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DRS Crewe Open Day 21-07-18


jamessolomon

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Got the bus from home to the train station at Crewe and was greeted with a 2 quid optional bus ride to the depot no mention of this on the site so i decided to walk there. The weather held out all day and i really enjoyed it especially the turnout of locomotive types i had never experienced before. The trade was decent and picked up 3 items from the class 40 stand and enjoyed the atmosphere especially when they fired up the locos and blew the horns also revving them up was a treat to hear the sounds, I noted the following locos i took pics of and some rolling stock also noted on some locos and equipment the replacements brake disks on the 68s the models received the new release of the snow plough set was there in the flesh

 

9575025 - no idea what this was it confused me no end trying to figure it out
37558 Avro Vulcan XH558 - this was coupled to the above coach
68021 Tireless - splended in its TPE livery
68014 - I assume this was in the wessex connect livery if i have this right
Nuclear flask wagon
37069
88002 Prometheus
37403 Isle of Mull
57007 - nameplate on this was covered up any ideas what it was named
68019 - splended in the TPE livery
37606
37407
68019 Brutus - splended in its TPE livery also had headboards on the front
20302
20303 - had a name plate on the cab rear Max Joule 1958 -1999
37218
57303 Pride of Carlisle
Twin snowplough set
behind the fence was 66425, 66424, 37422 & 57323 Solway Princess looking smart in its Northern Belle livery
In the shed was 37259, 57301 Goliath, 68020 Reliance, 68029

 

The only nitpick id have was traffic flow you'd move a bit then someone would stop for photos then others would the you get stuck trying to fight to go around them and a few lads in youtube shirts and there attitudes when you tried walking in front as you couldn't go around the back getting irate and nasty but overall the event scores 10/10 for my first ever event of this type and would do it again if it was that easy to get to.

 

On a side note anyone know what the rake of BR blue coaches was that was thundered past the depot and on my walk into town spotted DRS coaches on the move

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I believe the top number is inspection coach ‘Caroline’. Normally with a class 37 and is used for visual inspection of the track and surroundings by engineers. It has a class 31 controll desk so can drive the class 37 without needing to run around.

 

68014 is in Chiltern Rail livery not Wessex Trains.

 

57007 was to be named ‘John Scott’. The plate used to be on a 47.

 

Sounds like it was a good day.

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Morning

 

  I assume the blue coaches was the Mk11 set , if so charter for DRS open day from London , left at 15.30

 

  Cheers

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