alcazar Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 In my day, they'd be called General Electric Type 5s.............or are they Type 6s? Ah come on..........even back as far as 1963, spotters at Doncaster referred to the newly emerging Deltics as "Bombers" due to the engine noise, and we ALWAYS called all diesel shunters "bashers". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Ugly? Plugs? Fuglys? I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder... I don't think they look bad from the front - indeed it's more the livery that makes it looks odd and "difficult" Here's 70003 working 4Z70 Rugeley - Stoke Gifford coming out of Wickwar tunnel today from http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/9745-a-bit-of-variety-around-bristol/ cheers jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edin_bry2x Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 will these come through Derby if they are working on the Lawley to Felixstowe liner? if so what time does that roughly pass through Derby usually, i still aint seen one of these. Not really into the modern scene but when a new class comes along i like to see one. cheers bry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselbob Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Hi How about Gurners See link below for a likeness. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 will these come through Derby if they are working on the Lawley to Felixstowe liner? if so what time does that roughly pass through Derby usually, i still aint seen one of these. Not really into the modern scene but when a new class comes along i like to see one. cheers bry I'd have thought this heads East from Water Orton rather than North to be honest, making for Nuneaton.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6975 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I'd have thought this heads East from Water Orton rather than North to be honest, making for Nuneaton.... Definately Liners through Derby are most likely heading to/from Leeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome_whistle Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 ....apart from 'Class 70' Yup, call them a class 70, saves all the confusion. If anyone approached a professional railwayman and started wittering on about skips, sheds, tugs or whatever they'd probably get something akin to a blank stare in return. It's excusable if your talking about the likes of Westerns, I suppose, but I'd still prefer they were known as 'thousands'. And 9Fs are 'ninety-twos' by the way. Slight Western bias, but you know what I'm getting at - the nicknames are for overgrown platform-enders.. B) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcazar Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Yup, call them a class 70, saves all the confusion. If anyone approached a professional railwayman and started wittering on about skips, sheds, tugs or whatever they'd probably get something akin to a blank stare in return. It's excusable if your talking about the likes of Westerns, I suppose, but I'd still prefer they were known as 'thousands'. And 9Fs are 'ninety-twos' by the way. Slight Western bias, but you know what I'm getting at - the nicknames are for overgrown platform-enders.. B) Hmmmmm. Steam days? Streaks, semis, the unnamed streak, spam cans, terriers, coffee pots, charlies, pugs, pates, jubes, black 5's, crabs, dubbies, jintys? Should I go on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcycle Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Toast racks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 will these come through Derby if they are working on the Lawley to Felixstowe liner? if so what time does that roughly pass through Derby usually, i still aint seen one of these. Not really into the modern scene but when a new class comes along i like to see one. cheers bry Nope sadly they won't! ( I wish they did then they would go past me) LS - Felixstowe will go via Washwood Heath, Water Orton, Nuneaton, then WCML. The next batch will be over here later on this year supposedly. Apparently they are quite hellfire, quick and powerful with good brakes (especially when in dyanamic). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsOatcake Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Transformers As they are robots in disguise. Optimus Prime is 70001 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 ....apart from 'Class 70' Sorry but class 70 is an early electric, the name is taken already ! Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted March 21, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2010 Buses... as in the back end of... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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