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| LU sleet trains 22/10/2011 at 16:49 #21959 | |
jc92
3685 posts |
just a quick question- they appear in the bakerloo WTT- what are sleet trains?
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| Re: LU sleet trains 22/10/2011 at 17:09 #21960 | |
headshot119
4869 posts |
From memory they are deicer trains, they have brushes on them that basically coat the juice rails in deicer. Steve McSherry or UKTM probably could tell you more. "Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Log in to reply The following user said thank you: jc92 |
| Re: LU sleet trains 23/10/2011 at 17:47 #21989 | |
metcontrol
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They are normal passenger trains, which have de-icing equipment fitted. The brushes are used to sweep ice, and a nozzle is used to spray the fluid. Certain train paths are allocated as being required as "De-icing" trains, and generally what this gives (particularly on a line like the Met) is an even allocation of trains carrying out de-icing over the whole line / all branches. It also means you have a few equipped trains out-stabled at various sidings overnight - this helps with early morning de-icing should the need arise. The "sleets" are run dependant on the weather forecast - and there a several "tactical" ways in which we deal with keeping things moving. They range from running trains with the "de-icing" switched on from, say 1900hrs until end of traffic, or running additional "sleet trains" overnight if there is a severe risk from freezing conditions. Years ago we did have a fleet of "sleet" locomotives built for the task, instead of having passenger trains equipped, but they no longer exist. Log in to reply The following users said thank you: jc92, sunocske |
| Re: LU sleet trains 24/10/2011 at 07:53 #21996 | |
moonraker
370 posts |
Were any of the Metropolitan Vickers locos used for this purpose ie "Sarah Siddons" ?
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| Re: LU sleet trains 25/10/2011 at 10:42 #22025 | |
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bubblegut
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I believe that Sarah Siddons and Thomas Lord were mainly used for engineering such as pulling ballast wagons. When steam finished on the Met they fitted de-icing boxes into the power rails and the fluid was spread by the shoes. Last edited: 25/10/2011 at 10:45 by bubblegut Log in to reply |