Great to see that this coach has been preserved, I shall have to seek it out. I spent a week or so when Acting DMI Crewe as PICOP for this work riding on the coach during these tests: that would probably have been early 1983.
Excellent news that it has been preserved as a slip brake test coach. I had a look round this coach at the GCR diesel gala in April, and it was interesting to learn about how it was used to test wagon braking characteristics
Did you know..........They actually used PASSENGER slip coaches on branch lines in the 50's/60's same principal. This was so an express non stopping train could drop a slip coach at a station. My Grandad was on the railways and told me about them when I was small.
Stop that man !....I have been trying to get hold of Dave Bower to see if he has any spare copies of his book on Rail Vehicle Testing !!..... Dave ?...
Have you tried through his website bowerbooks.co.uk ? Alternatively you can meet the man himself most weekends at the GCR, somewhere around Quorn working on the wagon fleet. Hope that helps, Tom.
Saw the coach at the weekend and bought the booklet. Great video and description. A genuine piece of modern railway history preserved. Thank you 😊
Fantastic this has been saved.
What a fabulous coach and a great little video, thank you.
Great to see that this coach has been preserved, I shall have to seek it out. I spent a week or so when Acting DMI Crewe as PICOP for this work riding on the coach during these tests: that would probably have been early 1983.
Nicely presented and explained. Thanks for sharing your vid 👍😎
Interesting, thank you
Excellent news that it has been preserved as a slip brake test coach. I had a look round this coach at the GCR diesel gala in April, and it was interesting to learn about how it was used to test wagon braking characteristics
Did you know..........They actually used PASSENGER slip coaches on branch lines in the 50's/60's same principal. This was so an express non stopping train could drop a slip coach at a station. My Grandad was on the railways and told me about them when I was small.
Stop that man !....I have been trying to get hold of Dave Bower to see if he has any spare copies of his book on Rail Vehicle Testing !!..... Dave ?...
Have you tried through his website bowerbooks.co.uk ? Alternatively you can meet the man himself most weekends at the GCR, somewhere around Quorn working on the wagon fleet. Hope that helps, Tom.
Its a great book.
Didn’t fancy slipping one off to demonstrate then? 😁
But why "Wagon and Wagon"?
Any chance this is narrated by clarksons son?
It's narrated by Tom Ingall, a GCR volunteer and BBC Look North presenter.