[Edwin]

QUOTE (Richard Johnson @ 3 Nov 2008, 07:04) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>*** Hi all.

I'm a long way from any 170's/Turbostars to check personally, so.... could someone please tell me:

What is the item the arrow is pointing to in this picture?

Also, on other turbostars I've looked at I see several similar shaped items each side of the door at the same height - what are they?

Many thanks.

Looks like the door interlock light as fitted to all sliding door stock since time immemorial. It lights up orange when a door is open on that coach. If the guard tries to close the doors and can't get the interlock circuit to say they are all closed then this is a way for train/platform staff to find the problem more quickly.

It is always in the centre of the bodyside. I'm not aware of anything similar close to the doors, can you post a photo of this feature as I think it must be something else.

 

[Edwin]

Always orange as far as I'm aware. There's probably a standard somewhere that forbids other colours due to potential confusion with signal lights.

If you want a real challenge, the door buttons light up in yellow when doors are released...

 

[Edwin]

QUOTE (upnick @ 3 Nov 2008, 15:13) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The old eyes are smarting looking for a picture of the doors Richard

all i can come up with is one from the side of the Turbostar and possibly a similar door buttons on a class 156

The button is the same as the round yellow one shown on the 156 (156s themselves may have different buttons depending on when and how they were refurbished). You can just see it between the two windows on the door itself. A ring of yellow LEDs lights up between the central silver button and the outer yellow ring.

The yellow triangular thing is a sign warning of the danger of entering the train when the doors are closing.

I think you'll struggle with the Farish N gauge Turbostar - one coach is entirely filled by the chassis!