Well if the turbo is knacked in 25 I say she's out until it's fixed or swapped out, dunno if one of a 4 is the same, if it is 403 can be stood down as planned
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37052 xb mr
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025 wasn’t working Saturday tour
Anyway
Scotrail344Lad
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Yeah but it was doing a mainline test this week
The turbos are the same in all 37s(except a 37/9) but it is still an involved job to change it. Also depending on the level of failure, then you will want to be checking other bits of the engine and changing the oil.
There was a chance as they did two versions of the domino box one with 025 and one with 401
InvernessTMD
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Edit: I just checked their facebook and it's 403. Sorry for not doing much more than a cursory Google. If a moderator sees this feel free to delete
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Strathclyder
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May head out to Motherwell for this tomorrow, cheers for the heads-up.Listed here with 37025 pulling a railtour from Carlisle to Falkirk Grahamston. Is she back in the running, or will it be pulled by 403? Certainly going along to see it in any case!
Edit: I just checked their facebook and it's 403. Sorry for not doing much more than a cursory Google. If a moderator sees this feel free to delete
InvernessTMD
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Is there any information on 37025's current status? I don't think she's had a mainline test yet (but I might be wrong). She's slated to be pulling the Discovery Double on the 26th which I have seats on. Really desperate to see her running. I've been following SRPS socials and not heard a whisper. Does anyone have the inside scoop?
37052 xb mr
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On another forum
From SRPS
It’s working the Scarborough tour
From York with 50050 vice 40013
On 25th July & the Sunday trip.
Mainline test next week !
From SRPS
It’s working the Scarborough tour
From York with 50050 vice 40013
On 25th July & the Sunday trip.
Mainline test next week !
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Scotrail344Lad
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Do you have a date an time yet?
Scotrail344Lad
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They look spot on for 025s test
Yeah the same route almost as the test run with the MK1s and the only paths I can see until the rail tour.
Scotrail344Lad
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It's also a light loco...
InvernessTMD
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confirmed by the Scottish Thirty-Seven Group on FB that this will be 025 on test
Scotrail344Lad
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Yep, saw that as well
Thanks for the update. Anyone seeing it?
Thanks for the update. Anyone seeing it?
InvernessTMD
Member
Will probably try chasing her from Bo'ness onwards time dependent. Not sure what sort of time she'll be leaving Bo'ness station - probably around 10 o'clock if she's leaving the exchange sidings at quarter past 11. Will definitely be seeing her somewhere though. Might be some cool photo ops around Burntisland/Dunfermline City
025 with D400 for company/load/insurance on its way to Manuel from what I have seen on FB
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Also it might continue on to Townhill(the second train today to do it) for a run round if they want 025 to be leading the entire time. Scrap that it's now going all the way round
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InvernessTMD
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Caught it going through Falkirk Grahamston with some lovely tractor thrash, running nearly 30 minutes early by the time it got home. Beautiful sight, 025 returns at last!
Scotrail344Lad
Member
Indeed! Overjoyed that it is back and running on the mainline.
InvernessTMD
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From Bo'ness TMD Facebook page:
Interesting that nobody commented here about the Yorvik Discovery or Discovery Double railtours. I caught the Discovery Double and had a really fantastic time, admittedly running rather late and skipping our scheduled stop at Stirling. Great sound and clag from 025, although I did notice some quite pronounced hunting when she was sat at Dundee prior to getting on board. Anyone know if she received an engine refurb whilst out of action, or was it purely bogie and cosmetic?
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Scotrail344Lad
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It wasn't purely cosmetic, the main thing that they were doing was the bogies & wheelsets. Additionally they did some work to the traction motors.
I think on the engine front they did a bit of work but not a full refurb.
37052 xb mr
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It’s sounded slightly different
For a while, it has a slightly usual turbo sound when running.
For a while, it has a slightly usual turbo sound when running.
Scotrail344Lad
Member
Where are you getting this information from out of interest?
InvernessTMD
Member
I assume that 025 will be one of the 37s? What would be the other? Not sure what 37s the SRPS/LSL/37 Group have access to? Obviously not 403 as it’s out of action atm
37052 xb mr
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LSL have 4 of there own,
2 of them ETH, 401 & 409
1 of which worked the Fort William
Tour in May with 403,
& 3 if you include cross us 402.
Plus the two 37/5s, 521 & 667.
401 & 402 are due to work
A LSL / Intercity railtour
On September 16th.
The peak to Inverness being
The 19th September
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