Jim’s “out and about with GBRf” thread

[class"66"]

37402 looks great!!!!!

[gparr]

Damn if had spotted you was coming through Notts today I would have popped down to wave.

[big jim]

couple of days worth of pics this time

 

started in bescot where my loco was coming in DIT on 6M50

 

had to deal with an incident in bescot which meant it took a bit longer to get the loco released from the train before i could fuel it and head off to nottingham

 

 

and away to nottingham, no pics as it was dark and by the time i got my camera out the other driver had opened up and was on the move!

 

i then took his van upto grimsby to a hotel for the night and then this morning dropped it off in immingham

 

60002 on the transit quay

 

 

 

and a taxi to barnetby for a train back to bescot for my van!

 

185 unit dropping in to take me to doncaster

 

where i had 30 mins to wait

 

 

 

 

 

 

cross country to birmingham new street from there, interestingly at water orton we took the up and down derby slow line (wrong line towards birmingham) which was unusual, however when we got to bromford bridge i noticed a freightliner stopped on the fast line, must have failed so we were making use of the bi-di line to get past it, one for the red pen brigade! (ive done it dozens of times though), also as we got closer to landor st jn i noticed a fair bit of smoke in the air behind the old saltley depot and spotted a few fire appliances en route to what looked like a small blaze

 

into new st for the train back to bescot, by now whatever was on fire had taken hold and it was looking pretty fierce, you can see the freightliner cranes in the foreground

 

in fact when i got to bescot the full extent of the fire was clear to see! bear in mind the fire is about 5-6 miles away!

 

 

GBRf 66 on the VQ (Virtual quarry)

 

so that was that, off i went home but diverted via norton bridge to have a look at the new track layout, by now it was absolutley lashing it down!

 

new line looking north

 

and south

 

the voyager is coming from stone and heading south, the northbound headlight is a freight heading towards crewe

 

 

and that was that, home to dry off, tomorrows job off the cambrian is cancelled so a day off for me (makes up for the 2 days ive just had in which should have been rest days)

Edited March 29, 2016 by big jim

[emt_911]

I'm really impressed with the 5th photo.

[25901]

The fire is/was at EMR Saltley

[big jim]

yeah thats the one, been looking at it on the web, looking very bad indeed, power expected to be switched off to 40000 homes due to the proximity of the pylons

 

i must admit when i first saw the smoke on the way in to new st i thought it was futher back towards washwood heath but according to one news report they are also dealing with another "substantial fire" in that area too, a busy night for the firefighters that's for sure 

[big jim]

I'm really impressed with the 5th photo.

 

thanks, i took a couple, this is the other one, prefer the first one though!

 

Edited March 29, 2016 by big jim

[big jim]

some from today, sutton bridge to bescot snd light loco back to sutton bridge, didnt bother with my proper camera but wished i did in the end, these are just iPhone pics

 

 

 

 

and into bescot, loco off the rear

 

and into the column road to stable

 

back to the other loco

 

and away to shrewsbury

 

where i left it on coleham for an A exam

 

from there i decided to head off to my mums house on the cambrian coast for the night and head back in the morning for the next days work starting in shrewsbury

 

stopped off at llanfair ceirnion en route

 

 

also popped in to fairbourne for a nosy

 

 

spot the 158!

 

and looking back towards fairbourne and barmouth from friog

 

panoramic view

 

and now you see why i wished id packed my proper camera, this would have been a lovely shot with 50x optical zoom!

Edited March 31, 2016 by big jim

[Mike Bellamy]

That post above got a 'Like' as it included both steam and narrow gauge at the same railway(s) - not at all what I was expecting from 'Colas' !!

 

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[big jim]

Funnily enough I was looking at the 'likes' yesterday and thinking that because if included 37's Welsh steam and the Cambrian coast it's got more likes in a few hours than most of my other recent posts get in a couple of days!!

 

Anyway, on the Cumbrian coast now!

Edited April 2, 2016 by big jim

[big jim]

Couple from yesterday, after 3 days of driving 37s what's my train back to the caravan, a 37!

 

http://youtu.be/Mz8ZAZNOl4U

 

DBSO leading

 

37423 on the rear

 

Got more pics in the proper camera but they will have to wait til I can upload them to the computer

[russ p]

Can see why there is a flashing tail lamp on this as 423 has the tail lamp switch in the closest cab unlike the other 37/4s which is in the opposite end

[jamie92208]

Can see why there is a flashing tail lamp on this as 423 has the tail lamp switch in the closest cab unlike the other 37/4s which is in the opposite end

 

Do the DBSO's need a flashing tail lamp in which case they probably insist on one on all workings in either direction.

 

Jamie

Edited April 3, 2016 by jamie92208

[TheSignalEngineer]

Apologies for the thread hijack, but this shot of 37219 was posted by Stephen Burdett on Flickr 

 

Resting over at Temple Meads by Stephen Burdett, on Flickr

Edited April 3, 2016 by TheSignalEngineer

[russ p]

Do the DBSO's need a flashing tail lamp in which case they probably insist on one on all workings in either direction.

 

Jamie

If the taillamps are working there's no need for a flashing one

[big jim]

Northern/drs may have a local instruction to have one fitted

[newbryford]

Some have a separate tail light, but here's a DBSO and a 37/4 without.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/keith-v/20659903249/in/photolist-xtDpsr-7H32Yt-vXvQkm-vW7ECm-jQEfoq-3LsEN-6WpLzk-CPMXVF-De8uDW-yAev8U-CHJDkC-qtnUXg-B8rYje-vbBZgW-6WpL3k-rmbP3z-5eNh9p-r95mvZ-yBrBtC-x6p8Ub-zUUNxp-iQ2L9i-e81Pin-4tb89v-eieshc-vU55nL-dxS8qx-xKxhAc-bqdWyq-xTHZUY-dxS8w4-rpk4ZH-wkvSno-DmnbTz-9KspRb-wbdHUt-yXcw5N-Aw32uE-k9wizJ-ve8uGi-wkXyeN-zPiAxg-wjajYJ-wfAQX8-wfP7LH-zPe2TN-vHM9CJ-yZT8ZZ-CGE6Mv-zxyarM

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tug60044/21990641756/in/photolist-vTQRNw-zg32d2-yUuYFj-vT9aPK-w9H7TQ-vVHS7j-vQtGGm-vmBPkn-yFaj8d-vEitQE-EYQnUB-whPSVu-w1XEXD-vgHgHy-wjv9A2-zveMDN-AFmk3F-vjtBny-wgWjZX-weby9N-vYTd7J-wdPvPP-wBVw13-y3L79E-vNcvmy-vWk3aB-yGPjag-vDoJf7-wwuvnY-wehjyy-wvavuS-w3Ko4J-w6jyon-xHASR5-vNcwh3-yT5VLu-yA9fFs-wreYbe-weh57L-yCTr2Z-zv8Cvt-wbudkX-w6jQfN-vgH8xq-z9eKGE-xecuW7-xwpK8R-vYRx9s-vR9zYt-vg9b4n

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edited April 3, 2016 by newbryford

[class"66"]

More top pictures Jim!!

[big jim]

I asked the driver on the Cumbrian coast loco hauled earlier why they put a tail lamp on the train and it's because a signaller reported that he couldn't see the tail lamps lit on a loco a while back so since then they put one on

[Iron Horse]

Wasn't you on the Baglan Logs through Willaston last night was it? Sounded lovely up the climb and a friendly toot to boot

[big jim]

no not me, a was up north, here are a few pics from the last week or so

 

carlisle, heading for wigton

 

voyager

 

rare old beast, a coal train!

 

325 unit heading south

 

by now it was lashing down!

 

pendolino and 185

 

70 heading north

 

then my train came in, passing a colas 37 in the sidings

 

37423

 

and that was that until yesterday when i caught the train back south to warrington to work the logs to chirk, caught it in wigton where i had a nice surprise of 66431 dragging brand new 68023/24/25 from workington to kingmoor 

 

 

then my train arrived, 37402 leading

 

into carlisle, again/ lashing down!

 

66304

 

37 departs for barrow while a 156 heads to newcastle and a 153 in the sidings

 

and up to warrington to wait for my train (that i passed looped just outside lancaster)

 

60059 on a peak forest to dallam stone train

 

47580 and another WCR 47

 

empty biomass heading for liverpool

 

 

manchester WAG express

 

 

and my train arriving, loco swap last night so 60096 this time, first time on the logs i think?

 

and thats yer lot

[big jim]

some from today, covering an IM job

 

starting in langley mill

 

up to toton

 

 

and round to lenton Jn

 

 

changed ends and then headed back to toton

 

 

 

couple of bits passing by

 

 

and over

 

no more pics as time was tight but onto the RTC and stabled up for the weekend 

[APOLLO]

Superb photos. What's the 67 hauled Manchester WAG express service ? I've never heard of it.

 

Brit15

[Swifty11]

Superb photos. What's the 67 hauled Manchester WAG express service ? I've never heard of it.

 

Brit15

 

It's a locomotive hauled additionally train ran by Arriva between Holyhead and Manchester and Holyhead and Cardiff generally. 

 

Manchester WAG reportedly not got long left though sadly, going back to units. 

 

Locos hired of DBS, coaching stock is DB Regio (of the top of my head) and theres an arriva* coach with chiltern covering for the fire damaged one

 

HTH

 

(Sorry for the thread Hijack Jim)

Edited April 9, 2016 by Swifty11

[Guest B Exam]

Some nice pics there of my local patch Jim. Lenton South Jn has changed somewhat over the last few years!