berwicksfinest Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Steadfast said: Have you got a URL for that website? The image has been trawled off RMweb, as I created about ten years ago. Jo I believe the site was taken down about 2 years ago ish 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Ta @berwicksfinest, explains why a Google didn't find it. I they went round poaching stuff from elsewhere no wonder it's gone. Jo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithlington smithe Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Some 70’s from the week 70809 Colas Ribble Rail to Lindsey oil Refinery empties passing Hapton 23/6/21 70808 which I needed to complete the Colas class 70 set at Chatburn yesterday Mountsorrel to Carlisle then 808 today on the same train at Settle and 70803 on the logs,again at Settle today cheers David 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2021 Looks like 70801-804 are up for sale! https://www.mascus.co.uk/construction/used-railroad-maintanence-equipment/other-locomotive-general-electrique-class-70/ufwmncog.html 2 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2021 They would look good in GB livery! GB did trial them a coulee of years back but nothing came of it, wonder if it will be any different now they are for sale 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, newbryford said: Looks like 70801-804 are up for sale! https://www.mascus.co.uk/construction/used-railroad-maintanence-equipment/other-locomotive-general-electrique-class-70/ufwmncog.html Full service history made me laugh 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 hours ago, big jim said: They would look good in GB livery! GB did trial them a coulee of years back but nothing came of it, wonder if it will be any different now they are for sale Didn't they buy the 60s instead? You'd think somebody would be keen for them. One one hand I seem to find articles saying there isn't enough locos and then on the other people seem to be selling them all the time! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, owentherail said: Full service history made me laugh Produced in the USA. 70801 was assembled in Turkey...... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, newbryford said: 70801 was assembled in Turkey...... She’s affectionately known as ‘Donna’ all the buttons inside have Turkish writing on them with English stickers stuck over the top i do miss 70s, I managed to keep them in my card with GB as I used to make sure I’d move them round the yard at bescot but I’ve not done the shunt for a while or touched one so they have dropped off my card, wouldn’t take much to put them back on though 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, newbryford said: Produced in the USA. 70801 was assembled in Turkey...... Like Transit vans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted June 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) I think Colas went through a bit of a financial crisis a few years ago, they sold off the Class 60’s and returned several loco’s that were on lease. I’m surprised 70801 - 04 are up for sale as I would have thought the Class 56’s would have been sold before the Class 70’s, but then I believe the Class 56’s are owned outright, rather than leased. Edited June 27, 2021 by jools1959 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ncarter2 Posted June 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2021 6 hours ago, jools1959 said: I think Colas went through a bit of a financial crisis a few years ago, they sold off the Class 60’s and returned several loco’s that were on lease. I’m surprised 70801 - 04 are up for sale as I would have thought the Class 56’s would have been sold before the Class 70’s, but then I believe the Class 56’s are owned outright, rather than leased. I believe the rid themselves of a lot of OTM’s as well, especially the older kit. I’m surprised they haven’t decided to drop the 66 fleet and keep the 70’s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Ncarter2 said: drop the 66 fleet and keep the 70’s. 66s and 56s can go lots of places 70s can't. Several lines in the South West and Welsh valleys aren't cleared for 70s. Comment elsewhere has suggested this is an old advert that saw no takers when it was listed. Jo 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ncarter2 Posted June 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Steadfast said: Comment elsewhere has suggested this is an old advert that saw no takers when it was listed Ah almost like sell some of the newer kit to make more for less as it were! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmansholiday Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Today's Leeds Balm Road to Mill Race, and probably one of the first 70's down this route. 70 019 passes through Wombwell. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmansholiday Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Today's offering, 70 006. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) A couple of 70's about yesterday. 70016 passing Radley and 70815 approaching Kennington Jct. Edited July 14, 2021 by brian daniels 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 70815 was approaching some old dear just getting out the way at Kennington. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, brian daniels said: A couple of 70's about yesterday. 70016 passing Radley and 70815 approaching Kennington Jct. Wow......those trees at Radley look a lot bigger than they were when I used to pop over in my lunchtime while I was at Abingdon college in the late 1980's. Lovely pictures though 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 70817+66169 At Culham on Eastleigh to Hinksey engineers 16-07-21 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted July 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2021 Colas 70806 heads east along the Calder Valley at Brighouse on 21st July 2021 with 6E32, 10.05 Colas Ribble Rail to Lindsey Oil Refinery, discharged bitumen tanks. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithlington smithe Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 hours ago, 4630 said: Colas 70806 heads east along the Calder Valley at Brighouse on 21st July 2021 with 6E32, 10.05 Colas Ribble Rail to Lindsey Oil Refinery, discharged bitumen tanks. And 6m32 at Hapton this morning,was hoping for 56’s,but I suppose it’s nice just to see a freight rumble through this week. cheers David 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Basford Hall late last night, I'd just brought 70 010 and 66 602 up from Wembley, got bounced out of the seat going over Colwich Junction at 60mph....! 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 70015 Through Oxford on 21-07-21 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 70810 at Moorswater by Terry Callaghan 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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