RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2019 Just one from yesterday, humberstone road in leicester same job again today with the same loco 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2019 Few days worth of pics, same job again but out of Doncaster, first stop thyborough Leicester same job next day but went to the station to see my dad who was out spotting waiting at decoy My train for the day Running round in leicester unusual ballast wagon on a train next to us Into mountsorrel to wait to be loaded and off we went towards Birmingham only to be stopped at Leicester to be told we had set off the ‘gotcha’ wheel impact detector meaning we had a possible wheelflat, sure enough got told which axle and which side, walked back and spotted it, after a while got permission to proceed at 30mph (all the way to Eastleigh!) which we knew wasn’t going to happen so after another half hour it was decided to return to mountsorrel but again we knew we wouldn’t be able to get in as all lines were occupied in there so we went back to humberstone road and screwed the train down there quite if it’s in one piece when I get back later I don’t know as it’s named ‘derby county’ the plan later is to return return to mountsorrel, knock out the knackered wagon then set off booked time with one wagon less 20 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 66729 yesterday (14th) passing Rotherham - I waved! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2019 And I blew the knackered horn (sounded like a steam loco!) 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 The unusual ballast wagon is one of a small number of BBA steel carriers given a new body for ballast and spoil work. There are rather more similar wagons based on recycled BDA/BMA/BNA chassis. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, big jim said: And I blew the knackered horn (sounded like a steam loco!) It did sound a bit odd! My bike was away up on the bridge, otherwise I'd have pinged the bell back. You probably passed the GW HST for Hull Trains on its way from Bristol to Hull at some point then. Edited February 15, 2019 by eastwestdivide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2019 Yeah passed that at clay cross, it was following an ex scotrail 158 which was a bit surreal, certainly a good excuse to run what you want on your model railway! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted February 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) I notice that once again there is a nice streak of dirt gradually obscuring the GB logo on the cabside of your loco. Unless I m misled by the different lighting it got noticeably dirtier during the day. Jonathan Oops - typo rather than wrong company. Sorry Edited February 17, 2019 by corneliuslundie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted February 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2019 Is that Azuma doing an impression of a string of 1st generation DMUs? Obviously not old enough to make a proper smoke screen yet.... Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Fat Controller said: The unusual ballast wagon is one of a small number of BBA steel carriers given a new body for ballast and spoil work. There are rather more similar wagons based on recycled BDA/BMA/BNA chassis. I think there's only one BBA conversion to MVA - 910164. Cheers, Mick 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 16, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, newbryford said: I think there's only one BBA conversion to MVA - 910164. Cheers, Mick Yeah, that’s the number of that wagon Only one from today, had to walk from Leicester station to humberstone road, passed the depot en route, certainly nice in this day and age to see a depot with a nice variety of stock sat on it including 33, 37, 47, 50, 56, 57, 58 the rescue mission to and from mountsorrel was successfull, wagon dropped off and the train away on time towards Eastleigh and thats it for a week, forgot I was annual leave next week and I’m off to london on Sunday with the youngest to the avengers experience at the excel so no doubt I’ll get some pics of the trip down with virgin and some of the docklands etc then Tuesday we’re off to saunderfoot and Tenby for a few days away so probably no train pics down there! 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapland Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Nice pic and a very wide collection of traction especially if you include what looks like a Sentinel tucked up near the 56's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted February 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2019 15 hours ago, big jim said: Only one from today, had to walk from Leicester station to humberstone road, passed the depot en route, certainly nice in this day and age to see a depot with a nice variety of stock sat on it including 33, 37, 47, 50, 56, 57, 58 Does anyone know what the green coach on the left is? I thought it was Caroline but zooming in it seems to have plated over windows. And I'm not sure it's narrow enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DRS Crewe On A Mission Posted February 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2019 44 minutes ago, Coryton said: Does anyone know what the green coach on the left is? I thought it was Caroline but zooming in it seems to have plated over windows. And I'm not sure it's narrow enough. I believe that it's one of the green Eastleigh Arlington branded barrier coaches. I know that their are at least two of these in green. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, flapland said: Nice pic and a very wide collection of traction especially if you include what looks like a Sentinel tucked up near the 56's. They have two - a Hudswell and a Thomas Hill. That's the TH in view. From Flickr. (there are more pics with careful searching) Cheers, Mick 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2019 Had a phone call last night “can I work a ballast down the Cambrian for Colas”, unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view) I was otherwise engaged today taking the youngest to london for a couple of days After a ride down on a pendolino we got the tube to Greenwich and had a ride on the emirates cable car over the Thames then caught the docklands for a couple of stops to the hotel near the excel, not been on the docklands for years (at least the late 80s) 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 26, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2019 Some from yesterday, mountsorrel again with 66729, took my DSLR with me with a ‘new’ 2nd hand lens, 85-300mm zoom still haven’t got the hang of it yet though humberstone rd And for the first time this year some from mountsorrel asbit wa slight enough for about 20 mins after shunting about iport today and tomorrow 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2019 Just 2 from today, iport job same again tomorrow then a day off to get the last bit of flooring down in the garage conversion (hopefully) 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bendall Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) On 16/02/2019 at 16:04, Coryton said: Does anyone know what the green coach on the left is? I thought it was Caroline but zooming in it seems to have plated over windows. And I'm not sure it's narrow enough. It's one of the recently converted ex GLV translator coaches, 68501 or 68504. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisperkins/45263514995 Edited February 27, 2019 by Simon Bendall 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2019 Just one from today, iport again 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2019 Just a few from yesterday, light engine handling run with a trainee hams hall to barrow hill 66751 and once back at coleshill a double whammy of freightliners And one from this morning walking to the station, a pair of 56s heading into Basford hall from the chester direction iport today, job gone wrong already as there has been an incident between banbury and Leamington blocking the line so my train which should be arriving into coleshill in an hour is stuck south of oxford so I’ve got to get a taxi to banbury to meet it there 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Thanks for the interesting photos Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, lmsforever said: Thanks for the interesting photos Jim They will dull next week, one mountsorrel and 5 iport! saying that in a few weeks there may be some locos with bonnets and yellow coaches appearing on the thread again todays chariot Had a cracking run from banbury to Doncaster, 270 late leaving and just over 60 late into Doncaster thanks to some good signalling regulation by WMCC and EMCC boxes, luckily the train was only 800 ton so it could get up to speed quickly and stay there And some more 66s Edited March 2, 2019 by big jim 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithlington smithe Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Ooh are you on IM trains again then with 37’s?bet you didn’t expect that again so soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 On 02/03/2019 at 20:18, smithlington smithe said: Ooh are you on IM trains again then with 37’s?bet you didn’t expect that again so soon Wasnt expecting it at all! anyway some from yesterday, mountsorrel again DB 66 sat in the remainins of bescot depot Landor st jn 66770 In mountsorrel under a threatening sky iport the rest of the week 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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