RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted September 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2015 Saw the 3 60's lined up at Doncaster at lunchtime today, they looked very smart !! All 3 in very slightly different versions of the livery to each other too. Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2015 some from today, engineers job near tackley looking back towards enslow, im sat wrong line and just outside tackley the train in front which was sitting in tackley station having its load levelled the train was sat on the emergency crossover so as to clear the pedestrian crossing at the south end of the station, frieghtliner 66 on it with one of nidge's rugby work collegues (ian) driving once he was out of the way i crossed over too and after a brake test and getting the paperwork in order i headed off towards the set of next worksite marker boards at heyford to wait for permission to pass through the site once the boards were lifted it was away to aynho to leave that worksite and then exit the possession towards banbury followed the freightliner train all the way from banbury as he was late, we both had similar weights (1890 tons) and lengths of train (1900ft, 76 slu) and it was amazing to see how much more grunt the 70 had over the 66, i cruised along on double yellows at about 35 mph in notch 4 as he climbed gently towards fenny compton where aproaching there i got greens as he had pulled away from me on the downhill gradient and was more than likey up to 60mph before bishops itchington, i didnt catch him again until half way up hatton bank where he was obviously having a struggle, i hit the bottom of the bank at 50mph on greens but got restrictive aspects half way up, i paced it right so i was running on a minimum of double yellows, i breached the top of the bank at 40mph (and still accellerating) at about 1/2 power on greens (again as he had pulled away on the downhill bit), the 70 was barely breaking a sweat an uneventful journey from there, passed earl of mount edgecombe at castle bromwich, i had to wait for him to clear the single line lead round to sutton park, had i been stopped at the signal i'd have got a pic but unfortunatly i was on the move towards the red at the time it passed and into bescot, ready to chop the loco off and over to the reception sidings, looking very lost on its own! and that was that 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2015 Just on my way down to cardiff but in the meantime heres is a 'prototype for everything' picture 66041 and pullman car on a 5Z66 warrington arpley to crewe holding sidings move 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Just on my way down to cardiff but in the meantime heres is a 'prototype for everything' picture 66041 and pullman car on a 5Z66 warrington arpley to crewe holding sidings move I would assume this was the coach Her Majesty trvavelled in when she was opening the Borders Railway, possibly heading (eventually) back "daan sarf" Jack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I would assume this was the coach Her Majesty trvavelled in when she was opening the Borders Railway, possibly heading (eventually) back "daan sarf" Jack. It was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2015 some from crewe while i was en route to cardiff voyager 325 units 175 66041 and pullman coach 153 heading for swansea desiro station view pendolino's 66 departing 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 EWS 66 looks realy good on Pullman coaches Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2015 some from today, road learning and assessing, didnt bother with the proper camera passenger to carlisle desiro heading to manchester airport 47826 on the rear of a buxton to carlisle charter pendolinos passing 66302 on 6K05 and my train into platform 1 that was it til hellifield farrington curve Jn and into Warrington Bank Quay hereford-chirk-hereford tomorrow, bit of a killer job but passing out a driver on the route so doing the whole lot! 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Hi Jim so was that you with the silly tail lamp. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2015 indeed, thought it was you as i passed by (going by your avatar) changed it over at Warrington in the end, preston were happy that it was there and lit (if somewhat dimly) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Bleamoor started it lol. I wasn't going to make you late that's why I did what I did it was on and flashing. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 That's a late one at Willaston crossing tonight, I'll have to see if I need my diesel fix........lol!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Im glad its a late one, wouldnt be able to do the round trip otherwise Edited September 24, 2015 by big jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted September 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2015 That pointwork in the photo of the 153 looks more like tram tracks thanks to your telephoto lens. I didn't realise the Heart of Wales units worked through to Crewe. Presumably just timetabled journeys Crewe to Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury to Swansea that happen to work out as a through one. Shades of Skegness to Pwllhelli. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2015 I never realised that either, the inbound working comes from swansea via the HOW as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Vidio 125 do a vido of journey Swansea Crewe interesting journey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2015 some from last night and this morning 3 66s passing through hereford LM 170 175 heading north and this morning, 60096 heading off to baglan LM 150 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2015 And a video of the 66s 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2015 a couple of marcus37s engines and barrier wagons and a 37 on a network rail test train in the background 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Piewalker Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 You weren't in C&M models in Carlisle on Wednesday were you Jim... There was a chap in there while I was lurking who was in a Colas jumper, talking about train driving... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2015 Some from today, banbury to bescot with 10 auto hoppers top and tailed by a pair of 60s Parked up in the cattle sidings Into the neck to change ends And off to bescot On arrival, had to change the points so grabbed a pic Chopped the locos off And moved them over to the down side Over the hump And split them back off, the lead one is going to carlisle tomorrow with a class 70, ive got to go back to bescot to collect it tomorrow 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 You weren't in C&M models in Carlisle on Wednesday were you Jim... There was a chap in there while I was lurking who was in a Colas jumper, talking about train driving... Yes that was me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Heading South on the M40 a few minutes ago I just got a glimpse of a Colas 70 north of Banbury station.Couldnt see what it was pulling. Edited September 27, 2015 by roundhouse 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Piewalker Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Yes that was me In that case Edited September 27, 2015 by Luke Piewalker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at C&M Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) So the question is, Luke Piewalker, what is the collective noun for 3 RMWebbers in a model shop at the same time? Mike - owner of C&M Edited September 27, 2015 by 87029 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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