Graham Donald
eastwestdivide
Photo courtesy Frank Cox
See his website here - the-siding.co.uk
Andy Sansome
eastwestdivide
eastwestdivide
Graham knott
Tim Rogers
Tim Rogers
| Originally known as the High Speed Track
Recording Coach this Mk 2f coach was especially converted for the BRB Director
of Civil Engineering and was originally operated under the R&DD's control
and numbered RDB999550. Following major changes within the Research Division in the late 1980's it was transferred to the DM& EE and then to Railtest and renumbered ADB999550. It is fully equipped with living accommodation, air-conditioning etc and was used extensively on all main lines to monitor track condition. It can measure various track parameters including rail top, cant gradient, twist, level and alignment at speeds up to 125 mile/h. The author was involved with the fitment of pioneering video surveillance equipment on TRC. The present TRC is owned by Network Rail and was incorporated into the New Measurement Train until replaced by a Mk3 vehicle. The coach is currently operating on its own again top and tailed with whatever motive power is available. The coach is operated by DB Schenker on behalf of Network Rail |
Click on the picture for a bigger image - photos are the author's unless otherwise credited
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The HSTRC in its original livery
is pictured leaving
Llandudno Jcn behind 47530.
Graham Donald |
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The HSTRC in a service train to St
Pancras, from probably Sheffield or Nottingham, at Leicester in March 1982. eastwestdivide |
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A closer view at Reading station
on 24 May 1983.
Photo courtesy Frank Cox See his website here - the-siding.co.uk |
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HSTRC at Eastleigh Works Open
Day on 29th May 1983 Andy Sansome |
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The HSTRC in an odd formation
between a GUV and another Mk2 coach, at Melton Mowbray on 22 June 1983 eastwestdivide |
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The HSTRC between two departmental
2-HAP units, one being 052, at Strood in 1985. eastwestdivide |
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The HSTRC is in the train formation
here pictured from the box at Rochester in 1986 Graham knott |
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At Reading on 6th March 1992 Tim Rogers |
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At Reading on 6th March 1992 Tim Rogers |
Following privatisation in 1997 it was transferred to Serco........
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DB999550 in its new Serco livery
in 1998 Serco |
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DB999550 In the EDU in the awful Railtrack livery |
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....................then into the NMT |
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Here it is in its later guise
as part of the NMT heading south from Duffield in 2003 D Bower |
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NMT passing Broadholme en route to Sheffield on 11th May 2005 consisting entirely of Mk3 coaches. |
....................then back again
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37611 with a Serco test train incorporating the TRC near Wingfield on 23rd January 2007 |
