Stratford Footex Specials

jonb125 · Post by **jonb125** » Mon May 30, 2005 9:27 am

Just added to my site:

- 67022 + 67030 Departing Stratford with the 0815 Footex for Cardiff
- 50031 + 50049 Double Heading the 0915 departure to Cardiff

Pics at: http://jon-bradley.fotopic.net/c558862.html

Thanks

staticxfreak · Post by **staticxfreak** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:27 am

What a coincidence... I saw your fotopic website being advertised on http://www.fotopic.net just before I read this post... strange

jdjonny · Post by **jdjonny** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:48 pm

Nice pics, bad traction though... pair of 50/50s - at least they've got less chance of failing when there's 2 of them

Strange to see 31 still has the scotty dog - I thought that would have been removed by now..

Jon

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Mon May 30, 2005 6:01 pm

Hellfire logs on the NLL. Bad traction!!!!! Decent more like since they were on their own line past Action Main Line For a storming run through to Cardiff via Severn Tunnel Junction.

Id have paid the Â£60 odd quid it would have cost anyday.

jdjonny · Post by **jdjonny** » Mon May 30, 2005 6:04 pm

Pah, take it above notch 3 on a standing start and bye bye genny

They sound alright on full bore, but there's not much action whilst they're getting there, IMO. Gimme a tractor any day

Jon

jonb125 · Post by **jonb125** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:30 am

I have to agree here the pair started pulling away from Stratford and there is a speed restriction because you have to cross over to the North London Line, but there waas no clag at all. Even going round the curve into Hackney there was nothing!

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:24 am

jdjonny wrote:Pah, take it above notch 3 on a standing start and bye bye genny

They sound alright on full bore, but there's not much action whilst they're getting there, IMO. Gimme a tractor any day

Jon

Erm - any diesel electric (especially a preserved one) should be opened up gently from standing unless you want to blow the generator up. Brush and Crompton (and other EE for that matter) gear might be more robust, but whack it open at 0mph with a load, and BANG.

You should never trust anything with less crankshafts than cabs...

jdjonny · Post by **jdjonny** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:11 pm

Yeh, obviously, but a lot of other traction is a lot more forgiving than a vac... they're just very delicate.

Brush stuff is very robust..

Jon