86233 inside the shed at Oxley receiving attention towards it's reinstatement to working order 20.02.08
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86233 at Oxley 20.02.08
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Cab of 86233 showing the Driver's controls and guages. Power controller positions are off, run down, notch down, hold, notch up and run up. 38 notches of power, an 87 had one extra for weak field.
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Secondman's side cab view on 86233
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Located on the bulkhead behind the Driver are the change ends lever and AWS bell and isolating switch
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Behind the Secondman's side position is the fire alarm bell and test button, a set of track circuit clips, switches for the corridor lights and an electric ring for making the tea !
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Handbrake, one in each cab.
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The corridor inside the loco showing the various Governors, the transformer is in the HT compartment on the left.
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A close up of the various governers.
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No 2 power pack with battery switch, fault lamps, volt meter and circuit breakers, The two black fuses are the Battery Charge fuse abd the Rad Fan fuse, the red one's are the spares
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Rheostatic brake isolating switch.
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Pantograph isolating switch.
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No 2 air frame showing the AFT cock, the DSD isolating cock is also in here.
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Distributer isolating cock on No 1 air frame.
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No 4 power pack with it's four flags - Primary overload, Bucholtz, Rheostatic Brake and Earth fault. There was a fifth one on 87's for ETS
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TDM cublice which stands for Time Division Miltiplex. Classes 86, 87, 90,91 and DVT are fitted with this and this how they comminicate with each other.
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Tops number.
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Pre Tops number, I know which I prefer !
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Flexicoil suspension, fitted to cure a very bad reputation for rough riding with these loco's.
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A vacuum exhauster, two of these per loco side by side.
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Battery box and emergency battery switch.
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Main compressor.
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Space where the second compressor used to be, removed many years ago across the whole fleet when deemed not required.
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Auxiliary compressor, it is this that first runs when the battery switch is swithched in to create enough air to raise the pantograph.
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ETS jumper cable.
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Female socket for the ETS jumper cable.
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Front of 86233 showing headlight, marker lights, tail lights and RCH jumper cables for TDM and Driver / Guard communication.
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Traction motor cover off for drying out purposes.
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Close up showing the traction motor with cover off.
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