Loco hauled

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[The SprinterMeister]

The easiest option is for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) to use a TPWS^▸ (Train Protection and Warning System) fitted 08 or 09 to operate the draw back moves to / from Paddington which reduces the daily requirement for 57/6 from three to two. The other loco then becomes a 'Thunderbird' at some strategic point or is available as maintainance cover at OOC^▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)).

If you really wanted an optimal solution to the problem of a small fleet of loco's in a large otherwise all HST^▸ (High Speed Train) fleet you convert the sleeping cars to HST format, add a reseated TGS, Buffet & TS and put a power car on each end. Nice soft job for powercars with N5 taped out. Sorted.

[phile]

I was wondering if anybody could tell me, please, if the DMU^▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) stock to work the former Loco Hauled services starting and finishing at Taunton come from and return to Bristol or Exeter.  I recall the loco and stock going to Bishops Lydeard for servicing each but reverted to Barton Hill when the 67s took over.

[The SprinterMeister]

The easiest option is for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) to use a TPWS^▸ (Train Protection and Warning System) fitted 08 or 09 to operate the draw back moves to / from Paddington which reduces the daily requirement for 57/6 from three to two. The other loco then becomes a 'Thunderbird' at some strategic point or is available as maintainance cover at OOC^▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)).

And as if by magic 57604 (in use as a driver training loco this week at EX) comes in handy to drag 1A91 from Plymouth to Exeter....
 

[Zoe]

The easiest option is for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) to use a TPWS^▸ (Train Protection and Warning System) fitted 08 or 09 to operate the draw back moves to / from Paddington which reduces the daily requirement for 57/6 from three to two. The other loco then becomes a 'Thunderbird' at some strategic point or is available as maintainance cover at OOC^▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)).

This was recently discussed elsewhere and someone said that a 57 had to be used for the moves from Old Oak Common to Paddington as it provides ETH.

[JayMac]

Nice soft job for powercars with N5 taped out. Sorted.

N5?


EDIT: Oh, hang on. Do you mean Notch 5? Top bang on the power controller?

Equivalent in a car of flooring it?

[phile]

How strange.   I dug out an old topic to pose a question and instead of recieving a reply, it seems to have revived a thread from the past relating to Class 57s.

[The SprinterMeister]

The easiest option is for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) to use a TPWS^▸ (Train Protection and Warning System) fitted 08 or 09 to operate the draw back moves to / from Paddington which reduces the daily requirement for 57/6 from three to two. The other loco then becomes a 'Thunderbird' at some strategic point or is available as maintainance cover at OOC^▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)).

This was recently discussed elsewhere and someone said that a 57 had to be used for the moves from Old Oak Common to Paddington as it provides ETH.

There is normally another 57 in the consist and two drivers provided to bring the train in from OOC.