Met 1- mainline fitted ?

[60163tornado]

Just a thought that because Met 1 has recently been running on the underground, would it be classed as mainline fitted, or was that just an exception?

Thanks

 

[NSEFAN]

I doubt Met No. 1 is mainline registered.

London Underground has its own set of safety standards to follow, one requirement being tripcocks (although I'm not sure if Met 1 itself has these fitted). For Network Rail lines, different safety systems would be needed (such as AWS and TPWS).

Something of interest; electric locomotive Sarah Siddons has worked on BR metals in the past with the green 4-SUB unit (evidence here). Does anyone know if this means it has AWS installed, or was an exception made for it? Would such a thing be acceptable on today's railway?

EDIT: Pictures of other tours on BR worked by Sarah Siddons

 

[Chris125]

Met No1 has been overhauled to mainline standards (MT276?) but that is almost certainly to satisfy LU - i've certainly seen no suggestion of any OTMR/TPWS fitment etc. She does have a tripcock however, something she's presumably had since construction.

Chris

 

[60163tornado]

I take it that it is most probable to run on the short distances of of LU

 

[RAGNARØKR]

Something of interest; electric locomotive Sarah Siddons has worked on BR metals in the past with the green 4-SUB unit (evidence here). Does anyone know if this means it has AWS installed, or was an exception made for it? Would such a thing be acceptable on today's railway?

EDIT: Pictures of other tours on BR worked by Sarah Siddons

I seem to recall it went to Brighton with some Pullman cars in tow some time in the 1980s.

 

[Smudger105e]

The SUB and BIL aren't NRN, AWS, TPWS or GSM-R fitted, are they?