RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2021 Some from last night hither green to chiselhurst to change ends then it was a circular tour around london to get to the ECML from Camden and away to peterborough And off to derby and into the rtc and home 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted May 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2021 Did you get held up at Melton Mowbray last night, Jim? Regards Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 8, 2021 I didn’t go via Melton Mowbray, We went Grantham to Nottingham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted May 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2021 4 hours ago, CUTLER2579 said: When I worked in Hartlepool the common saying was Labour could put a Monkey up for election and still win. After the last 48 hours I doubt that would still ring true. I stayed in hotels for a large part of my working life and although it sounds great the novelty soon wears off.. Thanks Jim for a wonderful thread. I am not in very good health at the moment and so reading your thread and learning about the present day railway cheers me up no end. Not a donkey... it is a cuddy.. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted May 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Barry O said: Not a donkey... it is a cuddy.. Baz As in "cuddy duck"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted May 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2021 6 hours ago, big jim said: I didn’t go via Melton Mowbray, We went Grantham to Nottingham Sorry, Jim, I thought that this was your train, until I looked it up just now https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H09232/2021-05-07/detailed Regards Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexEclectic Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Is there an explainer somewhere about the IR(?) lamps on the DBSO? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2021 The IR lamps are linked to the forward facing cameras that go through to the SGT (structure gauging train) coach which records the view from the front (or rear if being hauled) the idea is that if the data that the lasers pick up show something out of gauge they can go back and review the footage to see what the item was, a lot of the time it’s overhanging trees and vegetation they use IR as the SGT can only run at night while recording so they need good picture quality and we can’t be blinding other trains or people with a huge array of auxiliary lights one quick pic as a slight aside, I’ve made reference to losing weight, I went shopping earlier and filled a bag with the equivalent of my current weight loss then picked it up and it was quite shocking as to how much timber I’m not carrying about any more, I’ve lost just over 2 Stone (13kg) which is roughly what’s shown in the 2nd pic! made me feel quite good when I actually felt the loss in real terms, the 4xl jumper is hanging off me now too! 18 1 25 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 I made a pact with a driver at Holyhead that once I got below a certain weight I’d climb a mountain with her, well that’s escalated and it looks like I’ll be doing it in aid of willows way cat rescue in Cheshire, I’ve got about 2 Stone more to lose before I said I’d give it a go so I’ve got to get some serious walking practice in now! anyway back to last nights job, shrewsbury to derby with a Stone train caught the train from crewe 4S47 with DB 90s up front DC Rail 60 in the bay TFW 158 175 323 in Tommy’s lane And my train to shrewsbury, a pair of 153s, wouldn’t fancy them all the way to Cardiff! Looks quite like a 155 unit in that pic Into shrewsbury, wmt 170s including one in freshly painted EMR livery! Units on the stabling point A quick vid of the somersault signal at the end of platform 7 I then took the train to derby Today I went over to Lincoln to collect some items I bought from the classifieds before work, thank you Tim’s trains, pleasure to meet you, the items will be well looked after! anyway I decided to drive back a different way as I was heading to bescot rather than home and I stumbled upon RAF waddington, more to the post its resident vulcan I know nothing about planes but these are E-3D sentry that I saw from the viewing park (which makes a mean egg butty!) one then taxied to the runway And away it went It was then over to bescot for a Stone train back to crewe waiting for the road at Stafford and off at basford hall Walked back to my car to get the steps in for the day, LSL blue Pullman HST on shed, never noticed it has a name until today Colas 56 and DRS 57 And that was that! small Heath to bescot tomorrow evening 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2021 Odd to see an EMR set at Shrewsbury. A long way from home. And nice to see the signal. It's over a year now since I have been there. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2021 I once got stopped at Waddington by the wig-wag lights flashing, there was nothing on the runway or on approach that I could see, then a USAF F15 came over the fence from the other direction to that E3 in your video, followed a couple of seconds later by his wingman. Both pulled vertical after clearing the road, and before the lights had stopped there were just two specks high up in the clouds. The BBMF often use Waddington for touch and goes, in either the Dakota or Lancaster, just to keep the pilots signed. Worth a visit if you like planes and are in the area... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, big jim said: A quick vid of the somersault signal at the end of platform 7 Sorry to be pedantic (well, probably not really). It’s a centre pivot arm (the arm and the spectacle plate rotate around the same pivot). On a somersault signal the arm pivots separately to the spectacle. Still unusual although not quite as rare as somersaults these days. The last place I saw somersaults was at Carrickfergus on NIR, but they all went when the Larne line was resignalled. Paul. P.S. Keep up the good work on the weight. Having someone challenge you can be a great help. Edited May 11, 2021 by 5BarVT Add P.S. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2021 I too know very little about planes, but for a few years we went to the Waddington airshow and it was always a great day out !! The highlight was seeing the look on my son's face as the Vulcan took off, I think that was the first time he'd actually 'felt' a bass note !! Maybe explains why both of us play rock music at slightly too loud a volume to be healthy !! Pic of the same Vulcan you saw, with the airworthy one (at the time) just after it landed. Think you can guess which planes were in the middle of their routine ! Cheers, Phil. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wombatofludham Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2021 37 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said: Odd to see an EMR set at Shrewsbury. A long way from home. Yes and no, it's a WMR unit that should by now have been transferred to EMR to start the replacement of the 153/156 units, but because WMR's Cif Cavities are not ready for service, the unit has been repainted but sent back to Tyseley to stay on the diagrams it had been working, if that makes sense. EMR will eventually be getting the WMR fleet, whose three car units have been shrunk down to two, with the centre cars going to X-Factor Trains to add to their two car sets used on the Nottingham-Cardiff and Birmingham-Leicester and beyond routes. Jim - if you've not tried it I can recommend the Keto diet - cut out as much carbohydrate as possible, eat as much meat and non-starchy veg as you like, and it's possible to get some serious weight loss. I accidentally discovered the diet in an aim to control my diabetes, so I dropped all pasta, bread, potato and rice, reduced my cereal intake and not only lost four stone, but it came off my gut and I ended up having to reduce my diabetic meds, and was able to welcome back some items from my wardrobe I hadn't worn in years. By cutting down on carbs, you force your body to convert fat reserves into acetone to provide the energy your brain needs. Cutting out pasta and roast tatws was a bind at first but I'm now used to it and even though my carb consumption has crept up during lockdown, my weight hasn't, so it seems I'm still in ketogenesis. There'll be loads on the diet on t'web. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 ive heard a lot about keto diets, im quite happy carrying on doing what i am which is just weight watchers. i have cut down on bread, potatoes, cheese, chocolate etc, i used to get through a loaf of warburtons a day after toast for breakfast, cheese sandwiches, bread and butter with dinner etc, ill now have one slice a day if that, ive switched to wraps or thins chocolate wise ive gone from maybe 4 or 5 full size chocolate bars a day to one or two sugar free low calorie bars, crisps have gone replaced by things like lentil or pea crisps, similarly tea and biscuits used to be half a dozen bourbons now its one sugar free cookie to dunk daily mc donalds are a no no, i can still have them but mainly the chicken stuff rather than beef burgers, i still have greggs egg bap breakfasts most days, they fill me up nicely and egg is a ‘free food’ the only points are on the bread roll its been fairly easy so far, i do get cravings now and again for things like chippy chips or chocolate but have managed to resist falling off the wagon too often 5 1 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tankerman Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, big jim said: I made a pact with a driver at Holyhead that once I got below a certain weight I’d climb a mountain with her, well that’s escalated and it looks like I’ll be doing it in aid of willows way cat rescue in Cheshire, I’ve got about 2 Stone more to lose before I said I’d give it a go so I’ve got to get some serious walking practice in now! anyway back to last nights job, shrewsbury to derby with a Stone train caught the train from crewe 4S47 with DB 90s up front DC Rail 60 in the bay TFW 158 175 323 in Tommy’s lane And my train to shrewsbury, a pair of 153s, wouldn’t fancy them all the way to Cardiff! Looks quite like a 155 unit in that pic Into shrewsbury, wmt 170s including one in freshly painted EMR livery! Units on the stabling point A quick vid of the somersault signal at the end of platform 7 I then took the train to derby Today I went over to Lincoln to collect some items I bought from the classifieds before work, thank you Tim’s trains, pleasure to meet you, the items will be well looked after! anyway I decided to drive back a different way as I was heading to bescot rather than home and I stumbled upon RAF waddington, more to the post its resident vulcan I know nothing about planes but these are E-3D sentry that I saw from the viewing park (which makes a mean egg butty!) one then taxied to the runway And away it went It was then over to bescot for a Stone train back to crewe waiting for the road at Stafford and off at basford hall Walked back to my car to get the steps in for the day, LSL blue Pullman HST on shed, never noticed it has a name until today Colas 56 and DRS 57 And that was that! small Heath to bescot tomorrow evening Jim, If your looking for sponsorship when you do the mountain walk I'm sure quite a few people on here, including me, will be willing to sign up. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Finally caught up. great pics and well done on your weight loss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Tankerman said: Jim, If your looking for sponsorship when you do the mountain walk I'm sure quite a few people on here, including me, will be willing to sign up. willows way have a paypal donation page http://paypal.me/willowsway678 ive already raised £25! Edited May 11, 2021 by big jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Does this mean, next year you`ll have a pic of a 33/2 instead of GBRF, on your posts and be renamed Slim Jim. Good luck by the way. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Markwj Posted May 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 12, 2021 8 hours ago, big jim said: ive heard a lot about keto diets, im quite happy carrying on doing what i am which is just weight watchers. i have cut down on bread, potatoes, cheese, chocolate etc, i used to get through a loaf of warburtons a day after toast for breakfast, cheese sandwiches, bread and butter with dinner etc, ill now have one slice a day if that, ive switched to wraps or thins chocolate wise ive gone from maybe 4 or 5 full size chocolate bars a day to one or two sugar free low calorie bars, crisps have gone replaced by things like lentil or pea crisps, similarly tea and biscuits used to be half a dozen bourbons now its one sugar free cookie to dunk daily mc donalds are a no no, i can still have them but mainly the chicken stuff rather than beef burgers, i still have greggs egg bap breakfasts most days, they fill me up nicely and egg is a ‘free food’ the only points are on the bread roll its been fairly easy so far, i do get cravings now and again for things like chippy chips or chocolate but have managed to resist falling off the wagon too often Hi Jim have also done weight watchers in the past and did do well but it creeps back on after I hit my target but have had a ‘warning sign’ this time from the GP regarding my last blood results so trying again with some success. keep up the good work you said you already feel better for it and I found it hard to remember that feeling when craving a kebab! Maybe you could set up a challenge to sponsor you to lose those last 2 stone to benefit the cats you foster? A fiver a stone or whatever? Keep up the good work- back to the trains (and planes)! mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 You're doing amazingly well Jim, brilliant to see and for a great cause too! Always nice to see your photos and accompanying information too. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2021 Small Heath job yesterday started with the driver I was relieving saying he’s been asked to rescue a failed freightliner that was blocking the mainline from landor st, I got to small Heath station just as he was moving off to rescue it, he is a new driver, only been out for about a month so I left him to it to get a bit of experience in! northbound freightliner passing by the closed new st bound platforms after protecting his train the driver waited at his protection point with a red flag the rescue loco then ran over his detonators and headed toward the stricken trains and coupled up it then dragged it forward to small Heath where it was detached and ran into Tyseley to head back to small Heath but not before a GBRf 47 passed on the goods loop heading to Eastleigh I’ll be seeing more of this loco later today! back in small Heath I thought I go for an arty shot of a class 70 through the signal gantry then low and behold another one went in the opposite direction! being unloaded Being as we had lost 2 hours unloading time rescuing the freightliner I was asked to stay on to get the train unloaded which I agreed to as it was only going to bescot, or so I thought, turned out it was actually going to crewe gresty lane! Normally I’d be happy to be working a train there as it’s only a couple of miles from home but I’d driven my car to bescot so that’s now stuck there until the weekend to add to the problems the train was so late that it was going to head toward a possession at penkridge which would have scuppered it going north but thankfully I sign all round Birmingham and the Midlands so I left bordesley and went via new st to soho, over to Perry Barr through bescot, over to Walsall and over the chase line to rugeley and onward to Stafford and crewe, I finally got there 90 mins late (but 2 1/2 hours later than I thought I was due to get to bescot!) in after rest today now but thankfully my train has been rescheduled to run 3 hours later than planned so it’s not off crewe until about 15:30 so it all works out nicely but it may make tomorrow’s job late as a knock on effect! 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted May 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) I thought you might have been on our 196's as I passed one this morning as I was approaching New St. The Joy's of being a failure and waiting at your protection point thankfully I've only had to do it once. Cheers Colin Edited May 13, 2021 by CovDriver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) Some from today, crewe to Ditton and back to Leicester Crewe with 701007 being hauled to Ditton ditton And back into Leicester LIP, my loco for tomorrow alongside as I say, 56 to Warrington to move some 777 units around Edited May 13, 2021 by big jim 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2021 Couple of videos 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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