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Didcot Or Eastleigh?
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Mintona
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Cholsey 
Nah, I'd do Didcot.
Nah, I'd do Didcot.
Techniquest
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Didcot is my preferance out of those two!
Jord
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I've never been to both, passed through Didcot, that's it, if future would like to try out Eastleigh
If you're lucky you might get 2 73's parked up in EH yard next to platforms, no 47's the COLAS ones will be off to sunny plymouth soon.
Eastleigh:
EWS 66's
FLi 66's
SWT 450/444's/158
Virgin XC 220/221's
Didcot:
EWS 66's/60/67
FLi 66's
FLHH 66's
FGWl 165/166's/180
FGW/hss HST's(MTU and a few Valenta's plus one VP)
Virgin XC 220/221's
DRS 66's (on RHTT)
Horse's for courses really:-?
Eastleigh:
EWS 66's
FLi 66's
SWT 450/444's/158
Virgin XC 220/221's
Didcot:
EWS 66's/60/67
FLi 66's
FLHH 66's
FGWl 165/166's/180
FGW/hss HST's(MTU and a few Valenta's plus one VP)
Virgin XC 220/221's
DRS 66's (on RHTT)
Horse's for courses really:-?
I thought all the VP185s had been ripped out ready for MML conversions?
TheSlash
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You also get
EWS 37's, 67's, 60's, and 59's
FL 57 {occassional 47}
GBRf 73
SWT 455
As a bonus you get stuff going in and out of the works like 442's and MPV's. Then there is the railtours that use the EWS part of Eastleigh depot.
EWS 37's, 67's, 60's, and 59's
FL 57 {occassional 47}
GBRf 73
SWT 455
As a bonus you get stuff going in and out of the works like 442's and MPV's. Then there is the railtours that use the EWS part of Eastleigh depot.
Mintona
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They've already gone!
nope! one remains with FGW 43170 (the original conversion) still running around with its series 2 VP185
Jord
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Yeah but how often seriously do EWS 37s go through? but i didn't know 59s went down Eastleigh, or do you mean Didcot
lolYeah but how often seriously do EWS 37s go through? but i didn't know 59s went down Eastleigh, or do you mean Didcot
was thinking the same extremely unlikely see any down there these days!
59's do go down there, or they used to a few years back
just looked at Carl's post and 59's do still go thru EH
http://cw-railpic.fpic.co.uk/p45498352.html
TheSlash
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Normally get a 59 on the Fareham and Chichester stone trains, aswell as the Botley job.
We get DRS 37's on the twist train
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If you get the right driver releaving at Eastleigh on the up, for Freightliner, it can be a good show watching him start a heavy train off towards Winchester
We get DRS 37's on the twist train
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
If you get the right driver releaving at Eastleigh on the up, for Freightliner, it can be a good show watching him start a heavy train off towards Winchester
thefab444
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The day to day runnings are all 66s at both locations; there is the Theale Tanks but these are fairly often 66 these days.
Is it special then , Ive seen it twice and sounds differnt to the other PCs , but departing reading it sounded like an MTU but clagged
hock:.Is it special then , Ive seen it twice and sounds differnt to the other PCs , but departing reading it sounded like an MTU but clagged
VP185s don't sound like MTU's at all. Also yes, VP185s do tend to clag.
Techniquest
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It's FGW's last VP185 in service, sounds pretty good too!
Is it special then , Ive seen it twice and sounds differnt to the other PCs , but departing reading it sounded like an MTU but clagged
It was BR's second attempt at re-engining the class 43 PC's, the first attempt was with a Mirrless 12MB190 rated at 2400hp fitted to 43167/168/169/170 in the mid 80's(managed to get a pair of these on a set and did they go!), these weren't very successful mainly due to Mirrless withdrawing the engine design from their range, 168 was the last PC to carry it in about '96.
About the same time Paxman's had designed a new diesel mainly for industrial app's but were keen to do a traction version (slightly de-rated) and approached BR in their final years, the first of these V12 engines(de-rated from 2700hp to 2250hp for the HST) was fitted into 43170 and named GEC Paxman, this engine differed from the Valenta in being a 90degree engine but also differed by instead of fitting one large turbo (the scream on a valenta!) 6 smaller automotive turbo's were fitted, the valenta's had a habit of eating the napier turbo's and at over £20k for a replacement were keen to address this!
All 4 Mirrless fitted PC's were retrofitted with the VP, with 167 going to the ECML for trials (and eventually converted back to a Valenta) after a PC swap, several others were fitted but despite promises's of lower fuel/oil consumption never really lived up to it, MML converted some of their fleet and are about to re-engine the remainder with the VP185.
incidently the 12VP185 in 170 is an updated version and looks like staying almost to the end (was at Pad last night on the london end)
Mirrless 12MB190
http://www.oldengine.org/members/blkstone/History7.htm
Paxman 12VP185
http://www.nelmes.fsnet.co.uk/paxman/paxeng34.htm#vp185
devon_metro
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VP185s are fairly dull compared to Valentas IMO.
I'd go to Didcot tbh.
66s, 444s and boring stuff like that will be around for ages.
Valentas screaming through Didcot will not
I'd go to Didcot tbh.
66s, 444s and boring stuff like that will be around for ages.
Valentas screaming through Didcot will not
Techniquest
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16 Valentas with FGW as of Friday night...
Get them whilst you still can!
Get them whilst you still can!
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