shyanthony
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Are there any others that people have travelled on.
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Fantastic3 x class 26 locos with two Mk1 coaches from Georgemas Jn to Wuck
You have me thinking (again!). In Michael Welch's "A Southern Electric Album" (Capital Transport/2003) there is a view on the SW of a 12 car formed 2EPB+6HAP+4EPB taken back in 1966, a bit before my time. I don't ever recall diagramming 2EPB's and 2HAP's in the same formation, the 2HAP's normally being used to augment ML trains such as 8VEP/CIG+2HAP or 8VEP/CIG+4HAP, whereas the 2EPB's were normally used on suburban services as a rule, either as 2+2EPB alone or combined with a 4EPB.The Southern Region in slam-door times were famous for these. Theoretically you could have got 4 classes in one 12 coach train (e.g. 4CIG/CEP + 4VEP + 2HAP + 2EPB). Not sure if that was ever diagrammed, but there were certainly various combinations of three of those four classes.
I once had 3 x 26s from Brora to Inverness on 5 Mk1. I think it was in 1982.The 755s are a bit odd but that's the planned formation. They're pretty quick too.
I'll give you 3 x class 26 locos with two Mk1 coaches from Georgemas Jn to Wick for starters. Obviously a few years ago.
That would be unusual, as EPBs had lower gearing than HAPs and gangwayed stock to suit their more suburban duties.You have me thinking (again!). In Michael Welch's "A Southern Electric Album" (Capital Transport/2003) there is a view on the SW of a 12 car formed 2EPB+6HAP+4EPB taken back in 1966, a bit before my time. I don't ever recall diagramming 2EPB's and 2HAP's in the same formation, the 2HAP's normally being used to augment ML trains such as 8VEP/CIG+2HAP or 8VEP/CIG+4HAP, whereas the 2EPB's were normally used on suburban services as a rule, either as 2+2EPB alone or combined with a 4EPB.
A 50/50 mix was permissible, eg 4VEP+4EPB, as was the case on New Line diagrams, and any other formation providing the ML stock formed a minimum of 50%, as per the example mentioned up thread in Michael Welch's book. But something like 4VEP+8EPB was a no-no.That would be unusual, as EPBs had lower gearing than HAPs and gangwayed stock to suit their more suburban duties.
Some 4EPBs were regeared for 90mphThat would be unusual, as EPBs had lower gearing than HAPs and gangwayed stock to suit their more suburban duties.
This might be a silly question, but why? What's the advantage of running more expensive BMUs instead of EMUs, with all the limitations on access through the train that that entails?The 755s are a bit odd but that's the planned formation. They're pretty quick too.
Quite simply to help the 745 availability. 720s on the Stansted services further help that 745 availability, if you made another Stansted diagram 720s (if available) then perhaps you could remove the 755s on the Norwich line, but it is all robbing Peter etc....This might be a silly question, but why? What's the advantage of running more expensive BMUs instead of EMUs, with all the limitations on access through the train that that entails?
Early 2000's I was on a late evening Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport TPE which was a 158/144. I think this was when the 144 was used on the Whitby Branch in the Summer (3 cars therefore extra capacity) and assume it was dropped off at LeedsOne of the evening peak Calder Valley via Dewsbury services around 8 years ago was regularly formed of 158+142. The 142 would come ECS from Holbeck and begin boarding, with almost everyone cramming on... those of us "in the know" knew to hold back until the 158 arrived from the inbound service and attached to the front.
Back in the early to mid 1990s there was a Calder Valley service formed of 158+141.
Is that another way of saying "they ordered the wrong number of trains"?Quite simply to help the 745 availability. 720s on the Stansted services further help that 745 availability, if you made another Stansted diagram 720s (if available) then perhaps you could remove the 755s on the Norwich line, but it is all robbing Peter etc....
Is that another way of saying "they ordered the wrong number of trains"?
Not to mention their 1,906m-long train, made up of 25 x 4 car units:Although not a UK example, I find RhB in Switzerland a little funny how they mix their EMU and coaching stock very randomly in the same service.
And freight vehicles!I find RhB in Switzerland a little funny how they mix their EMU and coaching stock very randomly in the same service.