RailAdventure Power Cars

[ExRes]

Showing as SLC operated 43050 & 43076 worked 0955 5Z43 Loughborough Brush to Gascoigne Wood Sidings DATS set formed of DVT 82136, Mk3s 12064, 11090, 12097, 12032, DVT 82115 & Mk3 10237, the power cars then worked 1430 0Z43 to Leicester LIP

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 out today on 0905 0Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Butterley MRC, 1214 6X43 to Toton North Yard with a Railvac and 1339 0Z44 back to Tyseley Steam Trust

 

[43096]

43465 & 43484 out today on 0905 0Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Butterley MRC, 1214 6X43 to Toton North Yard with a Railvac and 1339 0Z44 back to Tyseley Steam Trust

Swanwick would be HST-central with those two there. Five power cars present!

 

[ExRes]

All four in service power cars at work today, 43465/484 & 480/468 in pairs TnT with the two barrier vans on 1046 6Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Crewe CS, then 1545 5Q43 to Crewe Down Refuge Siding and 2230 5Q44 to Kirkdale CS with 777004

 

[Bob Price]

A video of them on the 777 move in this tweet here, taken at Warrington

https://twitter.com/SkhTrains/status/1595208478628450304?t=lCmqWGkMCEuABGaIlFDFEQ&s=19

 

[ExRes]

A video of them on the 777 move in this tweet here, taken at Warrington

https://twitter.com/SkhTrains/status/1595208478628450304?t=lCmqWGkMCEuABGaIlFDFEQ&s=19

Thanks for the link, hopefully they can get the 777 situation sorted and this move can become a regular

The power cars and barriers returned home this morning on 0413 6Z44 Kirkdale CS to Tyseley Steam Trust

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 on a winter warmer today with the two barrier vans, 1151 6Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Humberstone Road and 1422 6Z44 return

 

[ExRes]

With the intended transfer of 777140 from Wembley to Crewe being cancelled, the 777 having not arrived at Dollands Moor yet, 43468 & 43480 were out on a New Year ramble as 0816 0Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Tyseley Steam Trust via Nuneaton, Kings Norton and Nuneaton which was cut short before Kings Norton, there is currently a repeat schedule showing for tomorrow




** Updated Thursday 12th January **


0816 0Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Tyseley Steam Trust running again today with 43465, 43468, 43480 & 43484, full run today via Nuneaton, Kings Norton & Nuneaton

 

[ExRes]

43465, 43468, 43480 & 43484 worked this mornings 0816 0Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Wembley Receptions 1-7 to collect 777140, two IWA barrier vans and four IGB brake wagons for 1232 6Q43 to Crewe Down Refuge Siding and 2136 6Q44 to Kirkdale CS



** Updated Thursday 19th January **


43465, 43468, 43480 & 43484 and barrier array worked 0500 6Z44 Kirkdale CS to DB Cargo Fan A&B Sidings then 1231 0Z44 to Tyseley Steam Trust



** Updated Monday 23rd January **


43465, 43468, 43480 & 43484 worked 1032 6Z43 Tyseley Steam Trust to Kings Norton OTPD with the two barrier vans

 

[ExRes]

43468 & 43480 worked 0953 6Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Kings Norton OTPD via Nuneaton, Leicester and Burton with the two barrier vans



** Updated Wednesday1st February **


43468 & 43480 out again on 1001 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Kings Norton OTPD via Nuneaton, Kings Norton & Nuneaton

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 are todays pair on 1021 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Tyseley Steam Trust, 1356 0Z44 to Nuneaton and 1449 0Z45 to Kings Norton OTPD



** Updated Friday 17th February **


A full house today, 43465, 43468, 43480 & 43484 with the two barrier vans working 1117 6Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Humberstone Road and 1421 6Z44 return

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 worked 1702 0Z54 Kings Norton OTPD to Wembley Receptions 1-7 then 2349 6Q55 to Belmont Down Yard with 555003, two barrier vans, four brake force wagons and two new Volker Rail tampers



** Updated Friday 24th February **


43465 & 43484 worked 1000 6Q75 Belmont Down Yard to Scunthorpe Frodingham (Gr) with the Volker Rail tampers and 1150 0Z76 return



** Updated Saturday 25th February **


43465 & 43484 worked 0213 6Q56 Belmont Down Yard to Tyne SS with 555003 and the barrier array where, hopefully, security will be rather better than at Wembley before movement to Pelaw Goods Loops



** Updated Tuesday 28th February **


43465 & 43484 worked 0012 6Q57 Tyne SS to Pelaw Goods Loops to hand over 555003, then 0441 6Z58 to Belmont Yard with the barriers continuing as 2202 6Z59 to Db Cargo Fan A and B Sidings



** Updated Wednesday 1st March **


43465 & 43484 worked 0919 0Z60 Db Cargo Fan A and B Sidings to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[87015]

** Updated Tuesday 28th February **


43465 & 43484 worked 0012 6Q57 Tyne SS to Pelaw Goods Loops to hand over 555003, then 0441 6Z58 to Belmont Yard with the barriers continuing as 2202 6Z59 to Db Cargo Fan A and B Sidings

Jacked, unable to get up Camden Incline despite such a light load and (after hours of refusing to despite stopping the job) required assistance from a DB shed to get moving.

 

[ExRes]

Jacked, unable to get up Camden Incline despite such a light load and (after hours of refusing to despite stopping the job) required assistance from a DB shed to get moving.

Thanks for that @87015 I was wondering what the four hour delay was about, having been up the incline myself numerous times I'd be a bit concerned about not making it with what seems to be a light load, it would be interesting to know what weight those brake force wagons are actually carrying



** Updated Sunday 5th March **


43468 & 43480 worked top and tail with 20142 & 20189 on 1036 6Z76 Kings Norton OTPD to Crewe CS with the barrier vans, 1422 6Q77 to Kirkdale CS with 777012 & 777016 and 1905 6Z78 to Crewe Down Refuge Siding



** Updated Monday 6th March **


43468 & 43480 top and tail with 20142 & 20189 worked 1030 6Z79 Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Kings Norton OTPD with the barrier vans

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 with 20142 & 20189 worked 0800 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Tyseley TMD and 1706 0Z46 return

43468 & 43480 worked 1700 0Z54 Kings Norton OTPD to Db Cargo Fan A and B Sdgs

 

[1018509]

Do 2 class 43's at each end of a train have more traction than acouple of more recent diesel locomotives?

 

[Doomotron]

Do 2 class 43's at each end of a train have more traction than acouple of more recent diesel locomotives?

For passenger workings, I reckon it's close, but for freight and other non-passenger workings it isn't close. They just don't have the 'oomph' that say a Class 66 has.

 

[D365]

For passenger workings, I reckon it's close, but for freight and other non-passenger workings it isn't close. They just don't have the tractive effort that say a Class 66 has.

Fixed that for you


(Graph showing a comparison of tractive effort for Class 66 and Class 93 vs Class 37, 2 x Class 43, Class 91)

 

[BRX]

Is there a reason the 43s can't go all the way to Dollands Moor and bring stuff up from there directly instead of doing the swap over at Wembley?

 

[ExRes]

Is there a reason the 43s can't go all the way to Dollands Moor and bring stuff up from there directly instead of doing the swap over at Wembley?

As it stands I believe it's simply down to the fact that Class 43s aren't permitted over the routes to/from Dollands Moor



43468 & 43480 worked 2350 7Q55 Db Cargo Fan A and B Sdgs to Belmont Down Yard with 555004, two barrier vans and four brake force wagons



** Updated Friday 10th March **


43468 & 43480 worked 0124 7Q56 Belmont Down Yard to Tyne SS with 555004 and barrier array then 2356 7Q57 to Pelaw Goods Loops to hand over 555004



** Updated Saturday 11th March **


43468 & 43480 worked 0440 6Z8 Pelaw Down Goods Loops to Belmont Down Yard with the barriers



** Updated Monday 13th March **


43468 & 43480 working 0537 6Z59 Belmont Down Yard to Db Cargo Fan A and B Sdgs with the barriers and 1148 0Z60 to Kings Norton OTPD

43465 & 43484 on 1000 6Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to East Midlands Parkway via Leicester with the barrier vans and 1201 6Z44 return via Burton



** Updated Wednesday 15th March **


43468 & 43480 worked top and tail with 43465 & 43484 on Kings Norton OTPD to Crewe CS with the barrier vans, 1446 6Q77 to Crewe Down Refuge Sidings and 2218 6Q78 to Kirkdale CS with 777005 & 777014

 

[ExRes]

Jacked, unable to get up Camden Incline despite such a light load and (after hours of refusing to despite stopping the job) required assistance from a DB shed to get moving.

Just quoting @87015 as a reminder of what happened to 6Z59 a couple of weeks back, it turns out that human error was responsible, one of the cut out switches was not set properly meaning only one power car was working, those of us who have had the delights of a one power car set will know that was the lost opportunity to sit back and write our memoirs while trying to get up any incline let alone Camden

43465 & 43484 with 43468 & 43480 working top and tail with the barrier vans on todays 0500 6Z79 Kirkdale CS to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[Jacob Porrett]

Just quoting @87015 as a reminder of what happened to 6Z59 a couple of weeks back, it turns out that human error was responsible, one of the cut out switches was not set properly meaning only one power car was working, those of us who have had the delights of a one power car set will know that was the lost opportunity to sit back and write our memoirs while trying to get up any incline let alone Camden

43465 & 43484 with 43468 & 43480 working top and tail with the barrier vans on todays 0500 6Z79 Kirkdale CS to Kings Norton OTPD

I saw them today leave Birmingham New Street when I was in the Birmingham area for a meeting.

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 worked 1137 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Chaddesden Sidings



** Updated Sunday 19th March **


43465 & 43484 worked 1346 0Z43 Chaddesden Sidings to Tyne SS



** Updated Monday 20th March **


43465 & 43484 worked 1003 6X43 Tyne SS to Butterley MRC with a RailVac and ballast feeder then 1651 0Z44 to Kings Norton OTPD



** Updated Wednesday 22nd March **


43465 & 43484 with 43468 & 43480 working 0700 0Z76 Kings Norton OTPD to Willesden Up & Down Relief then 1232 6Q77 to Walton Old Junction MSC Sidings hauling 777142, 777144 and 777146 with an array of barrier vans and brake force wagons, running order 4 power cars, 2 wagons, van, 777, van, 2 wagons, van, 777, 777, van, 3 wagons

 

[woolleywoods]

It was the strangest looking formation as it came through Nuneaton yesterday afternoon, I saw the four HST's going the other way to pick them up probably won't see a formation like that again I missed the number 777146 so thank you for the info ExRes JW

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 with 43468 & 43480 are working 2309 6Q78 Walton Old Junction MSC Sidings to Kirkdale CS with 777142/144/146 and the barrier array

 

[Steddenm]

The formation at Stafford was odd,

43 - 43 - 43 - 43 - barriers - 777 - barriers - 777 - 777 - barriers

 

[HOOVER29]

I'm not sure about the contravision(?) on the bottom bit of the side window to keep the wraparound line on the windscreen neat - a more elegant look would be to have that band extend to the bottom of those side windows IMO



The buffers have been fitted to those powercars since the late 80s!

All power cars have small buffers under the nose don’t they?

 

[Steddenm]

All power cars have small buffers under the nose don’t they?

I don't think any of the original HST power cars had buffers. They only had a small hatch that lifted up to connect the coupling pole when being dragged/coupled up.

Some of the HSTs received buffers and drawgear when they were used as stand-in DVTs for the Mk4 testing on the ECML. Most of these power cars went to Grand Central. I think these are the ones that RailAdventure have now. I don't think they've added any new drawgear since they've bought them.

 

[43096]

All power cars have small buffers under the nose don’t they?

Correct.

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 and 43468 & 43480 worked 0500 6Z79 Walton Old Junction MSC Sidings to Kirkdale CS and 0807 6Z80 to Db Cargo Fan A & B Sidings with the barrier array