Ascot
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Seen the Chiltern Bubble today around 1ish passing Brum International, anyone got any information on this?
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westcoaster
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wrexham+ shropshire route learners i believe
Ascot
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Ah cheers for that,
Thought your supposed to be hard at work anyway not browsing forums 8)
Thought your supposed to be hard at work anyway not browsing forums 8)
westcoaster
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umm could not comment
lol, iirc there should be a 67+stock+67 formation going around and a 67+stock+dvt
Ascot
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umm could not comment
got the priorities then, ooo the skips will be interesting.
saltley 1394
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The Chiltern Railways Bubble car 960014, will be out route learning for Wrexham & Shropshire Drivers, tomorrow and Friday as 5Z51 0920 Tyseley to Tyseley, going over all lines in the west midlands between Oxley, Bushbury Junction and Coventry. 5 times through New Street during the day, if all goes to plan?
http://mattspencer.fotopic.net/p48712543.html
960014 at New Street today. I tried to see it again at Coseley but it didn't turn up.
960014 at New Street today. I tried to see it again at Coseley but it didn't turn up.
saltley 1394
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Sorry you missed the train at Coseley today 
, we did go through Coseley in the morning twice, at 0950 and again at 1055. Took the train to coventry and Leamington in the afternoon, did not have time for another trip to Wolverhampton.
, we did go through Coseley in the morning twice, at 0950 and again at 1055. Took the train to coventry and Leamington in the afternoon, did not have time for another trip to Wolverhampton.45002
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I saw a bubble car last Tuesday heading north past soho Birmingham,only saw the end of it dont know what colour it was in
MARTIN
MARTIN
Sorry you missed the train at Coseley today
After it went north through Coseley at 10:55 which way did it go back towards Brum? via Bescot?
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I saw a bubble car last Tuesday heading north past soho Birmingham,only saw the end of it dont know what colour it was in
MARTIN
It would have been the same one in my photo above, blue and grey
saltley 1394
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Matt, yes you were right, we did go back via Bescot after the 1055 trip through coseley. The good news is the train 5Z51 0920 Tyseley to Tyseley is booked to run SX all next week. Booked to go to Oxley and Bushbury Junction in the morning then a trip to Leamington Spa via Coventry in the afternoon.
Up Carriage Liner
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What a grand old lady. And obviously perfect for route learning activities. Curious to know, with it being Chiltern, what safety equipment is fitted to it? AWS? TPWS? ATP?
It has to have AWS/TPWS doesn't it?
Thanks, might try and see it again sometime next week then
saltley 1394
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It is fitted with AWS, TPWS, OTMR data recorder which was fitted at the end of last year, was fitted with tripcock but this has been removed / isolated. Has an onboard generator 240v for heating and making tea. Has both CSR and NRN radios fitted, and still goes well after 50 years service.
Looking on Anoraksia, the passenger bubble (121 020) appears to be fitted with AWS and TPWS, but not Chiltern ATP.
Cheers,
Barry
Cheers,
Barry
saltley 1394
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Chiltern bubble car 960014, was out today route learning round the west midlands, with the Les Ross daytripper headboard on the front, made an interesting train going through new street. Did anybody get a photo of it on its journey? 8)
P156KWJ
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saw the bubble car passing through New Street last Tuesday
LU lines use tripcocks.
Chiltern uses the Metropolitan tracks between Amersham and Harrow-on-the-Hill.
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