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ISSUE 90 - AUGUST 2003
INTRO
Saturday 13th September is the deadline for Issue 91 of The Railcar. Submissions to editor@railcar.co.uk.
NEWS
CLASS 101 NAMING A special day is planned at the Mid-Norfolk Railway on Nov. 1st to remember Matthew Smith, the DMU enthusiast who died last year aged 27. The 11am from Dereham will hopefully be hauled by 50 019 Ramillies & 31 438. On arrival back at Dereham, approx. 12.20, there will be a buffet followed by a naming ceremony for Class 101 DMBC 51434. The 13:45 and 15:45 services will then be with Matthew's 3-car set. £5 fare all day. But an idea of numbers is required, please advise by e-mail editor@railcar.co.uk of by post Dave Clay, MNR Railway Station, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 1DF.
NORTH-NORFOLK 101 DMBS 51228 and DTSL 54062, set 681 ex-Longsight and Shoeburyness, arrived on the North Norfolk Railway on Thursday 7th August. After checks and a little remedial work, ran the first of its shakedown trips on the line one week later on the 14th. The Class 117 vehicles have been sold to Swanage, and will leave the railway soon.
WICKHAM WEBSITE A new site has been set up for the former Elliot Track Recording Coach, now on the Middleton Railway, Leeds, at www.wickham-railbus.org.uk
SUPPLIERS
GEARBOXES Bluestripe ReManufacturing Limited can supply parts, including piston seals, for R14 gearboxes and fluid flywheels. They can also offer a reconditioning service and spares for these transmissions and fluid flywheels.
See www.bluestripereman.co.uk.
Bluestripe ReManufacturing Ltd., Unit 5/6 Charlotte Street, Dudley DY1 1TD. Tel. 01384 455330.
Thanks to Chris Bull for identifying this firm.
FIRE SYSTEMS Kidde Graviner have supplied the following prices for components in the fire detection systems:
Linear Detector, E1521-001 @ £75.00 (this is the LHD cable, the replacement for the
'pyrocord')
Junction Box Assembly E8771-001 @ £100.00 (this is required for the above, and replaces the fire switch).
(The Wickham 2-car has been fitted with the above items, retrieved from Shoeburyness
vehicles).
Resetting thermostat, 53182-228 @ £497.00 - this is a special price for us. (This is above the fluid flywheel, and should not need replaced if in working order).
Dry Powder Cylinder 57135-013 @ £562.00
Dry Powder Nozzle 58131-43 @ £21.00 each (2 off required)
For further details on the above contact Ronnie Drugan, Vehicle Sales Manager. Tel 01753 766242.
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BELTS We have very kindly been offered a substantial discount on multi-link belts ("NU-T-Link", as listed in the DMU
VMI) by BTL (a division of Fenner). Initially they are offering sets of five 2.8m B section belts to suit a trailer car generator for £140. Fitting the set can be achieved in under an hour - obviously this is much more straightforward than fitting endless belts, where the wheelset must be removed.
John Joyce has volunteered to collect together orders from DMU preservation groups so that BTL don't end up with the associated paperwork for each set of belts required. Please can you let him know what your requirements are -
belts for other applications such as exhausters and alternators can also be sourced. It can also include non-DMU applications such as shunting loco generator / exhauster / fan belts. The sizes available are Z, A and B section in whatever length you specify. (+VAT and carriage), a saving of over 60% on the retail list price.
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DMU GROUP (WEST MIDLANDS) Trevor Daw is able to offer the
following new parts:
Smith's Heater Glow plug Covers £3.00 incl. VAT
Smith's Heater Casing blank covers £2.50 "
Air Line cylindrical felt filter £1.30 "
Radiator Fan Bearing felt seals £0.75 "
Engine Air Cleaner felt seal, large £7.20 "
Engine Air Cleaner felt seal, small £4.95 "
Engine oil pressure switch £80.65 "
D.S.D. Springs £3.00 "
Throttle Rod return springs £5.40 "
Exhauster rotor vanes (Provisional) £ 6.30 ea." (Manufactured from Non-asbestos material and machined to size)
Contact Trevor Daw for advice on small items difficult to obtain. If there is a demand from DMU operators a trial order can be placed. Call 01926-484670 evenings after 19.00hrs.
PRESERVATION
D&M 103 Work has been concentrated on the leading bogie, with the cab steps, speedometer drive & cable, and wheel guards having been replaced. Battery box doors have also been fitted. A feed valve was being fitted, when it was found the brake pipe to have completely corroded through at the point where it passes through the cab floor. A new pipe is being fabricated.
FOR SALE
Class 117 items - two bogies, less final drives and vacuum cylinders. All tyres 77-80mm. Class 117 aluminium doors. Dave Clay, MNR Railway Station, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 1DF.
Leyland Railbus Demonstrator - number RB004, which was shipped to the United States in 1984, and travelled widely before returning to Derby works in 1986. Powered by 200bhp 6-cylinder Leyland TR11 diesel engines, with fully automatic gearbox units. For further details see issue 88. Serious offers invited. Contact: David Barlow by email on dbsouthgate@tiscali.co.uk or on 07764 308350.
Rolls Royce C6 horizontal engine - ex-DMU, currently fitted to a much modified RF bus at Cobham Bus Museum, which was converted to a glider winch unit. Previous history not known but is in good running order and does not appear to be modified from rail use. (still painted metallic purple same as some other engines around and still fitted with fluid flywheel). The vehicle is likely to be dismantled for spares for other preserved buses, for which the engine is of no use to and so open to serious offers. Contact Mike Nash, 07836 656692.
Throttle rod return springs - DMU Group have had a small batch of springs manufactured to the original specification with a corrosion resistant finish, price £5.40 each p&p extra. These will give a long and reliable life. The BR type were made with soft wire hooks which wear through fairly quickly. The new ones have hard wire hooks and should not fail in service. Trevor Daw 01926-484670 after 7pm any day.
Engine parts - Two x TL11 cylinder heads, ex store probably new with original tape over valves. One Leyland Leopard coach fluid flywheel similar to DMU power cars. Offers to Trevor Daw 01926-484670 after 7pm any day.
Silencers - Pressed Steel Heritage have surplus items for disposal: Two ex-Class 116 vertical silencers, £50 each. Contact Mervyn Rogers 01277 623141
Injectors - New injectors for Leyland 680 engines. BR part no. 15-77004. £18 each plus postage/carriage. Contact David Aldridge (55000) 01626 879453.
WANTED
Drivers brake valve - wanted for Class 103. Richard Thornton richard.thornton@hmce.gsi.gov.uk
Partition parts - A couple of Class 108 alloy poles and fittings, and a couple of sheets of glass are required to reinstate a partition in Iris, removed in research days. Stuart Mackay 07974 565 243 or e-mail editor@railcar.co.uk
Seat cushions - and backs for 3 first class seats in dark purple/orange fleck moquette as fitted to 108 DTCL during refurb at Doncaster about 1990. Also 2 double and one triple seat cushion and 1 double seat back for second class in same moquette. Mike Hancocks abb19@globalnet.co.uk or 07957 645021