TRIVIA: How Far North Has A Unit With 3rd Rail Shoes Reached?

[aleggatta]

Yes, but note that the BBC News web site's coverage of the vandalism of the Stamford model railway exhibition refers to "locomotive units"! The BBC blurs things again. BTW, class 419s (single coaches) are also locomotives, rather than units.

'Locomotive units'?!? Is that a unit of weight, distance or time?

 

[Peter0124]

Some of the London North Western Railway Class 350s are dual overhead and third rail and in the Central Trains days there was one service per day to Preston, not sure if any Class 350 trains with third rail ever worked that service however.

The Transpennine Express Class 350s I think are AC only so don't count.

The Glasgow Subway is of course 600v DC third rail however that doesn't really count.

Would this count? 350374 in Glasgow Central in 2014.

 

[Esker-pades]

Would this count? 350374 in Glasgow Central in 2014.

It's only the 350/1s that have 3rd rail capability as far as I'm aware.

 

[Whistler40145]

A pair of original 73s (with shoes) made it to Fort William last September [GBRF tour]

Prior to this, I remember a 73 was used as a barrier between a Class 87 and Mk 4 Stock when they were refurbished at Rosyth

 

[sd0733]

Some of the London North Western Railway Class 350s are dual overhead and third rail and in the Central Trains days there was one service per day to Preston, not sure if any Class 350 trains with third rail ever worked that service however.

The Transpennine Express Class 350s I think are AC only so don't count.

At the time the Preston train ran they all had third rail capability, the /2s and /3s were yet to be built.

 

[507 001]

I can remember GBRf's 73s going north before then, but thought they were 73/9s without shoes. There's a big risk that even if they're in gauge you'll lose them at some point to a high ballast shoulder.

I thought Class 73 shoes were retractable?

They are!

 

[Highlandspring]

Prior to this, I remember a 73 was used as a barrier between a Class 87 and Mk 4 Stock when they were refurbished at Rosyth

That was a transfer of Mk3 HST coaches from GNER at Craigentinny to FGW at Laira in 2005. The locos were 73204/205 behind 87012. The earlier GNER Mk4 repaints at Rosyth used RES class 47/7s and VDA coupling translator vehicles.

 

[big all]

shoes retracted level with the foot steps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_73#/media/File:73101_John_Griffiths.jpg

 

[Whistler40145]

That was a transfer of Mk3 HST coaches from GNER at Craigentinny to FGW at Laira in 2005. The locos were 73204/205 behind 87012. The earlier GNER Mk4 repaints at Rosyth used RES class 47/7s and VDA coupling translator vehicles.

My apologies

 

[big all]

also worth noting you can see the shoes in the up position just behind the cab steps this end complete with lugs on the top to use a paddle on to lift the shoe up manually
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briti...an_Sleeper_livery_at_Fort_William_Station.JPG