inglenookfan Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Hello Whilst returning to the car at waitrose tilehurst i saw 5 colas class 70's tied together heading west light engine(s). 23rd december at 1pm ish. Anybody know what that was about? Happy xmas to everyone Inglenookfan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Getting locos into position for Christmas-time possessions, I would think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Where are the big engineering jobs this year? Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2015 Im working down old oak common after christmas, big job going off down there, got 2 trips OOC to bescot on the 27th and 31st dec Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Talltim Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Did the front one have a red shining nose? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2015 More to the point, did any one got any piccies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/108569.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2015 http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/108569.aspx ive worked out in can do bescot to marylebone on the 27th to get there for 22:15 without issue but on the 31st i'll have to go in a taxi from bescot to old oak common, Ouch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2015 The locos were 70803/6/8/9/10 A couple of hours earlier you would have also seen 70801/2/4/7 too, the whole fleet bar No5! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2015 Where are the big engineering jobs this year? Bill Down south we have:- London Bridge / Charing Cross / Cannon Street (tonight till - 4th Jan) Purley (tonight - 4th Jan) Paddington - Reading (total block from tonight till the 29th when certain bits reopen to facilitate limited services to Heathrow - the GWML not fully reopening untill 4th Jan) See here for full details http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/108569.aspx?nreTrack=Christmas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2015 Down south we have:- London Bridge / Charing Cross / Cannon Street (tonight till - 4th Jan) Purley (tonight - 4th Jan) Paddington - Reading (total block from tonight till the 29th when certain bits reopen to facilitate limited services to Heathrow - the GWML not fully reopening untill 4th Jan) See here for full details http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/108569.aspx?nreTrack=Christmas That's not quite right Phil - the GWML east of Reading will reopen through to Paddington on 29 December but will be basically a 2 track railway with alterations affecting some intermediate stations quite a number of which will not be open, there will also be a 2 track timetable in operation between Reading and Didcot during the period. The GWML will also be open west of Slough on 27 and 28 December but only for an Oxford - Slough service which looks as if it will be running over the Mains throughout from Didcot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglenookfan Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Thank you everyone for the info. Best regards Inglenookfan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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