Not that i was ever a big fan of "ETH Wagons" but there was one weekend I got my EE fan nose punched right out of joint by a spirited set of overnights
In 1985 IIRC spring trip on the Glasgow- Plymouth (& penzance?) Sleeper
Hoping for a "dubber" which were not all that common on the service, a 45/1 slings on at new st, but gives a very respectable run, early at a couple of stops at at Temple Meads.
Various bashing ensues, but on the way home at the end of the weekend, load 13 or 14 turns up on the Glasgow sleeper.
A different 45/1 drops on with a man possessed by satans flames as he thrashes the thing out of Bristol and proceeds later to wave the pair of syphon bankers at Lickey, holding at least 50mph at the top.
Question being: Were 45/1s actually faster than duffs on heavier fast passenger services?
In 1985 IIRC spring trip on the Glasgow- Plymouth (& penzance?) Sleeper
Hoping for a "dubber" which were not all that common on the service, a 45/1 slings on at new st, but gives a very respectable run, early at a couple of stops at at Temple Meads.
Various bashing ensues, but on the way home at the end of the weekend, load 13 or 14 turns up on the Glasgow sleeper.
A different 45/1 drops on with a man possessed by satans flames as he thrashes the thing out of Bristol and proceeds later to wave the pair of syphon bankers at Lickey, holding at least 50mph at the top.
Question being: Were 45/1s actually faster than duffs on heavier fast passenger services?