were judged worthy of this extra cost, which would have been small compared with the whole refurb project. Did anyone else feel sorry to see this unique look disappear? |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Jul 4, 2023 6:45:44 GMT
The drivers side window was actually skilfully reduced in size by the OPO conversion, to have an alloy lower panel and also add missile proof glass.
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Post by brigham on Jul 4, 2023 7:36:38 GMT
Similar to the Tyneside units, then; except we used a round porthole.
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Post by metman on Jul 7, 2023 6:08:08 GMT
I thought the glazing piece remained the same but the inner face was painted grey on the inside where the desk was mounted.
There was an experiment done at one stage where black was used for this panel and this blended in even better than the grey used in refurbishment.
I still miss these trains and the character they had.
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Post by spsmiler on Jul 7, 2023 13:44:59 GMT
Similar to the Tyneside units, then; except we used a round porthole. Some 'Tyneside Electrics' trains had circular porthole style windows |
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Post by brigham on Jul 7, 2023 14:07:20 GMT
Yes, those are the ones. We had to modify them because of lineside attacks.
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