RMweb Premium 47137 Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2015 Back in the Spring of 2005 there was a brief period when holders of a Gold Card (annual season) issued by "First Great Eastern" had their free weekend travel honoured by the new "Anglia" franchise. I went out for the day with a mate, and here are my logs from the day. We drove to Colchester North to start. (Anglia withdrew the perk after a while, and I never bought another Gold Card. It was only Hatfield Peverel to Chelmsford after all!) - Richard. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I thought that it was about time I posted a few more photos, please excuse some of them! First off some Electrics from the past few years: Class 86sNot sure of the date but certainly taken during the last few months of 86 service: Liverpool Street86235.5 by AP474, on Flickr Just south of Hatfield Peverel Anglia86 by AP474, on Flickr On the last day of service I chased 86235 around the county, first off at Chelmsford heading to Liverpool Street: 86235.4 by AP474, on Flickr Then down to Manningtree: 86235.2 by AP474, on Flickr 86235.1 by AP474, on Flickr Leaving Colchester: 86235.3 by AP474, on Flickr Freightliner 86s at Manningtree: FL86 by AP474, on Flickr 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) Class 90 action: ExVirgin90 by AP474, on Flickr 90018 by AP474, on Flickr ONE90.3 by AP474, on Flickr ONE90.2 by AP474, on Flickr ONE90.1 by AP474, on Flickr ONE90 by AP474, on Flickr ONE90.4 by AP474, on Flickr 90011 arriving at Liverpool Street to be named “Let’s go East of England” 90011.1 by AP474, on Flickr I really liked 90036 in its variation of the Railfreight Distribution livery and went out quite a few time whilst it was on loan here: 90036.2 by AP474, on Flickr 90036.1 by AP474, on Flickr 90036.3 by AP474, on Flickr Edited August 23, 2015 by Grimleygrid 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) Some diesel action: Despite seeing lots of DRS 20s on the Flasks, that is one train I really should have photographed more! 20s at Kelvedon: DRS20s.3 by AP474, on Flickr Manningtree on the Sandite DRS20s.1 by AP474, on Flickr DRS20s.2 by AP474, on Flickr Now I remember back in March 2005 hearing that a 90 had failed and DRS 37606 was drafted in to work a service from Liverpool Street to Norwich. So I quickly went home, got my camera and headed to Witham to get a shot of it. Not great weather, it was grey and damp, but nice nevertheless! DRS37606.1 by AP474, on Flickr DRS37606.2 by AP474, on Flickr Brush Type 4s now This was I believe an ECS working: PW47 by AP474, on Flickr Pullman 47: Pullman-47 by AP474, on Flickr Stock move at Stratford: 47813 by AP474, on Flickr 47145 on a test train at Bethnal Green 47145 by AP474, on Flickr The summer of 2006 saw low reliability of the class 90s which meant the Thunderbird was called into action fairly frequently! 47714 at Witham 47714.1 by AP474, on Flickr 47714.2 by AP474, on Flickr 47810 at Witham 47810.2 by AP474, on Flickr 47810.3 by AP474, on Flickr 47810 at Chelmsford 47810.1 by AP474, on Flickr 47810.4 by AP474, on Flickr This is somewhere up in Norfolk, ECS from Yarmouth to Norwich behind 47714 47714.3 by AP474, on Flickr 47714.4 by AP474, on Flickr And finally some Brush Type 5 action! 60034 and 60096 were on a possession around Ingatestone a few years ago, unfortunately 034 wasn’t in a very good position for photographing. However, 096 was! 60096.1 by AP474, on Flickr 60096.2 by AP474, on Flickr Now when I hear about this Beast being sat In Braintree station, I could not believe it! 60095.1 by AP474, on Flickr 60095.2 by AP474, on Flickr Very different from the 302s, 308s and 312s that I used to see there! Edited August 23, 2015 by Grimleygrid 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I too have some more recent photos of the GEML, first of which is the infamous Shenfield Shark: Shenfield Shark by Southwich Railway, on Flickr Next a 66 and 90 at Shenfield: 66542 and 90049 at Shenfield by Southwich Railway, on Flickr 90s at kelvedon: 90011 at Kelvedon by Southwich Railway, on Flickr 90006 at Kelvedon by Southwich Railway, on Flickr Thanks, Will 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Cheers, Will! That was taken 5 days ago.... I expect then when I kick le bucket the Shark will still be in Shenfield. Best, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Morning all: Just posting photos and videos of recent locos I've seen on the GEML: 90034 at Liverpool Street on loan from DB: 90034 in Liverpool street by Southwich Railway, on Flickr And 59202 through Chelmsford after running around the 6Z30 Acton Yard to Chelmsford freight depot stone working: Thanks, Will 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted September 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2015 For shark lovers everywhere, especially those in distant lands. This shot was yesterday (Sunday), and the only view possible without looking through the emu beside it. Incidentally, all trains were using the "main line", the "electric" was being upgraded for Crossrail. - Richard. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Richard, The more surreal the better the photo suits the subject!!! Cheers, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Cheers, Will! That was taken 5 days ago.... I expect then when I kick le bucket the Shark will still be in Shenfield. Best, Pete. Hi Pete, This morning on my way to work I got off at Shenfield to take a few photos of the Shark for you: Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Nice weathering, Will! Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Looks in remarkably good nick! I know there was mention in 'Abandoned wagons, etc.,' but how long's it been there 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 The National Trust would probably be interested in the Shark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 The National Trust would probably be interested in the Shark. And charge you£10 to park so you could look at it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2015 Looks in remarkably good nick! I know there was mention in 'Abandoned wagons, etc.,' but how long's it been there It was there in about 1999-2000 when I took a charter trip from Shenfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I moved to the USA in 1989. I’m almost certain it was there before I left. Not 100% sure - but it was definitely there in the early nineties when I visited my folks. Best, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Re: the Shenfield Shark... found in December 2014's "Rail Express"... "Dumped at Shenfield since the 1990s, "Shark" brake van No. DB993733 was finally due to be taken away on October 24, although the move had still to happen as the month ended. It was due to be taken by rail to Chelmsford for onward movement by road". Someone bought it? As it's still there, I guess they changed their mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2015 Re: the Shenfield Shark... found in December 2014's "Rail Express"... "Dumped at Shenfield since the 1990s, "Shark" brake van No. DB993733 was finally due to be taken away on October 24, although the move had still to happen as the month ended. It was due to be taken by rail to Chelmsford for onward movement by road". Someone bought it? As it's still there, I guess they changed their mind. It has probably been found impracticable and/or impossible to remove it without considerable expense. There was a similar removal of an old tube train recently that necessitated removing the cars from their bogies, moving them by crane onto accommodation bogies and transferring them to lorries to be taken away for scrap. This could probably be justified by the scrap value of the largely aluminium tube train, but a single four wheel vehicle with a largely wooden body has very little scrap value and even a preservationist would baulk at the cost of hiring a crane to remove it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 As it is at Shenfield they could do it up as a small apartment for commuters. Housing is ruinous at that location...... Best, Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) I've not actually been to Shenfield, but I believe the circumstances are similar to the SR brake at Manea. Removal would entail hire of a crane for a lift onto a lorry. That is 2 big expenses for a start. But to do this you need a track possession, at even more expense. Stewart Edited September 15, 2015 by stewartingram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 And if I remember rightly, removal by crane is made more difficult there because of the ohle... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The National Trust would probably be interested in the Shark. More like Time Team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted October 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Back to the trains - just saw a down (Norwich) express formed of ex-Virgin "Pretendolino" stock pass through Hatfield Peverel, this would have been the 1700 departure from Liverpool Street. This is not really 'news' (the transfer was reported in Rail Express last year) but I sort of took a double take on it. It looked so odd. Propulsion was by a Greater Anglia class 90 in white. - Richard. Edited October 3, 2015 by 47137 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold highpeakman Posted October 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) Digging through some old pics the other day and found these. Not high quality but I was only about 13 or so and could not afford a good camera. They might be of interest to someone. I was only an occasional visitor to Essex for family reasons and it made a change from my usual Nottingham spotting. I used to really like the "Clacton" units in maroon. Edited October 6, 2015 by highpeakman 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Wonderful shot of the class 40 standing at platform 4 of Colchester. They all moved away in the mid 60s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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