something really special these photos were originally from British
rail and were destined for the bin till they were rescued not by me. Both of these
have never before been made public
first one is an artists impression of the blue trains
http://darrel817.fotopic.net/p68004811.html
back in the late 50s a wooden mock up of the blue train was made as far as I am
aware the mock up was never put on public display. members of the BR design panel
came up from London to view it I believe the photo was taken at Linwood at pressed
steels factory
you will see the mock up differed from the final version in that it didn't have
an jumper cables or brake pipes on the front end. there is an additional cab window
and the drivers door was behind the eventual position and swung inwards i am not
sure if the cab was bigger or if there was a gangway behind the cab like a class 305
and 308.
the second passenger window behind the driving cab is also smaller
also of interest is the destination in the destination screen. somewhat ironic
considering where the only complete class 303 is now preserved. this is the only
photo i have ever seen of the mock up
http://darrel817.fotopic.net/p68004810.html
it does not get any more rare than this. special thanks to the two Bobs
to mark the 50th anniversary of the Glasgow Electrics there is a exhibition in the
Kelvingrove museum starting 5 november 2010 covering the start of the blue trains right up to
the A2B project lots of rare memorabilia and photos the exhibition runs till
February.
rail and were destined for the bin till they were rescued not by me. Both of these
have never before been made public
first one is an artists impression of the blue trains
http://darrel817.fotopic.net/p68004811.html
back in the late 50s a wooden mock up of the blue train was made as far as I am
aware the mock up was never put on public display. members of the BR design panel
came up from London to view it I believe the photo was taken at Linwood at pressed
steels factory
you will see the mock up differed from the final version in that it didn't have
an jumper cables or brake pipes on the front end. there is an additional cab window
and the drivers door was behind the eventual position and swung inwards i am not
sure if the cab was bigger or if there was a gangway behind the cab like a class 305
and 308.
the second passenger window behind the driving cab is also smaller
also of interest is the destination in the destination screen. somewhat ironic
considering where the only complete class 303 is now preserved. this is the only
photo i have ever seen of the mock up
http://darrel817.fotopic.net/p68004810.html
it does not get any more rare than this. special thanks to the two Bobs
to mark the 50th anniversary of the Glasgow Electrics there is a exhibition in the
Kelvingrove museum starting 5 november 2010 covering the start of the blue trains right up to
the A2B project lots of rare memorabilia and photos the exhibition runs till
February.