Last night I was leafing through Cecil J Allen's book on locomotive exchanges. There are many photos of trains during the 1948 exchanges with the LNER (I believe ex-GNR) dynamometer car behind the engine.
What happened to this vehicle? Is it preserved somewhere?
I must say it looked pretty decrepit in the photos - almost warped in appearance. I dread to think of it at 126 mph behind Mallard! I assume it was in better shape than it looked!
What happened to the LNER dynamometer car?
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Re: What happened to the LNER dynamometer car?
Its in the NRM
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Re: What happened to the LNER dynamometer car?
A quick forum search for 'dynamometer' would have taken you to this thread which has both interior and exterior photos and shows the car in its present state and location.
It was ex-NER, incidentally, not GNR. (Did the GNR have anything of that nature?)
It was ex-NER, incidentally, not GNR. (Did the GNR have anything of that nature?)
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Re: What happened to the LNER dynamometer car?
It was featured on the discovery channel with Pete Waterman this morining.
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Re: What happened to the LNER dynamometer car?
Now you mention, it - don't think they did. Only ones we ever seem to see in photos are the NER car, the L&Y one and the GWR version. Never heard mention of a LNWR or MR one, either, anyone confirm, please?jwealleans wrote: It was ex-NER, incidentally, not GNR. (Did the GNR have anything of that nature?)
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Re: What happened to the LNER dynamometer car?
On reflection, I think I've read somewhere that Gresley borrowed the NER one so perhaps they didn't feel the need?