Class 47 47545 with 17174 LG Brake Test Train at Crewe - 24 May 1988
Test train at Crewe, a new design of WSP control system was fitted to a Mk III locomotive hauled coach number 17174. Other vehicles in the train are ADW150375, RDB975428 and ADB975397. The tests were conducted on the down slow line north of Crewe using the slip/brake test method controlled from test car 2 (ADB975397). This view shows the train paused at Crewe on the return trip to the RTC Derby after testing on the 24 May 1988.
Read about how and why trains were tested in the 80s and 90s in my RAIL VEHICLE TESTING book - ISBN-9781999935603.
© Dave Bower - Rail Vehicle Testing
This loco was renumbered 97545, then again to 47972, it carried the name The Royal Army Ordnance Corps and also the Central Services livery before withdrawal.
Class 47 47545 with 17174 LG Brake Test Train at Crewe - 24 May 1988
Test train at Crewe, a new design of WSP control system was fitted to a Mk III locomotive hauled coach number 17174. Other vehicles in the train are ADW150375, RDB975428 and ADB975397. The tests were conducted on the down slow line north of Crewe using the slip/brake test method controlled from test car 2 (ADB975397). This view shows the train paused at Crewe on the return trip to the RTC Derby after testing on the 24 May 1988.
Read about how and why trains were tested in the 80s and 90s in my RAIL VEHICLE TESTING book - ISBN-9781999935603.
© Dave Bower - Rail Vehicle Testing
This loco was renumbered 97545, then again to 47972, it carried the name The Royal Army Ordnance Corps and also the Central Services livery before withdrawal.