5 Wes (Class 442)
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Wessex Electric units in their element - a 10 car formation in platform 2
(up) and 5 car in platform 3 (down) under the magnificently restored overall
roof at Bournemouth on 28th April 2001.
photograph by Colin Duff |
| Most of the remaining photographs on these pages consist of a collection of detail shots intended to be of use to enthusiasts and modellers alike. Most were taken by Colin Duff on various class 442 units at Bournemouth on 28th April 2001. |
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Roof details. On the left looking from the TS towards the DTC of one unit and then onto another 5 car unit. On the right down at the MBLS, the additional hatches being above the buffet servery. |  |
| The roof hatches above most car ends - these being typical of coaches of Mk3 construction. |  |
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2422 formed the 4:09pm departure to Wareham from Eastleigh on 17th April
2002.
photograph by Colin Duff |
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Inter-car connections. Left: The low level only connections seen between the DTC/DTS and
DTS/MBLS. Right: The high and low level connections seen between the MBLS/TSW and TSW/DTS. The connections on the other side of the unit appear to be almost a mirror image from one end of the unit to the other, i.e. low level only one side, high and low level on the other side of the corridor connection. |
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However the MBLS has an additional socket on its end adjacent to the TSW.
This is for traction power within a depot where for safety reasons there are no
conductor rails. A long jumper cable carrying the traction supply is connected
to this socket. This allows a unit to be moved by its own motors until a
pickup shoe is connecting with the third rail.
photographs by Colin Duff |
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This page was last updated 3 December 2002
