OHLE stickers - were they compulsory?

[vidal]

Looking through some pictures of old locos online I noticed that all of them had OHLE warning stickers - even when they would never see any use on the electrified portions of the network.

For example the Holyhead Breakwater 01s had the stickers. Was it a compulsory thing?

http://railwayherald.com/imagingcentre/view/259033/PL

James

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Yes, and I think it still is.

Something may not work under the wires, but there is always the possibility of it being towed under the wires.

 

[edwin_m]

I don't think Southern EMUs had them, or the orange line, until the opening of the Channel Tunnel created a short section with both third rail and OLE.

 

[43096]

I don't think Southern EMUs had them, or the orange line, until the opening of the Channel Tunnel created a short section with both third rail and OLE.

It is still inconsistent now, at least on SWT/SWR. Red livery units (455, 456, 707) have OHLE warning stickers and orange cantrail stripes, but blue and white liveries (444, 450, 458) don't. 444040 also doesn't have them. The SWT/R DMU fleets do have them.

 

[Jonny]

It is still inconsistent now, at least on SWT/SWR. Red livery units (455, 456, 707) have OHLE warning stickers and orange cantrail stripes, but blue and white liveries (444, 450, 458) don't. 444040 also doesn't have them. The SWT/R DMU fleets do have them.

Is that the ones that might run to Reading in service? (given the OHLE there).

 

[43096]

Is that the ones that might run to Reading in service? (given the OHLE there).

Good point! Waterloo-Reading services are mostly Classes 450 and 458 now, which don't have OHLE warnings.

 

[brel york]

I don't think Southern EMUs had them, or the orange line, until the opening of the Channel Tunnel created a short section with both third rail and OLE.

319 had them from new obviously they operated between two regions

 

[brel york]

456 had them from new also ,
Every vehicle would have had one somewhere as they were towed off the southern region

 

[Western Lord]

Good point! Waterloo-Reading services are mostly Classes 450 and 458 now, which don't have OHLE warnings.

The DC lines at Reading are separate from the GW main line, running in to their own terminal platforms. The connection between the two lines is not electrified on either system, so DC units never enter the main line platforms.

 

[43096]

The DC lines at Reading are separate from the GW main line, running in to their own terminal platforms. The connection between the two lines is not electrified on either system, so DC units never enter the main line platforms.

Well aware of that. But platform 6 is right next to a 25kV electrified line into platform 7.