JCClark Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Thanks for the grill info on 60095 Jim John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 17, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2018 Sorry to hear of your loss Jim. At the controls of 66712 with 6S94 Wembley-Irvine, through Settle on 17/10/18 Cheers, Mick 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Sorry to hear about your loss Jim. I didn’t know Jim was on them I was at Daisyfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meurglysIII Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Hi JimSorry to hear of your loss, hope all are OK. For the past two days I have been trying to photograph this train. Went out yesterday to the road overbridge over the branch but it wasn't running. Went out today and stood with a small group of enthusiasts but the train had been diverted via Newton le Willows due to problems in the St Helens area.Saw it go past on the WCML in the distance but it headed to Springs Branch, presumably to run around as it was facing the wrong way. I waited for an hour then had to leave as I had a meeting to go to. The joys of railways eh? So no luck so far but will try again...Good to see the line in use again though, and that 60 does look smart!Photo from GBRF on Twitter.Keep your stories coming :-)All the bestPete 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 17, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2018 Some of mine from today New livery voyager Break time at hellifield Carlisle 33207 on heading into the rear of a charter from Bangor which had a merchant navy? On the front No other pics as I rushed to get the pendolino in the other platform (and missed it so went to see mike in c+m instead!) 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Correct.. It was 35018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meurglysIII Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) Finally caught up with the Haydock stone train last night. 60095 again, looking and sounding amazing. Video here: Edited October 18, 2018 by meurglysIII 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 18, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2018 Gonna have to try and get on that train at some point, never done the Haydock branch! Some from today, iport job 66717 “good old boy” turn for the Masborough shot! TPE unit Bus on a bridge And ready to leave iport Same tomorrow and Saturday, then 6 days of it next week too! 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Bus on a bridge ! That bridge at Masborough is likely to be full of photters and spotters this Saturday with steam due through. How come on layout bridges there are more buses than spotters? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 19, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2018 What time is it due through as I’m working Saturday too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 1247 at Masborough, according to http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U62758/2018/10/20/advanced Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) Good looking loco is 60095, I like the livery. Nice to see the Haydock branch back in use, I worked opposite it back 2004-9, though trains were rare then also. The Haydock Branch was once part of the Great Central Railway Lowton to St Helens branch off the Wigan Junction railway, a very interesting set of lines. In later years the connection to the WCML was built to enable oil trains to reach the then new Shell oil terminal at Haydock, this closed in the late 70's (I think) and was replaced by a pipeline. It also served Golborne metals (scrap trains) and Golborne Colliery. When these closed the line was again cut back to Edge Lane, the present end of line. The reversal line to the plant was also built many years ago to serve a colliery, closed, lifted and rebuilt. There is an excellent book about it by Dennis sweeney, Tri-angle publications. Lots of history, plans and photos. Brit15 Edited October 19, 2018 by APOLLO 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 19, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2018 1247 at Masborough, according to http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U62758/2018/10/20/advanced I’m an hour behind it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Maybe the spotter's will just be there for you Jim. I would wait to see you....... Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 19, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) Just a few from today, same job, same loco! Panorama Blurry shot of a coal train heading to cottam Into coleshill And home I went Back on it again tomorrow but just one way to Doncaster Edited October 19, 2018 by big jim 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted October 21, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2018 Same again yesterday except the loco stays in Doncaster on a Saturday Landor st Masborough Northern 158 taking the old road en route to Loughborough from Neville hill Doncaster Same job every day next week! 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 22, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2018 Just one pic today, new livery on a 175 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Looks like someone didn't rub the transfer sheet with the number on it firmly enough. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_2007 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) The Azuma coach with the display saying Sunderland could be right as it seems LNER now run trains starting from Sunderland to London Edited October 23, 2018 by stock_2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted October 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2018 Ah yes, that 175 looks good in its new Greater Anglia white-with-a-bit-of-red livery. No, sorry, its the new Virgin white-with-a-bit-of-red colours isn't it...? Oh, no, wait, it's another completely different organisation, how could I mistake the new white-with-a-bit-of-red Welsh livery for anything else? Silly me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 24, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2018 Some from yesterday, a different take in my ‘Masborough shots, I noticed an access gate was open to the old platform so I checked with the signaller it was safe to cross over and went to shut it, as it happened it went into a locked compound anyway so no one could get through but I managed to get a couple of shots from the opposite side of the track The station sure looks better form the main road side than it does from the tracks, it’s an Indian restaurant And back into coleshill, except my relief had gone to Landor st so I had to carry on to there with it! 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted October 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2018 Hi Jim, Nice photos as usual. An Indian restaurant has been in the old station building for a number of years but I'm not certain if it has been the same one all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 ...The station sure looks better form the main road side than it does from the tracks, it’s an Indian restaurant... I spoke with the owner one day when he came up on the bridge to see a Flying Scotsman. He said he'd toyed with the idea of alfresco dining on the platform side, but the NR people were reluctant to allow that side to be opened up (understandably). I've never dined there, but it's been in operation for a good few years under the same name, so it can't be that bad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2018 Same old same old, 66749 again to the iport Just waiting at coleshill to take 66749 to the iport for a change 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 You certainly are experiencing a different driving life now hope its working out for you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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