NR test train @ bletchely depot

[DarloRich]

There is a drs 37 hauled NR test tain on thefueling road at Bletchley depot - also think it was hiding in a tucked away siding outside euston yesterday evening any info on what it is up to?

 

[Hydro]

MENTOR or Radio Survey, the loose change in my pocket would be on Radio Survey, can't check the roster at the moment.

 

[33056]

I saw 37409 lurking at Tring on Monday night with some yellow coaches so probably that. Don't know what the train was for exactly but I don't think it was MENTOR.

 

[DarloRich]

MENTOR or Radio Survey, the loose change in my pocket would be on Radio Survey, can't check the roster at the moment.

i dont think it was mentor but it was pitch black - looks like the yard lights werent working!

I thought mentor was oos?

 

[Hydro]

MENTOR is alive and kicking, RSC 1 and 3 are doing the rounds at the moment too.

 

[pendolino]

Here Hydro, what's the one I've seen in Selhurst yard a few times recently? The bit in the middle, painted black, in a train that's mostly yellow, looks like two halves of a wagon welded together like a cut'n'shut.

 

[33056]

Structure gauging train , the middle bit looks like this . Hydro should be able to tell you more about its actual workings.

 

[Dreadnought]

It was a standard test train, though not sure which coach it had in it this time. Its the one that runs approx every 4-6 weeks (Mon - Wed) on the Southern WCML though usually with a 31, headcodes are normally 3Q68-3Q70 dependng on which day it is on in the diagram . This is the 1st time I've seen it with a 37 though.

 

[Hydro]

It's an ultrasonic working then. They are fairly unusual with DRS 37's, yes.