Old Dalby Test Track

[Simon Parker]

Hi, new to the forum, resident of The Station House Old Dalby, anyone know why the NMT is running the test track every week lately, is there something not working with the train? or is the track failing? just wondered thats all.

 

[John Webb]

Possibly trying out new or repaired equipment on the train? Or training new operators?

 

[DarloRich]

it has probably just come of maintenance and needs some calibration

 

[Simon Parker]

Thanks for the replies, I was thinking along the same lines, no way does the test track need this much analysis, just using it to set up the NMT and its operators.

 

[38Cto15E]

In the 70's I used to spend a bit of time on the test track as I was one of the few Leicester guards to sign it, I was there are many occasions when the polystirene type arrester beds were constructed at each end of the line. Also the Royal Train was stabled overnight one time and I was guard the next day to Oakham then took the empty stock to Wolverton via the Mkt Harborough-Northampton branch.