RMweb Premium Popular Post Steadfast Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, jpendle said: Hi Jim, I always enjoy reading this thread, thanks. Can anyone tell me what the Tarmac wagons were in the video of freight trains at Stafford? John P They're JGA coded cement tanks, very similar (but not identical) to the earlier wagons built for Tarmac / Buxton lime. Newer Ermewa ones: The older ones Jo 13 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 16, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2021 Not a lot been happening the end of this week, couple of days of the small heath Stone job, last night there was no relief in crewe so I worked it through to peak forest via sandbach, Northwich, altrincham, Cheadle and hazel grove picking up a route conductor at chinley to see me into peak forest as I don’t sign beyond dove holes tunnel only one piccie in peak forest Trafford park tonight then a week off 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 17, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2021 Not in a piccie mood this week, just one from yesterday, landor st to trafford park, 66735 again, filthy, looks to have had a disagreement with a Stone loader somewhere! working a pair of locos from Liverpool to crewe later then an engineers train as far as stockport (which carries on to dinting) 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 17, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2021 Took a few today as it was a nice sunny day! had to go to tuebrook sidings to pick up a couple of locos 66758 and 66721 which came in on a biomass service and coupled up to my loco And over to basford hall where there was a top and tail class 97 train heading to Dee March And my locos on to the train bound for dinting 86101 in the sidings And into stockport where I got off Doing a Leicester to peak forest via the hope valley tomorrow afternoon then a week off apart from a possession train near Dumfries on Monday (as it’s not far from the caravan!) 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted July 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 13 hours ago, big jim said: then a week off apart from a possession train near Dumfries on Monday (as it’s not far from the caravan!) The joys (??) of having a ‘go almost anywhere’ route card! Paul. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 18, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2021 Some from today, Leicester to peak forest Leicester had to wait at codnor park for 30 mins, a few trains passing by And into peak forest 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) On 18/07/2021 at 13:38, 5BarVT said: The joys (??) of having a ‘go almost anywhere’ route card! Paul. as a site driver on a route I dont sign I have to have a safety brief on the route etc, I get maps, local instructions etc that I have to read and acknowledge before I work any trains I was working on the other side of the Solway firth to silloth, in a straight line the worksite was 10 miles across the water, by car it was just short of 50 miles to drive! as it happened I know the area from visiting Dumfries regularly while at the caravan as the line runs parallel with the road we use to get back to Gretna, in fact I used the local ice cream farm as a landmark to see where the train was sat, it was actually 11 mile from the signing in point! I got to the access and I could see the tail light of the train in the distance so I walked up to it only to discover that was the 20 wagon train behind mine and mine was 25 falcons in front of it so just short if a mile later I finally got to my loco i eventually moved down to the relay site where I slowly drew forward while they loaded the spent ballast into the falcons and in the daylight in the old station at Ruthwell In tonight doing 196 testing but got a days annual leave back in lieu of it so I can spend an extra day at the caravan next week Edited July 20, 2021 by big jim 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 Some from last night, 196 testing again tyseley Stafford Crewe 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Graham108 Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, big jim said: Some from last night, 196 testing again tyseley Stafford That must be bl**dy awful to drive 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 They go and stop well enough but a bit over complicated for my liking compared to the first unit I ever signed, class 150s 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 hours ago, big jim said: They go and stop well enough but a bit over complicated for my liking compared to the first unit I ever signed, class 150s So when computer says no .....that's it then 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 46 minutes ago, gismorail said: So when computer says no .....that's it then Nah, onto electronics fault finding: Turn off; wait; turn on. Except it takes 10 mins on a train . . . Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggie in the east Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 09:49, big jim said: Some from last night, 196 testing again tyseley Stafford Crewe I believe I signalled those 90s onto the train in Ipswich yard as I'm guessing that was 4s88. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 22 hours ago, 5BarVT said: Nah, onto electronics fault finding: Turn off; wait; turn on. Except it takes 10 mins on a train . . . Paul. Same in the airline world the ATR is an all electric aircraft so switch on it all goes wrong so switch off and back on and it’s cleared. They even named the aircraft after the procedure ATR Always Try a Reset. Keith 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 23, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2021 Some from the other night in Stafford, couple of vids off until Tuesday and back on to the 196s again for a couple of days and a ballast on Friday night 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 Couple from this morning, last minute vacancy, crewe to small Heath ballast with 66779 basford hall small heath 196s later this evening 26 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2021 196 last night, 007 on its first trip out supposed to be on it again tonight but had a family emergency so have had to head back to Carlisle as my youngest has broke his arm falling off his bike, got to have surgery this morning to pin it up apparently! 4 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2021 Some from last night pride 66 in Bescot then my locos to Mountsorrel, 66786 and a dead 66779 and as it was dead I had to run round in Leicester station to head back to Mountsorrel then after picking up the train it was away to Loughborough where I got off and the other driver took it on to Bradbury possession in rugby later tonight 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted July 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2021 I thought you were on holiday! Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2021 That was last week (when I worked the 196s, a peak forest and Trafford park!) got 12 days off coming up from the 15th of august, I’ll be at the caravan so unless there are jobs out of Carlisle I’ll be enjoying the time off then! As a slight non train aside Had to pop to Liverpool earlier for Dominic to do his theory test (which he passed) so while he was in the test centre I went for a walk, ended up walking about 5 miles around Liverpool and down the docks where the Disney magic cruise ship was docked The Beatles experience Mersey ferry passed by Liver building Oasis A Liverpool pilot boat in the dry dock and a schooner Back in later bescot to rugby via a run round in Northampton (which I don’t sign so I’m being conducted from rugby) 23 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2021 Used to be World Heritage that place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted July 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2021 I think it was at least partly the new football ground which caused Liverpool to lose the title. Having seen pictures, it really does not compare with the Liver Building. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 54 minutes ago, adb968008 said: Used to be World Heritage that place. Till the wheels were stolen !!! Brit15 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted July 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2021 50 minutes ago, APOLLO said: Till the wheels were stolen !!! Brit15 Yellow card.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gilbert said: Yellow card.... I worked in Liverpool once !! Brit15 Edited July 30, 2021 by APOLLO 1 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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