46011 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Two 220s (I think) working Northbound on the ECML during 2010 & 2011. 09:49, Chester-le-Street viaduct on Saturday 18th September 2010 heading for Newcastle. 14:12, Thirsk station on Saturday 20th August 2011 heading for Northallerton & Darlington. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted April 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2021 Today GWR 158 on its way from Penzance to Plymouth. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted April 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2021 Today GWR 158 on its way from Plymouth to penzance 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Further west still, here is 153375 at the end of the line, Looe. March 2008. Off to the other end of the British Isles, 158709 waits patiently for 158716 to clear the section north of Forsinard. January 2006. I wonder if it is actually possible to travel the length of the UK rail network solely by DMU? (by that I mean traditional DMU-Sprinter/Super Sprinter/Turbostar etc, excluding HSTs, Voyagers, IETs & derivatives) Edited April 6, 2021 by rodent279 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2021 Apologies, because I know these two photos are not really "in the landscape", but this seems the most appropriate thread. Here are prototype Sprinters 150001 & 150002, at Reading during the rebuilding works, and at Bristol Temple Meads respectively. I believe these two (in my view) historically important units are still going, though not with GWR anymore, and I hope that when they are withdrawn, either the NRM has the nous to claim one, or someone else preserves one. As the prototypes of several hundred units that have carried millions of people on their daily grind for over 3 decades now, I think they deserve it. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 10 hours ago, rodent279 said: I wonder if it is actually possible to travel the length of the UK rail network solely by DMU? (by that I mean traditional DMU-Sprinter/Super Sprinter/Turbostar etc, excluding HSTs, Voyagers, IETs & derivatives) Thurso-Inverness-Glasgow (avoiding Scotrail's new short HSTs), then via Dumfries-Carlisle-Settle-Leeds, then a Northern service to Sheffield-Nottingham, then an XC 170 all the way to Newport, then Bristol and onwards (avoiding GW's new short HSTs). 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2021 36 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said: Thurso-Inverness-Glasgow (avoiding Scotrail's new short HSTs), then via Dumfries-Carlisle-Settle-Leeds, then a Northern service to Sheffield-Nottingham, then an XC 170 all the way to Newport, then Bristol and onwards (avoiding GW's new short HSTs). Not that it's something I'm in a rush to do, but someone on here might! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted April 7, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, rodent279 said: Not that it's something I'm in a rush to do, but someone on here might! If I was doing a 7-day All-Line Rover, that would be a tempting way to spend two of them, just to say you'd done it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afroal05 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, eastwestdivide said: Thurso-Inverness-Glasgow (avoiding Scotrail's new short HSTs), then via Dumfries-Carlisle-Settle-Leeds, then a Northern service to Sheffield-Nottingham, then an XC 170 all the way to Newport, then Bristol and onwards (avoiding GW's new short HSTs). Whilst not impossible it's certainly a lot harder than it used to be to do the bit on the Great Western! Even a year ago a number of services between Bristol and Deon/Cornwall were units but most are now short HSTs or IETs. The difficulty is Taunton - Exeter. The Bristol 'local' services only cover as far as Taunton and to get you down to Exeter it's usually IETs/Voyagers. Today, for example, you could only have done it on two services; 2C07 0644 Bristol TM - Penzance (so you could clearly do it all the way on this) which was a pair of 158s and 2C97 23:06 Bristol TM - Exeter SD which is a turbo. Whilst there will be more services from the May TT I think most are short HSTs on the longer runs as the 150s are confined to branchlines and the 158s primarily running in Devon & Cornwall with moves up to Bristol really for exams and cycling of the fleet. Sorry, a bit off topic but I thought I'd chuck my two penneth into the theoretical challenge! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2021 I guess there's always Bristol-Yeovil, then the Mule to Exeter. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2021 Or Bristol- Salisbury if you're chasing mileage! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Afroal05 said: Whilst not impossible it's certainly a lot harder than it used to be to do the bit on the Great Western! Even a year ago a number of services between Bristol and Deon/Cornwall were units but most are now short HSTs or IETs. The difficulty is Taunton - Exeter. The Bristol 'local' services only cover as far as Taunton and to get you down to Exeter it's usually IETs/Voyagers. Today, for example, you could only have done it on two services; 2C07 0644 Bristol TM - Penzance (so you could clearly do it all the way on this) which was a pair of 158s and 2C97 23:06 Bristol TM - Exeter SD which is a turbo. Whilst there will be more services from the May TT I think most are short HSTs on the longer runs as the 150s are confined to branchlines and the 158s primarily running in Devon & Cornwall with moves up to Bristol really for exams and cycling of the fleet. Sorry, a bit off topic but I thought I'd chuck my two penneth into the theoretical challenge! Yes, I was also worried by the stretch south from Inverness, and I think those short HSTs are deployed on Inverness-Aberdeen services too. However, a quick look at today's realtimetrains shows at least 3 services south from Inverness via Aviemore that are 170s. Anyway, back to photos of DMUs in the landscape 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted April 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) I suppose you could always cheat by doing the bus from Inverness to Fort William, then onwards in a 156 to Queen St. Edited April 7, 2021 by rodent279 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2021 Today's 1V60 Edinburgh - Plymouth. 220011 & 220014, seen diverted via Barnsley. Cheers, Phil. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
17A Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Another Carlisle - Newcastle service. Sunday 11th April with 156440 about to enter Cowran cutting. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagrizz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 These photos were taken from a walk on the Malvern hills today. This unit has just passed under the hills, heading north into Malvern; This has just left Malvern, heading north; Leaving Malvern, heading south; And approaching Colwall from the south; I can't positively ID the unit types but I'm sure others will be able to. Glorious day for walking today, not too warm but very little breeze, really made it feel like coming out of lockdown. Graham 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted April 13, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2021 Very nice @dagrizz; these really are long shots. The location is a little familiar - I'd often wondered about any railway views from the top - as I used to sometimes work in the building top right of the third photo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagrizz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Northmoor said: Very nice @dagrizz; these really are long shots. The location is a little familiar - I'd often wondered about any railway views from the top - as I used to sometimes work in the building top right of the third photo. Thanks, I use to have an SLR with a variety of lenses, but there would not be a long tom amongst them if I went up the hills. As I got older I became fed up with carting around weighty and cumbersome gear so I invested in a travel zoom compact (Panasonic TZ-70) which weighs little and will fit in my trouser pocket. It gives a zoom range of 24-720 (in 35mm terms) and though it will not win any prizes for picture quality, it means I can always have a camera on me and I can get a shot of whatever is of interest, near or far. The best camera is the one you have with you. Graham 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagrizz Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 A couple from Blea Moor, August 2011. And one from the summit of Whernside Graham 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2021 Under a new moon, 158867 leads 153331on 2N56 Rochdale-Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley on 14/4/21. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 22/02/2021 at 15:48, 4630 said: * My mispronunciations when new to the area also included 'Todd Morden' for Todmorden, which apparently is pronounced by locals as 'Todmurden'. And of course, I also slipped up with the well known 'Slay Thwait' for Slaithwaite which, although the locals disagree sometimes, the consensus is with 'Sla-wit'. Try Luddenden Foot.... And there's no "d" in the pronunciation of Bradford. More like Bratfort with a soft "t" 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave47549 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) . Edited October 4, 2021 by Dave47549 Removed pointless guff 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) A Thames Turbo crossing the Evenlode by North Leigh Roman Villa back in 2015, when we still had 3-car DMU's* on the Cotswold line: * We have them back today (9th May) standing in for the grounded IET's this weekend. Doesn't stop Real Time Trains calling them Electric Multiple Units - news to me that the Cotswold line has been electrified! Edited April 16, 2022 by eastglosmog Add some up to date info. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted May 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 2, 2021 Today’s 1c76 Paddington to Penzance viewed between bodmin and lostwithiel 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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