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LT Q stock

Discussie in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' gestart door MellishR, 14 nov 2018.

  1. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    The LT Museum is appealing for cash to restore the three 1930s surviving Q stock cards. The link at http://news.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/u/nrd.php?p=vy0dMUMW87_35789_4349148_2_ redirects immediately to Virgin Money Giving. (I am posting this purely for information: I have no connection with it and have not decided whether to contribute myself.)
     
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  2. Paul.Uni

    Paul.Uni Well-Known Member

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    I see that a donation of 25 grand will restore a brake van. I guessing the restoration will be of Brake Vans B583 & B584, which would allow the Q Stock to be hauled on preserved railways.
     
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    The intention is to restore it to working order and run it on the underground network under its own power - not preserved railway use. Not sure what the relevance of a brake van restoration is.

    I’d be more inclined to donate if it was the standard stock being restored, but still a worthy cause.
     
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    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    I believe the brake vans are indeed intended for haulage off the LT network. There has also been talk of battery power using a rebuilt A-Stock trailer as a battery wagon.
     
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  5. Paul.Uni

    Paul.Uni Well-Known Member

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    The update in the latest LTM friends magazine states that they are not able to fit the new signalling equipment into the unit. They looking at operating the unit on a heritage railway and operation on parts of the LU with the traditional signalling system is still planned.
     
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