Used to travel to school on these. Notorious for rattles. Trusting the restoration will leave everything half unscrewed for realism? !! Good to here one again after all these years. First indications suggest some competition with Llangollen's 104 for exhaust pipe rasp?
Out of the two available engines in cold weather the AEC would start up on all six without a cold start device, the Leyland however would need the cold start and would clank about untill all six came in, but both were reliable in service and easy to maintain, unfortunately the Gardner engine wasn't an option with these or any other DMU but BR weren't bothered about good fuel consumption then.
Nice to see some Sheffield history, well done.
These guys are doing a great job, no doubt about that. Cravens DMUs were pretty grim to travel on, I remember using them out of KX in the 1970s.
Bloody hell, you're brilliant! Hats off!
It's also in Buckley Wells Carriage Shed.
Used to travel to school on these. Notorious for rattles. Trusting the restoration will leave everything half unscrewed for realism? !! Good to here one again after all these years. First indications suggest some competition with Llangollen's 104 for exhaust pipe rasp?
Well done to the group for all the hardwork. Makes a change from all the 108's that are preserved. I believe she was built with AEC engines.
Good to see even scrogs are preserved
Likewise, good work to get this far. When is it intended to complete and bring into service? Looking forward to it.
Great work.
Interesting insight into the work involved. Are they AEC ?
first time I ever went on a DMU was from York to Rotherham in 1989, this could even be the one!
Unlikely. The 105s were withdrawn by 1988
I go there in bury isn’t it?
Out of the two available engines in cold weather the AEC would start up on all six without a cold start device, the Leyland however would need the cold start and would clank about untill all six came in, but both were reliable in service and easy to maintain, unfortunately the Gardner engine wasn't an option with these or any other DMU but BR weren't bothered about good fuel consumption then.
Sounds like a Leyland or Gardner, quite beastly!
I used to catch a 108 to work everyday, tell me, what engine did this use?
Look near the beginning of the video, at the rocker covers. B.U.T, British United traction, made the O.680 engine under licence from leyland.
Great! Nice to see the 105 in service. Not many of them are still about!
This is nice hobby.
What is her TOPS class?
She's a Class 105. :)
must be AEC. Leyland 680s never started that eagerly
Inclined to agree... That was a very AECish start up
Most likely an AEC AH690 11.3 Liter.
Fitted with B.U.T. engines.