Seven Mills Sidings, from TOPS to the POD, Page 169 and Bench Road, Stabling and Fuelling Point from Page 245

[Andrew P]

I think a quick blast on the Horn is needed to wake up the Yard Men.

[Andrew P]

40007 and 47199 wait for the pair of 20's to move off the outer Fuel Road.

[Andrew P]

 

At last, the Fuel pumps are clear and 56047 has just re filled it's Tank ready for a day of intense action.

Edited January 10, 2020 by Andrew P

[Andrew P]

Back to Super Power for tonight's pic.

[jcarta]

Has anyone seen the "Bogie Inspector" (posh title for lazy )..... He's been missing since Wednesday and I'm getting worried that he may have been abducted!!!!!

 

Jim

[Andrew P]

52 minutes ago, jcarta said:

Has anyone seen the "Bogie Inspector" (posh title for lazy )..... He's been missing since Wednesday and I'm getting worried that he may have been abducted!!!!!

 

Jim

He's back.

Rat Bogie and Plough inspecting now.

 

[jcarta]

Phew..... I had this horrible feeling that he may had been transferred to Coventry ?????

[Andrew P]

14 minutes ago, jcarta said:

Phew..... I had this horrible feeling that he may had been transferred to Coventry ?????

He was,

 

They sent him back.

 

So I sent him to Glasgow,

 

They sent him back.

 

So I sent him to Cardiff,

 

They sent him back,

 

So I sent him to London, and they too sent him back with a note saying, he is worn out with all the Travelling and needs a Rest.

 

So I'm buying him a New Oil Drum to lean on.

Edited January 11, 2020 by Andrew P

[gismorail]

I've heard that he got into trouble for being caught on camera 'peeing on the bush'....................

[Andrew P]

44 minutes ago, gismorail said:

I've heard that he got into trouble for being caught on camera 'peeing on the bush'....................

And not for the first time Martin., this was last August!

[Ray H]

2 hours ago, Andrew P said:

So I'm buying him a New Oil Drum to lean on.

 

Surely he's old enough to stand on his own two feet.

[Andrew P]

1 minute ago, Ray H said:

 

Surely he's old enough to stand on his own two feet.

Not after a Pub Lunch he isn't Ray, haha

[Ray H]

Yes, those were the (railway) days.

 

I can still remember a number of Underground stations with pubs on the platform or close by and there's many a railway tale of staff popping off for a beer (or more) before they'd finished work.

 

Apologies for the drift off topic mate.

[Andrew P]

Another old un used pic from last August, and yes, caught in the act of about to lean on the Rail.

[Andrew P]

Oh, go on then, here's another seeing as it's the Weekend.

[jcarta]

I wonder if he has a holiday home in Pisa 

[Andrew P]

Under the watchful gaze of guess who, the resident 08, it is seen working a new arrival in the form of a Catfish. And the pair of 20's are seen up at the platform, waiting for a clear road to exit Seven Mills.

[Andrew P]

Looking down from the Mills Road Bridge as the 08 approaches for Fuel watched over by Lazy Joe. On the back road you can see 47199 and a very clean 40007  fresh out of the paint shop.

[Baggies1961]

Thought Id pop down to the ‘sidings’ for look see whats going on.

Has the whistler been to a show? Gleaming now.

[Andrew P]

14 minutes ago, Baggies1961 said:

Thought Id pop down to the ‘sidings’ for look see whats going on.

Has the whistler been to a show? Gleaming now.

Show, NO, Old pic, Yes Julian, haha.

[Baggies1961]

Phew, thought Id missed something lol

[Baggies1961]

A rat just called in....Andy there is only one thing better than a rat.... and that is a...?

[MarshLane]

22 hours ago, Ray H said:

Yes, those were the (railway) days.

 

I can still remember a number of Underground stations with pubs on the platform or close by and there's many a railway tale of staff popping off for a beer (or more) before they'd finished work.

 

Apologies for the drift off topic mate.

 

Apologies Andy for drifting, but I recall one story told to me by a diesel driver who started as a fireman at Annesley, about one booked diagram they had, where the said fireman and his mate were rostered to sign on and travel passenger to some station that was far from any facilities, after an hour's wait they would then relieve the crew of a mineral working heading for Annesley.  While this was regular job, for this particular fireman his first rostering on this diagram came just a few weeks after either being passed out as a fireman, or moving to Annesley Shed, I cannot remember which now, probably the latter I suspect.  However, the remarkable aspect of the tale, which he assured me was 100% true, was that on watching the passenger service depart, after getting off it, the driver said, right head for the mess room and i'll see you in there.

 

Looking around bewilderedly at this somewhat quiet station with no staff, and everywhere locked, the fireman shouted down the platform where's the mess room?  The driver (who was walking away) turned round and said, down the steps, turn left, building at the end of the street... second door is the public bar!  After consuming two pints, they made their way back to the opposite platform with five minutes to spare before the said mineral train arrived, at which point the arriving crew got off, they got on and said driver (who was obviously well versed in this diagram!) drove the train back to Annesley!

 

What would health & safety, and the railway drugs and alcohol policy make of it now - wouldn't be a Form 1 please explain, it would be 'job centre is in the town centre mate!" and you'd never work on the railway again!

 

Always amused me that story .. and not the only one I have heard to involve crews and pubs Some right into the 1980s!!

 

Great pictures as always Andy, he says bringing things back on topic!

 

Rich

[Andrew P]

Photographed from the Level Crossing and direct into the early morning Sun, we see 25054 sitting at the Platform next to the now redundant Seven Mills Box.

[jcarta]

 

8 hours ago, MarshLane said:

 

What would health & safety, and the railway drugs and alcohol policy make of it now - wouldn't be a Form 1 please explain, it would be 'job centre is in the town centre mate!" and you'd never work on the railway again!

 

 

 

Rich

On 11/01/2020 at 12:24, Ray H said:

Yes, those were the (railway) days.

 

I can still remember a number of Underground stations with pubs on the platform or close by and there's many a railway tale of staff popping off for a beer (or more) before they'd finished work.

 

Apologies for the drift off topic mate.

 

Failed D&A = Job Centre & at the very most severe case, possibly a Prison term ..... The railway scene has changed significantly nowadays.....

 

Jim