That's great to hear.. literallyLSL have successfully started up Deltic D9000/55022 last weekend with it's overhauled power units.
43059 and 43049 are currently on their way back to Crewe as 5Z44. Interestingly, 43059 has the words 'Pullman' with the omission of 'Midland'.
Not good news, hope it wasn’t in traffic when the failure occurredBlue Pullman 43055 power unit has gone bang (camshaft), being replaced with power unit from 43058.
Quite possibly, it wasn’t very happy on its last trip out (the Kyle of Lochalsh trip where it started smoking very heavily). It hasn’t been out since.Not good news, hope it wasn’t in traffic when the failure occurred
Unfortunately, 47501 wasn't the most reliable of locomotives when DRS owned itD1944 (47501) 'Craftsman' is no longer part of the active LSL fleet, having been withdrawn. Rumours going around of the loco being put on display at the Margate site after reusable components have been removed to keep the rest of the fleet in traffic.
Unfortunately, 47501 wasn't the most reliable of locomotives when DRS owned it
That would mean the diesel engine must have been operating above rated setting. Often happened with 50s set up at a depot.Indeed, although when it went, it went like a rocket. I believe there were some power unit / generator issues which led to excessive current being passed through the electrical system and to the traction motors with predictable results.
That would mean the diesel engine must have been operating above rated setting. Often happened with 50s set up at a depot.
A good few tins of Isopon P38 went into that!
Are they wanting to make it pass, visually, as a 47?
Just returning it to it's as-converted class 57 appearance, seeing as LSL see no requirement for Dellner couplers in their usual business activities.Are they wanting to make it pass, visually, as a 47?
I have 40808 and 40902 as being at Eastleigh for LSL. Is this still the case?Also in Carls updates, Staycation Mk3 TGF (44081) turning Blue, and former GWSR Mk1 FO (3091) "Marguerite" now about to enter the works (It since has and will be eventually be joining LSLs main fleet).
Yes, though I believe nothing has happened with those as of yet. For a while, it did look a little like a Laira Depot dumping ground with 41167, 40808, 40902 and 46006 all down the back.I have 40808 and 40902 as being at Eastleigh for LSL. Is this still the case?
Blue star is used.Does the ScotRail set use the original push pull control system or something different? I'd assume different because the DBSO has been modified more than once.
Does the ScotRail set use the original push pull control system or something different? I'd assume different because the DBSO has been modified more than once.
Has the loco's control system been modified or is that the original push pull system?No, the original system used the coaching stock lighting circuits but the ScotRail set has now been fitted with a dedicated hard-wired system specially for the DBSO control, for robustness and reliability.
It's all Blue Star multiple controlled. The original push-pull system is long since obsolete - and no doubt long since skipped for the DBSOs as they were converted to standard TDM in the late 1980s/early 90s. The DBSO involved had been fitted with Blue Star capability for use on the Cumbrian Coast with Class 37s, so make sense to fit 47712 similarly.Has the loco's control system been modified or is that the original push pull system?
Has the loco's control system been modified or is that the original push pull system?
Ok, thanks for info. Guessed original system was obsolete especially as DBSO had been modified a few times.It's all Blue Star multiple controlled. The original push-pull system is long since obsolete - and no doubt long since skipped for the DBSOs as they were converted to standard TDM in the late 1980s/early 90s. The DBSO involved had been fitted with Blue Star capability for use on the Cumbrian Coast with Class 37s, so make sense to fit 47712 similarly.
It's all Blue Star multiple controlled. The original push-pull system is long since obsolete - and no doubt long since skipped for the DBSOs as they were converted to standard TDM in the late 1980s/early 90s. The DBSO involved had been fitted with Blue Star capability for use on the Cumbrian Coast with Class 37s, so make sense to fit 47712 similarly.
Isn't green circle just a variant of blue star?To be pedantic, I believe it's a modification of the green circle MW system, as that is what is fitted to 47712 and other 47s in the LSL fleet.