RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 3, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2018 Nice pics, is that up by the horse riding place, the old ‘Shropshire centre’ in arthog? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 4, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2018 Only took one pic tonight and it wasn’t even if my train! 67018 in warrington bank quay, not seen this one about for a while and it’s been a good 5 years since I last drove it too 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 5, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 Some from last night, met the NMT in Paddington, rode it to Didcot then took it from there back to derby via banbury, Landor st, nuneaton and Leicester Paddington For once in game in a decent platform for pictures! And into derby at 02:30 And that’s me til Tuesday, back to the logs on the s+c 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 9, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2018 Some from yesterday, logs carlisle to warrington Kingmoor Settle Jn, the signal that is ‘off’ is on the lower line from Carnforth As can be seen here Warrington Class 67 training later today in derby 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2018 In that last photo: a platform road on the West Coast Main Line? It looks more like the track of the Bishop's Castle Railway. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 10, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2018 Some from today, had a couple of days class 67 training for another driver Had a couple of runs out, some pics from today Got em all set up, knuckle couplings sorted, multied up then discovered we were just taking one loco so had to uncouple and reset the buffers etc And away with 027 Crewe West coast 33 and 37 combo, 57601 was also in the station as were 2 DRS 37s! Then once back in derby I got the loco stables and caught the train home 153 and meridian New signal gantry You can see how much of a pinch point the station is from this view 20s passing through with S-Stock to banbury And that was that, Home I went 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2018 Signal gantry! I thought for a minute it was a new motorway bridge. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig1989 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 On a different subject will you be driving the 60 at the svr diesel gala next week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibuchan Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 They aren’t bringing the 60 anymore as it’s needed somewhere else. They are now sending a 56 in its place which works out well as the 56 that was going has pulled out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibuchan Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 They aren’t bringing the 60 anymore as it’s needed somewhere else. They are now sending a 56 in its place which works out well as the 56 that was going has pulled out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 If you are on the logs today I will see you later ( I am at Daisyfield today ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 12, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 12, 2018 No logs running today, I took it north this morning though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 That’s good less trains, more modelling time for me ha ha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 14, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2018 Some from yesterday, rail drop at dorrington Basford hall And back this morning 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapland Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Love the night before and next morning comparison. Shows plenty of movements occur in the evening and overnight. Always love going past Basford Hall when going up to see my parents in Manchester as it reminds me of spotting days in Crewe and the days when there were lots of busy massive yards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 15, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2018 Only one pic from last night, logs to carlisle, 2 hours late into crewe and diverted via Cannock after someone over the weekend put a padlock on the fuel plant at chirk and no one could get into it to fuel the loco, they got in in the end after another driver arrived with a spare key! 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 16, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2018 Some from last night Crewe, northern 323 unusually over in platform 6 waiting to head back to Manchester 60085 on the loop After leaving the train in Kingmoor it was off to the station for a train south, while I was there this came through heading to dalston I was then asked to work a diverted 6C88 back to Basford hall from preston which was a pair of 56s with a rail delivery train And uncoupled ready to stable And that’s yer lot for today 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2018 I thought I must be on the wrong site when this image turned up on the jigidi jigsaw site. https://www.jigidi.com/jigsaw-puzzle/BWBOK2SG/Passed-historical-buildings Could it be Jim on the empty Logs? Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I thought I must be on the wrong site when this image turned up on the jigidi jigsaw site. https://www.jigidi.com/jigsaw-puzzle/BWBOK2SG/Passed-historical-buildings Could it be Jim on the empty Logs? Jonathan Stokesay Castle, just south of Craven Arms looking north, on the "North & West" route between Shrewsbury at Newport. By the looks of the wagons and the traction, I'd guess around the early 90's as a date. Paul J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 17, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2018 Defiantly not me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) I had a feeling about the castle but it looked different from that angle. Still, nice to know someone else has taste and likes Colas locos. Jonathan DoooH As Jim has pointed out the locos are in nothing like Colas livery. Edited May 18, 2018 by corneliuslundie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 18, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2018 That picture is a long long time before Colas even existed (on the railway in this country)! Anyway went past the same place today with some Colas locos as it happens Now where did I leave my loco in the parking lot Into the station at crewe And away I went to Newport but got as far as nantwich to find the obstacle deflector barrier crossings booms going up and down, spoke to the box who said it was detecting an obstacle on the crossing, went down to have a look only to find one of the detector modules in the 6ft all smashed up, bent it back into position and luckily he managed to get a clear indication to allow the barriers to stay down and pull the signal off, quite how it got smashed I don’t know and the train 5 mins in front got through without issue! So off I went only to get to craven arms and be put in the loop due to cows on the line between Ludlow and Wooferton, sat there for an hour or so while it was resolved and a few passenger trains went by Bromfield And away to maindee jn where we turned back and recorded northbound, stopped in Hereford to drop my route conductor off and wait for a Holyhead train to depart And into crewe where I got off on the loop next to Lnwr And off it went to derby 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 20, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2018 Some from last night, rail drop just north of Toton, had to run up to Alfreton to run round though then wait for the possession to be granted at trowell Toton 66779 66779 and Colas 60 60087 Ready to leave the north yard Then after the run round at the possession entry point just under the M1 bridge Cambrian tomorrow 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 22, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2018 Some from last night before I go to bed! Change of plan, should have been down the cambrian but ended up on the heart of wales line Crewe Basford Hall, Both trains getting set to go 37421 and 37254 on mine Interesting sunset over ‘poppy’ And away to the heart of wales, did something I’ve never done before, a ballast drop under TW1 which basically means there is no possession and the train runs under normal working arrangements, I have the token as normal which obviously prevents other movements in that section Knighton We dropped in a few places, finishing on llangynllo bank and heading back from there, Knighton again on the return Craven arms And back into Basford hall, locos stabled with the 97s 90050 looking worse for wear Which appears to have been joined by 86251 in the last few days And that’s that, should be back down the HOW tonight, or possibly a train out of Toton 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 That 86 Came out of Long Marston last week on a low loader. It went past the bottom of my garden! Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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