Evening group... 

why did Class 26 get their door windows removed & filled?

and

what merit do the different shape buffers bring - i.e. freight 86's
with squovals? Is it a cost, weight efficiency thing or do they
provide better performance in some way?

cheers all

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> what merit do the different shape buffers bring - i.e. freight 86's
> with squovals? Is it a cost, weight efficiency thing or do they
> provide better performance in some way?


I don't know about 86s in particular, but some of the variants of buffers
are intended to reduce the danger of buffer-locking on tight curves.

Roger

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unclewobbly@talk21.com writes

>Evening group... 
>
>why did Class 26 get their door windows removed & filled?


Something to do with the cab door windows being smashed on a regular
basis during token changes along single lines - the driver would catch
the token with his arm, the token would swing back and hit the glass.
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On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:56:57 +0100, D5233 
wrote:


>In article ,
>unclewobbly@talk21.com writes
>>Evening group... 
>>
>>why did Class 26 get their door windows removed & filled?
>
>Something to do with the cab door windows being smashed on a regular
>basis during token changes along single lines - the driver would catch
>the token with his arm, the token would swing back and hit the glass.


makes sense - thanks

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 21:21:52 GMT, "Roger H. Bennett"
 wrote:


> wrote in message
>news:76kuh1dton1u3to5d33gk64076s9h65pkj@4ax.com...
>> what merit do the different shape buffers bring - i.e. freight 86's
>> with squovals? Is it a cost, weight efficiency thing or do they
>> provide better performance in some way?
>
>I don't know about 86s in particular, but some of the variants of buffers
>are intended to reduce the danger of buffer-locking on tight curves.
>
>Roger
>


I thought it might be something like this - everything seems to get
ovals, even back in the 80's 37s used to get them on overhauls. I
guess virtical movement is not so much a problem with modern track -
but then a lot of kettles had ovals also... thanks