Possible, but then they would have to transfer the modifications over to any replacement cab (think roof mounted light & light cluster set up). In part, thanks to those additions, I can see it taking a little bit longer than a straight swap over. It'll also depend on if the damage has been confined to the 'sacrificial' nose area or if any of the subframe has been damaged as well - some cabs are never the same, eg 43190 after Maidenhead (warped sub frame).
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In the Australian derivative the "nose" ahead of the cab can be replaced without needing to swap the entire cab - pity BREL didn't have the idea themselves!
NSW TrainLink - XPT Power car 2016, and the Sydney train stand at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station
The night train to Sydney awaits the road.
Amtrak made the same discovery with the GE P42DC locos, particularly so with American vehicle drivers’ liking for running level crossings. Most if not all of the P42s have been modified with bolt on noses to make repair easier.In the Australian derivative the "nose" ahead of the cab can be replaced without needing to swap the entire cab - pity BREL didn't have the idea themselves!
NSW TrainLink - XPT Power car 2016, and the Sydney train stand at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station
The night train to Sydney awaits the road.
Not sure if it is a typo but LSL haven't procured any Mk4s - at least not yet. They have a number of ex GA Mk3 LHCS which formerly operated Norwich-Liverpool Street route with class 90s. A number of these have been repainted INTERCITY swallow livery along with a DVT or two.
Thanks, yes that was a typo, I always think the Driving Van Trailers are always Mark 4 when some are Mark 3.
That looks ridiculous
Looks like the sort of thing you'd do for a short term fix to something, a bit like the Class 222 in the new EMR livery but with a door in the old EMT livery I saw a photo of the other day
It clearly isn't a swap over as the yellow area is larger than the coupling hatch.Maybe someone swapped it over for a bit of a laugh
Indeed. I must say I was surprised not to see both headlights illuminated as per the TSI.
Not only that, but if you look closely at the Lamp Bracket, you can still see the inside of it is Blue. So it's definitely the original 'face' modified.
The first two RailAdventure power cars have gone to Germany, where they don't get into a histrionic flap about yellow ends! So we may have to wait a bit to find out. The two Pullman power cars actually got replacement lights in the existing housings - look at a photo of them and the lights are much brighter than the ones previously carried.
Funnily enough, the Pullman power cars do satisfy the German rules as-is with all that white paint around the windscreen
Interesting, these are well lit and overlooked by flats, my daughter used to live in one. Not a usual graffiti hotspot.
Renamed. The original plates were removed before it left NL after being off-leased by EMR.
Renamed something different or retained the same name but with different plates?
is it the only LSL power car getting IC swallow or is 047 getting it too?
