Jim’s “out and about with GBRf” thread

[KeithHC]

So have you taken a cotton bud to your colas models yet to start to de-brand.  Great to see the thread continuing well done to GBRf. This I must admit is my goto thread. Its great to learn so much about the modern railway not only from you Jim but the other professionals that add to this thread. Please keep it up.

 

Keith

[Shadow]

2 x 60 at the dock today!

 

60087 went out for a trip today

 

 

 

I think that the chimney on that loco shed is a bit excessive! 

[big jim]

First solo voyage today, Landor st to clitheroe

 

Foggy morning in brum

 

Euro spec 66747

 

And away to clitheroe, run round in the siding

 

and set back into the cement plant, once unloaded the train was left there until it gets collected later in the week, pic taken from the public road

 

 

Derby blockade on Monday

[mark axlecounter]

Our paths will meet. Pity I wasn’t there

[Gareth 73]

First solo voyage today, Landor st

That's great for you. And I had the pleasure of signaling you away from landor street. Tho I didn't realise it was so misty this morning lol

[big jim]

Our paths will meet. Pity I wasn’t there

 

That's great for you. And I had the pleasure of signaling you away from landor street. Tho I didn't realise it was so misty this morning lol

 

RMWeb members both ends of the trip (Almost)

 

mark, wednesday im on the irvine tanks but thats a morning run past horrocksford

[jamie92208]

It was good to see some photos of the Horrocksford branch Jim. I've never seen any of the actual branch before.

 

Jamie

[mark axlecounter]

RMWeb members both ends of the trip (Almost)

 

mark, wednesday im on the irvine tanks but thats a morning run past horrocksford

 

Dratt !!!!!!!!!!!

 

I am at Towneley box on lates.

But you go past my house in bamber bridge where the foot crossing is

[newbryford]

It was good to see some photos of the Horrocksford branch Jim. I've never seen any of the actual branch before.

 

Jamie

 

You're not missing much........

 

Cheers,

Mick

[cal.n]

Great pics as ever.

 

Out of interest, at Clitheroe cement works are you involved with any of the shunting moving wagons through the loader or are internal shunters used?

[mark axlecounter]

DB used the loco what had brought the train in. I think its the same as GBRF. 

[big jim]

Great pics as ever.

Out of interest, at Clitheroe cement works are you involved with any of the shunting moving wagons through the loader or are internal shunters used?

you load the wagons yourself with the 66, i noticed there were 2 shunters on site though in working condition, one is called 'chug chug' the other was in the shed

[newbryford]

you load the wagons yourself with the 66, i noticed there were 2 shunters on site though in working condition, one is called 'chug chug' the other was in the shed

 

There is an upcoming "tour" of the works sidings using the shunters on 30 September.

https://www.branchline.uk/current-fixtures.php

 

Cheers,

Mick

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

 

 

 

 

Nice detail of the speed restriction sign, a 50 with the 0 removed.

 

Mike.

[Jack374]

 

Would this be you Jim? I wasn’t quite quick enough to get to the Balshaw Lane Jn footbridge, but got a distance shot instead (but no photos).

 

Thanks,

Jack.

[big jim]

yep, thats me

 

so gutted i didn't buy a some Bachmann castle cement wagons when they were on the discount table in ian allen for £20 a piece a few years back

[Jack374]

So gutted i didn't buy a some Bachmann castle cement wagons when they were on the discount table in ian allen for £20 a piece a few years back

I feel the same now they’ve reverted back to the bogie tanks, they're easier to get hold of than the 2-axle wagons though...kitbuild or give Mr Petty a poke are your only options for those.

 

Just seen you’ve said you’ll be on the Irvine tanks on Wednesday...I’ll try and see you somewhere between Balshaw Ln and possibly Bamber bridge depending on whether I have a car, I’ll be sure to wave! Might be my last week in Lancashire before moving to Derby so I’ll have to figure out where to go when I’m there and whether any flows you work will pass through.

 

Jack.

[big jim]

Might be my last week in Lancashire before moving to Derby so I’ll have to figure out where to go when I’m there and whether any flows you work will pass through.

 

Jack.

 

i'll be in derby a fair bit, there tomorrow as it happens, blockade train out to toton, then i'll be doing stuff like the s-stock and when i learn it stud farm etc

[big jim]

Derby blockade, barely recognisable at the south/west end compared to a month ago

 

platform 6 is located on the old carriage sidings, the empty platform 5 next door is the old platform 6, where the canopy ends on there is the old bay platform 5, now filled in

 

Platform 7 is the old ‘pilot road’ into etches Park, it’s now fully signalled with mainline signals at the end of the platform, still leads to the depot but also now curves round towards london on the alignment of the ‘neutral line’ with the next signal being on the mainline just before the RTC entrance

 

2 x170 units in platforms 3 and 4 which are the turnback platforms for local trains coming to and from Nottingham and Birmingham, again you can see where the old bay platform used to be

 

And away to Toton I went, left the train in the meadow sidings and walked back to the car park for my taxi

 

Derelict 60s

 

Was hoping to get some pics of diverted passenger services through Toton while I was waiting for the taxi but I only managed one of a voyager

[devondynosoar118]

Some very realistic static grass work on the foreground track in that shot.

[MarshLane]

Jim et all,

For reference, you'll find Platform 7 is only temporary signed, and while it will remain in situ long-term it will not be used by public passenger services.  Its only purpose will be early morning/late evening ECS moves to and from the depot, to allow EMT to load/offload catering supplies etc.  There is an issue with the signalling where by, if it was fully signalled for passenger moves, it would lock-up the north end of the station.

 

For those that don't know, all the work at Derby changes the operational aspects a bit.  Platforms 1 and 2 can only be used by services on the cross-country route going north.  These will also be used by all freight workings going south in the Burton/Tamworth direction.  There is no access from the London lines.  Platforms 3 and 4 will be dedicated to local, terminating and reversing services.  So I gather the Newark-Matlocks will use these, along with Birmingham-Nottingham XCs.  Platforms 5 and 6 become dedicated EMT London-Sheffield platforms.  The S stock from what Network Rail tell me, will now pass through 3 or 4 and go into Chaddesden to run-round, as three roads in there have been fully signalled to allow movements without needing ground staff, which was the case before.

 

Interestingly access to Platforms 3 and 4 is over the old freight lines from out near the new East Midlands Control Centre.

Rich

[big jim]

Just a couple from today, silver bullets from crewe to carlisle via the s+c, got delayed for 80 mins at Wigan due to a signal failure but managed to get to carlisle 15 early in the end!

 

Carlisle

 

 

Driving down to hams hall tomorrow for a look at it, never been there before so need to see the shunts and method of work

[ColinK]

I saw you powering through WBQ this morning. Didn’t have time to get my camera out.

[newbryford]

A quick grab shot of you passing Langho. That was me waving from the golf course. I then put my second shot to 10 feet from the pin and sank the birdie putt.......

 

 

Cheers,

Mick

[Jack374]

A couple of shots of you after climbing Houghton Bank....what notch did you do that in? Many thanks for the tones and wave!

 

And a video:

 

Thanks,

Jack.