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The Railcar Association News Bulletin The Railcar Association News Bulletin ISSUE 150 November 2018 EDITORIAL just a few years. Consequently, they Hopefully this edition is back to normal are able to put on a good show during (I think the last issue broke the record their events which are held in for being the most late!). The biggest November. Nobody can predict what event of note since last time was of will happen in the future with regards to course the annual convention which unit availability, so I suggest we support saw a healthy attendance. I really these events for as long as the EVR, enjoyed the event and it was great LR and ELR are able to put them on for meeting up with old faces and a few us. And don't forget, at the ELR at least, new ones too. A thorough report on the there's another Fish & Chip Special event is included in this issue. Having running too – now who can argue with only just recovered from one event we that?!? are heading into another – the East much more in line with a “normal” Lancs Railway's Railcar Gala which is 23RD ANNUAL RAILCAR convention, with the home based Class held just days after this bulletin is CONVENTION 117/121 hybrid 2-car set supplemented published. Whilst DMU sets can always The 2018 Convention saw The Railcar by visiting Class 121 W55033 from the subject to changes and relocations, the Association return to the county of neighbouring Colne Valley, which was last two years has seen the ELR event Essex for the first time in ten years, the able to visit as it coincided with a brief equal the two stalwarts of the last last time being in 2008 when the Colne road trip to the Ilford wheel lathe for decade: the Llangollen and Valley and East Anglian Railway contract tyre turning. The proximity to Ecclesbourne. Railcar Galas are a very Museum joint hosted. It was also the Great Eastern commuter lines niche, the market will not support many surprisingly only the third time that the radiating from London Liverpool Street, of them, and railways which run them convention had been hosted in an area plus the resident and visiting stock gave are consequently in a very exclusive previously considered part of British the convention a decidedly suburban club indeed. Key to making them viable Railways' Eastern Region. The venue theme which hadn't been experienced (on a regular basis at least) is a strong was the Epping Ongar Railway which since the Gloucestershire Warwickshire home based fleet, which is something pleasingly was hosting for the first time, convention five years previously. that 90% of the movement do not it is always interesting having a possess. The ELR, via a combination convention at a “new” railway. Friday of some relocations and conclusions of The Friday was firmly set in tradition as some major restorations, has propelled In contrast to the previous year's gala Driver Experience day, with Class itself from a two set to a five set gala in extravaganza format, the event was 117/121 2-car power/trailer 51384/56287 in use for delegates once the unit had passed over the rails throughout the day. It shuttled a few times normal running proceeded intensively between Ongar, through for the rest of the day. It was a great North Weald to Epping Forest, where pleasure being able to drive over such the boundary between preservation and interesting track. the London Underground exists. This latter feature was one of the unique A few photographic stops were able to aspects of this line. The approach to be made during the day and some good the boundary is via increasingly steep use made of the sun which was out in gradients starting at 1in149, then 1in70 force. Instructors were very friendly and and finally 1in56 before reaching the various facts about the line and stop board! Of course such high risk surrounding areas were discussed. conditions means that traditional driver experiences must stop short of this Saturday downward “ski slope”, however certain Saturday saw the event open to the trips which were being run by passed public. The railway was running a drivers from other railways were able to steam service as normal so as not to include this final section “to the stops”. disappoint the average visitor and also for additional variety. The locomotive in In total six round trips were operated use was Metropolitan No1, most before the 117/121 set was swapped appropriate for a railway associated for the visiting Class 121 which pro- down proved a challenge when tackling with the London Underground, albeit ceeded to do several more trips allow- most of the line which is around 1in70 the Central Line. No1 ran three trips ing further experiences to be run as for most of its length. The gradient between North Weald and Ongar, as well as combining with some of the profile for the line resembles a letter M the Epping Forest section is limited to owning group who were able to enjoy and the vehicles were constantly trains either top & tailed or railcar driving their unit on a foreign railway. powering hard or rolling downward operated. Slotting in between No1 on requiring keen driver attention. The first the Ongar section, and having free The experiences themselves were most trip terminated at Epping Forest and reign over the Epping end, was the enjoyable with drivers really having to encountered poor railhead conditions Class 117/121 and the visiting 121 work the unit hard. With both vehicles on its return leading to a delay as sand “bubble car” W55033. being of the heavier “long” type a single was applied and the underpowered unit vehicle carrying a trailer around up and slowly crawled up the 1in56. Luckily were looking bleak before the Epping Ongar Railway rescued us with the use of their marquee at North Weald, which whilst unheated, provided the space we needed to allow the meeting to happen. We are in debt to them for this as well as providing the necessary tables, chairs and space heater borrowed from the workshops! 30 delegates attended the meeting which was a nice middle-of-the-road A trip or two was possible before a mid whilst the remainder of the party figure if comparing with previous years. morning guided tour of the locomotive explored the adjacent steam and diesel The meeting started with the normal restoration sheds at North Weald. fleets under repair and restoration. Chairman's address with a brief During this tour we encountered the summary of the railcar matters for the final DMU vehicle on site at the railway, Following the tour delegates either had year. Apologies were received and Class 117 DMBS 51342. This is the another small ride or in most cases, included Ian Bradbury, Chris Bull, true partner to the Class 117 in service retired for lunch in the railway's Anglia Gareth Coleman, Trevor Daw, Kevin (51384) but its extended restoration led buffet coach. It's funny how places Dowd, Jim Poor and the members of to Class 121 trailer 56287 being hired in providing food can be the place to be, the Swindon Diesel Preservation to allow 51384 to enter service as a especially during poor weather which Society based at Bo'ness. complete set. The interior restoration of sadly made itself known during the day, 51342 had already been completed in stark contrast to the beautiful The question was raised by the before a small corroded area led to conditions present on the Friday. All too Chairman as to what the cut-off point huge further problems with the vehicle's soon 2 o'clock arrived which marked for railcars within the association should cant rails being discovered. This meant the start of the general meeting. be. Whilst it was felt that cutting off at a the state of affairs when we inspected certain point may in the future lead to 51342 was that of serious bodywork Formal Meeting new members not being interested in repairs to the secondman's side, with Finding a suitable local venue for the joining as we did not cater for “their more on the opposite side planned. meeting proved far more difficult this traction”, different technologies and Ideas and experiences were exchanged year than is ordinarily the case. Things practicalities meant that it was felt there needed to be a limit so as not to be was then explained before some was acquired for 51347 at Colne, overstretched in terms of support and number crunching. Total DMU's 51138 (116 DMBS), as well as a spares expertise. It was decided that any preserved had dropped from 280 to donor in the form of 51151 (116 DMS). decision could always be reviewed in 277. The operational DMU fleet had It was at this point that the bubble car the future, but for now a limit would be dropped from 150 to 144 whilst the 55033 joined the collection, this one set within the BR era, so only stock built number of active restorations was fairly costing a premium of £3,00 when other before 1996 would be recognised by stable, changing from 46 to 45. vehicles at the time were £1,000! the association. Generally more classes of railcars had Vehicles continued to arrive with 51401 decreased in availability than (117 DMS) being sent to the Nene The Chairman also nominated a increased, the exception being the Valley Railway on hire with 51347 to prominent member of the Railcar Class 119's which have done well this form a set, with the now partner-less community to be the Association's first year.
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