RRU Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Carlisle Twins at Glasgow Central Peter 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 86261 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 86419 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 The story of a class 86 locomotive. Built by BREL Doncaster, E3138 entered service in January 1966 and renumbered as 86242 in 1974. In June 1975 the locomotive was involved in an accident at Nuneaton, where six people lost their lives. The locomotive suffered extensive damage, particularly to one of the cabs, but was rebuilt and put back into service. In 1981, the locomotive was given the name "James Kennedy GC" after a Scottish BREL security guard who gave his life trying to defend theft of the payroll. Upon reallocation in 2002 (and perhaps rather insensitively) the locomotive was renamed "Colchester Castle". Withdrawn from service in 2004, the locomotive was put into storage by Eversholt Leasing. In July 2013 it became one of the nine class locomotives acquired by the private operator Floyd Rft., based in Budapest (eight plus a spare acting as a parts donor). There is a Hornby OO model of the locomotive in Virgin livery. Like a Virgin? Here's 86242 passing through Stafford in December 1999, carrying the name "James Kennedy GC" - as represented by the Hornby model. A change of livery and a change of name: 86242 at Stratford in January 2004. As 450 008, the former 86242 is sandwiched between two classmates at Budapest-Keleti depot, August 2016. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 86423 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 86425 ( quick film change to get the shot ) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRU Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Manchester Piccadilly. Peter 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 86430 ( and a post ) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 86501 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 86602 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 How to cop a class in one go....well almost. The entire class 82 bar one lined up withdrawn in Longsight yard. Mike Wiltshire 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 86605 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Here are two views at Wolverhampton from 1982. 86324 call at at Wolverhampton 22/3/82 86212 The Preston Guild stabled at Wolverhampton 22/3/82 cheers 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) Some photos taken at Crewe on the 30th June 1981. I didn't take many under the wires; some of these show why! Numbers - ah well, they'll be visible on the photos, won't they........................ Edited September 22, 2016 by flyingsignalman 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScRSG Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 At Edinburgh Waverley today. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan452 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) At Edinburgh Waverley today. 90043 - Recent Powerhaul repaint? Edited September 22, 2016 by jonathan452 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2016 At Edinburgh Waverley today. Why do none of the present day liveries look anywhere near as go as the original ones. Note to high paid livery creators loco's and units do not have lots of curves! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Why do none of the present day liveries look anywhere near as go as the original ones. Note to high paid livery creators loco's and units do not have lots of curves! I couldn't agree more. I always think with liveries that overcomplicated curvy ones don't compliment the basic form of the locomotive or vehicle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) 86607 The Institution of Electrical Engineers in different livery's at Crewe and Stafford Edited September 30, 2016 by SGJ 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 86609 entering Crewe station on a freightliner working 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted October 3, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2016 Here is one taken on Saturday. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 For how long did EWS use their Class 86 fleet on a regular basis? And what sort of rolling stock did EWS Class 86's pull? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) I think EWS took over RES workings, so they would have been used on parcel trains. That would most likely mean RES liveried GUVs and BGs, something like this: They were not used for this traffic very long as it was shortly all lost to road... Edited October 4, 2016 by Titan 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapland Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Here is one taken on Saturday. IMG_7279.jpg Love the Pride of Willesden 1A WN Headboard and of course the shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 For how long did EWS use their Class 86 fleet on a regular basis? And what sort of rolling stock did EWS Class 86's pull? Charters, TPOs, Mail, hire to ICWC for class 1 or Thunderbird use, and latterly 426 & 430 on long term hire to Freightliner. There's was a certain amount of testing work, although Fl usually supplied locos for loadbank use, 86401 was the test loco prior to reopening after the Great Heck accident. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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