Theo C. Cupier Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Seems to be quite a conference going on in the cab of 70805 at Westbury this morning... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2014 And just like London buses, they all come along at once. 70806/807 are due on these shores in about 10 days and there's another two on their way. 70808/809 http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?17,3379945 (Ta Chris I on the DEMu forum for the link) Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser999 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I was passing Seaforth docks today and sat on the queyside was another new Colas class 70. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2014 Just the one! Hope the other hasn't gone overboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 The Class 70 is starting to grow on me.......... With the benefit of more experience with them, how are they to drive, Jim, easy? Bland? Quirky? Thanks for all the photos! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2014 the more i drive them the more i like them but the ride isn't as good as i thought it would be to be honest, very hard at times over rough track they have a fair bit of power, as an example last weekend i worked a 56 from acton to llanwern with 650 tons and it felt very slow on the uptake, i think it may have been derated a bit to be honest, at one point we were doing 40mph through a certain place, then 3 hours later i had a 70 with 750 tons and at the same point, under the same conditions the 70 was doing 50-55 mph in notch 6 (out of 8) now they are getting a bit mucky on the outside they are looking better too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Your avatar looks familiar. I saw that one working through Chippenham on an extremely lightly loaded Westbury to Bescot - light being the operative word. Geoff Endacott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted April 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2014 Your avatar looks familiar. I saw that one working through Chippenham on an extremely lightly loaded Westbury to Bescot - light being the operative word. Geoff Endacott If you enlarge it there is a Turkish Delight wrapper stuck to the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 23, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2014 I was passing Seaforth docks today and sat on the queyside was another new Colas class 70. Steve Just the one! Hope the other hasn't gone overboard Reported as both (806/807) were unloaded this morning. Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser999 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thanks for the correction Mick. I was travelling at speed and i could only see the one loco. It was close to the ACL vessel at the time. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250BOB Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Reported as both (806/807) were unloaded this morning. Cheers, Mick Any ideas on a possible move.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 24, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2014 Any ideas on a possible move.?? Not until after the weekend has been suggested on another forum. Maybe Big Jim knows more. Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2014 I think its sometime late next week, its not my turn to move them this time though, so unless the other driver is otherwise engaged i'll be elsewhere unfortunatly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Hi, Time to add to the growing collection of 'Colas 70's at Westbury' pictures, a couple I managed to grab while going through Westbury last night while returning from the SWAG members day. Here's pictures of 70801 & 70804, the bottom one being taken on an iPhone through a dirty 158 door window! There was also another one further back from those two and another one sitting in the sidings behind the station at Eastleigh, so typically you wait ages to see one and 4 turn up at once! Simon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250BOB Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I think its sometime late next week, its not my turn to move them this time though, so unless the other driver is otherwise engaged i'll be elsewhere unfortunatly My pals were asking about the timing of the move.......let me know if you get a heads up on anything happening please. Thanks....................Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2014 its supposedly thursday afternoon, i'm not on it from liverpool but i MAY be getting on at crewe to take them forward to bescot as im down to travel there for my booked job so it will kill 2 birds with one stone, (they may well be going DIT on my working) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I haven't posted a photo of a class 70 for a while, despite photographing plenty of the things. So, here's a bit of an update A couple of green ones to begin with 70009 howls past Hay Lane, near Swindon, as it picks up speed working 4O51 Wentloog - Soton 10/2/14 70009 approaches Oxford at Walton Well Road, having just crossed Oxford North Junction working 4O27 Garston - Southampton 12/3/14. It was only after I got home and looked at the photo on the computer that I noticed the appropriate TSR board beside the loco. Now onto the Colas machines. I posted a shot of 801 on the Tilbury steel approaching Swindon a few pages back. Here's the other four, all working from Westbury to Bescot. 70802 departs Hinksey Yard, Oxford working 6M50 Westbury - Bescot 12/3/14 70805 crawls towards Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham following a late running HST, working 6M50 Westbury - Bescot 9/4/14 70804 crosses the Western Arches on the approach to Chippenham station working 6M50 Westbury - Bescot 14/4/14 70803 slowly passes Chippenham station working 6M50 Westbury - Bescot following a late running HST 15/4/14 Hopefully it won't be long before the weather improves again and 70806 and 807 drop onto this working jo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted April 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29, 2014 806 & 807 being worked on, at lunchtime today. Cheers, Phil. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Flew over Westbury today, 70801, 804 and 805 present. 805 seen on its own. Other pics on "trainspotting at work thread". 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 29, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2014 ah, so thats where may van is (can tell by the towbar!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb56125 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Looks like 70806 & 70807 could be moving Thursday http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R48355/2014/05/01/advanced Mark http://www.mark5812.smugmug.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250BOB Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Move is off Seaforth today, 14.30 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2014 tomorrow bob!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250BOB Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Thanks jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Now can I get out of work this time to see it!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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