![]() Re4/4 loco 11147 at the head of the train in Basel In October with snow on the mountains on the way back The return journey is about to commence - pictured at Vienna awaiting motive power Some of the Austrian staff who assisted with the testing of the class 323 unit ÖBB coach in the 'dynamic chamber', which also serves as a wind tunnel.Īnother picture taken from the Test Station's contemporary brochure shows an ![]() The two intrepid adventurers pictured after arrival in Vienna following a journey of over 36 hours from the UKĪ general view of the site within the Arsenal complex looking towards the climatic chamberĭVT 82202 stands on the approach road to the static chamberĪ closer view of the static chamber entrance with a class 323 in positionĪ picture taken from the Test Station's contemporary brochure shows an No:1020 029-3 Co-Co waits the right away at Buchs (St Gallen) prior to hauling the train through the Arlberg pass. The author and colleague pose for a picture in the yard at Basel whilst the locos is changed. The majority of the outward journey presented little opportunity for photography This was issued by SNCF for the journey across Franceġ2203 showing the BB13000 loco which hauled us from the ferry port to aĪn SBB CFF Re6/6 loco 11403 pauses at Basel yard with the train en route to Vienna. The 2 page SNCF 'Avis de Transport Exceptionnel' (Special Notice) In the top right is a copy of the special notice detailing the route to be taken through (Vitesse Autorisee 120 Km/h) and the name of the owner - ME! Issued on 15th September 1989 it mentions the limitation on speed ![]() The SNCF waybill which was attached to the vehicles of the train for the journey through Europe to The train deck was below.ĭunkerque linkspan as the NPDC approaches The view looking towards the stern taken from the passenger accommodation of the SNCF Nord Pas De Calais train ferry as it left Dover. all photos are the author's unless otherwise credited Stock was tested in Vienna but all travelled by road. On 31 December 2002 the vehicle testing station on the Arsenal premises wasĬlosed down after more than 41 years of operation A new testing station was IVA88 exhibition the staff were provided with the luxury of a couchette coach for the outward and return journeys on the Continent.įollowing the testing phase the return journey was similarly accompanied. After the deprivations of the previous trip to Hamburg for the In view of the novelty of BR stock travelling abroad it was thought prudent to have a couple of volunteers to 'ride shotgun' throughout the journey to ensure that nothing untoward happened to the vehicles. The following photos give some idea of what was encountered. ![]() Power varied on the journey from a class 47 to an Austrian crocodile loco and Pass into Austria, through Innsbruck, Salzberg, Linz and on to Vienna. To get the two selected vehicles (DVT 82202 and coachġ2203) to Vienna, it was necessary to haul them as a special train from Derby via the train ferry, across France, through Switzerland and Liechtenstein and then over the Arlberg In mid-September 1989, as part of the acceptance tests on the then new IC225 Mk IV rolling stock, climatic tests were undertaken in the ORE testing facility based at the Arsenal site in Vienna, Austria.Ī contemporary map of the Arsenal complex in Vienna showing the Test Centre at the bottom right
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