Nope. Usual cast number.
No, same Faiveley high speed panto. It had two of them on introduction to traffic, but so did the rest of the class.
Clue: It is something to do with the bodywork, as a result of the different electrical gubbins inside
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Clue: It is something to do with the bodywork, as a result of the different electrical gubbins inside
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D6130
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Was there a noticeably-higher bulge on the roof?
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Peter Mugridge
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Different number or layout of the vents on the side?
Nope, same roof.
Now we're getting warm, but I will need you to be a bit more specific......
Was it the only one to have windows on the bodyside (complete guess)?
Windows on the bodyside is getting warm......although all of the class had bodyside windows........!
Whistler40145
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Testbed for Silicon Rectifiers and Advanced Control Systems?
Yes, that's right, it was. Silicon instead of mercury and tapless changing. But how could you tell from looking at it?!
Whistler40145
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No bodyside windows, had louvres instead
That's probably close enough.
One of the windows in the centre of the A side was indeed replaced with louvres, but it also had a small circular rooftop grille over the silicon rectifier cooling unit, and prominent shutters on the roof at the No2 end (without pan) for cooling the rheostatic braking system. It had 3 big shutters on the A side and 2 on the B side, which were the most noticeable difference......as the window grille was only on one side.
Over to you to modify our next question!
Whistler40145
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Which was the first Class 31 to be painted into BR Blue?
D6130
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D5578?
Whistler40145
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Unfortunately not
DerekC
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I am wondering if there should be a new rule for this quiz, which is that if nobody comes up with a response to a question for a week, the originator must set a new one or "open floor" is automatically declared.
Ashley Hill
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D5578?
D6130
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Already - wrongly - guessed! See post #16,842.
Ashley Hill
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It’s been 10 days, any chance of a clue? I’d rather not look it up.
D6130
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OK, I'll start either D5500 and keep going...
Peter Mugridge
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D5501 then...
Sooner or later one of us will hit it!
Sooner or later one of us will hit it!
D6130
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That sounds like a whitewash to me!
DerekC
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think any of the Class 31s were whitewashed!That sounds like a whitewash to me!
That’s a bold move. If you’ve picked the right one we’re all going to be kicking ourselves!
Ashley Hill
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Going backwards D5862?
Whistler40145
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Apologies, the loco in question was scrapped not very long ago
Whistler40145
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Sounds interestingThis was a humorous reference to @Cowley 's profession....of which, if you haven't met him, you may not be aware.
Gloster
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This was a humorous reference to @Cowley 's profession....of which, if you haven't met him, you may not be aware.
Good grief, I never realised that he worked in the government’s press department.
(This spurred me to find out how to do emojis on my iPad and I think it worked, although whether the one I have used is appropriate, I know not.)
(Well, no, it didn’t as the smiling emoji I added at the end of my sentence has gone AWOL. Just use your imagination.)