Current number:
977469
Any other previous number(s):
BR coach 5190
Notes:
Scrapped - EMR Snailwell 11/02

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Comments

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  30 December 2002 - Ben

  I believe this is now stored at Derby and will be replaced by the new AEA vehicle which is 977974.

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  5 January 2003 - Vince

  I think it has recently gone to Snailwell (see Simon Bendall's recent Magwatch on the Departmentals Yahoogroup)

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  6 March 2003 - brian loughlin

  RDB977469 went by road to EMR Snailwell arrived 26 NOV. 02.

  Note this vehicle changed owner from AEA to HSBC prior to disposal in conjunction with coversion of 5854 to RDB977974.

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  16 August 2006 - SD0853

  You don't see many disk braked MK2's do you?

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  18 August 2006 - Andrew Harvey-Adams

  Were not the sets used on Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh , Disc braked for some reason ?

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  28 April 2007 - keith falconer

  presumably due to the intensive, high-speed nature of the service, all of the mk2s allocated had disc brakes fitted - more consistent performance, less maintenance?

  were also through-wired with 'blue star' control jumpers

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  10 March 2009 - Edwin

  Lab 5 was a track recording coach not a brake force runner as captioned.

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  22 July 2010 - Andy Elms

  Goodness me, what's Lab 5 doing here?

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  22 July 2010 - Matt

  What was it doing in Italy??

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  22 July 2010 - Sam burke

  I think it took the wrong junction at the channel tunnel

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  23 July 2010 - Rich Mackin

  Several years before it opened, Sam?

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  23 July 2010 - Ben Williams

  Yes I didn't know it had gone into Europe either until I received these photos. I have more for the site taken in different countries - coming soon.

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  24 July 2010 - Matt

  Lab 5\'s grand tour of Europe huh? I\'m sure that backdrop is better than that at Clapham Junction anyway ;-)

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  26 July 2010 - Andy Elms

  Matt said:

  > I have more for the site taken in different countries - coming soon

  Great stuff. Looking forward to it! Never worked in the RTC long enough to get a ride in Lab 5, endless programming in K40 wasn't quite the same...

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  12 August 2010 - Arthur Richards

  In May 1990 Lab 5 was commissioned to carry out a Track Survey as part of an ORE project. The countries passed through were France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland.

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  12 August 2010 - Arthur Richards

  In May 1990 Lab 5 was commissioned to carry out a Track Survey as part of an ORE project. The countries passed through were France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland.

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  13 August 2010 - Matt

  Thanks Arthur.

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  20 August 2010 - Arthur Richards

  Lab 5 marshalled at Dunkerque on 4th May 1990, after leaving the ferry, ready to transit to Würzburg for the start of the 'Grand Tour' on behalf of the ORE Committee.

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  20 August 2010 - Arthur Richards

  New livery for Lab 5 after British Rail Research was taken over by AEA Technology.

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  13 November 2013 - robert bateman

  Was this coach adapted from a TSO?

  Cheers

  Bob

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  13 November 2013 - Dan Adkins

  According to its former number, yes it was.

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  15 November 2013 - robert bateman

  Thanks Dan

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  9 May 2014 - Chris Hobbs

  It couldn't have taken too long to do its grand tour, there's a photo of it on flickr dated 12/6/90 and it is with 47971 before it got its blue star capability https://www.flickr.com/photos/78891834@N05/11423655354/