One wet 'W' and a white elephant.
Hastily superimposed on today's programme was a request from Crewe Heritage Centre to move ex PMT Alexander 'W type' single deck Daimler Fleetline due to some building modifications being carried out. BEH 147H has lived there for some time now as a transport related exhibit, but is due to leave the site permanently soon for a new home 'darrn sarf'.
Arriving there armed with a couple of batteries which were fitted in between bouts of thunder, lightening and hail, the now unique standee saloon burst into life at the first touch of the button. The only casualties during it's period of 'storage' appear to be a burst fluid accelerator pipe and a similarly fractured air pipe under the front end. The latter will require attention before being driven back to our place, but 'crew' operation will overcome the lack of accelerator;-)
Here the handsome beast stands, having completed it's short move today, alongside the prototype electric powered BR Advanced Passenger Train. The APT project was abandoned by British Rail and it's political masters during the mid '80s, but only after millions of pounds had been spent on development. Nowadays it fulfils the humble roles of meeting rooms and cafeteria for which it's slightly over qualified. The train is an exhibit for which the Heritage Centre is renowned being visible from passing services on the West Coast Main Line just over the wall.
One wet 'W' and a white elephant.
Hastily superimposed on today's programme was a request from Crewe Heritage Centre to move ex PMT Alexander 'W type' single deck Daimler Fleetline due to some building modifications being carried out. BEH 147H has lived there for some time now as a transport related exhibit, but is due to leave the site permanently soon for a new home 'darrn sarf'.
Arriving there armed with a couple of batteries which were fitted in between bouts of thunder, lightening and hail, the now unique standee saloon burst into life at the first touch of the button. The only casualties during it's period of 'storage' appear to be a burst fluid accelerator pipe and a similarly fractured air pipe under the front end. The latter will require attention before being driven back to our place, but 'crew' operation will overcome the lack of accelerator;-)
Here the handsome beast stands, having completed it's short move today, alongside the prototype electric powered BR Advanced Passenger Train. The APT project was abandoned by British Rail and it's political masters during the mid '80s, but only after millions of pounds had been spent on development. Nowadays it fulfils the humble roles of meeting rooms and cafeteria for which it's slightly over qualified. The train is an exhibit for which the Heritage Centre is renowned being visible from passing services on the West Coast Main Line just over the wall.