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LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by henrywinskill, Dec 31, 2025.

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  1. class8mikado

    class8mikado Part of the furniture

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    only 8 this year, or is the 33 instead of a genny...
     
    class8mikado, Apr 17, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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    No, the class 33 eth supply is roughly 750v DC and air conditioned coaches need 1000v ac.
    ( Just returning one of Eastleigh's old girls to somewhere closer to home ? )

    Cheers, Neil
     
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  3. class8mikado

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    Love the way that absoloutely nothing is interconnectable on the Railway...
     
    class8mikado, Apr 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    They're fine on Mk1s, the problem is Mk2 and upwards had 1000V ETH rather than 750/800V. They were designed and built long before ETH was really taking off.
     
    5944, Apr 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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    44871 moving Bury-Carnforth on Monday 20th. 5Z48, 12:45 from Hopwood GF.
     
    Rander, Apr 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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    The Southern Region specified 750v DC ETH for class 33s 1959 because that is what their electric locos (class 71) supplied from the third rail supply.

    Meanwhile, the rest of BR perpetuated steam heating with assorted boilers and steam generators in diesel locos to varying degrees of success.

    The “Gatwick Express” Mk2F coaches were modified to run on a wider range of ETH. Normally supplied from the GLV driving motor luggage van pick up shoes, but could also be heated by class 73s @ 750v.
     
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