EOR Thumper 205205 First Start at Epping Ongar Rai

The video shows our Thumper (205 205) first starting at the Essex railway. Steve is pumping up the oil pressure whilst Mick is overseeing the start and Barry is at the cab controls. The 'Muttley' laug

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Thumper
• 205205
• Ongar
• EOR
• Epping
• Railway
• Class 205
• 1111
• 205101
• Heritage
• Start up
• Hampshire
• Hastings
• Berkshire
• Units

[Trainbuff2008]

Was it normal for these not the have a co drivers window in the usaul place?? What livery is this going to be put in from that hideous connex livery

[EORtv1]

@Trainbuff2008 Yes quite normal as the window is in the emergency exit door, and the unit is being re-painted into BR Blue once all the body has been prepped.

[thumpergriddle123]

what a lot of clag

[EORtv1]

@thumpergriddle123 Well you would clag, if not run for quite a few years, just sitting in a siding neglected and forgotten about.

[ms29b]

Damm I may have changed the brushes for the EE motors for this if it got serviced at London selhurst (SU). Biggest turbo i've ever seen on any vehicle

[EORtv1]

@ms29b Wellllllllll how about coming over and doing it again?? she is due to go over the pit shortly so we can clean all the carbon dust out before applying juice to the EE507's.

[ms29b]

@EORtv1 course i will cheers for the invite!

[Mr6789mark]

drove it to uckfield quite a few times nice to see it running again

[thumpergriddle123]

@EORtv1 i saws it not used on the nymr sad relly

[RDL1984]

@EORtv1

I would like to come, but I haven't budget to pay for a trip to London now.