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royalred · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 79

Approval for the kitting out of some 08s with R/C was given very early on in the year.

I think its therefore possible DBS might not use the same R/C equipment as they did with both "886/921", and 466/854/752/782/951etc, and I imagine they would have sorted out any operational restrictions e.g. sanders.

Despite reliability & suitability problems pointed out by Brian, at least the decision to fit many shunters with R/C equipment would imply that DBS have decided not to replace permanent shunting locos with visiting mainline locos.

I suspect all the shunters sent to Toton for repairs vice Doncaster Carr are for eventualy R/C treatment, which would explain why the recently stopped class 09s have gone to Donny instead of Toton.

Rhys.

FRED · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10

08854 will never run again. All usefull bits that still worked were taken off to help keep the others running.

And Yes, there is definately a sander control on the remote boxes.

Defiance149 · Joined: 23 Oct 2008 Posts: 123

Does anyone know why 08921 has a different, much more subtle style of warning lights compared to the other Hima-Sella equipped locos (08466/752/782/854/951)? Was it the first done and they were deemed not visible enough?

gazearn · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 243

if that was the case that one would of had to be changed so that it was

FRED · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10

08921 Was the test bed of the Hima-Sella ones, the lights tended to be obscured by the wagons it was moving so the others had the other type.

08752 Lenny · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 318 Location: Abertawe, Cymru

FRED · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 10

Remote control equipment=586

08752 Lenny · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 318 Location: Abertawe, Cymru

concrete bob · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject:

Is that the definate list, as to what has / waiting to be fitted with the RC equipment ?

gazearn · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 243

spoken to a donny fitter today he said 90+% of 08/09's will be fitted with remote control

08752 Lenny · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 318 Location: Abertawe, Cymru