RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2021 And some from the walk back to the car Is the BG in the background the one Bachmann are doing for the collectors club Lots of 365 units Spot the odd one out 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2021 Just 2 from today, road learning loco again bescot rugeley supposedly 196 testing tomorrow if it happens 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, big jim said: supposedly 196 testing tomorrow if it happens I guess they're too new to suffer the same fate as the 195s that have been grounded due to broken/cracked yaw damper mounts. Edited April 5, 2021 by newbryford 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardw1970 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 12 hours ago, newbryford said: I guess they're too new to suffer the same fate as the 195s that have been grounded due to broken/cracked yaw damper mounts. But they probably still have the same harsh ride! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 7, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2021 Surprise surprise 196s cancelled, ended up conducting the Trafford park train via Macclesfield then working it nuneaton to Leamington spa stockport leamington conducting it again tonight (and the rest of the week too) 21 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted April 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2021 I believe you past me as I was in Coventry North Yard trying to sort a brake test failure on the pair of 350's on Rd 1 I was hoping to take a pic but didn't have time. Cheers Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted April 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2021 Was this you this morning Jim on 4O46 passing Coventry North Yard. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2021 No not today, off at nuneaton, glad you posted that pic as, as I type real time trains is showing 4O46 as stood at Bermuda park, thought it had failed!! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 16, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2021 After a week off I wa sin last night, rail drop just south of Stone first up I travelled down from the caravan in cumbria, TPE unit in the station 08 in Bescot my train with 66759 up front It was top and tailed with 66792, I had to change ends in Stone and head back via Stafford to bescot then once in Bescot run 792 round onto 759 ready for fuelling iport tomorrow then supposedly 196 testing (if it happens) and a couple of days of the small Heath ballast 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 19, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 Forgot to put these up on Saturday, coleshill To Doncaster Iport coleshill Being unloaded in iport then I took a wagon from there to decoy tonight should be 196s but anything could happen between now and book on time! 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 Hi Jim, Is the cab of 66792 different to the others ? ( being a Euro import) ? I see 793 has the extended Horn box, I assume thats due to its prior AC/Heating system in Europe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 19, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 792 has a traditional pedestal type cab which is unusual for a euro import 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2021 Finally happened, 196 testing between Tyseley and crewe, a long night, dynamic testing, checking stopping distances from 100mph in full service and emergency as well as a few other tests with the vigilance, DSD, horn etc stafford Crewe New St and back to Tyseley hopefully same again tonight, probably with the same unit 27 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2021 Just look like a camel... a horse designed by a committtee..and that livery..... Baz 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Barry O said: Just look like a camel... a horse designed by a committtee..and that livery..... Baz I was thinking it looks like the rear of a trojan horse. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 A friendly wave from the GBRF driver on today's 1424 Southampton Western Docks - Trafford Park containers, as it passes St Cross near Winchester. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 58 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: A friendly wave from the GBRF driver on today's 1424 Southampton Western Docks - Trafford Park containers, as it passes St Cross near Winchester. Some do, some don't! Some even give a friendly blast of the horn! Amazing how it varies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 21, 2021 8 hours ago, JohnDMJ said: Some do, some don't! Some even give a friendly blast of the horn! Amazing how it varies! My mate and I have a regular spot near us on the Paris to Bordeaux line. We've been photographing in that area for a couple of years now and regularly get a wave and a few toots on the horn. Jamie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Only one from last night, same unit in new st on the first round trip Edited April 21, 2021 by big jim 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 23, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2021 197s cancelled Wednesday night so a nice night in my own bed then last night it was a simple small Heath to crewe job small Heath Run round and ready to head to Tyseley running round again in Tyseley And into crewe nice little bescot to crewe later today then an intermodal or two on Saturday 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Those 196 units are ugly ducklings. The cross track vision must be compromised with that corridor connecting bellow being so prominent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 23, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2021 9 hours ago, gismorail said: Those 196 units are ugly ducklings. The cross track vision must be compromised with that corridor connecting bellow being so prominent apparently they are within tolerance but they are shockingly bad to see out of, the biggest issue I found was in New St where if the platform is on the right hand side so are the signals, including ones 1/2 way down the platform and I was struggling to see them, in fact the final 196 pic in the thread is taken from roughly below one of the platform signals, to get an idea, can you see my drivers window in the pic? Imagine that the other way round, could I see the signal? another example is coming round the curve from small Heath to bordesley jn, you pass over the magnet (which is less than the standard 200ft from the signal) and it’s a good coach length before you actually see the signal! still, someone from the unions has signed them off so what do I know! anyway one from today, one for the weatherers out there! back in tomorrow, hams hall to toton, toton to hams hall, hams hall to rugby! 28 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted April 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2021 On 23/04/2021 at 12:00, gismorail said: Those 196 units are ugly ducklings. The cross track vision must be compromised with that corridor connecting bellow being so prominent I can't think of many modern EMUs that do look attractive - the front end of the 196 is about as prominent as the Southern 4COR - though the Nelsons had a bit if character with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted April 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2021 18 hours ago, big jim said: apparently they are within tolerance but they are shockingly bad to see out of, the biggest issue I found was in New St where if the platform is on the right hand side so are the signals, including ones 1/2 way down the platform and I was struggling to see them, in fact the final 196 pic in the thread is taken from roughly below one of the platform signals, to get an idea, can you see my drivers window in the pic? Imagine that the other way round, could I see the signal? another example is coming round the curve from small Heath to bordesley jn, you pass over the magnet (which is less than the standard 200ft from the signal) and it’s a good coach length before you actually see the signal! still, someone from the unions has signed them off so what do I know! anyway one from today, one for the weatherers out there! back in tomorrow, hams hall to toton, toton to hams hall, hams hall to rugby! That seagull must had a bad case of diarrhoea from a great height. Terry. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted April 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2021 Just 3 from today, hams hall to toton toton then it was onto a southbound service from toton back to hams hall where I sat for 4 hours before heading off to rugby with it and finally into rugby 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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