Ian Stewart Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Good morning Jim. Post 4896 07/07/2018, dawn in Edale, you lucky lad. One of the prettiest valleys in England. I remember such times, usually photographing the NP 59 hauled Tunstead to Drax, including getting a "going away"! shot at Norman's Bank as I fell out of my car. Running over 2 hours early. The train, not me. Thanks again for your photos & tales, what a record they are and will increasingly become for us enthusiasts. Good luck driving your trains on your next "layout". Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I thought it was you on it when you passed me in Helsby, little bit of whispy cloud did us out of a nice full sun shot. The guy with me there had driven up from near Bridlington so wasn’t very pleased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 10, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2018 Some from today 67s and HSTRC Caught a train from Tyseley to Tamworth after leaving my van at the depot Tyseley, chiltern loco hauled passing through, too quick for a pic of the 68 Tamworth And away to Stratford via the north warwick line Away to fenny Compton, stopped in Hatton And to fenny Compton Back to Stratford and away to moor st And away to Tyseley Utu tomorrow night crewe-liverpool-Tyseley with 37521 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted July 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2018 My old patch has changed a bit. Still had steam when I first worked on the GW lines out of Birmingham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted July 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2018 Please tell me that the pink footbridge in http://s5.photobucket.com/user/s-type-driver/media/2018%20Album/64929B53-A2F1-48ED-B37A-336884254872.jpg.html is in primer and not a supposed version of GWR colours. Or even worse the operating company's colours. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ncarter2 Posted July 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2018 Traction wise I believe I will be doing class 20s which I’ve done in the past with Drs (funnily enough I found my certificate last week) and the class 59 but of course I will most likely lose the likes of class 56, 67 and 70 over time, and of course my beloved NMT will be no more, but at least I get to keep 60s Jim, with the news of GBRf buying 56’s are you hoping to keep them now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 12, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2018 Only 3 from this morning, crewe-Liverpool south parkway-Tyseley, pics from Tyseley after parking up for the day Gotta love a 37 with ploughs! Same train again tonight, Tyseley, Leamington, nuneaton, Leamington, Washwood Heath, nuneaton, Leicester and derby (I think!) 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 13, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2018 Some from last night Tyseley to derby 67 on plpr Hiding my train Washwood Heath Then it was through Banbury to turn back and away to Coventry Back to Leamington And away to derby via Leicester Same train tonight but a change of loco to 37607 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 14, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2018 Not many from last night, same train, different loco 37607 this time 37099 and 37254 Ready to depart derby for new st at 30mph New st, changed ends and ready to go to Alrewas via Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield Alrewas Then back to derby again at 30mph arriving in at 06:15ish Day off today and in Chorley tomorrow on an engineers iob 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) Hello Jim. Do you have any details of the Chorley job you are on tomorrow please as I am only 7 minutes from Euxton and 10 from Chorley or Buckshaw Parkway? Edited July 14, 2018 by Powerhaul 70 Pey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 14, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2018 Not had a look at the job properly yet but I’ve got to go to Chorley station, I think the possession is right up to Euxton jn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
branchie Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 You weren't in Bangor Wednesday night then? Thought it might have been you parked up in the sidings ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 15, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2018 Some from today, site driver Chorley then back to crewe Chorley Into Preston to change ends And away to crewe, passing swifty11 en route, had to do a bit of shunting when I got there Tonput both of the locos on a log train that had been left in Basford hall over the weekend Logs tomorrow 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Nice photos Jim. I did intend to get some photos but when I looked on the maps you had already left Chorley, swapped ends and were powering down the fast and I would not have got to Euxton in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Darn! Couldn’t you have postponed your trip to a few miles from me (I live near Pete) until I was back from my hols?! Joking aside, excellent photos as usual, and I hope we’ll see some from your new venture with GBRf too...you sign to Clitheroe so you could do the cements and continue to see us lot 'up here' hopefully.... Thanks, Jack. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 17, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2018 Loco move last night carlisle to crewe as the logs were cancelled Got to Kingmoor to find the dead class 70 blocked in by a freightliner 66 and the 56 on the opposite side of the yard! Class 56 Finally ready to roll Brief stop in carlisle And into crewe to stable Logs tonight 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdlcs Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 First of all, thank you for the interesting, informative and at times entertaining thread. It is one of the go-to threads on this site for me. A question about what happens if, as seems to be the case last night, your loco is blocked in by another companies stock. Are you allowed to just jump up and move the FL 66 out of the way, even though it isn't a Colas (your employers) loco, or do you have to seek permission to / give notice that you moved their equipment? If it was a type of traction that you weren't passed out on, would you still be allowed to move it as it is within the yard limits and (presumably) the fundamentals are the same as those types that you are passed for or would you have to find someone that is specifically qualified for that type of traction? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 18, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2018 I had to get permission to move that from freightliner I can’t move anything I don’t sign so just as well I sign 66s Only one pic from last night And it’s now official, last day with Colas is the 10th August and I start with GBRf on the 13th August! 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted July 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2018 Many thanks for all the interesting Colas themed photos Jim, most enjoyable. Good luck in your new job and hopefully more interesting GBRf themed photos to come in the future. Regards, Ian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 18, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2018 One thing I have been told is I will be refreshing 20s and Marcus37 May be teaching me the class 59! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Good luck on the move Jim! 6M40/6V14 north of Brum if you're learning 59s? Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Dont let Marcus lead you astray, hahhaha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 18, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) He did that at chiltern! Good luck on the move Jim! 6M40/6V14 north of Brum if you're learning 59s? Jo Think so, can get it as far south as Didcot Edited July 18, 2018 by big jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 He might be working the Horrocksford cements. Always a brew being made in the box (plus some model railway locos) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 18, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2018 The Cement is a definite for me 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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