Fat Controller Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 DAS623782.JPG Thanks for that; so GE have moved out of sunny Bromley then... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted June 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2015 Back in ye olden days, many private sidings had "BR engines must not psss this point" boards. Remember the story in one of the Thomas the Tank Engine books when the loco (or was it the crew) ignored this? Many private sidings had their own small shunter to collect the wagons from the exchange sidings and move them around the site. But nowadays, are locos able to fully access these small siding set-ups? Presumably someone from Network Rail (or DBS - or both) checked the sidings before this traffic flow began? Just wondering..... Exchange sidings still exist with the other side worked by the site's locos. A couple of examples I can think of are at Earle's Sidings / Castleton on the Hope Valley line (although that's a bit of a branch rather than just some sidings) and at Shap for Hardendale quarry (I'm pretty sure I've seen some form of small private shunter there when passing on the motorway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I think some photos on here of them wagons would be excellent, maybe in a separtate thread. If anybody know if there is scale drawings or diagrams for these, posting them or a link/reference to such would be good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2015 I think some photos on here of them wagons would be excellent, maybe in a separtate thread. If anybody know if there is scale drawings or diagrams for these, posting them or a link/reference to such would be good. I'll post a thread tonight, I have pretty good shots of all 16 of them 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I think some photos on here of them wagons would be excellent, maybe in a separtate thread. If anybody know if there is scale drawings or diagrams for these, posting them or a link/reference to such would be good. I'm pretty certain there was a drawing in 'Update', the DEMU periodical, a few years back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I've got a feeling this is the right drawing http://www.gerailservices.com/fileadmin/user_upload/specs/open_box/GE502CT90T_Heavy_Duty_Box.pdf jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I've got a feeling this is the right drawing http://www.gerailservices.com/fileadmin/user_upload/specs/open_box/GE502CT90T_Heavy_Duty_Box.pdf jo It is; the one in Update is to scale, however, and a bit more detailed.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaned Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks for an interesting write up - good to see something a bit different and a new flow of rail traffic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks for an excellent record of the new traffic what are the blue painted chairs on the siding for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks for an excellent record of the new traffic what are the blue painted chairs on the siding for? There to show where the train should stand, if it's to have clearance for the loco to run round; it's mentioned in the text. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2015 Nice job of photgraphing and explaining it all Mr Beast sir. To us with past involvement in such things it's all dead simple and easy to see how it can be done and how any minor problems such as 'too heavy' could be dealt with but a sequence like that is ideal for modellers with an interest in seeing how the job is really done as opposed to how some might think the magic of 'operating interest' happens. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 A nice bit of reportage Dave. Can you just clarify though please, were the fouling point chairs painted (aerosol?) whilst the job was underway as they aren't noticeable in any picture before it's blatantly obvious why they are there! Thanx, Carl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2015 A nice bit of reportage Dave. Can you just clarify though please, were the fouling point chairs painted (aerosol?) whilst the job was underway as they aren't noticeable in any picture before it's blatantly obvious why they are there! Thanx, Carl. They were painted after we (the DBS guys really but I was helping, well me and John were having a laugh about it) checked the 66 would clear. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Brilliant thread, photos and explanation, Dave. You added to the photos since I last looked in? I’m seriously thinking of adding such an operation to a USA HO plan. Much better for a newbie too than a small BLT...... I hope this gets well read. Thanks, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2015 Brilliant thread, photos and explanation, Dave. You added to the photos since I last looked in? I’m seriously thinking of adding such an operation to a USA HO plan. Much better for a newbie too than a small BLT...... I hope this gets well read. Thanks, Pete. Hi Pete, thanks - no more photos, that's the lot (I took loads more but they are only variations on what I've posted) I've got a lot of shots of the wagons which I'll create a separate thread for, I was going to do it last night but I was watching a 37 make it's tardy way across to me ! Go for it with the USA idea - anything which explains how to make a model look and feel like the real thing is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Seriously?! I was 'back home' with nothing to do Saturday as well! Nicely caught and followed there, very inspirational. (I did see the 37 on the drs carriages parked up at Norwich so it wasn't a totally wasted trip ) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Get yourself on Anglia Gen on the Yahoo Groups Matt. Dave's a heavy hitter spreading the word to us carrot crunching cranks! C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinzaC55 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 For a siding which hasn't been used for 7 years it seems remarkably free of weeds ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 For a siding which hasn't been used for 7 years it seems remarkably free of weeds ? The farmer cultivating the adjacent field probably sprays them.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinzaC55 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 The farmer cultivating the adjacent field probably sprays them.. Very kind of him ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Very kind of him ! It'll be enlightened self-interest; he'll not want the weed seeds blowing on to his land... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishlocos Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 All What a great operation a very modelable train this is sort of traffic the railways should be winning back all over he country thanks for posting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yes, much more freight needs to go by rail. However, just wondering about the staffing required: Driver - obviously Shunter - probably Third guy (ops manager?) - not sure of their role Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted June 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yes, much more freight needs to go by rail. However, just wondering about the staffing required: Driver - obviously Shunter - probably Third guy (ops manager?) - not sure of their role The ops manager was there because this was the trial, to establish the method of working, I'm guessing he won't be there for every train, unless there are issues. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Any photo's of today's train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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