woodenhead Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 58 minutes ago, woodenhead said: I get more this vibe from them Caption Contest 2: I used to be the APT, but I got motion sickness 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodnok Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, woodenhead said: Caption Contest 2: I used to be the APT, but I got motion sickness I have this terrible pain in all the tilt packs down my left side... Edited May 27, 2021 by Bloodnok 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2021 And here is a class 800 baring its teeth - taken yesterday at Swindon by Ken Mumford who circulates his pics to quite a few people. Jonathan 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 15 hours ago, big jim said: I’m a recycled kettle 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted May 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2021 15 hours ago, corneliuslundie said: Insert HST here ? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2021 Rail drop in beaconsfield last night my loco in bescot before moving it over to the train, 66728 Then it was away to the drop site, 10 rails dropped and changed ends to head back waiting in Wycombe for the possession to be lifted, 66777 on the rear, now the lead loco This sign was discovered under an advertising hoarding back in about 2012 and has been restored and left on display with the words ‘formally’ added to it as the line to Marlow is no longer there And this is the lesser photographed opposite side of it, an enamel sign And eventually back into bescot at 07:30 short job tonight, bescot to rugby as an aside for those interested in my weight loss ‘journey’ I’ve now lost 2 1/2 Stone but more importantly my diabeties blood sugar level has gone from a dangerous 76 down to a 43, the safe level is anything below 47 so 3 months of my lifestyle change has totally reversed the problem, this afternoon I’m off to Halfords to collect my new electric assist bike that I’ve got on the cycle to work scheme so I’ll be using that to get to and from the station when the weather is good 25 1 13 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Jim, that is a fantastic achievment and one of which you can be very proud. Keep it up my friend and once more thanks for the time and effort you spend on this thread which has kept me going during my current illness. Regards,Del. PS:- Should I be calling you Slim Jim. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) Well done Jim on the weight loss not easy bet you feel like a young lad again so much better to do it by diet Edited May 28, 2021 by gismorail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Well done on the weight loss Jim and enjoy the electric bike. As part of my keep fit regime I do at least 90 miles a week on my bike and alongside a better diet (no burgers or chocolate) I keep my weight in check. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 8 hours ago, big jim said: I wonder if the other side was originally covered by this one? Seems to be a good match, but then it could have come from another platform. Lives on at Fawley Hall, the McAlpine residence... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2021 Got the bike earlier but they didn’t have a chance to charge it for me so I had to ride it home like a sucker with no assistance, quite surprised to be honest not as hard as I thought it would be, it’s a heavy bike (20kg) but I managed the 3 miles home with just one stop for a breather, looking forward to trying it with power! I may see if I can get it up to the caravan tomorrow and do a bit of the Solway cycle path as it’s nice and flat! 17 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, big jim said: it’s a heavy bike (20kg) You were lugging nearly that much around all the time, so well done at losing it. Paul. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted May 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2021 I came across a startling figure recently; it has been estimated that overeating in the developed world accounts for approximately 10% of global food production. Put another way, the amount of excess food consumed by those who eat more than they need to could feed almost one billion people. Food for thought, if you’ll pardon the pun. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 29, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2021 Just one from Friday night bescot to rugby with empty falcons off til Wednesday now, then a couple of intermodals and 196s again 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2021 Ive started a separate thread about my weight loss if anyone is interested...... 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2021 Some from today, last minute change of job, ended up with a bescot-Donnington-Landor st job via crewe and shrewsbury both ways bescot My train Unusually conveying a VKA wagon too and back to landor st Engineers train tomorrow night in Wolverhampton 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Sorry I missed you this morning, open trains gave me a false sense of security as I wondered around the house!!!!! But this afternoon was much better...... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2021 Do you catch the 3 x 97s going the other way about a minute after I passed by? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Sorry Jim, I didn't.......I was in the middle of cooking oatcakes for my daughter for lunch Light engine going towards Nantwich is a little boring at the moment, I guess going downhill (and is there a temporary speed restriction?) they generally just coast past the house........although this was good the day before 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted June 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Iron Horse said: Sorry Jim, I didn't.......I was in the middle of cooking oatcakes for my daughter for lunch Light engine going towards Nantwich is a little boring at the moment, I guess going downhill (and is there a temporary speed restriction?) they generally just coast past the house........although this was good the day before Unusual bonus at the end there !! Cheers, Phil. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2021 Just a few from last night, bescot to oxley to change ends then to site at crane st jn, back on the same train tomorrow bescot running round in oxley, had 10ft in front of me to the signal And the other end was about 2ft from the signal! 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) And back to it today, pieces the train together back on site and worked it back to bescot And into bescot i was then supposed to go to shrewsbury to get on the cement train to hereford but as I was early back to bescot I had enough time to drive to shotton and meet it there 150 unit when I go to Wrexham the signaller couldn’t pull off his section Signal so I had to go ‘at caution’ to the next signal, that next signal being Gobowen’ home signal some 13 miles away! That made me the best part of an hour late into shrewsbury where I waited for a Cardiff service to go in front of me along the marches lots of different signal types! and into hereford and off to a hotel for the night, bescot to east mids gateway then back to crewe tomorrow Edited June 6, 2021 by big jim 23 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 7, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Some from today, bescot to east mids gateway and back to crewe had a few hours at east mids so went for a walk up the man made hill alongside the site while I was there 2 euro fighter typhoons took off from the airport, never seen one in flight before but what a noise, they also took off and did a vertical climb which was amazing, so quick I couldn’t get a pic! Ready to leave and then it got interesting, got to Lichfield high level and got a call asking me to assist a failed train as I wa s the closest loco to it, agreed and once confirmed got down and uncoupled, handbrakes on and pulled the loco forward to Lichfield chord, changed ends and headed back to alrewas, back out into the main tamworth to burton line to await instructions to head ‘bang road’ to the failed train I then got a call to say the fitter had managed to get the train fixed and it was on the move so I wasn’t required! changed ends again and dropped into cerntal rivers reception line where I changed ends again to prepare to head wrong line back past alrewas to Lichfield to my train, I then thought about the logistics of it ans the fact the line back has manned crossings but also a half barrier crossing which didn’t have wrong direction controls so it would need a crossing attendant to lower the barriers, as it happened there wasn’t one available so that stuffed that idea up! so onto plan B, and this is why I like to maintain my route card, from central rivers I went tamworth- water orton- Birmingham new street (changed ends) New St- Aston - Sutton Coldfield- Lichfield high level and back onto my train from that direction! of course I then had to couple up, handbrakes off, then walk to the back of the train to do a brake test, set my fitness watch app going and I covered just over a mile in doing so, finally got away from lichfield some 3 hours late as I’m so late I can’t catch the start of my job tomorrow so someone else is bringing it to crewe for me and all I’m doing is crewe to trafford park, a nice short day to make up for today’s mess! 30 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted June 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2021 Not just any old mile, ballast/cess is rough going too. Paul. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, 5BarVT said: Not just any old mile, ballast/cess is rough going too. Paul. Even worse when you have spent almost all the shift within 200 yards of an access point and then you start dropping ballast and end up nearly a mile away when your relief turns up! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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