In the recent Jarvis/Fastline auctions Northumbria Rail Ltd purchased MPP10188, Bance Serial No. 2SBAC 098/00 from the Darlington Small Plant depot. This vehicle was complete and even came with some of the test gear. The batteries were charge, so after replacing the key switch with a simple switch (there was no key available) the trolley has had a few trips along the storage line at Longhoughton.
Archive for the ‘Progress’ Category
Heavy Duty Stillage
The Heavy Duty staillage suitable for HCT022 was been collected from Romford yesterday by Allelys Haulage and was delivered to Longhoughton Goods Yard this morning.
Thanks again to ex Amec Spie and Network Rail staff that help us track down the stillage and make arranements for it to be transferred to us.
HCT022 Stillage News
Following a tip off, Ben went to Romford OTPD on 30 September to inspect the former stillage that belongs to HCT022.
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Summer 2009 Matisa Update
The cab of the Matisa was recently gutted – i.e. all the wooden panelling on both the sides and the roof were stripped off and the foam insulation behind has been removed too. This was done as we were aware that water had gotten in to some points and caused a bit of damp.
More HCT Updates
A quick roundup of what’s been happening with the HCT..
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Spring 2009 Update
A good step forward with HCT022.
A set of 2 ’065′ type batteries had been charged up again.
The hydraulics were put into manual mode and each solenoid manually actuated and the hand pump used to push a little bit of fluid round. The rail clamps were put down and up and the turntable ram was jiggled about a bit. The brakes were pumped off and the machine rocked slightly to free the axles. All this was done to help just get oil flowing.
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Matisa first start-up!
Last Saturday turned out to be a historic day as Dave & co managed to fire up the Rolls Royce engine on the unique Matisa 68030 for the first time in many years!
August 2008 Progress
Bank holiday weekend and it was time for attention to be returned to the Matisa…
August 2008 Update
A few words about what has been happening over the last few months…
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October 2006 Update – 68706
A couple of trips up to Longhoughton over the last 2 weekends…
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