RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 25, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) Enjoy your holiday and turn your phone off! Nah, 3 weeks in a caravan with a grumpy teen and a hypo 8 year old the phone is on ready to escape for a few hours at the first chance Edited July 25, 2017 by big jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted July 25, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2017 Nah, 3 weeks in a caravan with a grumpy teen and a hypo 8 year old the phone is on ready to escape for a few hours at the first chance I understand where you are coming from there! Do you want to borrow some more phones? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted August 1, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) one week of my holiday gone and HAD to go in for the day (for a bit of peace and quiet!) assessing someone on a route, crewe to derby via stafford, rugeley, nuneaton and leicester, should have gone via walsall but due to a schedule clash we had to go direct up the wcml at rugeley or block the slows for 40 mins while the passenger sat in the platform basford hall firing up the locos and into derby and back to my holiday! Edited August 1, 2017 by big jim 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2017 Here's a Colas/NwR move you may have missed...... https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_rail_photos/35556056154/ Cheers, Mick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 6, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) yeah, spotted that on flickr earlier, interesting combo for sure coming into my last week off now, back in friday night with a UTU to start off with, might try and get a road learning day in around oxford if i can Edited August 6, 2017 by big jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted August 12, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2017 And we're back, 3 weeks off and back to it last night Unusual occurance in the RTC all the 97s were parked up and these 3 were in number order too 301/302/303 Loco for the night, 37175 50008 Into derby And getting ready to go rightaway to Birmingham new st at 30mph all the way Steel train passing through And into Birmingham Back to alrewas via the cross city line at 30mph again And back to new st again Then back to derby at 30mph again, from there it was an extra trip to crewe which should have gone via uttoxeter but as I was so early they let me go via alrewas again, until I got to wichnor and they couldn't accept me, they were then going to turn me back to derby to wait time but I suggested running via Tamworth, Sutton park and Walsall which they agreed on Stafford And into crewe Then home to bed! 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 14, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2017 some from last night, crewe-liverpool-crewe-derby (via new st) lime st crewe, stopped to let the other driver off and back to derby back in tonight with an engineers job bescot to bloxwich with a 56/60 combo then pass to carlisle at the end of it! 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Nice to see a man enjoying his job ... Do you get double time when scrambled or days off in lieu ? Our pay for DO goes up as they become more and more desperate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted August 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2017 Nah, just normal time and I'll get my annual leave day back that I gave up Some from this morning, ballast from bescot to bloxwich, sounds simple, a nice 4 mile run in a straight line, unfortunately I had to go via Stafford making it more like 50 miles 56/60 combo, too and tail 38 coal fish 60026 Onto the rear of the train for the run to bloxwich 56113 leading to Stafford, bit of a balls up there as I was too long to change ends on the goods so had to run north of the station to do it on the slow Then the soul destroying bit, into the possession at Rugeley only to find the worksite marker board just inside the possession limits meaning I could only do 5mph......for 13 miles! Stopped for a 'facilities break' at hendesford as there is a worksite with toilets (and a Tesco), what's an extra 10 mins on a 2 1/2 hour trip! Then to bloxwich where the train was used to collect spoil from drainage works (the rear had fresh ballast to replace the old stuff) And that was me done, quickly home and pass to carlisle for the logs tomorrow 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2017 And that was me done, quickly home and pass to carlisle for the logs tomorrow Presume that's WCML routed again? There's a 70 or two turned up in the last three weeks or so. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 16, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2017 Presume that's WCML routed again? There's a 70 or two turned up in the last three weeks or so. Cheers, Mick its shown as s+c but ive reminded them i dont sign it so unless i get a conductor it will be wcml also annoyingly its a 60 on it, wanted a 70 but 60085 is doing the dalstons tomorrow then dropping onto 6J37 while 70804 which has been on the logs is booked to take the empty dalstons back to grangemouth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2017 its shown as s+c but ive reminded them i dont sign it so unless i get a conductor it will be wcml also annoyingly its a 60 on it, wanted a 70 but 60085 is doing the dalstons tomorrow then dropping onto 6J37 while 70804 which has been on the logs is booked to take the empty dalstons back to grangemouth I'll try and look out for you on Settle station if routed S&C. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 16, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2017 some from today logs carlise to warrington, 60085 this time 66705 passing by, this was the last gbrf 66 i drove back in 2010, doesnt look the same without its union flag on the side into warrington heading off to chirk i then got on a train to london, walked over to kings cross where i caught this to cambridge buffers on platfom 9 slightly futher back than those on 10 after a unit hit them yesterday! terrible pic of the station exit got to say tonight was the first time ive ridden a 387 unit, what a truly terrible ride, quite possibly one of the worst units ive ridden on, the seats were rock hard but the ride was absolutly awful, thrown all over the place all the way, shocking! off to norwich and lowestoft tomorrow 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted August 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) Jim Were you by any chance at Liverpool Street this evening with 37057? Update: SWMBO took the photo as it was pulling out and said it was "very hot and smelly". Given the roof is only a few feet above the exhausts I'm not surprised! She took the picture cos it "wasn't a normal train at Liverpool Street" (i.e. not a white 90/317/321/360!). She was surprised later when I said "Big Jim drives that one..." and showed her this thread Edited August 20, 2017 by ruggedpeak 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 16, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2017 no, but thats one of my loco's for tomorrow, (37254 the other end) for norwich-lowestoft-ipswich-lowestoft-norwich-cambridge its a real pain to fott at night that loco too 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted August 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2017 its shown as s+c but ive reminded them i dont sign it so unless i get a conductor it will be wcml This is probably a silly question but if you do a number of runs over a line with a conductor does that enable you to sign the route or at least shorten the time you need for learning it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted August 18, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2017 some from last night, got some proper camera pics too that i'll have to upload whenever i get home! caught a train to norwich where the anglia 'short set' was waiting to depart for lowestoft 153 unit 37 ready to depart and away it went, a very spirited departure! https://youtu.be/_8ohArSwOt8 after that went another set came in with 68s on, followed by my train top and tailed with 37s top and into lowestoft into saxmunden to wait for a unti coming from woodbridge and away to ipswich then back to lowestoft again, waiting at woodbridge had to go at caution due to police on the line looking for an illegal rave! lowestoft back to norwich and back to cambridge, then this afternoon caught a train to kings cross tube to paddington and out to didcot, all the wires are up now and to oxford, the new chiltern platforms and off to another hotel for the night for a last minute job back to derby tomorrow morning! 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 19, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2017 Finally a train home! Unfortunately the 153 which was full and standing when it got to tutbury with footy fans And now to enjoy 5 days off 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginhst539 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Train delayed due to rave.... anyone else thinking diarama? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 20, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2017 Train delayed due to rave.... anyone else thinking diarama? Being as I DJ as a sideline I was tempted to stop and drop a few beats!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 26, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) lets backtrack a little with proper camera pics from lowestoft lowestoft saxmunden Edited August 26, 2017 by big jim 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 26, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2017 and back to work last night caught the train from crewe to birmingham crewe, crew swap on a DB car parts train Moor St first train was the NMT from tyseley to derby via nuneaton and leicester, had a nice chance to wind it up on the MML too then back to crewe for a UTU to derby and home to bed! 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 28, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2017 Just 3 from yesterday, 2 56s Washwood Heath to rugby Departing Washwood Heath, got to open the gates then the ground frame, out into the mainline then walk back and put the frame back, shut the gates, set the trap points, a right pain in the bum on your own Out in the mainline ready to go And into rugby, parked up in the old carriage sidings That's was that, 73s tomorrow to bidston and wrexham amongst other places 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 28, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Some from today, had to route conduct from northenden jn, waited at the box for the train to arrive Lovely signalbox For those who like signal boxes Cheshire lines backplate to the levers Interlocking floor Mid level toilet, looking up from the ground floor And my train for the evening And away to Chester where we had a break And off to Wrexham then bidston Back to Wrexham central Slightly too long for the platform! Lots of shunting and back to Chester then warrington Back to Chester And away to Crewe and home Back on them again tomorrow Edited August 29, 2017 by big jim 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineWizards Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Realtime Trains had the train running around the Liverpool Loop Line as well as out to New Brighton and West Kirby. I'm guessing you didn't make it that far? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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