Fat Controller Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 We've a resident Class 37 back in Wales this afternoon, 0Z37 Derby to Cardiff Canton running over two hours late. No idea why it's here though, anyone care to take a stab at the reason ? Collecting something from Canton; isn't that where Colas's stock is nominally based, and where they do wheel-turning? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 7, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2016 37025 passing Carnforth North Junction with the 0Z?? Darby R.T.C to Bo'ness Junction Exchange Sidings 0S25 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swifty11 Posted July 8, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2016 Jim passing a very very soaked me on 0S25 RTC - Bo'Ness 37025 0S25 Moore by Swifty's Rail Pics, on Flickr 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 8, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2016 some from today, nice little loco swap job in crewe, involved lots of crawling between vehicles and swinging buckeyes! these were the locos going on the train independance day pendolino and after the swap, these were the locos coming off conducted them to stafford as the driver hasnt seen the new formation at norton bridge and that was that for the day, ballast job tomorrow to banbury 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 13, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) lets have an update, been a while but quite simply i haven;t been home to upload the pics! saturday was a bescot to banbury job that quite frankly i wasn't in the mood to take pics on but then monday it was working it back to bescot 2 trains ready for the off at banbury, just waiting for the possession to be lifted and away it went at landor st from there it was a van over to derby to do a DBSO turning move to loughborough via trent jn trent Jn unusual unit in derby, a northern 158 heading towards nottingham, all i can think is the erewash between chesterfield and trowell jn must have been shut anyway the next move that day was a UTU to crewe (again via trent to turn) so my trainee could get plenty of DBSO driving in crewe that was that for monday, yesterday was PLP train round the midlands started in saltley where 47739 passed by while running round the boston steel train then away to stratford via the north warwick line from there, back along the north warwick to tyseley where i changed ends and headed to fenny compton where i changed ends again from fenny to whitacre Jn via coventry and nuneaton a fine array of lights (old and LED type and a red horn! whitacre jn and back the other way to leamington Spa, waiting at Coventry leamington to stratford via claverdon this time ready to leave stratford back to hatton where i changed ends into Moor st and off to Tyseley for stabling 37608 Tyseley Depot by jim scott, on Flickr and that was it, NMT tomorrow conducting it to liverpool Edited July 13, 2016 by big jim 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Hi Jim, Great shots of your trip around my neck of the woods, had i known it was you id have probably made the effort to go out for it! I think i may have seen you on Monday as well with the Banbury to Bescot as you passed Warwick Parkway whilst i was waiting for 1H04 to take me to work. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 14, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2016 yes i did see you on the parkway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 15, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2016 some from yesterday evening, got a couple more on the proper camera that i'll upload later something a bit different, the NMT crewe to edge hill and back twice, first on the slows then on the fasts, was traction conducted on it so drove it, we were booked to go to lime st but unfortunatly i only sign as far as edge hill (from my fastline coal train days) crewe ditton and on the 2nd trip in the wapping sidings in edge hill nice to drive a train in triple figure speeds again, got it upto 110mph on the fasts between crewe and weaver jn, no real sensation of speed in it, just glided along effortlessly and braked beautifully, such a nice machine to drive 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 15, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2016 and some from the proper camera in the wapping sidings in edge hill waiting at ditton 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) Great pics again. Had you been on that NMT a few days ago you nay have ended up on BBC4 Edited July 16, 2016 by andyram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 16, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2016 Great pics again. Had you been on that NMT a few days ago you nay have ended up on BBC4 Yes we said that as we were going along! Some from last night, all round the midlands, again more pics on the prose camera that I'll upload whenever I get home! Started in shrewsbury and headed off to rugeley Trent valley with 37608 and 611 again From there back to Walsall, Bescot, smethwick and over "the dark side" to rowley Regis From there to tyseley via snow hill and moor st, back from tyseley to rowley via snow hill, rowley to Bescot via the soho chord, Bescot to bromford bridge and finally bromford bridge to derby via whitacre!! And I to derby, onto the RTC and shunted away Europhoenix 37800 was in the yard with a new 375 unit And that was that, and shock horror!!! on a freight turns this coming week, on the logs from carlisle to warrington 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DRS Crewe On A Mission Posted July 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2016 Yes we said that as we were going along! Some from last night, all round the midlands, again more pics on the prose camera that I'll upload whenever I get home! Started in shrewsbury and headed off to rugeley Trent valley with 37608 and 611 again From there back to Walsall, Bescot, smethwick and over "the dark side" to rowley Regis From there to tyseley via snow hill and moor st, back from tyseley to rowley via snow hill, rowley to Bescot via the soho chord, Bescot to bromford bridge and finally bromford bridge to derby via whitacre!! And I to derby, onto the RTC and shunted away Europhoenix 37800 was in the yard with a new 375 unit And that was that, and shock horror!!! on a freight turns this coming week, on the logs from carlisle to warrington Fantastic photos as always Jim! Good to see 37608 and 37611 still out and about. What is the arrangement with these two? They are ex DRS now Europhenix. Am I right in thinking that Europhenix are hiring them to Colas for use on the test trains? So Europhenix own them and Colas are hiring them? In fact are they hired or are they leased? Leased would be a bit more of a permanent thing which would seem correct seen as though test trains operate on a regular basis. Thank you in advance. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 16, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2016 Not a clue, I just drive them!! Hope they paint them in europhoenix livery soon though, not driven one in those colours yet 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 17, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2016 some more from friday 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Great photos again Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danim Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 You should post the bottom two photos in the when the real thing looks like a model topic as they look fantastic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 18, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2016 just 4 from today, 60085 on the logs same again tomorrow 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2016 Missing the regular southbound logs at the moment. Let's hope they're still running sometime next year though...... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 19, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2016 slight change of plan today, a DBSO test run instead of the logs, be rude not to really first move of the day was 37601 into the yard from the station which i promptly managed to smash the side window on, opened it to let some fresh air in and it dropped all the way down and shattered, a good start to the day! then onto the move, 37611 and DBSO to loughborough derby loughborough and back to derby walked back to the station where there were some gbrf 20s in the sidings, 4 different liveries 47812 passed through too, not the best pic as it was into the sun, 37800 was also there but we passed that at trent jn on the way back back to the logs tomorrow 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted July 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2016 Didn't see you but probably heard you. I was in John Ellis house all day (the bit of the original station building on Platform 1). If I had taken a photo of the 20s I could have played SNAP! Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 19, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2016 unusual unit in derby, a northern 158 heading towards nottingham, all i can think is the erewash between chesterfield and trowell jn must have been shut I think there's a one off diagram for a Northern 158 routed via Derby - early in the day according to my XC man. (I have a Northern 158 for the DL layout) Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted July 20, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2016 Southbound 05:45; northbound 21:10. I assume for route knowledge retention. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 20, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2016 Southbound 05:45; northbound 21:10. I assume for route knowledge retention. that one was in the middle of the day, there is also an early northern one through toton that goes via beeston then takes the attenborough chord and through the slows at toton to trowell jn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 20, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2016 I think there's a one off diagram for a Northern 158 routed via Derby - early in the day according to my XC man. (I have a Northern 158 for the DL layout) Cheers, Mick 1Y01, 05:05, Sheffield - Nottingham, Derby at 05:45-05:47 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris64B Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Just found this thread and thoroughly enjoyed flicking through over lunch! Great to see proper locos out on the network still and fantastic photos - really atmospheric, particularly the ones at night when the stations are quiet. Thanks for sharing and keep it up! Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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