class"66" Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 37402 looks great!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gparr Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Damn if had spotted you was coming through Notts today I would have popped down to wave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 29, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) couple of days worth of pics this time started in bescot where my loco was coming in DIT on 6M50 had to deal with an incident in bescot which meant it took a bit longer to get the loco released from the train before i could fuel it and head off to nottingham and away to nottingham, no pics as it was dark and by the time i got my camera out the other driver had opened up and was on the move! i then took his van upto grimsby to a hotel for the night and then this morning dropped it off in immingham 60002 on the transit quay and a taxi to barnetby for a train back to bescot for my van! 185 unit dropping in to take me to doncaster where i had 30 mins to wait cross country to birmingham new street from there, interestingly at water orton we took the up and down derby slow line (wrong line towards birmingham) which was unusual, however when we got to bromford bridge i noticed a freightliner stopped on the fast line, must have failed so we were making use of the bi-di line to get past it, one for the red pen brigade! (ive done it dozens of times though), also as we got closer to landor st jn i noticed a fair bit of smoke in the air behind the old saltley depot and spotted a few fire appliances en route to what looked like a small blaze into new st for the train back to bescot, by now whatever was on fire had taken hold and it was looking pretty fierce, you can see the freightliner cranes in the foreground in fact when i got to bescot the full extent of the fire was clear to see! bear in mind the fire is about 5-6 miles away! GBRf 66 on the VQ (Virtual quarry) so that was that, off i went home but diverted via norton bridge to have a look at the new track layout, by now it was absolutley lashing it down! new line looking north and south the voyager is coming from stone and heading south, the northbound headlight is a freight heading towards crewe and that was that, home to dry off, tomorrows job off the cambrian is cancelled so a day off for me (makes up for the 2 days ive just had in which should have been rest days) Edited March 29, 2016 by big jim 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I'm really impressed with the 5th photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The fire is/was at EMR Saltley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 29, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2016 yeah thats the one, been looking at it on the web, looking very bad indeed, power expected to be switched off to 40000 homes due to the proximity of the pylons i must admit when i first saw the smoke on the way in to new st i thought it was futher back towards washwood heath but according to one news report they are also dealing with another "substantial fire" in that area too, a busy night for the firefighters that's for sure 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 29, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) I'm really impressed with the 5th photo. thanks, i took a couple, this is the other one, prefer the first one though! Edited March 29, 2016 by big jim 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 31, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) some from today, sutton bridge to bescot snd light loco back to sutton bridge, didnt bother with my proper camera but wished i did in the end, these are just iPhone pics and into bescot, loco off the rear and into the column road to stable back to the other loco and away to shrewsbury where i left it on coleham for an A exam from there i decided to head off to my mums house on the cambrian coast for the night and head back in the morning for the next days work starting in shrewsbury stopped off at llanfair ceirnion en route also popped in to fairbourne for a nosy spot the 158! and looking back towards fairbourne and barmouth from friog panoramic view and now you see why i wished id packed my proper camera, this would have been a lovely shot with 50x optical zoom! Edited March 31, 2016 by big jim 52 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted April 1, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2016 That post above got a 'Like' as it included both steam and narrow gauge at the same railway(s) - not at all what I was expecting from 'Colas' !! . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 2, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Funnily enough I was looking at the 'likes' yesterday and thinking that because if included 37's Welsh steam and the Cambrian coast it's got more likes in a few hours than most of my other recent posts get in a couple of days!! Anyway, on the Cumbrian coast now! Edited April 2, 2016 by big jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 2, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2016 Couple from yesterday, after 3 days of driving 37s what's my train back to the caravan, a 37! http://youtu.be/Mz8ZAZNOl4U DBSO leading 37423 on the rear Got more pics in the proper camera but they will have to wait til I can upload them to the computer 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 2, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2016 Can see why there is a flashing tail lamp on this as 423 has the tail lamp switch in the closest cab unlike the other 37/4s which is in the opposite end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 3, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) Can see why there is a flashing tail lamp on this as 423 has the tail lamp switch in the closest cab unlike the other 37/4s which is in the opposite end Do the DBSO's need a flashing tail lamp in which case they probably insist on one on all workings in either direction. Jamie Edited April 3, 2016 by jamie92208 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted April 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) Apologies for the thread hijack, but this shot of 37219 was posted by Stephen Burdett on Flickr Resting over at Temple Meads by Stephen Burdett, on Flickr Edited April 3, 2016 by TheSignalEngineer 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 3, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2016 Do the DBSO's need a flashing tail lamp in which case they probably insist on one on all workings in either direction. Jamie If the taillamps are working there's no need for a flashing one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 3, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2016 Northern/drs may have a local instruction to have one fitted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 3, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) Some have a separate tail light, but here's a DBSO and a 37/4 without. https://www.flickr.com/photos/keith-v/20659903249/in/photolist-xtDpsr-7H32Yt-vXvQkm-vW7ECm-jQEfoq-3LsEN-6WpLzk-CPMXVF-De8uDW-yAev8U-CHJDkC-qtnUXg-B8rYje-vbBZgW-6WpL3k-rmbP3z-5eNh9p-r95mvZ-yBrBtC-x6p8Ub-zUUNxp-iQ2L9i-e81Pin-4tb89v-eieshc-vU55nL-dxS8qx-xKxhAc-bqdWyq-xTHZUY-dxS8w4-rpk4ZH-wkvSno-DmnbTz-9KspRb-wbdHUt-yXcw5N-Aw32uE-k9wizJ-ve8uGi-wkXyeN-zPiAxg-wjajYJ-wfAQX8-wfP7LH-zPe2TN-vHM9CJ-yZT8ZZ-CGE6Mv-zxyarM https://www.flickr.com/photos/tug60044/21990641756/in/photolist-vTQRNw-zg32d2-yUuYFj-vT9aPK-w9H7TQ-vVHS7j-vQtGGm-vmBPkn-yFaj8d-vEitQE-EYQnUB-whPSVu-w1XEXD-vgHgHy-wjv9A2-zveMDN-AFmk3F-vjtBny-wgWjZX-weby9N-vYTd7J-wdPvPP-wBVw13-y3L79E-vNcvmy-vWk3aB-yGPjag-vDoJf7-wwuvnY-wehjyy-wvavuS-w3Ko4J-w6jyon-xHASR5-vNcwh3-yT5VLu-yA9fFs-wreYbe-weh57L-yCTr2Z-zv8Cvt-wbudkX-w6jQfN-vgH8xq-z9eKGE-xecuW7-xwpK8R-vYRx9s-vR9zYt-vg9b4n Cheers, Mick Edited April 3, 2016 by newbryford 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 More top pictures Jim!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 6, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2016 I asked the driver on the Cumbrian coast loco hauled earlier why they put a tail lamp on the train and it's because a signaller reported that he couldn't see the tail lamps lit on a loco a while back so since then they put one on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Wasn't you on the Baglan Logs through Willaston last night was it? Sounded lovely up the climb and a friendly toot to boot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 7, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2016 no not me, a was up north, here are a few pics from the last week or so carlisle, heading for wigton voyager rare old beast, a coal train! 325 unit heading south by now it was lashing down! pendolino and 185 70 heading north then my train came in, passing a colas 37 in the sidings 37423 and that was that until yesterday when i caught the train back south to warrington to work the logs to chirk, caught it in wigton where i had a nice surprise of 66431 dragging brand new 68023/24/25 from workington to kingmoor then my train arrived, 37402 leading into carlisle, again/ lashing down! 66304 37 departs for barrow while a 156 heads to newcastle and a 153 in the sidings and up to warrington to wait for my train (that i passed looped just outside lancaster) 60059 on a peak forest to dallam stone train 47580 and another WCR 47 empty biomass heading for liverpool manchester WAG express and my train arriving, loco swap last night so 60096 this time, first time on the logs i think? and thats yer lot 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2016 some from today, covering an IM job starting in langley mill up to toton and round to lenton Jn changed ends and then headed back to toton couple of bits passing by and over no more pics as time was tight but onto the RTC and stabled up for the weekend 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Superb photos. What's the 67 hauled Manchester WAG express service ? I've never heard of it. Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) Superb photos. What's the 67 hauled Manchester WAG express service ? I've never heard of it. Brit15 It's a locomotive hauled additionally train ran by Arriva between Holyhead and Manchester and Holyhead and Cardiff generally. Manchester WAG reportedly not got long left though sadly, going back to units. Locos hired of DBS, coaching stock is DB Regio (of the top of my head) and theres an arriva* coach with chiltern covering for the fire damaged one HTH (Sorry for the thread Hijack Jim) Edited April 9, 2016 by Swifty11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B Exam Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Some nice pics there of my local patch Jim. Lenton South Jn has changed somewhat over the last few years! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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