E86019 NAA Propelling Control Vehicle 95301 EWS Brand_Walthers articulated locomotives had been limited

articulated locomotives had been limited to slow speeds by factors inherent in their design

SE&CR N Class 1854 SR Malachite Green livery

Plunger loco pickups

with controls that were connected to the locomotive via special linkages

Operator Union Pacific

E86019 NAA Propelling Control Vehicle 95301 EWS Brand_Walthers articulated locomotives had been limitedMail trains have long captured the imagination and interest of railway modellers, and the Propelling Control Vehicle (PCV) was once an essential element of the modern mail scene, but that all changed when EWS lost its contract with Royal Mail in 2003. The PCVs were mainly stored or scrapped, but some were given a second lease of life including No. 95301, which was painted into EWS livery and used on parcels traffic. The EFE Rail model employs a