I'm thinking of a train class..

[Class172]

Class 210?

 

[ainsworth74]

No. I'm going to make this hopefully easy it's TOPS number is in the range 20x. So fastest finger first who can get it?

 

[150222]

Class 207?

 

[Class172]

Class 203?

Open floor if correct.

 

[ainsworth74]

No to both though you've bracketed the number now (with gg1s guess)...

 

[150222]

Class 205

 

[ainsworth74]

Lower...

 

[Class172]

Class 202.

La terre est ouvert.

 

[ainsworth74]

Finally the correct answer!

And some explanation to the clues seeing as this took a while:

1) We had only one operator during our life.

BR

2) We had a unique quality due to the services we worked.

Narrow body profiles to fit through the tunnels on the Hastings service

3) We were replaced by rolling stock that was actually older than we were at withdrawal.

When the track was singled/electrified 411s took over which entered service in 1956 compared with 1957 for the 202s

 

[150222]

class 204
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As far as i can gather this is an open floor so...
* we are in service today.
* we have cummins engines
* we have an unusual feature.

 

[ainsworth74]

A 221? The unusual feature being the tilt?

 

[Temple Meads]

Class 153, being single car?

 

[150222]

Neither of those.

 

[ole man]

Tpe 185?

 

[150222]

Nope sorry.

 

[Temple Meads]

Class 180?

 

[150222]

Not a 180.

 

[ainsworth74]

Perhaps a clue as this has been running for more than a day with only a few guesses?

 

[Class172]

Class 150?

 

[150222]

Not a 150.
Another clue has been requested.
* We were not built with cummins engines. They were fitted later.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Pacers have Cummins engines, which replace their original Leyland engines, don't they?

Unusual feature = four wheeled carriages.

Might as well start with the obvious 142.




If it is, floor is open.

 

[Temple Meads]

I'll go 143 then?

 

[150222]

Neither is correct.
Only one option left but...
* We don't all have the same number of carriages.

 

[Temple Meads]

144 then.

 

[150222]

144 is Correct.
Temple Meads' floor.

 

[Temple Meads]

1) We are associated with a certain area, but that wasn't the only place we served.
2) We operated both passenger and freight services.

 

[gg1]

class 33?

 

[Temple Meads]

class 33?

No, afraid not.

 

[ole man]

Hymek 35?

 

[Temple Meads]

Hymek 35?

Incorrect.

I'll give a clue if the next answer is incorrect.