Just a line to say thanks to everyone who helped to contribute to the 20 page document I have been working on, with lots of reasons why a line should not electrify.
Please keep them coming; it is only by playing 'devils advocate' that those interested in seeing a preserved or minor line electrify some time in the distant future can be prepared and have a lot of answers ready.
The meeting held on the 12th was interesting and fruitful. It was agreed that persons interested in this would need to be active members of groups or lines owning EMUs or owners/part owners themselves.
As well as electrification, as an intermediate step [for some lines the *only* step, possibly] the fitting of batteries to EMUs was discussed. A lot of facts and figures were given to a representative from a battery manufacturer, who now has an idea of what will be need, along with how much weight a carriage can take and so on.
The other [and more important at this time], aim of the meeting was to try to get all EMU groups and interested lines to co-operate together, electrification or no electrification.
What's been done has been done, what has been saved has been saved and what has been cut has been cut, there is little anyone can do about it, so why not work together more?
For those interested, if a 3rd rail line was to electrify tomorrow, only two CIGs, a HAP, four CEPs, a vep and an EPB would be immediately capable of operation on the juice. If only eight locos were in this state there would [quite rightly] be an outcry.
Of other stock, some are owned by lines and the NRM and they are quite reasonably likely to want to hold onto their property, others are in different locations and require work, the COR and 4EPB are two examples. Others are in the same location but require works such as the SUB.
But even if these were all added to the list, there is still only 21 complete units preserved, so cooperation between the groups and lines is a very important thing.
Invitations to join a Yahoo group for this purpose have gone out to owners of these units, and there will be a further meeting in April.
Anyone interested will need to join one or more of the several EMU groups.
Regards to all and Happy New Year
Albert
Please keep them coming; it is only by playing 'devils advocate' that those interested in seeing a preserved or minor line electrify some time in the distant future can be prepared and have a lot of answers ready.
The meeting held on the 12th was interesting and fruitful. It was agreed that persons interested in this would need to be active members of groups or lines owning EMUs or owners/part owners themselves.
As well as electrification, as an intermediate step [for some lines the *only* step, possibly] the fitting of batteries to EMUs was discussed. A lot of facts and figures were given to a representative from a battery manufacturer, who now has an idea of what will be need, along with how much weight a carriage can take and so on.
The other [and more important at this time], aim of the meeting was to try to get all EMU groups and interested lines to co-operate together, electrification or no electrification.
What's been done has been done, what has been saved has been saved and what has been cut has been cut, there is little anyone can do about it, so why not work together more?
For those interested, if a 3rd rail line was to electrify tomorrow, only two CIGs, a HAP, four CEPs, a vep and an EPB would be immediately capable of operation on the juice. If only eight locos were in this state there would [quite rightly] be an outcry.
Of other stock, some are owned by lines and the NRM and they are quite reasonably likely to want to hold onto their property, others are in different locations and require work, the COR and 4EPB are two examples. Others are in the same location but require works such as the SUB.
But even if these were all added to the list, there is still only 21 complete units preserved, so cooperation between the groups and lines is a very important thing.
Invitations to join a Yahoo group for this purpose have gone out to owners of these units, and there will be a further meeting in April.
Anyone interested will need to join one or more of the several EMU groups.
Regards to all and Happy New Year
Albert
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