southern442
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If Im right this is because the vehicles in these units are ex-210s.
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Peter Mugridge
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5912 is the one with 67400 in it. But it's no longer unique for the purposes of this thread as 5913 now also has a former class 210 vehicle in it.
5918 and 5920 are both fully formed of 455 vehicles.
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5918 has deeper vestibule windows on one side but shallower ones on the other side, so it looks like 2 doors have been replaced but have they been fitted to a different unit?
oh
5912 has 67400 (ex class 210) as its non driving trailer and this coach used to have the windows lower down in the doors than the other 455s (the bottom of the door windows lined up with the bottom of the saloon windows) but has since had all the doors replaced so the tops of the door windows line up with the tops of the saloon windows (as all the other 455s do).
Nope all built that way, the only 455 in service with an ex 210 coach in is 5912 which has 67400 as its non driving trailer.
The Cobham cement mixer victim (591?) will be back in service soon (its at Wimbledon now) and that also now has an ex 210 coach in it but as its motor coach.
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Some locos unique within their class
Class 20
20084 was the only class 20 to have additional fuel tanks under British Rail ownership (although the class 20/3s have the same modification)
20143 was the only class 20 to be cut up after being sold for preservation (20142 was subsequently accepted by the purchasers when the mistake was realised)
20313 had three different TOPS numbers (renumbered 20194 from D8194 in 1974, it was briefly renumbered 20307 in 1986 but reverted back to 20194 within a few months. It became 20313 when acquired by DRS in 1998).
Class 25
25322 had yellow cabsides, and the only member of the class to work on the main line in the 1990s
Class 27
27043 has neither been preserved nor cut up, having been buried in a landfill site for the past 30 years
Class 31
D5578 had 'Electric Blue' livery
D5579 had Golden Ochre livery (although D5830 has this livery in preservation)
31116 had 'Infrastructure' yellow livery
31215 had a headcode box at one end only
Class 37
37017 holds the record as most northerly travelled item of rolling stock on British Rail when it went through the bufferstops at Thurso station (in 1984)
37093 had 'Police' livery (for a TV advert in 1985)
37265 was the only member of the class to be allocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (in 1982)
37292 was briefly uprated to 2000 h.p.
Class 40
40127 had both discs and a split headcode at one end
40191 was allocated to the Western Region in 1977
Clarification sought on this one - D255 / 40055 was the only class 40 to be fitted with ETH (albeit only briefly)
Class 47
47046/47601/47901 - the only member of the class to have three different types of power unit, being a prototype for both class 56 and class 58
Class 50
50007 was repainted into GWR green
50149 had CP7 bogies
Class 56
56001 was the only member of the class never to be allocated to Toton
56042 had CP1 bogies
56135 was delivered new in Railfreight livery
Class 58
58014 was the only member of the class to be allocated to Reading (in 1984)
58017 never worked a railtour
58050 had SEPEX traction motors
Class 60
60016 was the only class 60 to be renumbered (to 60500)
Class 86
86501 (the one renumbered from 86608, not th one renumbered from 86258) i the only re-geared Freightliner class 86)
Class 87
87101 was the only class 87 with Thyristor control
Class 20
20084 was the only class 20 to have additional fuel tanks under British Rail ownership (although the class 20/3s have the same modification)
20143 was the only class 20 to be cut up after being sold for preservation (20142 was subsequently accepted by the purchasers when the mistake was realised)
20313 had three different TOPS numbers (renumbered 20194 from D8194 in 1974, it was briefly renumbered 20307 in 1986 but reverted back to 20194 within a few months. It became 20313 when acquired by DRS in 1998).
Class 25
25322 had yellow cabsides, and the only member of the class to work on the main line in the 1990s
Class 27
27043 has neither been preserved nor cut up, having been buried in a landfill site for the past 30 years
Class 31
D5578 had 'Electric Blue' livery
D5579 had Golden Ochre livery (although D5830 has this livery in preservation)
31116 had 'Infrastructure' yellow livery
31215 had a headcode box at one end only
Class 37
37017 holds the record as most northerly travelled item of rolling stock on British Rail when it went through the bufferstops at Thurso station (in 1984)
37093 had 'Police' livery (for a TV advert in 1985)
37265 was the only member of the class to be allocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (in 1982)
37292 was briefly uprated to 2000 h.p.
Class 40
40127 had both discs and a split headcode at one end
40191 was allocated to the Western Region in 1977
Clarification sought on this one - D255 / 40055 was the only class 40 to be fitted with ETH (albeit only briefly)
Class 47
47046/47601/47901 - the only member of the class to have three different types of power unit, being a prototype for both class 56 and class 58
Class 50
50007 was repainted into GWR green
50149 had CP7 bogies
Class 56
56001 was the only member of the class never to be allocated to Toton
56042 had CP1 bogies
56135 was delivered new in Railfreight livery
Class 58
58014 was the only member of the class to be allocated to Reading (in 1984)
58017 never worked a railtour
58050 had SEPEX traction motors
Class 60
60016 was the only class 60 to be renumbered (to 60500)
Class 86
86501 (the one renumbered from 86608, not th one renumbered from 86258) i the only re-geared Freightliner class 86)
Class 87
87101 was the only class 87 with Thyristor control
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Unit 314203 had one of its original DMS vehicles replaced by a class 507 equivalent after the Newton rail accident.
Juniper Driver
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5918 I think.Wasn't there a problem with the original coach.
I think 5912 has an inherited coach as it was stored in Wimbledon sidings for years and used as a store.
Already posted I see,sorry.
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D841 Roebuck
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321321 is the only unit to advertise a defunct TV quiz show twice at each end...
323232 would appear to have a small chest, thick waist and trim bottom...
323232 would appear to have a small chest, thick waist and trim bottom...
Now you guys might be able to answer me this. I'm a regular user of 365's and I noticed once when watching one leave that there is a short section of longitudinal seating. I think it may have been under the pantograph. I always look out for it, but haven't seen it for ages. I thought it might be something to do with the original SE ones having it maybe and the GN ones not. Either way, I saw 365503 (I'm fairly certain it was 03) and saw the seats. Whats the story? I use them regularly enough so if it was a number of them with the seating I'm sure I would have noticed it. Has this unit escaped a refurb when all others had one? Or something similar? Any help with explaining is appreciated
SE units had longitudinal seating within that section. GN units instead just had a small gap for a public telephone (these have been removed).
southern442
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There are also a few 377/4's with a different font on their numbers.
Powercar 43167 was the only one in the GNER fleet fitted with a VP185 powerunit until 2001 when it recieved a Valenta to bring it upto standard with the rest of the GNER fleet.
It been the odd-ball the reason why I adopted it as 'mine'.
It been the odd-ball the reason why I adopted it as 'mine'.
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Philip
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175110 has the inside door open and close buttons the wrong way round compared to the rest.
Also the same unit was the only 3-coach 175 to carry this livery: http://www.traintesting.com/images/175110 at Lancaster 13-7-06.jpg
Likewise for the 2-coach 175008: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6MiOoeP1Q.../1S15dlbuN7U/s1600/175008+in+trial+livery.jpg
185104 had smaller TPE logo on the side and the number was smaller, think they've changed that now though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/310743...rAp-bZxMnm-bHdE8a-dFccHN-dFccym-ef5MoK-bCGAyJ
Also the same unit was the only 3-coach 175 to carry this livery: http://www.traintesting.com/images/175110 at Lancaster 13-7-06.jpg
Likewise for the 2-coach 175008: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6MiOoeP1Q.../1S15dlbuN7U/s1600/175008+in+trial+livery.jpg
185104 had smaller TPE logo on the side and the number was smaller, think they've changed that now though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/310743...rAp-bZxMnm-bHdE8a-dFccHN-dFccym-ef5MoK-bCGAyJ
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