RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2019 Another pic on RAILSCOT: https://railscot.co.uk/img/32/743/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Whilst browsing in the W H Smith 'Reading Room' today i can across this magazine https://www.classicmagazines.co.uk/product/5542/bookazine-rail-express-train-formations-handbook which includes some formations from Scottish lines which include tail traffic, vans and tank wagons ( don't ask me the TOPS codes, they may as well be in crylic alphabet for all they mean to me! ). Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Jamieson Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 13/06/2019 at 18:58, Strathyre said: I'm afraid you're confusing train consist with train classification in relation to the fitment, or otherwise of continuous braking. The class of train varies from class 4 to class 9 in respect of the degree of braking available to the train crew, from Fully Fitted (class 1, 2 & 3), 90% fitted (class 4) through to unfitted (class 9). Class Numbers lower than that are fully fitted, as shown below. Train classes 1 Express passenger, newspaper, or breakdown train; express diesel car; snow plough on duty; light engine proceeding to assist disabled train. 2 Ordinary passenger, branch passenger or "mixed" train; rail motor (loaded or empty); ordinary passenger or parcels diesel car; breakdown train not on duty. 3 Parcels, fish, fruit, livestock, milk or other perishable train composed entirely of vehicles conforming to coaching stock requirements; empty coaching stock (not specially authorised to carry Class A [sic] code). 4 Express freight, livestock, perishable or ballast train pipe-fitted throughout with the automatic vacuum brake operative on 90 per cent of the vehicles. 5 Express freight, livestock, perishable or ballast train with not less than 50 per cent vacuum braked vehicles piped to the engine. 6 Express freight, livestock, perishable or ballast train with 20 per cent vacuum braked vehicles piped to the engine. 7 Express freight, livestock, or ballast train not fitted with continuous brake. 8 Through freight or ballast trains not running under C, D, E or F [sic] conditions. 9 Mineral or empty wagon train. These classifications were superseded in 1969 - see http://www.2d53.co.uk/Headcode/Headcode41.htm but that doesn't negate your point about mixed trains, which continued to be included under class 2. Bill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strathyre Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Steam piped? That's interesting. Actually adapted specifically for inclusion in mixed trains. Nice Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Dingwall 1984 by Neil Young 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Inverness 1984 by Maglad Inverness 1984 by Barry Adams 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
design8027 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On the subject of these mixed trains, was there any frequency to the tank coming into Mallaig? Thinking from a timetable point of view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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