kind of, they are to save having to hire in 68s for the likes of mentor as they can do 100mph, they will also be used on the likes of PLP trains when not 'mentoring'
and some from last night, was supossed to be a nice short derby to crewe job but someone went sick so i had to work it to carlisle, 37116 and 37421 the locos
derby
bit of time in crewe before setting off at 30mph from weaver jn to preston
through to preston where i had a break before the rest of the 30mph slog to carlisle
into carlisle where we had to water the UTU coach, the roof is being replaced at the station hence the scaffolding
and shunted away into the sidings
then off to a hotel for a well earned rest
one's for me, i will have to see which one i drive first to decide which number to have on it!
(keep an eye out on friday for a test run of the real things)
some from today, mostyn to basford hall
freightliner 66 on one of the ballasts
my train with point delivery wagons
panorama pic
thoroughly depressing looking 'duke of lancaster' funship which for some reason has been painted completley black on one side!
ready for the off
and into crewe
change of job the rest of the week so i'll most likely not be collecting 70812 from liverpool
yes well done, i of course should have credit for turning the cab light on and headlight off for you!
i'll try and update this thread once a week with 37099s movements as i find out about them
She's here then!
From what I've read it's being lifted off the transport trailer on Monday for forward transfer later in the week, I'm refreshing the Liverpool area on Tuesday but the day it's earmarked to move I've got another job on so it will most likely be someone else moving this one
I think a smaller yellow panel (i.e. To the top of the flat bit) and the black sloping right to the end of the loco would have looked quite good too
The one thing I was concerned about was the lack of a black solebar (a'la the light grey one in DB locos) but having seen that twitter pic it does look good without
All the 'dodgy' posts were removed last week, they basically pointed at Dapol replacing/recalling the whole batch of 68s off the back of conversations that actually never happened between a 'modeller' and someone at Dapol
Edit: sorry, what Newbryford linked to already!
GBRf wise I've only had 718-737 and the odd celeb like 705 with its Union Jack, that was actually the last one I drove on a coal to ironbridge power station
some from last night
168 passing tyseley
172
68011
172
then my train came in, 37421 and 37254
stratford
after a trip to fenny compton, back to whitacre we ended up back in Leamington Spa
back to stratford
moor st
and away to tyseley to stable and home
a few days off now, so off to see a few west end shows with the family (no, not book of mormon)