RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2021 Well a DMU but yeah, loads in there now including some of the ones I’ve driven that have been accepted but have had to be stored as they won’t be used until late next year there were a few 197s in there too, also noticed passing crewe gresty green that they have built a secure compound and there were two 197s parked up in there as well 2 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 23, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2021 Some from yesterday, a long day, a driver went off with covid so I ended up working the train from crewe to small Heath where I was booked to take it over anyway crewe got stopped at pleck Jn so stopped a bit further back than usual and grabbed some pics of the site if the old pleck station which was recently cleared of trees Old entrance gate one for the brick fans Even found this in the grass, must have been there a while! And over to small Heath where there was 2 trains in so I couldn’t get in the yard, sat here for 2 1/2 hours! My loco from the day before heading to kineton 37 with 196s heading for Tyseley from Donnington Eventually running round in Tyseley Into small Heath where we only managed to partially unload due to us being late in, couldn’t leave late as I’d booked on early to work it from crewe and I still had to get the train back there! back to Tyseley to run round and away to crewe landor st to Doncaster later 42 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Nice to see you the other day, Merry Christmas to you, thanks for sharing all your pictures 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2021 And some from tonight, landor st to Doncaster, was running late to landor street so no pics until I had to wait at masborough for the signal to clear and waiting again at Swinton And into down decoy where a few other locos were sat Got chatting to a freightliner driver who was waiting for his train north, as it happens it turned out was fellow rmwebber @Mark Saunders and that was it, off to the hotel before Coming back in later with yet another change of job, light engine bescot to toton, rail train back to bescot and a possession train bescot to rugby! 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2021 Todays job was bescot to toton light engine and back to bescot with a rail delivery train, I was then supposed to work one to rugby at 18:45 but that’s been cancelled so I hit footed it to the station and headed home before I got asked to do something else! started in Doncaster from the hotel where I caught the train back to bescot My train to Sheffield sheffield train to Birmingham And over to bescot where I walked to the yard for my loco, 66795 And into toton, surprised the ends haven’t been cleaned! Wide angle shot of the ratcliffe coal passing by And backed onto the RDT 60065 acting as super shunter in the yard complete with battle scars! DB trying to out dirty me! Wandered up to the abandoned class 60s We then worked back to bescot where the loco was uncoupled and run round before we ran like the wind to the station! And on the platform ready to head home, nice to get a slightly early finish as im in tomorrow in paddington 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted December 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2021 Hope Christmas work goes well Jim. Baz 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Scotian Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Mind me asking what would cause damage like that to the front of the 60? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Should send that 60 picture to James Makin. No doubt he could replicate that in a couple of hours. Seeing the state of those 66’s one does wonder if we are seeing the end of diesels they look like steam engines in 1968……… Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted December 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2021 A question for Jim, or other drivers. When you get out the cab and take all these lovely photos of abandoned stations and things, do you know roughly how long you’ll be stopped for? Does the signaller radio and tell you you’ve got a hour wait? Or is it a question of keeping an eye on the signals and running like he’ll back to the cab if it turns green? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Nova Scotian said: Mind me asking what would cause damage like that to the front of the 60? I suspect it may have been left foul of another line and had something driven into it! 36 minutes ago, nightstar.train said: A question for Jim, or other drivers. When you get out the cab and take all these lovely photos of abandoned stations and things, do you know roughly how long you’ll be stopped for? Does the signaller radio and tell you you’ve got a hour wait? Or is it a question of keeping an eye on the signals and running like he’ll back to the cab if it turns green? It’s just a case of keeping your eye on the signal, saying that the signaller told me I’d be a good few hours at small Heath when that happens they normally ring you before they pull off to give you the heads up so they can give you time to “put your rule book down” 7 4 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 My grandparents lived in Pleck and when we used to visit them, sometimes we'd catch the bus to Slaters Lane which runs parallel to the Pleck Jcn-Darlaston Jcn line. Pleck station building on the road bridge was there well into the 1970s as I remember it distinctly, in fact you can see the location where they infilled the bridge parapet from the main Wednesbury Road. Interesting to see it from track level. Nadolig Llawen. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2021 Merry Christmas, Jim! Thanks for all your pictures this year, appreciate your efforts and especially for you and those who are working today to keep the network moving, that we as hobbists enjoy. john 1 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted December 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2021 47 minutes ago, adb968008 said: Merry Christmas, Jim! Thanks for all your pictures this year, appreciate your efforts and especially for you and those who are working today to keep the network moving, that we as hobbists enjoy. john Seconded Chris 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 26, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) And some from Christmas Day, 2 possession trains from london to hinksey, had my Christmas dinner on the way from warwick services! Was told the train would be at greenford but it turned out it was actually sat just outside Acton mainline on the GWML so I had to move it from there though Ealing and to the boards at west greenford Sat next to the chord onto the NLL Getting into the spirit! Acton mainline Ready to set off from greenford signal box Into Hinksey Looks like hinksey yard has a new toy! it was then a taxi back to greenford where another driver had moved my 2nd train to the marker boards, luckily for me the signal was just above the A40 so the taxi dropped me off next to the station and I walked up to the train! If I say so myself this is a damn good photo of greenford ‘box! It was then away to hinksey and stabled, loco removed and buffered up to the other one from earlier before driving back home and that’s me done for 2 days, layout time tomorrow I recon Edited December 26, 2021 by big jim 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Hope you’re getting a decent postponed Christmas dinner between now and the next job! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted December 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2021 Good to have photographed that box. Signal boxes are getting to be an endangered species in many parts of the country. And yes, enjoy your belated Christmas. Jonathan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 26, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2021 Gone out for the night to see an old friend! 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 20 hours ago, big jim said: You know when you see something that you just want to model? I assume it's a road-rail tug unit of some sort? Is it battery-electric? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 20 hours ago, big jim said: You know when you see something that you just want to model? I assume it's a road-rail tug unit of some sort? Is it battery-electric? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, Ben B said: You know when you see something that you just want to model? I assume it's a road-rail tug unit of some sort? Is it battery-electric? It says "Powered by HVO" on the side - so it has a diesel engine at least 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold StuAllen Posted December 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2021 28 minutes ago, Ben B said: You know when you see something that you just want to model? I assume it's a road-rail tug unit of some sort? Is it battery-electric? Had to Google it - https://zephir.eu 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, StuAllen said: Had to Google it - https://zephir.eu Well... I'm thinking a mix of laser-cut chassis and Playmobil lorry parts, to knock up something for the garden railway for next year Cheers for finding the link, very interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 25 minutes ago, StuAllen said: Had to Google it - https://zephir.eu 55 minutes ago, Ben B said: You know when you see something that you just want to model? I assume it's a road-rail tug unit of some sort? Is it battery-electric? https://www.ontrackplant.com/search?k=zephir&fs=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2021 They have one of them in Mountsorrel too, the one there is also remote controlled, they couple it to the train for loading instead of a loco, powerful little thing, will easily move 1500-2000 ton of train 2 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted December 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 Just 3 from today, and only the first bit of the job did banbury to crewe with the clitheroe cement banbury crewe the next bit was crewe to small Heath, didn’t get any pics apart from the pair of 90s waiting on the adjacent line nice short jobs the rest of the week, crewe to small Heath with the same train as today 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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