NER Autocar - restoration progress

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A track test between a sprinter and the Autocar may persuade Northern that retro is the way to go.
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We won't charge them for unregistered design right...

The newsletter is at the printers and the electronic copies went out over a week ago (if any members haven't got theirs, PM me).

Down at Loughborough, earlier today there was an inspection and a short test run in the yard.
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(Photos courtesy Peter Field & David Moore).

A longer trip is due soon but no dates as yet.

We'll be at York model railway show over Easter, so if you're going, for the latest news, drop by our stand on the second mezzanine & say hello.
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And a longer trip yesterday. We're still sorting through photos & videos but two low res pics from Alan:
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The newsletters have been printed and the first batch despatched today, the others to go Monday.
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5* well done.
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As i predicted a while ago first runs are looking like the delivery of an old fashioned HGV chassis.
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Ay up!

Reminds me of a test run of a model diesel without the body! Well done all!
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Thanks lads.

Another view, courtesy of the test driver:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tONHtVfQ9MA
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Im presuming that this is a known pic at Scarbro http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Scarborough-R ... Swx-9Wzbf8
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Yes, but thanks for the thought. If anyone sees a photo of the autocar they aren't sure if we have, please do let us know. Thanks.
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I see they hung the safety chains over the buffers - we have to do that on the model one as well or they catch on the trackwork.
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The two chains visible in that photo are for limiting the rotation of the bogie. Such devices were common on some pre-grouping coaches.
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Ah, right. Thanks, Bill - I've learned something.
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More positive news - we've had a second test on the GCR, this time running all the way from Loughborough to Leicester and back four times at around 30mph. The engineering team were very happy with the results and the chassis has just been returned to Embsay ready for the body to be attached. There's a newsletter due shortly and this will have a full report and more pictures. Both of the stills below and the videos are courtesy of Peter Field, many thanks to him for these.
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The chassis at Rothley on one of the second day runs.
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And at Loughborough, also on the second day of testing.

Two more video clips of testing:

https://youtu.be/4KG3ei_pep8 from the first test and

https://youtu.be/cRqXt6ZN7g4 from the second.
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Certianly wouldn't or at least shouldn't have any problems with the "air conditioning" :lol: :roll: :wink: , running the Autocar like that. Seriously though great work you Guys. Look forward to the day, along with the Auto trailer you/they visit the North Yorkshire Moors and run opposite the resident Class 101 DMU.
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