5A's are semi-peranently coupled like a multiple unit and are joined by bar couplings. The vanilla Mk5's are like standard loco hauled trains, use Dellner couplings and, unlike the 5A's, the carriages can all be coupled & uncoupled at will and anywhere. The 5A's need to be uncoupled at a depot.
there are numerous differences, far too many to list here and probably been covered elsewhere.
Thanks. I didn't appreciate that the couplings were different.
Thanks for the gen. Do you know if these diagrams will operate on Saturdays from the get-go?
Anyone would think that TPE were proposing to re-introduce Class 55s to the route and to leave the Napiers running under the roof, rather than the reality of a modern locomotive with a Euro Stage 3a emissions compliant engine
Many thanks for those Jack, greatly appreciated.
The Stage IIIA emissions requirements were superseded in 2012. Compared with the current Stage IIIB requirements, they permit eight times the particulate emissions and double the NOx.Anyone would think that TPE were proposing to re-introduce Class 55s to the route and to leave the Napiers running under the roof, rather than the reality of a modern locomotive with a Euro Stage 3a emissions compliant engine
Don’t take my list as gospel, it’s just pieced together from Jack’s kind post about the initial workings.
The dwell time at Liverpool Lime Street seems to be around 23 minutes for most of the day (the engine being on the buffers at a Liverpool was what seemed to spark the whole ‘Class 68s are going to poison us’ debate).
Thanks Ben, sadly is indeed the correct word. It has been a painstakingly slow process so far.
There were 7 sets of Mk5A's (TP01-06 & 09) in the Country until this latest set (TP011?) arrived at Portbury so still another 5 to arrive.I think I'll move away from the debate about 68s poisoning the good people of Liverpool every time they arrive, otherwise I might start upsetting people with my beliefs around climate change
However, I am interested to see that there is a new arrival of MK5 A (thought I'd ensure people knew what I was referring to in this thread about the TPE MK5A sets) stock from Portbury tomorrow as for some reason I was under the impression that all sets had arrived. Are there still more to come after this?
TP11, I think.
TP11 arrived at MID today
They both say 20.5 metres on the side
As well as being on the buffers at Lime St they also have to arrive at Longsight with the Loco on the South end in case it is due a Loco change and the No 1 end of the Loco has to be South end as well so the driver can get to the Mode switch without going into the other Loco cab. It will be a bit of a logistical nightmare
