Of note are the Portakabins in the background, the Train Control loops in the four foot of the main running line in the foreground (the wind tunnel was built over this track much later).
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Side Pull Tests
Tests to assess the lateral resistance of a vehicle's suspension within the axleguards were undertaken at various places including the test track.
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An interesting shot from 1976
taken from the old signal box base. This shows a side-pull test under way
next to the workshop using the Warflat sleeper loading vehicle RDW160207.
It is loaded with the rail-packs usually associated with HSFV1 Of note are the Portakabins in the background, the Train Control loops in the four foot of the main running line in the foreground (the wind tunnel was built over this track much later). Author's Collection |
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A close up of the arrangements.
In the background is the overbridge at the exit from the sidings from
where a lot of photographs were taken over the years but is now no longer
standing
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