Nearholmer Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) Eugh! I’m in a livery-sensitive mood today, and the Dutch do yellow far better. Lots of Groenks here https://www.spoorforum.nl/spoorforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=7568 This one was clearly the result of a visit to an Amsterdam hash cafe! https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/ns-class-600-diesel-shunting-locomotive-gm475610642-66086421 Edited August 19, 2021 by Nearholmer 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 08218 Near Creech St Michael by KDH Archive 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flittersnoop Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Found an envelope of my prints from the late 1980s. I think this is Bromford Bridge, at the eastern end of Washwood Heath yard. The loco is 08 89?... No idea what date, I'm afraid. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted August 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2021 On 21/08/2021 at 20:27, Flittersnoop said: Found an envelope of my prints from the late 1980s. I think this is Bromford Bridge, at the eastern end of Washwood Heath yard. The loco is 08 89?... No idea what date, I'm afraid. 08893. Probably 1988/89 ish. Simon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 08946 Allerton 2005 by trevor casey 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 03060 Posted August 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2021 Not a fan of graffiti on trains ....and the 08 doesn't look too clever either ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) 97801 'Pluto' Derby RTC 1988 by John Law Edited September 7, 2021 by montyburns56 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) On 22/08/2021 at 23:14, 65179 said: 08893. Probably 1988/89 ish. Simon Don't let stacker stedman drive it ....we all know how that ended! For washwood heath Yard photo above Edited September 6, 2021 by bradfordbuffer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 08887 Tanhouse Lane Yard 1980 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: 08887 Tanhouse Lane Yard 1980 Probably one of the Ditton yard shunters....when I was at garston depot in 90s there where 3 or 4 drivers and shunters semi permanent allocated to 'The Ditton shunt depot. Thay covered Ditton sleeper yard the BOC plant and tanhouse Lane cement depot.....we covered the depot for sickness and jollys, had a couple of trips to taphouse Lane and BOC ditton but never the sleeper creosote yard at Ditton....(next to up main line look small but was quite a size once in)but the Ditton drivers always had the 08 brass starting leaver hidden in the smelly messroom somewhere...after been unable to start 08 due to no key you soon learnt to take a spare 'spoon' (key) Tanhouse was not the nicest of areas with all the chemical factorys in the area.....the signal box was supplied with a respirator if the weedkiller factory spillage alarm went off....Nice! Do wish I took pictures at work would of been informative 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 23 hours ago, bradfordbuffer said: Probably one of the Ditton yard shunters....when I was at garston depot in 90s there where 3 or 4 drivers and shunters semi permanent allocated to 'The Ditton shunt depot. Thay covered Ditton sleeper yard the BOC plant and tanhouse Lane cement depot.....we covered the depot for sickness and jollys, had a couple of trips to taphouse Lane and BOC ditton but never the sleeper creosote yard at Ditton....(next to up main line look small but was quite a size once in)but the Ditton drivers always had the 08 brass starting leaver hidden in the smelly messroom somewhere...after been unable to start 08 due to no key you soon learnt to take a spare 'spoon' (key) Tanhouse was not the nicest of areas with all the chemical factorys in the area.....the signal box was supplied with a respirator if the weedkiller factory spillage alarm went off....Nice! Do wish I took pictures at work would of been informative I visited the site a few years ago and I looked around the sidings of the former ICI Pilkington Works which I'm guessing was one source of the wiffy chemicals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 09/09/2021 at 19:51, bradfordbuffer said: Do wish I took pictures at work would of been informative I agree, I could never be bothered at the time, even after mobile phones I only took a few. I would love to have a few photos as reminders now, especially as a lot of the places we used to go no longer even exist! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 14 hours ago, montyburns56 said: I visited the site a few years ago and I looked around the sidings of the former ICI Pilkington Works which I'm guessing was one source of the wiffy chemicals. Legend has it no one in widnes gets a cold!....funny enough there where two old hand widnes drivers at garston with the biggest red bull noses you have seen in your life...always wondered but never had the balls to ask! But red nose was probably to do with the amount of ale they could sink... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 08785 / No. 004 "Clarence" by tees yd 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInHisDen Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 As much as I wish I had a photo of it, I remember seeing one near my local train station (Stoke On Trent) when I was going up to Manchester. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 08942 Bulmers sidings 1988 by Jamerail 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 08901 Fryers Lane, Bloxwich by Tony Martin 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 hours ago, montyburns56 said: 08901 Fryers Lane, Bloxwich by Tony Martin Never seen one with a skirt! Why? How long fitted? What locos? And a diligent driver.....folded back red lense on marker light for 'running' not shunting...! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted September 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, bradfordbuffer said: Never seen one with a skirt! Why? How long fitted? What locos? And a diligent driver.....folded back red lense on marker light for 'running' not shunting...! For those going through the carriage washer on a regular basis, specifically Oxley's. See also: More on Bescot skirt-fitted 08s here a good way down the page: http://bescotplus.co.uk/shunterhistory Simon Edited September 16, 2021 by 65179 Additional link 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Thanks for info.....every day a school day..... Never seen on prototype or model....down hill carriage siding jocko was never fitted or any of Allerton's 08s in 80s and 90s....could of done with a skirt on door to stop washer water soaking your feet ! G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I didn't even notice the skirt when I first posted the picture! Here's a better picture of it showing the skirt and you can definitely tell that it goes through the carriage washer a lot... 08901 Tyseley 1992 by Andy Cole 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JIJ Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2021 Finally a prototype for the skirt on the Hornby railroad 08 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 2 hours ago, JIJ said: Finally a prototype for the skirt on the Hornby railroad 08 You never know Hornby 08 designer might of only ever seen a skirted o8.....there all like that I suppose! In days before tinternet.... ....uncanny prototypical in proportions! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Alfa Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 D3167 (08102) at Ludborough on the Lincolnshire Wolds railway. I remember this one being on a plinth at Lincoln Central back in the early 90s. British Rail Class 08 Shunter D3167 by Mark Cullen, on Flickr 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyewipe Jct Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Not the best photo, but here it is in its 'stuffed & mounted' phase. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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