big jim

just the thing to run with my hachette coaches!! even my wife saw the ad and said "are you going to go and buy a load of them like last time"

i use it every time im on the sinfin job, i stop the loco with the leading cab just past the ramp at the country end and it saves a climb down to uncouple! the way out signs are still up on the platform but the "ramsline halt" signs went about 5 years back out of interest any pics of either of the 2 sinfin stations?

yay, something for me to play with the week after next!

the liverpool move has just gone through warrington, no doubt expect a vid from swifty11 in due course!

i recon i should be able to compare them quite easily, after driving 66s for so long i have a good idea of what sorts of speeds i pass certain places with certain trains, similarly with throttle positions, getting one on the logs will be interesting to see how it goes up gresford bank with a loaded train, similarly shap with an empty one its not just performance that i will be comparing but driver comfort, sound, vibration etc i'm training on them the week after next so hopefully i can get on one pretty soon with a train

i knew someone would shoot me down in flames!

is it just me or is anyone else finding the fire jokes a bit tedious now?

bootle jn 17:55 EDIT: RTT has just updated to 18:03 at bootle jn

i take it you have now also read the newspaper report on the level crossing incident? if you have i'm sure you will see why it annoyed me so much when i read it!

looking forward to getting on the 70s to be honest, with any luck by the time 70802 arrives and is prepped for service then i should be able to drive it off the docks! going to be intestesting to compare them to a 66 on the various trains

and my phone hasn't stopped today, never been so popular!!

everyone knows more than me!

this has just wound me up while reading it........ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone_express/news/retired-diplomat-cleared-after-driving-12898/ its not what you know.........

i'll put dibs in to get that one then! edit: youtube link not working

thursday for the 70s off liverpool docks, asked if i wanted to do it but i dont think i'd be very popular with my wife if i left our holiday to do it (although i can get a train direct back to crewe from here!!) i wonder if i put a load of pillows under the duvet she'd notice

those are at the back next to the builders merchants the ones you can see from the mainline are in the background of this pic not sure of the numbers though

that ties in with the daily roster sheet at least!

its a bit too cold for the beach! still no sign of the liverpool 70s moving yet, lots of froth about tomorrow being the day but no-one showing on the rosters as going there

it looks like 70801 has made it to bristol barton hill before returning light this afternoon/evening to eastleigh...... http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O75231/2014/02/17/advanced the in bound arrived at 15:00 so not left yet at time of writing http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O75366/2014/02/17/advanced EDIT (No2): duff gen, not quite sure what ended up in bristol, whether it had a 56 still attached!!

our 4 yr old was enjoying himself in our holiday accomodation's club room the other night, the kids entertainer asked for a kid to sing a song for him to win a prize, gethin put his hand up and the mic was thrust at him to which he ummed and aaaahd then came out with....... "i like big butts and i cannot lie.........." (babys got back by sir mixalot) must admit i couldn't stop laughing despite wishing the floor would swallow us up!! he'd seen it on this, thankfully he doesnt "get it" yet http://youtu.be/wbRGGZLp3SA

i like they way everyone is far too polite to "like" the picture, or too scared!

gen on another forum would suggest 70801 has left eastleigh under its own power heading towards westbury http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O75117/2014/02/17/advanced it is them rumoured to be working 6M50 back later today as i'm annual leave i cant be bothered to find out! EDIT: it has 56302 for company

the BSO-megafret-BSO combo ended up top and tail to bicester...... http://plumbloco.smugmug.com/Trains/February-2014/i-VpgBM6M/A pic by geoff plumb

nope, 087 typical that the 70s may be moving while i'm annual leave, never mind!

thought it was odd to see a FL 66 parked up there