RailAdventure Power Cars

[Class15]

43465 and 43484 will deliver 555003 to Nexus in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The OHLE damage that prevented the first delivery attempt has been repaired.

Wonder if Nexus were intentionally over exaggerating the damage so that they would look “fast”.

 

[DanNCL]

Thanks @DanNCL a lot quicker than expected then, or were they deliberately over the top with the damage?

Wonder if Nexus were intentionally over exaggerating the damage so that they would look “fast”.

The damage was as bad as claimed by Nexus, but I strongly suspect the timeline to fix it was deliberately over exaggerated.

 

[Class15]

43480 had it's compressor changed. RailAdventure put a post on social media about it.

They were there for assessment for dual braking conversion.

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The alternative headline would be of HST power cars being back with LNER...

Thanks

 

[D365]

They were there for assessment for dual braking conversion.

Dual brake conversion of the coaches? Or do you mean fitting a vacuum brake system to a Class 43?!

 

[43096]

Dual brake conversion of the coaches? Or do you mean fitting a vacuum brake system to a Class 43?!

The latter.

 

[D365]

The latter.

Impressed that there's still people with the knowledge to design a system from scratch!

 

[fgwrich]

They probably do day to day maintenance at Kings Norton, Birmingham is a pretty central location for the work they do, will be interesting to see where any major work will be done, Eastleigh possibly as there can't be many options any more, do LSL undertake their own maintenance at Crewe?

Rail Adventure seem to either use Kings Norton predominately as a stabling point alongside Tyseley base (no doubt the former SLC Rail contacts coming in quite handy thanks to the late and great Mr Shooter) now. Anything big is still done at Eastleigh, though they haven't been south for a while. As for LSL, they've started to do more in house work at Crewe on their Power Cars, though repaints / lighting & ETS modifications continue to be carried out at Eastleigh by Arlington.

 

[ExRes]

43465 and 43484 will deliver 555005 to Nexus in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The OHLE damage that prevented the first delivery attempt has been repaired.

Last nights 7Q57 was cancelled, it's now showing for tonight



** Updated Wednesday 5th April **


43465 & 43484 worked last nights (Tuesday) 2355 7Q57 Tyne SS to Pelaw Good Loops to deliver 555005 and then 0440 6Z58 to Belmont Down Yard with the barriers



** Updated Thursday 6th April **


43465 & 43484 worked 0539 6Z59 Doncaster Belmont Yard to Db Cargo Fan A & B Sidings with the barriers


In response to a question posed on RailAdventure facebook about the state of 43423 & 43467 is the following

"They are both in the process of having their engines recommissioned by Arlington and MTU at the moment, so watch this space"

There are a couple of photos on Carl Watsons Railway Photos site dated 30th March, one of 43423 with plastic sheeting over the entire light cluster and with a new high level light fitted and one of 43467 with both the light cluster and the hole for the high level light covered over, they appear to be coupled together and both are still in EMR blue



** Updated Sunday 9th April **


It's been announced that a pair of RA power cars will visit the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for their Diesel Gala to be held 23rd to 25th June

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 worked 1146 0Z60 Wembley HS to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 with 43468 & 43480 worked TnT 0700 6Z96 Kings Norton OTPD to Crewe CS with the barrier vans then 1112 6Q97 to Chester DMUD hauling 197044 and 1325 6Z97 to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[The_Train]

43465 & 43484 with 43468 & 43480 worked TnT 0700 6Z96 Kings Norton OTPD to Crewe CS with the barrier vans then 1112 6Q97 to Chester DMUD hauling 197044 and 1325 6Z97 to Kings Norton OTPD

Couldn't 197044 have made the journey without the need for the 43's?

 

[ExRes]

Couldn't 197044 have made the journey without the need for the 43's?

Got to admit I know absolutely nothing about 197s, UK Rail Log shows 197044 as 'stored/awaiting transfer' so perhaps it's not yet been accepted into service?

 

[SuperLuke2334]

Got to admit I know absolutely nothing about 197s, UK Rail Log shows 197044 as 'stored/awaiting transfer' so perhaps it's not yet been accepted into service?

Not accepted into service but probably needs some work to be able to start the acceptance programme hence its further drag.

 

[ExRes]

43468 & 43480 worked 1149 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Kings Norton OTPD via Humberstone Road then 1548 0Z45 Kings Norton OTPD to Kings Norton OTPD via Whitacre Jct

 

[The_Train]

UK Rail Log shows 197044 as 'stored/awaiting transfer' so perhaps it's not yet been accepted into service?

That's now updated

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 and 43468 & 43480 worked 1031 6Z76 Kings Norton OTPD to Walton Old Junction MSC Sidings with the barrier vans

 

[315801]

I think that is for them to transfer 777144 & 777146 to Kirkdale

 

[ExRes]

I think that is for them to transfer 777144 & 777146 to Kirkdale

43465 & 43484 and 43468 & 43480 worked last nights 2237 6Q77 Walton Old Junction MSC Sidings to Kirkdale CS with the 777s and 0500 6Z78 to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[43096]

Reported elsewhere that 43423/467 at Eastleigh are a step closer to a return to service, being started for the first time yesterday since EMR off-leased them.

 

[ExRes]

Reported elsewhere that 43423/467 at Eastleigh are a step closer to a return to service, being started for the first time yesterday since EMR off-leased them.

Thanks @43096 good news but I bet they didn't have many volunteers to stand downwind .....

43468 & 43480 back out this afternoon on 1303 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Wembley Receptions 1-7 with 0Z44 to Rugby scheduled for tomorrow

 

[Elecman]

They can’t be doing anything much at Kings Norton as the former tamper shed is having its interior completely ripped out for refurbishment and there is no Electric, Gas or Water on site at present.

 

[ShadowKnight]

How many class 43s can be run in multiple from one cab? Particularly multiple pairs put together in recent times it made me wonder

 

[Hairy Bear]

How many class 43s can be run in multiple from one cab? Particularly multiple pairs put together in recent times it made me wonder

Only the leading pair can be controlled. All the recent pictures of 2 pairs at the head of trains and people commenting about 4 locos at the head and remarking about the horsepower generated are completely wrong, the second pair are not under power.

 

[ExRes]

43468 & 43480 worked 0949 0Z44 Wembley Receptions 1-7 to Rugby, 1154 0Z45 to Willesden Up & Down Relief and 1402 0Z47 to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[ShadowKnight]

Only the leading pair can be controlled. All the recent pictures of 2 pairs at the head of trains and people commenting about 4 locos at the head and remarking about the horsepower generated are completely wrong, the second pair are not under power.

So why then are multiple pairs of class 43 together then if only one pair is used at a time?

 

[fgwrich]

So why then are multiple pairs of class 43 together then if only one pair is used at a time?

Because most services need to be too and tailed and, mostly importantly and frequently missed here, additional brake force.

 

[ExRes]

They can’t be doing anything much at Kings Norton as the former tamper shed is having its interior completely ripped out for refurbishment and there is no Electric, Gas or Water on site at present.

43465 & 43484 worked 0849 6Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Kidderminster SVR this morning with the two barrier vans (IWA) and one brake force wagon (IGB) and are due to return later without them, the wagons are having maintenance carried out on them at the SVR, the other two IGBs remain long term at Leicester LIP

43465 & 43484 then worked 1250 0Z44 back to Kings Norton OTPD

 

[43096]

A very funny post on RailAdventure's Facebook page today (https://www.facebook.com/RailAdventureUK/)...

I suspect that might get a few going, for more than one reason!

(Photo of RailAdventure Class 43s with 'Flying Scotsman' behind and the caption "Gratuitous Bank Holiday photo of the finest loco on the network. As a bonus, in the background, a device for boiling water

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[Railperf]

A very funny post on RailAdventure's Facebook page today (https://www.facebook.com/RailAdventureUK/)...

I suspect that might get a few going, for more than one reason!
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(Photo of RailAdventure Class 43s with 'Flying Scotsman' behind and the caption "Gratuitous Bank Holiday photo of the finest loco on the network. As a bonus, in the background, a device for boiling water

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Who is maintaining the power cars for Rail Adventure?

 

[ExRes]

43465 & 43484 worked 0909 0Z43 Kings Norton OTPD to Butterley MRC, 1258 6X44 to Bescot Down Side with Railvac 3, 1640 0Z45 to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings and 1911 6Z46 to Kings Norton OTPD hauling two pairs of Meridian Generic Rail translator vans



** Updated Wednesday 10th May **


Reported on Severn Valley Railway social media that 43465 & 43484 will be visiting the SVR during their Diesel Gala weekend, the pair will be running on Friday and on static display Saturday and Sunday