Caught on camera...

[steve1]

...secret trials of Virgin's new ECML stock:



steve

 

[iploffy]

Probably a darn site more reliable as well

 

[lancer1027]

I guess thats the Driving Trailer end.

 

[Osgood]

I say there - that gent's waistcoat is more than just a tad on the short side and quite frankly the most unacceptable bright colour - there are standards you know!

Col. Osgood (retd).

 

[flexible_coupling]

Whereabouts is this one located? A broadly similar looking unit (which I'm failing to be able to google successfully!) is preserved in the main railway museum in Queensland, Australia - it was in an open-air museum 'across the road' from my home growing up for many years... very fond of them!

 

[steve1]

Derwent Valley Light Railway near York.

I did ride in it and it was, shall we say, not vet comfortable...

steve

 

[flexible_coupling]

My youthful memories betray me a little.... this is the same model as the one I'd seen as a kid, QR had a few of them. It is significantly different to the one pictured!

http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/curator49/201165165241_Panhard.01.JPG

A railway society has built a close replica to this unit (and a matching trailer) for use on branch line services;

http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/assets_infrastructure/rail_motor.php

 

[Eastsidepilot]

From a petrol 'ead's point of view it's just as well it's on rails 'cause you couldn't "burn rubber" with it

Col.

 

[Osgood]

Brilliant road-holding though - it corners like its on rails

 

[Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen]

If you would like to see some Rio Grande Southern conversions of road vehicles to run on 3ft gauge travk try this link;
http://drgw.free.fr/RGS/Goose/Goose_en

Tim

 

[Rippers]

Derwent Valley Light Railway near York.

I did ride in it and it was, shall we say, not vet comfortable...

steve

Admit it Steve you were white and shaking when you got off.............. mind the bus was vibrating so much when runnng you looked out of focus!

It did look a bit precarious when someone jumped out and levered the front wheels over and the points to stop it falling into the 'V'...guess that the issue of using finescale wheels on standard track!

Incidentally the replica railcar is built on a genuine Ford T chassis and was the brainchild of the local farmer who built it and has since gone on to construct a short line (with halt) to run it on at his farm near Wressle in East Yorkshire,