third-rail wrote:the in service picture i took is on this website and it appears that the fuse carrier is nearer the outer sets of wheels but i can not make out the pick ups.but they did carry a jump lead to plug into the socket under the buffer beam the cable was wooden about 10 ft long with plate fastened to a wooden handle which had to be held on the live rail to allow it to move if it became isolated http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/ ... -electrics
Thanks for the link to the wonderful website. What gems of information for my interest in the area.
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third-rail wrote:the in service picture i took is on this website and it appears that the fuse carrier is nearer the outer sets of wheels but i can not make out the pick ups.but they did carry a jump lead to plug into the socket under the buffer beam the cable was wooden about 10 ft long with plate fastened to a wooden handle which had to be held on the live rail to allow it to move if it became isolated http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/ ... -electrics
This cable you refer to was called the loose train line coupler and was intended to give a supply if all the shoes were off the conductor rail. All of the Tyneside single electric units also carried one, viz. the parcels motors and the LMD/3s.
The electrical socket under the headstocks of the Quayside locomotives was primarily used for giving a supply from overhead wiring to move the locomotives from within the running shed to the outside where a conductor rail was available. It was also used for the loose train line coupler in emergencies as outlined. It was stowed under one of the bonnet ends of the locomotive when not required. These sockets were not for running the locomotives in multiple as has been written elsewhere - the control circuit of these locomotives did not have this functionality.