Recent content by Kneedown

You mean the 11.32 from Derby to Sheffield, which was 010? I was working it with a couple of trainees. Performed pretty well to Sheffield, return to Pancras, and back to Nottingham. Lost an engine just before Leicester, but Fitter reset a few things at Pancras and it was all good for the Wistow...

I did say "most", not all. A heck of a lot were done up to Trent. All bar one IIRR.

I don't understand why it wasn't allowed to continue to Derby at the very least, seeing as how most of the really expensive work (Bridge rebuilding, track lowering etc) has already been mostly completed.

Being a Toton man at the start of my driving career, and having driven both BREL, and Romanian built 56s, I do have to say that despite not being as user friendly or solid as the BREL 56s, the Romanian one's did seen to build power up a lot faster, making for an enhanced driving experience with...

Platform 2c at Sheffield used to be known as the "Cattle Dock". Even now you get a "D" in the theatre box to take you into it.

That'll be why Barton La was suddenly closed off in the time it took me to go in and out of M&S Chilwell.

Engine shut down cycle whether manual or automatic, incorporates a ~4min cool down cycle before final shutdown. In an emergency the engines can be shut down immediately.

To be honest, I'm not sure how it's powered. It's something we didn't delve into deeply on the course as we can't fix it, and can't get to it. I know it pumps coolant around the engine, heating it in the process. You can see a notable drop in engine temperature when it first kicks in, before the...

Similar sort of thing. Buried deep within the underneath where a Driver cannot venture.

The engines are not running prior to (E to D) power changeover. Pre heating to 45° is done by an auxiliary coolant heater.

Ordinarily, power changeover is carried out manually, but has to be done before passing over the "Goalkeepers", which would then intervene and do it automatically. 1765791348 Engine pre heat does start automatically, via GPS location. Flitwick area I believe.

No, you have to be on diesel arriving into Corby, as the "Goalkeeper" balises are situated a couple of miles back between Glendon and Geddington. These balises couldn't be moved as the infrastructure currently is, as there would be insufficient run off. The only answer would be to extend the...

The service and stopping pattern are programmed in, but the headcode must be input by the Driver, and we still need to confirm the correct stopping pattern, and edit if necessary.

Well, it's logical for the infrastructure that is in place, and I only used Corby as an example. You would need to extend the wires well beyond the junction for the platform, as there is insufficient overlap currently to complete a power change. Ultimately though, it's about preventing too many...

It's actually quite logical. If, for instance, one were to work an 810 on a Corby terminator, then, daft as it sounds, we still have to switch to diesel at Glendon, even though the wires go all the way to Corby, as if we don't then the previously mentioned "Goalkeepers" will do it for us. But on...