TangerineWizards Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Jim do these trains run to any particular schedule (monthly/annually) or is it just ad hoc when a maintenance issue is suspected on the line? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted October 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2017 Jim do these trains run to any particular schedule (monthly/annually) or is it just ad hoc when a maintenance issue is suspected on the line? They are all planned at a set frequency dependant on Track Category and type of train / reason for it travelling. There are sometimes ad hoc runs to recover bits that might have been missed due to equipment failure, driver / conductor missing, possessions in the way or anything else that can go wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 7, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2017 They run to a schedule as pointed out above, for example the one I did to Wrexham this week ran 4 weeks ago and will run again in 4 weeks time They have 'gold' recovery runs when a section is missed for the reasons given above and those are a bit ad hoc but normally have a Q path in the system that they can pick up 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineWizards Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Interesting! Thanks both for the replies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted October 10, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 some from last night, RHTT job, shrewsbury-craven arms-bidston-shrewsbury started off at coleham prepping the 56s while the rhtt set was out on the cambrian with a 97 up front the other 56 in the neck ready to drop on the back of the train and in and attached bidston back to wrexham to wait for the first passenger to go, quite why were not timed in front of it i dont know as he was late getting to gobowen after no doubt struggling on the untreated rails! and into shrewsbury where i got relief and went home 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted October 12, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 12, 2017 That doesn't look very prototypical at all, you've not got the tail lights on on the lead loco... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 12, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2017 Some from today, NMT again, a bit different today as it was running as a 4 car formation due to the 'conference coach' being removed, this meant I had to go at 10mph below line speed at speeds over 45mph (I erred on the side of caution and used 30 as my lower limit) and also had a maximum speed of 110mph due to there being a lower brake force available Started in derby Then away to Stockport via Lichfield, colwich, stoke, Macclesfield And back south to Northampton, this time via stoke, Stafford, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, rugby Waiting at coventy Ready to leave Northampton And back north to stoke via the same route Rugby New st Then from stoke, back south to Derby via stone, colwich, Lichfield, burton on Trent Derby Where it went off round chaddesden and away to Bristol with another driver 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D854_Tiger Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I think I may actually have seen your train from my car this morning if it was around 07:30 near Alrewas. I was on my way to pick up a colleague for a business trip which it turned out had already been cancelled. at the last minute, so his wife cooked me a very full English. First time ever I had managed to see a train there, I guess there aren't too many, then a bit later on saw a Voyager as well, was well pleased as it's a bit of a backwater. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie reffin Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Cracking pics again Jim. Wish we had a bit more variety up in the Highlands, although the Inverness cement was hauled by a 70. Also had one of your colleagues route refreshing with my down the HML. Was great to hear about the various jobs you all do, much better than plodding about in 158s and 170s! Cheers Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D854_Tiger Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Cracking pics again Jim. Wish we had a bit more variety up in the Highlands, although the Inverness cement was hauled by a 70. Also had one of your colleagues route refreshing with my down the HML. Was great to hear about the various jobs you all do, much better than plodding about in 158s and 170s! Cheers Eddiei Won't you be getting your own HSTs to play with soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 12, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2017 I think I may actually have seen your train from my car this morning if it was around 07:30 near Alrewas. I was on my way to pick up a colleague for a business trip which it turned out had already been cancelled. at the last minute, so his wife cooked me a very full English. First time ever I had managed to see a train there, I guess there aren't too many, then a bit later on saw a Voyager as well, was well pleased as it's a bit of a backwater. Yeah that was me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie reffin Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Won't you be getting your own HSTs to play with soon. Yeah eventually but as I’m still quite junior on the link, it’s going to be quite a while! Still looking forward to it though plus I’ve been volunteering at the Strathspey railway and playing with the 27 and 31 there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 13, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2017 Nice little job today crewe Toton with 60087 Basford hall The desolate corner of Staffordshire known as wichnor jn RHTT passing by Creeping into Toton And parked up for fuel And home I went 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 14, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2017 today was banbury to derby with 37611 and away to derby NMT heading into the station and after changing ends it headed back towards spondon then i took the 67s to toton where i positioned them on a railvac gbrf 66 F231 (aka 66775) and from there i headed home, should have gone to banbury to collect my van but the day would have been too long so ill go and collect it monday! 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted October 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2017 And for my 10000 post on rmweb, a quick pic of tonight's job, off down the cambrian 2nd manning the RHTT to macc and back 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 16, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 And the rest of the pics Ready to roll Newtown A quick run round in Machynlleth and back to coleham to replace the 97 with 2 56s Then we realised as there was an extra 56 in the yard the 97 would have Ben blocked in so once the train was ready to go, brake tested etc we had to move it out of the yard, restart the 97 and shift it over to the other road! Then bring the train back in to wait departure time (away from the local residents) I then saw the train out and that was it 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hi Jim Don’t know if you know/are able to tell me. but I was wondering when the NMT is next due through Plymouth Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hi Jim Don’t know if you know/are able to tell me. but I was wondering when the NMT is next due through Plymouth Phil *Possibly* this friday about 0930. It doesn't show as cancelled yet to may run or may not, worth keeping an eye on though. 1Q18 05:25 OLD OAK COMMON H.S.T.D. - 15:36 PAIGNTON, operated by Colas. running on 20/10/2017 Timed for 125mph Then 1Z18 15:46 PAIGNTON - 18:47 TAUNTON running on 20/10/2017 Then 1Q19 18:57 TAUNTON - 21:37 LONDON PADDINGTON running on 20/10/2017 I Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 *Possibly* this friday about 0930. It doesn't show as cancelled yet to may run or may not, worth keeping an eye on though. 1Q18 05:25 OLD OAK COMMON H.S.T.D. - 15:36 PAIGNTON, operated by Colas. running on 20/10/2017 Timed for 125mph Then 1Z18 15:46 PAIGNTON - 18:47 TAUNTON running on 20/10/2017 Then 1Q19 18:57 TAUNTON - 21:37 LONDON PADDINGTON running on [/size]20/10/2017 I[/size] Hi tom thanks for that. I want to film it going along Laura embankment in Plymouth from the other side in the saltram estate. With a lot to do trying to get new job my time is limited for trains at the moment so to know when nmt is about so I can spare some time is really helpful. Thanks Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 17, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2017 some from yesterday first up went to banbury to collect my van after saturdays job over ran under yesterdays weird sky then got asked to pick up a pair of locos for tonights log train, first one was in coleham where the previous nights "strategic shunting" got in our way as we had to move all the locos around again! freightliner passing by finally got the 56 out and away to washwood heath to collect 56105 which i took to crewe, they went onward to warrington where (hopefully) they were collected this morning to carlisle and on to the logs (which i will be picking up later in warrington to take to chirk!!) busy busy busy 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Nice to see the grids back on the logs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) It would be nice if they don't sit down and not want to play on the moor. They caused a few problems today. But what a sight they were passing horrocksford Edited October 17, 2017 by mark axlecounter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 18, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2017 Only one phone pic tonight, Wrexham general waiting for the section to chirk, stopped back from the signal a bit as there were a few fotters on the opposite platform and had I pulled right up to the signal I would have been in the dark on that side! (See I can be nice!) Was running an hour late at that point so was an hour late leaving chirk too then when I got to oxley I got a green where I should have had a double yellow to take oxley curve, phoned the signaller who advised me I was going via Wolverhampton, Walsall and Cannock to get to Stafford, network rail had called up colas to see about being diverted then using my central digital route card they could see it was all in date so I was ok to take it, added another 30 mins to the trip so I finally rolled into crewe 100 minutes late! Short conducting job later today then into lodge in Hereford (I think a trip to the model centre might be in order on Thursday while I'm there!) 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted October 18, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) Glad you enjoyed the little detour I arranged for you to dodge round the engineers As soon as they said you were on the logs I knew I was in safe territory. I thought you might be getting a little rusty on the Cannock Line and could do with a refresh anyway Andy Edited October 18, 2017 by SM42 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 18, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2017 Yeah thanks for that, would have been nice to have had a message via the gsm so I could have kept going full chat instead of slowing down to question the route!! Was a bit marked off about it but once I passed rycroft and hoofed the grids open up to bloxwich all was forgotten, sounded awesome, I think I work up most of Cannock and hendesford too! Anyway some from today, over to Hereford to conduct/work the stone train back to shrewsbury and then back into lodge in Hereford for tomorrow's Baglan train Left my van in Ludlow as I needed to do something there in the evening prior to going to the hotel and caught a passenger train to Hereford And into Hereford with its new lift towers A GWR hst was waiting in the rear platform too LM 170 Freightliner 66 Then the Gloucester RHTT set rolled in and changed ends Filthy after less than a week! HST shunting down the platform ready to return to the up side and head off to london Then my train came in and away we went to shrewsbury Then discovered my train was cancelled tomorrow which meant I had to get a train back to Ludlow for my van and head home onto to find the A49 wa shut north of Ludlow so I ha d to come back via clee hill (in thick fog), cleobury mortimer, Bridgnorth, Telford and market Drayton! 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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