RusselBridge2017 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 It seems D1015 has gone to Avonmouth from SVR earlier for load testing on the north bound GBRf cement today. Dont get to excited north of Gloucester as it is coming of at New Yard? 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 A western on freight again? Epic…, 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 Just passing Yate https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H08377/2021-09-17/detailed#allox_id=0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D410Monarch Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 anyone for when the last whizzo worked a freight on the mainline ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 Would be out line side if I was not in Swanage! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purnu Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, D410Monarch said: anyone for when the last whizzo worked a freight on the mainline ? D1015 worked revenue earning freight for EWS working off St Blazey in late August 2002 and then again, albeit moving stored wagons in October(?) 2009 for Colas Rail. Not sure if there’s been any since… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2021 2 hours ago, RusselBridge2017 said: Dont get to excited north of Gloucester as it is coming of at New Yard RTT seems to show it going all the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Purnu said: D1015 worked revenue earning freight for EWS working off St Blazey in late August 2002 and then again, albeit moving stored wagons in October(?) 2009 for Colas Rail. Not sure if there’s been any since… Didn't it do something for GBRF on the MML more recently? I seem to recall seeing it on a rake of aggregate boxes at Finedon Road - something to with TfL work rings a faint bell. Just looked it up - November 2013. *edited to note - 2013 is not that recent! How time flies... Edited September 17, 2021 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 From Flickr 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 2 hours ago, D410Monarch said: anyone for when the last whizzo worked a freight on the mainline ? Last time was when it was hired in by GBRf to work ballast trains from Wellingborough 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purnu Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Didn't it do something for GBRF on the MML more recently? I seem to recall seeing it on a rake of aggregate boxes at Finedon Road - something to with TfL work rings a faint bell. Just looked it up - November 2013. *edited to note - 2013 is not that recent! How time flies... Now that is one working I don’t recall. More than happy to be corrected. What great knowledge our members have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I must say, it looks very trim in banger blue with a small warning panel. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 LE to Avonmouth.. and returning 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 Great shot of it here on Martin Loader’s site: http://www.hondawanderer.com/D1015_66719_Gossington_2021.htm 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D826 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Epic. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2021 A couple of pics from the Nov '13 workings at Wellingborough. Cheers, Phil. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2021 Sadly the test run wasn't without incident. D1015 has suffered a seized engine and has been replaced on next week's tour to Kingswear by 50007 and 50049. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, 5944 said: Sadly the test run wasn't without incident. D1015 has suffered a seized engine and has been replaced on next week's tour to Kingswear by 50007 and 50049. Oh no that’s not good! What a shame…. Edited September 17, 2021 by Phil Bullock 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, dhjgreen said: RTT seems to show it going all the way. RTT doesn't always give full details. The train must have spent about 30 minutes in Gloucester NY. The train details imply an engine change there. Edited September 18, 2021 by TheSignalEngineer 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I have heard it said that the Westerns were very good as freight loco's 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D826 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Phil Bullock said: Oh no that’s not good! What a shame…. Bow Locks. Poor DTG. I hope it's not a catastrophic engine failure after all the work they've put in to get Champion running again. How gutting. Matt W 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Apparently the Western was always due to come off at Gloucester and not work throughout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 At Cheltenham, photo taken by my brother Mick.... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) I hope '15 is feeling better. This is a good example of what a diesel hydraulic is capable of - as long as the wheels don't slip! I'm sorry about the discordant wailing noise at the beginning. Apparently its caused by some sort of torture device? and this is what happens when they do slip... oops Edited September 23, 2021 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted September 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2021 I've seen the Queensferry slip before, if you look at the rail under the rear bogie it has '1040' painted on it. Maybe in another dimension Western Queen came to grief there.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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