I notice there seems to be four altogether along the length of the two cars, but they aren’t in the same positions on the individual cars; so that suggests they might have different purposes?
How come it's only present on the front vehicle? It also honestly sounds like the fan is either rubbing on something, or not mounted correctly. That's the sort noise you expect from a computer fan sitting loose in a plastic holder, not a high powered industrial cooling fan!
Probably hit the nail on the head there.
It is certainly quite a difference in size and will be great to see once it makes it way through the tunnels and on the pier.I doubt you'll see a better height comparison than this, should be interesting to see how the views change with the higher windows:
483009 and 484001 Ryde St Johns Road 04/12/2020 by James_Pilbeam, on Flickr
Nope, they are still working on 007 and a month is too long to give up.
Probably very similar. The District line stock is more-or-less main line size and much of the heritage stock is at the smaller end of the scale.
That’s my thinking too.
Do we know if the 484s have the additional packing in the suspension, to raise the ride height compared to when they ran on LU?I doubt you'll see a better height comparison than this, should be interesting to see how the views change with the higher windows:
483009 and 484001 Ryde St Johns Road 04/12/2020 by James_Pilbeam, on Flickr
There was (and should still be) packers between the secondaries and the body to level the ride height based on wheel wear. And unless the secondary suspension has been changed (which given conversations I've had with people at Vivarail, it won't have been), it will still be the same ride height.
The Railcam people have webcams pointing at Esplanade station, which Pier Head trains have to go through, and another at Pier Head itself, which normally concentrates on shipping/ferries, but at night focuses on Pier Head station in case a 484 appears. So far nobody has reported seeing one there, but you can be certain that nobody is going to hang about at Pier Head station at night, in December, to spot one in person.
Thanks, I see they also put recorded video highlights up as well as the live stream, so they’re also likely to do that when they cover it sooner or later anyway...
They are the official car numbers.
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It looked bright and shiny in the sun at Esplanade this afternoon.
It is notable that A ends and D ends are mixed although there are 5 of each. Can these trains couple A-A and D-D as well as A-D?
Posts in the Preservation forum suggest that all the recently used sets will go into preservation. Likely disposition will be 006 to Epping - Ongar, 007 to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, and 008 to another local group.
