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Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:33 am
by Seagull
Could it be from a Flaman recording speedometer?

http://nationalrailwaymuseum.wordpress. ... 35-edited/

Alan

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:23 am
by Trestrol
Removed to stop me looking a total Prat!! :wink:

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:28 am
by jwealleans
? Am I seeing a different link? When I follow that above, I get a picture of Mallard's speed recorder and a short piece which includes the following:

"it is not the original. The Flamans in all of the A4s were removed in WW2 as there weren’t the resources to keep using the recordings (they used a lot of paper and staff time to check them). This one was fitted by Doncaster works when Mallard was preserved and was sourced in France. The speed dial had to be made from scratch because the French one was in kilometres per hour."

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:18 pm
by Trestrol
Ok, I misread the article Slap on the wrist to me for being a dunce.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:11 pm
by Seagull
jwealleans wrote:? Am I seeing a different link? When I follow that above, I get a picture of Mallard's speed recorder
I was replying to Bryan's post about the paper roll he has;- 'used on the Flying Scotsman'

Figured maybe it is a Flaman roll rather than a dynamometer one.

Alan

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:57 pm
by Bryan
The roll in question is approx 2ft wide.
Looking at what appears to be the roll in the Flamman equipment that looks about 4 inch wide.
Will try and photo and post tomorrow.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 2:30 pm
by Bryan
The wooden centre runs full length through the roll and does not appear to slide out in any way, so the paper must have been loaded on to this core.
Seems strange.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:11 pm
by MikeTrice
Is there any reference number on the roll? If there is I can match to the log entries in the Dynamometer Car log book.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:59 pm
by Bryan
No just plain white paper.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:39 pm
by MikeTrice
4472 took place in a number of runs as follows:

1477: 20/2/34 Kings X to Edinburgh
1478: 21/2/34 Edinburgh to Kings X
1479: 22/2/34 Kings X to Newcastle
1497: 30/11/34 Kings X to Leeds
1498: 30/11/34 Leeds to Kings X

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:18 pm
by mick b
Jim's D&S Dyno Car done.
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I could not find any pre war photos which showed the Car lined out in Yellow . The one well known photo off the Car coupled to Mallard at the time of the Record run show what might be lining on some of the panels but not on others I have taken it to be light reflection.
I have painted the Roof as per the preserved version in the same photo the Roof is all one colour. I cannot see any reason why it would have been Red Oxide. In my opinion when restored the original colours would have been copied and see no reason otherwise.
In the same photo I have my doubts that it was actually Teak finished it looks more like one colour but again I have used the current Dyno Car livery for the build.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:36 pm
by Horsetan
Some incredibly useful photos here.

Pity NRM doesn't allow clear interior shots.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:27 pm
by ahardy
I have been looking through my photos from my time working at the NRM. I used to go in and out of the Dyno car regularly but seem to have taken nearly no photos!

However these two may be of interest:
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Cheers

Andy

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:12 pm
by 65447
There is a chapter/piece in a book, journal or magazine that is all about the Dynamometer Car, illustrated with numerous photographs, but I cannot remember where - not a helpful post in that way, but it might just trigger someone's memory of which publication.

Re: NER Dynamometer Car

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:16 pm
by jwealleans
LNER Reflections, by Nigel Harris?