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28th January 2010, 10:27
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Diesel rail cars
Seeing a short film about diesel rail cars on the K & WVR reminded me of something I read a long time ago.
Seems that before the Maldon - Witham branch line was closed they used these diesel rail cars. One cold morning the unit was at Maldon and it would not start. Reports said the passengers pushed it along the platform and "bump started" it !  Could that have been possible ?
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28th January 2010, 12:14
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They have got one in Swindon museum i keep meaning to go and have a look around the museum but never seem to get around to it. ccmmick.
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28th January 2010, 13:06
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This snippet refers to a railcar driver.
"One driver on the Maldon branch was so impressed with the transformation of working conditions, that he turned up for work in his best suit. This was fine till the vehicle failed and he had to finish his shift driving a J15! " Bet he was really pleased !  Ever heard of a loco driver wearing his best suit at work on the engine ? Also found the bit I was looking for. "It wasn't unknown for passengers to have to push start the railbuses on the Maldon branch in the winter because the battery was flat. Being of limited capacity, if the railbus had been left outside on a cold night the battery couldn't start the engine." This was the type of railbus referred to. http://www.railcar.co.uk/hisOthers/WMintro.htm
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Philip. Last edited by pre65; 28th January 2010 at 13:11.
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28th January 2010, 13:19
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They had one of them on the Bodmin line a Bubble Car i would have thought you could have pushed one of them but not GWR railcar.
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28th January 2010, 13:34
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Seems some were saved ?
"Happily there were a few embryonic preserved railways at the time, and they saw the benefits of these vehicles. Four German vehicles and two AC Cars (initialy three) were preserved." Where are they now ?
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28th January 2010, 13:39
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28th January 2010, 13:50
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79962 is on the KWVR 79963 is on the Mangapps Farm Railway 79964 is on the KWVR 79976* + 79978 are on the Colne Valley Railway* 79998 + 79999 are on the Royal Deeside Railway The above info is from The Railcar Association website: http://www.railcar.co.uk/index.htm *79976 is currently in some considerable state of undress at Loughborough GCR, here's a pic of it from August 2009: http://daverowland.fotopic.net/p61168976.html Last edited by Dave Rowland; 28th January 2010 at 14:09. Reason: 1000 year error
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28th January 2010, 13:58
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28th January 2010, 14:09
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Whoops!
Actuall, I perfected my time machine next week, and moved the railcar back to Anglo-Saxon times. Just for a laugh, of course.... OK - I'll correct it!  
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28th January 2010, 14:26
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Thanks for that Dave i was wondering what sort of camera you were using back then
.ccmmick.
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