Silverlink 321s

philbozz · Post by **philbozz** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:20 pm

Does anyone know why Silverlink class 321s have a letter 'P' after the number e.g '321 XXX P' I noticed it the iother day while i was up at New Street.

kyle14uk · Post by **kyle14uk** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:56 pm

Could be some sort of depot code

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:01 pm

Silverlink only have one Depot, or I think they have one depot.

It's in Mr. Dibbens back garden.

I think it's something to do with the power car, like the thumpers have the triangle on the power car.

Or it show it's been upgraded or has faulty brakes.

philbozz · Post by **philbozz** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:09 pm

o rite

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:31 pm

Wrong, wrong, wrong! (FGE's 321's have it as well.) It harks back to NSE days when they were introduced, if you will notice the end with the "P" is the DTS not the DTC. Originally this section had a lockable sliding vestuable door & the seats tipped up for royal mail to use them. Although they were very rarely used for this.

I also belive that 319's had this too when new? Can anyone else remember?

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:35 pm

P stands for parcels.
Some of the scottish ones had it.

I only ever used it on a 314 a couple of times for the evening papers to stop them getting nicked.

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:27 pm

jimbob wrote:I also belive that 319's had this too when new? Can anyone else remember?

Yes they did, I remember the Royal Mail logo on the non first class driving trailer. But there wasn't a P, or at least I don't think there was anyway.

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:50 pm

ianmacmillan wrote:P stands for parcels.
Some of the scottish ones had it.

Yeah I thought it did, but to be honest couldn't remember if it was "parcels" or post, so I thought plump for royal mail as then it encompassed both!

ianmacmillan wrote:I only ever used it on a 314 a couple of times for the evening papers to stop them getting nicked.

Cor your going back a bit aren't you? Papers, by rail were the 314's built then!

rikfarish · Post by **rikfarish** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:44 pm

ianmacmillan wrote:I only ever used it on a 314 a couple of times for the evening papers to stop them getting nicked.

Thats ironic really considering it was the staff that knicked them most of the time anyway!!

I can say that, cos err I know a man who knew a man who heard in a pub that ..............