The Wagon Testing Train explained by Quorn Wagon & Wagon

Whilst at G.C.R Quorn & Woodhouse railway station the Great Central Railway wagon testing coach was on display. Thanks to the Quorn Wagon & Wagon Group, we are giving an epic explanation of what this scientific railway carriage is exactly used for.
The Test Car goes by the name of ADB975397 - TEST CAR 2 and I learned something completely new this day.
For more details on Quorn Wagon & Wagon then check out their website quornwagonandwagon.co.uk/

[@nealesmith1370]

Fascinating video! Slip couplings were not just used for wagon testing. The old Great Western Railway, and later BR Western Region, used to operate slip coaches. On approach to a station these would be detached from the train whilst running at express speed and braked to a halt at the platform by a guard, thus allowing the rest of the train to pass through without slowing down or stopping. Needless to say, this practice was eventually stopped on safety grounds.

[@PurpleandCoRailwayAdventures]

That's cool. I remember seeing it on an old train video that I would watch with my grandad. Cheers for the info Neale. Oh Tornado is coming to NVR

[@milehighclassics]

Fascinating stuff, that 47 was never that shiney, BR had a satin brush on look in a not so blue blue

[@PurpleandCoRailwayAdventures]

Oh ok. Cool

[@Daytona2]

Interesting to see, thanks Purple & Ryan.
I don't understand why the need for the testing coach. Get the waggon up to speed, at a designated point release it, measure distance to stop, calculate g-force.
To calculate it really accurately you'd need to know what natural braking occurred (gradient, wheel friction etc) - the rolling resistance. So perhaps the instrument car was to calculate that so it could be subtracted from the waggons figures - a kind've benchmark 🤔

[@PurpleandCoRailwayAdventures]

Hmmmm

[@Madonsteamrailways]

To me it looks nothing like my grandfather’s shed. Sadly my grandfather didn’t have a shed. His tools were kept in a large cupboard that, had he lived in a house rather than a flat, would have been under the stairs.

[@PurpleandCoRailwayAdventures]

That's grandad's cupboard. Very similar but not the same 😂

[@mega_retard]

Would've loved to have gone to it but working the weekend before with one of the engines has knackered my lungs so I'll be out of it for a bit unfortunately, nice video though, love test car 2

[@PurpleandCoRailwayAdventures]

Bless ya, I hope good health finds ya soon