Fat Controller Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 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 An over-critical mass? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2015 An over-critical mass? There must have been some right riveting conversation. Jamie 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 An over-critical mass? The estate agent below were looking a bit worried about the ceiling bowing in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Piewalker Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 A lurk of RMWebbers.... a Rivetcount of RMWebbers.... the options are endless... 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 "vapour of rmwebbers" "OO-SF of rmwebbers" just dont fall down the gap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggesford box Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 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 Hi Jim, nice photos and very diplomatic not to mention that the train should not have been there at all! Dropped the train down to BS11 at Astrop and rang the PICOP to cheerfully tell thim that the train would be late as it was stuck behind a string of trains waiting to enter the late running Aynho-Oxford possession. 'Train, what train? I have not got any trains, the Marylebone patch has to be wheels free for the signalling commisioning, I'm not even allowed to put a trolley on the line let alone a train.' 'Well I can assure you I have a train at Astrop which is shown in TRUST and the notices as being for Aylesbury' 'Its not a train of Autoballasters is it?' He said a note of suspicion and weariness entering his voice. He then used a few naughty words to describe planners who cancel a job but forget to cancel the train! Good job it was short and top and tailed. The night ended on a sombre note. I wondered why they where in no hurry to have the last of their trains into the Aynho-Oxford occupation when I found out that the delay was caused by one of their engineering supervisors dying that night. Sympathy and thoughts with his family. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggesford box Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hi Jim, Apart from the change of gradient one of the reasons why one train can 'get away' from another on the down at Fenny are the restrictive signal controls. They are designed to provide a high level of protection for a move crossing over at the south end. You have to have OL3167 (with the feathers) and OL3165 at danger as the points are in the overlap of OL3167. Placing OL3165 to danger also places OL3163 to red and not a single yellow as you might expect. OL3163 is then approach controlled until OL3165 shows a proceed aspect. The system though is not sophisticated enough to detect if OL3165 is showing a red because the crossover is reversed or because there is a train on the down ahead of it. The end result is that if two trains are following one another OL3163 will stay at red until the first train has cleared the overlap of OL3167 unless the second train is really hammering along and is nearly at a stand at OL3163. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted September 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2015 The night ended on a sombre note. I wondered why they where in no hurry to have the last of their trains into the Aynho-Oxford occupation when I found out that the delay was caused by one of their engineering supervisors dying that night. Sympathy and thoughts with his family. A guy known as 'yankee Dave' aka Dave Kernow. Been on a couple of his sites probably 17 years ago. He was a right character. Talking to a colleague last night, he was about 60, that's what doing 30 odd years of nights does to you. RIP fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2015 I cant say i knew him, there are a few regular ES's i deal with in that area and i did wonder if it was someone i knew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2015 Some from yesterday Bescot to carlisle with 70805 and 60059 Fuelling at bescot Penrith Into carlisle and split off the locos, the 70 is hiding behind! 60 headed off to grangemouth Couple of 66s passing through 70805 on the wall While i was instructing on the 70 a railtour pulled in with a pair of DRS 37s on the front (425 and 218) dunno where it was going though and while it was there the loco hauled came in with 37401 leading, the 66s above came through, then as i was walkking back to the van 68010 in chiltern livery passed on an engineers train as well as an ews 66 on 6K05 and 60087 on the southbound logs!! Unfortunatly as the logs were delayed by 6K05 they got to chirk late so never made it back north so todays southbound logs aren't running which scuppers my trip over the s+c with the 70 so we are going to do a trip to tebay and back to get a handling turn in for the driver in training 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Some from yesterday Bescot to carlisle with 70805 and 60059 Fuelling at bescot Must take ages filling it up using that bucket! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2015 Presume the 60 is for the Grangemouth-Dalston tanks? Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2015 I Think so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Saw the doubleheaded 37,s pass on the camera at Euxton go well nice sound as well anybody know were they were going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted September 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) A guy known as 'yankee Dave' aka Dave Kernow. Been on a couple of his sites probably 17 years ago. He was a right character. Talking to a colleague last night, he was about 60, that's what doing 30 odd years of nights does to you. RIP fella. So sad. Been there back in the early 80's though, my Father in Law to be, Ernie Wines, went in a similar way albeit slightly younger. He was, I believe, S&T (as it was then) living in Frome but covering either Bristol or Westbury. My sincerest sympathy to the family. Edited September 29, 2015 by Richard E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted September 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2015 one i forgot to upload yesterday and today we did a run to tebay and back stopped in plumpton loop and into tebay and back to carlisle, didnt bother with pics as i was busy instructing we did take elmo along for a ride though, i dont think he made it past the end of the sidings! 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Saw the doubleheaded 37,s pass on the camera at Euxton go well nice sound as well anybody know were they were going? I think the DRS double headed 37's were in charge of a 4 day Pathfinder rail tour around of Scotland which started on Friday 25th September Exeter St Davids to Carlisle, Carlisle to Inverness (day one). Monday (day 4) was Inverness to Carlisle and then Carlisle to Exeter St Davids. I think the Railtour was "The Autumn Chieftain". I might be wrong, I am no expert! http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/diesel.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37403 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Is the intention to use class 60s on the Prestwick tanks from now on or is it simply a stop gap while the 56 we have in Scotland is working the engineers train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 30, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2015 Is the intention to use class 60s on the Prestwick tanks from now on or is it simply a stop gap while the 56 we have in Scotland is working the engineers train? Not a clue as im not involved but id hazard a guess they will use 60s as the loaded train is fairly weighty compared to say the sinfins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted September 30, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2015 I cant say i knew him, there are a few regular ES's i deal with in that area and i did wonder if it was someone i knew To be honest, I doubt he got up your operational territory very often Jim. Just another small snippet I heard at work last night. Its abit of an eye opener, transpires he was only 49 and was due to come over to our side to our Plymouth office from contracting to take up a role in our renewals works. He was a Redruth man. You never know what's around the corner. Such a shame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruced2 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Not a clue as im not involved but id hazard a guess they will use 60s as the loaded train is fairly weighty compared to say the sinfins I think the 60 have come to Scotland as it will be nesessary for 2 Colas loco's up here now one to do the Prestwick and Sinfin tanks and the other one will be required for the daily Dalston tanks. I doubt if one loco is enough. Plus all the engineers traffic that is Colas operated now as well although this was a bad weekend due to a rdt train derailing in Dundee trapping the 56 on the train on Monday morning. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingmoorkid Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 70805 made its debut on the logs today, took me by surprise and made a nice change from the Class 60 haulage that's been running since April, Colas have indulged us on these workings over the past few years with 47s, 56s, 60s, 66s and now 70s (and a few double and triple headers as an extra bonus). 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hello Jim, sorry to mither but do you know if the logs will be running on friday with the class 70? Would really like to see it but struggled to get somewhere en route so far due to work. Might be able to get to wigan or warrington tomorrow though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 1, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2015 not sure how long its on for, been busy elsewhere so not up to speed on whats happening on the logs now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 1, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2015 been instructing on 37s, did a run to barrow hill, had to wait at broadholme loop for one to come off the matlock branch and into barrow hill thats yer lot, too busy instructing for any more pics 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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