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There is a photograph in Jack Cupits excellent book Mansfields Railways of D1 Scafell Pike with assistance from a 4F with a brake tender behind D1 passing Kirkby Colliery Sidings, I won't put it on here because someone must have the copyright, a book well worth buying if you can get a copy.
A couple of days ago I went to the GCR and at Rothley they've started building a brake tender there, so I'm looking forward to seeing it when its completed. Last edited by pbowler; 12th September 2013 at 20:11. |
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I remember seeing brake tenders in front of diesel locomotives but it always seemed to be a Class 37 usually on the main line south of York (Dringhouses)
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I found a picture of one on a passenger train.
http://www.davidheyscollection.com/u...el-Type2-4.jpg And, one with two different designs of brake tender. http://www.semgonline.com/diesel/pics/jle_Bktdrs.jpg And here is the new build at the GCR. http://blog.thinkant.co.uk/wp-conten.../08/DBT-11.jpg
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I wouldn't think visibility would have been a problem SFE, the diesel brake tenders I used to see around the East Midlands were quite low well below the windscreen of a class 40 but perhaps one was enough for most jobs. I recall seeing one in the mid 60s between a Peak and a rake of unfitted 16 ton mineral wagons on a trip from Kirkby Yard to Toton Yard and a 4F in front of the Peak which was probably for braking too as the trip would have been mostly down hill especially the line from the old Kirkby station to Pye Bridge Junction which is quite steep. I think I mentioned before a group are building a diesel brake tender at the GCR it could be seen when I was there earlier this year.
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They were also used with Class 73's in the 1970's between Acton and Norwood/Wimbledon
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Update on the new build on the GCR.
http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/projectx/ http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/projectx/?idx=latest |
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