THE
EMUPS FLYERS
First uploaded 18 December 08
EMUPS asked us to upload these flyers or
‘handouts’. There are seven
examples. They really belong to the CEPs
earlier life at Dartmoor, but are essentially relevant today if the word ‘Dartmoor’
is replaced by ‘Pontypool and Blaenavon’.
The old EMUPS logo has been retained for historical interest, but it is
not used today. Also, in order to avoid
confusion we have replaced out of date contact details with a series of
asterisks dots thus *********. They were
originally DOC files, printed on paper ‘handouts’, and some have not translated
too well into a format suitable for web pages, nevertheless we hope you find
them of some interest.
Flyer No.1
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Welcome aboard the only
preserved 3CEP in service today. This unit has had a long and successful
mainline life and is now embarking on hopefully an equally long and
successful life on preserved lines. As an EMU, 1198 can operated
in multiple with one loco at one end, (a class 73/1 or class 33/1 is the best
option) rather than the more expensive ‘top and tail’ option. We hope that the Dartmoor
Railway will use 1198 in this way in the future. 1198 was at one time a former
BEP (Buffet EP braked) unit, numbered 2314. It and two other preserved former
BEPs (2311 and 2315) at the Eden Valley Railway make up a sub-fleet. The other compete unit of this
class to survive is 2325, formerly 1537 but with 2305’s buffet car. 2325 is a
‘Phase 1’ unit, and part of a different sub-fleet. Also here at the Dartmoor
Railway are the Driving Motor Standard Open (DMSO) vehicles from former Cep
unit 1589, it was because of these coaches that the group that was to
ultimately become EMUPS started visiting the line. Since then we have brought
this unit 1198 to the line and are looking for new members to help with the
work still to be done on it. |
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This image was ‘washed out’ and used as a
background in the flyer above. It
could not easily be reproduced in the edition above, but is included here for
the sake of completeness (photo
Albert Mutton) |
Flyer No.2
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Welcome
aboard the only preserved 3CEP in service today. 1198’s
History. Based on a history by John Atkinson This
unit was new from Eastleigh numbered 7175 with its 'paint date' of 24th
November 1960. It was formed of coaches 61736 + 0573 + 70524 + 61737.
After commissioning it was sent to store on the Horsted Keynes -
Ardingly line until required for traffic for 'phase 2' of the Kent Coast
scheme in June 1961 when it was allocated to Ramsgate for traffic. It led an
uneventful life there, and was one of the units painted plain blue with full
yellow ends about May 1967. It later gained blue/grey livery about May 1970.
(See picture by Colin Price) It
continued in South Eastern Division traffic until sent to Swindon for
refurbishing 5th May 1983. During this process, TSK 70524 was
removed for unit 1621, whilst the three remaining coaches were formed with
buffet car 69344 (ex unit 7013 and renumbered from 69012 during
refurbishing). The unit was then released as 4-BEP 2304 on 3rd
November 1983, still in blue/grey livery and allocated to Fratton for
Waterloo - Portsmouth services, where it then worked. It was painted into
Network SouthEast livery about April 1989, and had been re-bogied with Mk6
motor and B5 trailer bogies and fitted with the 'greyhound' electrical
modification late in 1988. The
unit was overhauled and painted into SWT colours during the latter part of
1997 (possibly early in 1998) and continued in use from Fratton. The
buffet cars were taken out of use from 2nd June 1996, though later a trolley
service was restored using the buffet
area after public complaints. 2304
was then reformed at Fratton 20th September 2002 and TBC 69344
exchanged with 4-CEP TSO 70517 (ex 1566) and the unit renumbered 2314,
continuing in general SWT traffic based at Fratton. Unit
2314 was then sent to Fratton on 29th May 2004 where TSO 70517 was
removed. (Later disposed of for scrap formed into former 3-CEP 1199) and the
resulting three-car unit renumbered 1198 and back into traffic from 11th
June 2004 with a solo run from Southampton to Waterloo and back, before
settling down based at Bournemouth Depot and used on the Lymington branch. It
remained working there until Christmas Eve, last working the 20.44 Lymington
to Brockenhurst that evening. It then worked empty from Bournemouth to
Fratton 27th December 2004 for shoegear removal and the unit was
later hauled to Meldon on 12th January 2005 for preservation by
The EMU Preservation Society. |
Flyer No.3
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Welcome
aboard 1198, the only 3CEP in operation today The
EMU Preservation Society did not buy 1198 meaning for it to be stored or put
in a museum. We bought it to run in service, and as a result have worked hard
to get it ready for service. Work
is ongoing to paint it into the Corporate Green used by the Dartmoor Railway.
Other changes will see a sliding door fitted in the TBC coach from the
ex-goods area into the standard class compartment to allow wheelchair
passengers to sit with their friends and family. This
door assembly came from another CEP unit 1699, and was removed intact down to
most of the screws from that unit at Immingham scrapyard. This
unit along with others of its type can operate in multiple (often called
push-pull) with a single class 33/1 or 73/1 loco at one end, meaning it is a
cheap but comfortable asset for the line. Putting a loco at each end is not
only expensive, but a waste of space; 1198 has driving cabs at both ends,
meaning a loco can work singly pushing and pulling from either end. Other
work on[E1] the unit will involve the fitting of
Central (or secondary) door locking. We have started work on this using
1589’s DMSO coach 61742 as a testbed. The
Vehicles in this unit are: Driving
Motor Standard ‘A’ coach (DMSA) This
coach houses the Motor Generator and batteries, plus other electrical
switches. Internally it is similar to the DMSB. The blue patterning at the
carriage ends is an SWT design, and gives a light and airy feeling to the
coach. Trailing
Braked Composite coach (TBC) This
coach has the guards brake and the compartments, the toilet is also housed
here. Driving
Motor Standard ‘B’ coach (DMSB) Internally
the same as the DMSA, electrically this coach does not have the Motor
Generator and batteries beneath it. This
coach does not have the SWT patterning, and is representative of many CEPs in
the orange ends. ----------------------------------------- A
few Questions about this train… What
does CEP stand for? Corridored
Electro-Pneumatic braked. At one time they were termed CEPBs, but the B was dropped
presumably because ‘CEP’ is more easily pronounced The
similar units with Buffet cars were called BEPs = Buffet Electro-Pneumatic
braked. Could
it run on electrified lines right now? It
would need a service on the motors and other parts, but, yes, there is no
reason why not. Is
it older than the blue TC set? Oh
yes, by about 10 – 15 years. It is actually one of the oldest sets on this
line; even the steam engine – Darfield, is only 7 years older. It
was also built as an electric set to start with; the TC set was converted
from a lot of hauled coaches. So
why does it look more modern than the TC set? That’s
because in 1980 it was refurbished at Swindon. It used to have the same type
of windows as the TC for instance, but the new ones are safer. How
much did it cost to buy? Buying
it was the easy bit; getting it here was more tricky; there was a muddle up
and when the loco came to collect it, it wasn’t ready. It was supposed to
have come with the two thumpers, but had to come separately a bit later on. Will
it work with any loco? If
it is air-braked, yes. It won’t work with a vacuum braked loco though. What
power does it need to run? To
run the motors it needs between 600 and 800 volts Direct Current, this also
provides heat and runs the Motor Generator (You’ll find it under the Yeoford
end coach) which converts the higher voltage to 70 volts which charges the
batteries and sorts out the lights. Why
are there hardly any lights? We
can charge the batteries without using the Motor Generator, and if this unit
were working with a certain loco all the time we could have sorted out a way
of ‘trickle-charging’ the batteries. Hopefully this will happen in normal use
on the line with winter coming on. |
Flyer
No.4
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Welcome aboard
1198, the only 3CEP in operation today.
We
hope you have enjoyed travelling in 1198, and that you will return when it is
running in normal service with just the one loco at one end. We
are looking for people to help work on this unit, skilled or unskilled; the
work to be done ranges from sorting out wiring diagrams to sanding, painting,
floor cleaning, gutter clearing and generally helping out. Membership
entitles you to: Membership
of a members only Yahoo Group – 61742 Newsletters
– and a chance to write articles for them! Lots
of fun. There
is also a wide choice of good pubs in the area for relaxing after a day’s
work. Plus,
for £3 per night you can stay in a sleeping car all kitted out with all mod
cons. It’s
something different to say you have been doing when you get back to
work!
To
find out more, please speak to an EMUPS member on the train, or email ***** Make
sure you have steel toecapped footwear and old clothing or overalls. Welcome
Aboard! |
Flyer No.5
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Welcome
aboard 1198, the only 3CEP in operation today, and the only Green CEP since
unit 1592!
You
can become a part of the team working on this part of Britain’s railway
heritage. There
is plenty to do If
you can sand, paint, clean floors, sort out wiring diagrams, clear out the
guttering, or just carry things about we have a use for you. Membership
fees are ploughed straight into the unit, and any donations are always
gratefully received. Membership
gives you: Membership
of a Yahoo Newsgroup for members only – 61742; Newsletters
– and a chance to write articles for them! And
a lot of fun working together on a train! Plus,
of course, there are plenty of very good pubs around for relaxing after a
day’s work! If
you want, for £3 per night, you can sleep in a sleeping car on then line,
complete with all mod cons.
Next
time your workmates or friends are boasting about what they did on their days
off you could have something rather different to tell them… For
membership details please email ******* to arrange a joining date and a
quarry safety briefing, which is compulsory for anyone working in the quarry
at Meldon. |
Flyer No.6
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Welcome aboard 1198, the only
3CEP in operation today. 1198 is currently in green
livery, in its time it has been in green, blue, blue/grey, Network SouthEast,
SWT and now green again.
This page, however, is about
other CEPs, all now gone and their liveries, starting with 1592,which was
painted in green a year or so before going for scrap. Here it is seen doing
about 90mph with another two CEPs in the Swanley area, the camera is facing
backwards to protect the lens! 1592 was not the only
‘celebrity’ CEP, 1602 was an ordinary Network SouthEast liveried CEP until it
ran into the side of a class 319 outside London Bridge. Emerging several
months before the 319, 1602 was the only CEP to carry Connex colours. Here it is seen at Bromley
South on a morning when ‘heavy’ snow had grounded the new stock. This train
was supposed to run via Maidstone East, but due to a broken down new unit
ended up diverted via Tonbridge! Most CEPs were to go to the
scrapyard in NSE; one of them was the much loved by enthusiasts unit 1615,
which was unofficially named ‘Old Glory’, this picture was taken from 1602
the same day as the snow. While the new stock was stranded or stuck in
depots, these two old timers were racing each other towards Orpington. Units 1592, 1602, 1615 along
with 1562, 1590, 1592 and 1593 were well known and regarded on SET.
South West Trains adapted the
Network SouthEast livery, but when some SWT CEPs returned to the South East,
they had the orange band painted white. This picture of 1571 and an unknown
CIG gives an interesting contrast between the original NSE on the CIG and the
adapted SWT livery on the CEP |
Flyer No.7
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Welcome aboard 1198, the only
3CEP in operation today. We hope you are enjoying
reading these sheets, and look forward to any comments you may wish to make.
1198 is a 3CEP, that is, it has
had its TSO (Trailer Saloon Open) carriage removed. It was not the first to have this
treatment. It was tried some years ago, and the resulting 3CEPs were numbered
in the 1400’s. These were short lived, but a few years on and another batch
were created, numbered in the 1100’s. Here is a picture by Bill Kelsey of
1105 at Ashford. Some of the TSOs from these
units were to replace the buffet cars in the Buffet Brighton units (or BIGs –
IG being the railway code for BrIGhton). Three of such units survive
today in preservation, 1399 is here on the Dartmoor Railway, 1392 is at the
Dean Forest Railway and 1393 is at the Great Central. All these units have
CEP TSOs replacing their buffet cars
In the case of 1393, see
picture of 1393 at Loughborough, the TSO came from a unit already disbanded;
1589. This unit now has the driving cars at Meldon and the TBC at
Snibston. EMUPS was originally set up by
a group of enthusiasts keen to work on these carriages, and as well as the
stores coach 61742 being used for CDL tests, it has, as can be seen from this
picture, also been used for colour schemes. Once the work is completed on
1198, there is an intention to resume work on 61742 and 61743. The latest batch of two 3CEPs
1199 and then 1198 were created for solely for use on the Lymington branch,
the TSOs went for scrap. |
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