WessexEclectic Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 05/12/2020 at 19:42, big jim said: As I run round an elderly enthusiast came to the side of the line to get a pic of the train, got talking to him and he asked if I was jim, he had seen some of my pics on Flickr apparently! "If yer see Sid...." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jack374 Posted December 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2020 Ta to yourself and your driver this morning for the tones and wave Jim, thought I'd pop out and see 4D62 for the first time, especially with the Maritime shed on the front, weak sun shining and your good self on board... (All linked from Flickr) Thanks, Jack. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2020 Cracking pics jack, nice to have the right engine on the right train at last, that combined with DB doing the same made for a few good pics today Even got a wagon in on the act and a panorama pic 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Nice corporate look there Jim, well done! Interesting to see them side by side. The DB one looks a touch smarter to my eyes, but only down to the yellow front (and no employment bias!) Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 9, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2020 Only one from today while we waited to head onto the mainline at the gateway Same job tomorrow 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 14, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) Shame today’s job was cancelled, supposed to have ‘evening star’ to move 66793 from longport to hams hall, will have to have an evening in the garage instead! Stone train tomorrow to coton hill in shrewsbury Edited December 14, 2020 by big jim 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Be great if you could get some shots around the Shrewsbury area Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 14, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2020 I’ll see what I can do but unfortunately it will be dark by the time we get there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 15, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2020 Coleshill to coton hill today coleshill Running round in coton hill Onto the train And back into coleshill showing someone round bescot tomorrow then 3 days of iPort 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 16, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 Showed someone round bescot yard today, too wet for pics apart from this one 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted December 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2020 I do believe I saw you showing someone around the yard and that could be me driving the 350 in the background. If it was between 0930 and 1130 as I had a double New St - Walsall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Thanks for the heads up on here and tones/wave as usual Jim... Had a bit of camera trouble after I arrived hence the awful video... Jack. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 18, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2020 18 hours ago, CovDriver said: I do believe I saw you showing someone around the yard and that could be me driving the 350 in the background. If it was between 0930 and 1130 as I had a double New St - Walsall. I started looking round about 10:30, soaked through by 11! 1 hour ago, Jack374 said: Thanks for the heads up on here and tones/wave as usual Jim.. Had a bit of camera trouble after I arrived hence the awful video... Jack. there were a lot of photographers about today but I couldn’t see anything special on RTT apart from a rogs doncaster to Laura move which we didn’t pass until Rotherham masborough, I wonder if it was just the fact it was a sunny day? just a few from me coleshill Masborough waiting on the thyborough branch, Doncaster to Mountsorrel passing by Iport and run round ready to leave same job tomorow and a one way trip with it Saturday to Doncaster then a taxi to Chesterfield to pick up another one to take to Doncaster! also got my roster for next week, Christmas Day 15:00 on possession train in Birmingham 21 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 8 hours ago, big jim said: there were a lot of photographers about today but I couldn’t see anything special on RTT apart from a rogs doncaster to Laura move which we didn’t pass until Rotherham masborough, I wonder if it was just the fact it was a sunny day? Great shots as usual Jim, you get some great vantage points from the cab! It was partly because it was sunny but there was a lot happening...the Donny Laira was heavily delayed, it was meant to pass Stenson around same time as you, but I knew it was a non-runner/late runner before I left. About 15 mins before you there was a Donny Roberts Road to Gresty Bridge DRS move with Chiltern 68014 and RHTT livery 57003 which went via Stoke. Later in the day there was a power car move with one of the GBRf 50s at Burton Wetmore whilst the other GB 50 was partnered with 56081 on some barriers... Plenty happening! Coupled with a couple of celeb sheds knocking about locally and I can see why many were out. Jack. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 19, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2020 Only one from yesterday, waiting at masborough same job today, one way though then taxi back to Chesterfield to work another one back to roberts road 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 19, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2020 Some from today, same job then an extra one from Chesterfield to down decoy Iport schenker 66s passing roberts rd after I left the train there Sheffield, changing trains for Chesterfield chesterfield And back to decoy supposed to be going to bidston on Monday but I’ve got to work the intermodal back south from toton to crewe instead 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2020 Just a couple from today, basford hall depot with some heritage traction, class 08, 47 and 86 and my train after arriving back in from toton that’s me until Wednesday now, road learner to bidston (if it happens!) 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted December 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, big jim said: and my train after arriving back in from toton You let it get all dirty! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 21/12/2020 at 19:39, Chris116 said: You let it get all dirty! Today’s loco was no better, road learner bescot to bidston in relation to some work on the Mersey next year Gobowen with a 175 heading south and 144 units in the sidings Bidston possession train tomorrow evening into Christmas morning then back to it Christmas Day to bring a couple of trains off site and back to bescot 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted December 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, big jim said: Today’s loco was no better, road learner bescot to bidston in relation to some work on the Mersey next year My lad was on Heswall as you headed back - you got the early path off Wrexham and he missed you on 0Z35 Edited December 23, 2020 by beast66606 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2020 He’s certainly a lot bigger than the last time I saw him! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejames Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I hope you and family get a good christmas day between you driving the trains mike j Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 24, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2020 I won’t be getting a Christmas dinner (unless I cook it on the loco) but I will be home in the morning for the kids opening their pressies at least i sent my dad his present earlier this evening, I entered a charity auction through work and won him a cab ride on one of our services! 11 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2020 Happy christmas one and all! just one from Christmas Eve, running round in rugby before coupling back up to the train and heading off to stetchford where we shut the train down, quite a handful, 46 coalfish wagons, fellow rmwebber Marcus37 was working the train behind mine with 42 coalfish! Back to it tomorrow afternoon to work back to bescot 23 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2020 Some from today, first up Christmas dinner under spaghetti junction! then it was off to the loco which was on the line next to washwood Heath, nothing left standing now 66747 on the first train we took that to bescot then went back in a taxi for the 2nd train which was the one we took in last night, 66761 on it waiting in tame bridge for the road into bescot and into bescot where another rmwebber took over to shunt the train into the sidings that’s me until Tuesday now then New Year’s Eve 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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