yorkie_pudd Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Nice vid of the test train Jim although not a fan of how 67`s look, I must admit in the vid the have a nice engine purr to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2015 It says PLPR1 on the end, which tallies with 72631. More great pics by the way, Jim. jo DOH! How the heck did I miss that obvious clue..................? Late last night I found a recent pic of 72631 with grey door..... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ews60002 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 You weren't having a senior moment were you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2015 You weren't having a senior moment were you? Quite possibly. I was away from home last night and forgot to take my reading glasses with me............. Cheers, Mick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Jim wouldn't be able to say what happened at Gloucester N.Y because it would be the end of this thread on rmweb as he's get dismissed for breach of contract in discussing internal affairs which haven't yet been fully investigated. He's find it hard getting another job on the railways once they find out he was using social media to discuss internal matters that were ongoing. For those that don't know, there are pics out there of the incident. Not the first time there has been a derailment at that bit of track. January 2014 Cheers, Mick Edited March 5, 2015 by newbryford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 5, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2015 First pics ive seen of it, didnt realise it was the same points! Coal not running again this evening, the only saving grace being i can get a few assessments done on my drivers instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 5, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2015 And tonights crewe pic is the arriva mk3 set, this one comes in from llandudno and terminates before heading off the the south shed for service Our double headed 56 log train passed through the station while i was there too 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Nice photos Jim as always... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2015 Just a couple from last night Start of the journey at gresty lane, 70809 and 68010 And after a run up the wcml to nuneaton, across to leicester and finally up to toton where i got relief at 06:30 Same job tonight (and the rest of the week) 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted March 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2015 Same loco arriving at Toton to run round, at about 11am today. Another one of your steeds in the background Jim, 66846. Cheers, Phil. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_pudd Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great shots captured there Phil. Colas colour scheme sure makes EWS look dull, more Colas 37`s would brighten toton up I say he he Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2015 Nice pics, when inleft toton yesterday morning i noticed the 66 in the depot yard which i thought unusal, our latest class 60 was sat next to it too, 60002, which i beileve is now in crewe for something or other Not on the coal tonight now, doing a sinfin tomorrow instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted March 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2015 That's 60096 next to your 66, with new cab roof sections, cooler group and silencer, the internals looked pretty clean too. It had a few blokes clambering in and out of it today!! The Colas colours definitely make a nice change to the sea of Maroon, I really like the 70's now they're getting a bit of weathering on them!! Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I saw 70802 had stretched the blocks in the south end of Hinksey last night Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 12, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2015 I saw 70802 had stretched the blocks in the south end of Hinksey last night I heard a rumour, not sure whats happened though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_pudd Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Obviously they weren't long enough or the right colour, and offered some assistance to rectify it..... Jim what loco did you have on sinfin today? edit: above answered in post below, cheers Jim. Edited March 12, 2015 by yorkie_pudd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 12, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) a few from today, sinfin tanks for a change crewe at 05:30, an XC and Virgin voyager into derby to run round hst heads south HST going onto Etches Park after dropping the tanks off i came back to etches for fuel so grabbed a fews pics of the old RTC a rather splendid looking 37401 an unusual viewpoint, looking from a spoil heap back towards derby station after collecting the tanks again i had to run round and the signaller told me i'd be 10 mins in the station so i managed a few more pics unusually on the way back i was booked in uttoxeter loop for 12 mins, nothing went past though, all i can think of was there was a coal service in front of me so i was looped to give him a chance to get past caverswell signal box followed the coal all the way to crewe which meant i also sat in alsager for 10 mins! and finally into crewe Edited March 12, 2015 by big jim 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 What a great set of pics Jim the locos at Derby were an interesting bunch the Ferttis 37 and class 45 were a contrast but 37401 wow that's brilliant and following you on the journey was interesting you had some long waits didn't you.How does the class 56 drive being as it is an old loco must be a wake up to go on a 70 with all the computers etc does a 56 require you to really drive with the seat of your pants . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 12, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2015 That 56 is not a bad one, it struggles to build amps now and again but when it gets going its pretty rapid After 4 weeks of class 70s on the coal it was certainly different getting on a 56 again, got the sinfin again next week as well as a couple of claydon jn iobs and possibly the logs to carlisle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 12, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2015 You still need to do 60's and south on the S&C.................. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 12, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2015 You still need to do 60's and south on the S&C.................. Cheers, Mick Thats next on my list! im trying to move away from some of these away from home jobs a bit, there are plenty of new drivers coming on line in the south west and midlands etc which will mean i will do less things like claydon and the coal unless its covering leave, sickness etc, however i certainly dont want to lose the variety of work ive had over the last couple of years which is why i joined colas I will be the first to admit i used to get frustrated when i'd see new drivers coming in and learning 'my jobs' such as bicester which i still call 'my baby' as i was the first colas driver down there, first on the chord, took the first train beyond the gate at claydon since 1991 etc but i realise its just impractical and not cost effective to lodge me down there for days on end however i do hope i will still be a part of it now and again but on a smaller scale The coal from didcot to toton, you can keep that, the less i see of it the better, landor st to ratcliffe is really all i need to see of that in the future as more drivers learn the route while the blockade at harbury has been going on i've obviously been working a lot closer to home relieving the coal in either shrewsbury or crewe and its been great, not tired, 40 min max van drive at the start of the job and its made me appreciate that maybe sitting back a bit and doing local jobs is actually not a bad thing, however i certainly dont want to be stuck on the logs for the rest of my days so the odd out of area job will suit me, i particularly enjoy london site driver jobs (where i can get a show or two in) or working trains down there via the chilterns and i dont want to lose that We've just bought a static caravan in silloth (near carlisle) so of course getting the s+c under my belt will mean come the summer i can do the likes of the southbound logs via the s+c to warrington for a week, i can then go pass back to carlisle at the end of the shift (rather than pass to carlisle at the start) and head to the van with the family In the evenings!! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2015 A layout in a caravan - excellent!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 12, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) A layout in a caravan - excellent!! Look out for the "Jim's N gauge in caravan" thread soon............. Cheers, Mick Edited March 12, 2015 by newbryford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 13, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2015 Look out for the "Jim's N gauge in caravan" thread soon............. Cheers, Mick yeah i could even buy some small cows! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
11B Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 We've just bought a static caravan in silloth (near carlisle) so of course getting the s+c under my belt will mean come the summer i can do the likes of the southbound logs via the s+c to warrington for a week, i can then go pass back to carlisle at the end of the shift (rather than pass to carlisle at the start) and head to the van with the family In the evenings!! And a certain model shop very near Carlisle station with its own RMweb member in it! Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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