KeithHC Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 As ever great photos that give us an insight to what you are doing. You have mentioned the meeting in London twice is it something special one wonders. Keep up the great work. Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 5, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2020 8 hours ago, KeithHC said: As ever great photos that give us an insight to what you are doing. You have mentioned the meeting in London twice is it something special one wonders. Keep up the great work. Keith Nothing spectacular, just a meeting to see how one of my existing competencies can be utilised 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 45 minutes ago, big jim said: Nothing spectacular, just a meeting to see how one of my existing competencies can be utilised Thanks Jim for you answer. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 7, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) Only a couple of pics from today pendolino in crewe and an S stock train in Euston square had a good meeting, should things go to plan then I’ll be learning 92s amongst other things, will have to wait and see Edited February 7, 2020 by big jim 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, big jim said: Only a couple of pics from today pendolino in crewe and a stock in Euston square had a good meeting, should things go to plan then I’ll be learning 92s amongst other things, will have to wait and see That is "S7" stock not a stock! Hope you had a good time in London. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted February 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2020 Great pics as ever Jim, class 92's ooh sleeper work then or passenger/charter jobs. Cheers Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 7, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, CovDriver said: Great pics as ever Jim, class 92's ooh sleeper work then or passenger/charter jobs. Cheers Colin neither Of those for the role I’ve gone for but never say never 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippel Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Learning french, too? Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 9, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2020 Some from last night, poor shot at bescot of the engineers trains lined up to leave my train on the left with 66720 and this morning at Hednesford Having had the empty wagons filled with spoil from the drainage work being done and the train behind with building and drainage materials in, the work looks to involve installing pipe work in the 6ft, no tracks have been disturbed or lifted back there tonight to take a train off site to crewe then take the 3 locos back to bescot light engine busy week next week, should have been a week of rest days but have ended up with an MOD on Monday night then a week working out of hither green depot traction conducting on the class 37 and DBSO to Hastings, Eastbourne, Bognor, Brighton, Seaford etc as I did a few months back, should be an interesting week 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) If you pass through Ford in daylight, give a 'toot' to Gaugemaster, please!! Edited February 9, 2020 by JohnDMJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 9, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2020 Unfortunately it will be at night but I am tempted to maybe pop down there during the day for a look 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Feel free! I'm there MTWTF! However, parking a 66 at Platform 1 might be frowned upon Edited February 9, 2020 by JohnDMJ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 10, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2020 Made it off site with my train no problems last night and back into crewe basford hall where I collected 66720 for a trip back to bescot Unfortunately the trip south was a bit more of a pain, the line between Stafford and Wolverhampton was blocked, and likely to be until tomorrow due to ohle damage so I had to go to wcml to nuneaton, and down to Coventry where I changed ends then went back through international to stetchford, over to Aston and into bescot Coventry Bescot I then discovered I didn’t have a hire car the re as booked but I knew there was one in hednesford so I got a taxi there to collect it, as I was waiting for the taxi I got a call from control, could I take the Clitheroe cement to crewe via a diversionary route as the driver only signs the one main route via penkridge, had a think about how to get there from saltley without a change end move and came up with a trip via Wolverhampton and shrewsbury To crewe which luckily was open! picked up the hire car, headed back to Walsall and by pure chance pulled into the station car park as the cement train pulled into the platform! driver got off and took the car to crewe and I went there with the train via shrewsbury, taking pretty much 2 hours as opposed to the hour it would take via stafford 66789 leading a rake of 4 wheel cement wagons, first time I’ve actually worked those as it’s normally the JGAs I take supposedly on an MOD tonight but I’ve got a feeling I may well be asked to take a train or two via various diversion routes from crewe south 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2020 So that was you I passed near Hampton in Arden. Great pics Jim Cheers Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Jim You have the best job in the world... and Bescot, I could have met you at the station, had I been visiting family lol Regards Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 10, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2020 part one of tonight’s job done, as suspected I was asked to come in early and take the cement back south via the Cannock chase line to bescot where it ran round before heading off via Sutton park to Bristol basford hall popped back home for a couple of hours before heading back to basford hall later to work the MOD to Leamington spa! nice easy day tomorrow travelling down to lodge in Greenwich ready for the IM job along the south coast 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 11, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2020 And the 2nd bit, MOD to fenny Compton, they let me run early to minimise delays as it was diverted via nuneaton and Coventry, made it to fenny nearly 2 1/2 hours early! basford hall with 66710 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexEclectic Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 6 hours ago, big jim said: And the 2nd bit, MOD to fenny Compton, they let me run early to minimise delays as it was diverted via nuneaton and Coventry, made it to fenny nearly 2 1/2 hours early! basford hall with 66710 Were those flats bringing up the rear empty? Would this traffic have originated at Longtown or further afield? Was Kineton able to receive you at that hour? TIA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 11, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2020 The flats are those EWS linked sets, I think the train started at longtown, not sure I got the train ran round and sat in the reception siding at fenny Compton until my relief came 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 11, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2020 Nice view from the hotel, I can do some train spotting on the mainline and DLR 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 2 hours ago, big jim said: Nice view from the hotel, I can do some train spotting on the mainline and DLR I'd love your Job Big Jim,,, how many years training did you do to get to where you are today bud...? and is there anymore training to be any higher in what you do...? without getting into management and coming away from Trains that is... Hmmm Regards Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
decauville1126 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 21:53, big jim said: nice easy day tomorrow travelling down to lodge in Greenwich ready for the IM job along the south coast Are you please able to explain the south coast job? If it's west of Brighton we get little relief from 377's and 313's (and the couple of 700's) ! Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 12, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) I’m only on board to conduct the traction but the route is as below if that’s of any use to work out where the heck I’m going! https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H40871/2020-02-12/detailed tomorrow will be of more interest to you as we are west of Brighton https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H40912/2020-02-13/detailed Edited February 12, 2020 by big jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 12, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) Had a day to myself today so went into the west end to see a matinee show, decided to have an adventure getting there though as I had plenty of time greenwich Where I caught the DLR to bank sat at the front so i could pretend to be a train driver I then caught the Waterloo and city back over to waterloo Then a bus to the west end, saw ‘everybody’s talking about Jamie’ which was brilliant, went back and had a kip and now off to higher green to get the train ready Edited February 12, 2020 by big jim 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
decauville1126 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 2 hours ago, big jim said: tomorrow will be of more interest to you as we are west of Brighton https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H40912/2020-02-13/detailed Thanks for that - enjoy your trip to Sussex, particularly Littlehampton twice, but I'll be sound asleep! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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