Grimleygrid Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Great news to hear that the 60 fleet is now up into the upper teens, we must enjoy it whilst it lasts! I am especially happy to hear that beast 91 is back! B) MM, 60010 has worked the Robeston to Westerleigh tanks the past few days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNFOS Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Took first at 6am this morning at Washfordheath, still there at 7am. 60 071 Reversed into sleeper sidings took out short train and reversed heading east. Friegthliner 66 parked on mainline obscured photo oportunity [also blocked DRS 37's passing with flask, sounded great though]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted September 16, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2010 Decided today to see if I could catch a 60 at Barnetby. Decided to go to Knabbs Bridge instead and caught two of them.B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiles Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 A welcome return of a Tug to Barham on Suffolk today in the shape of 60063 on 6L41 Mountsorrel - Barham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thats an excellent selection of images of our treasured locos still out and about ,I wish I lived near to where the remaining 60s operate However Im off to Warrington next week so maybe ill see a 60 on the Fiddlers Ferry coal curcuit B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Here's today's tug action. 60054 arrived at Westbury on Tuesday, and was booked to work a Merehead to Acton stone last night/early this morning, but spent the night stabled at Westbury, with fitters reportedly fiddling with it yesterday and today whilst shunting the yard. A trip to Westbury last night after work didn't produce the hoped for stone working, but at least it was visible! Here's hoping we might see some 60 action on the Mendip stone this year yet And this afternoon saw the 5th 60 of the year to make its way onto 6B33 Theale - Robeston - Triple Grey 60084. There are more photos of these and other stuff today at http://joalder.fotop...t/c1897123.html cheers jo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 However Im off to Warrington next week so maybe ill see a 60 on the Fiddlers Ferry coal curcuit B) Coal doesn't restart until next Thursday, and then it's more likely to be 59203 than a Class 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Re-start? Why did it stop,I thought power stations needed constant deliveries of coal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Re-start? Why did it stop,I thought power stations needed constant deliveries of coal! It depends on stockpiles and stuff...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 On a positive note I hear that Loadhaul liveried 059 made it onto a sleeper.........! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted September 17, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2010 Power stations blend coal and only stack it to certain depth to avoid spontaeneous combustion so a ship full of the wrong sulphur content or just low consumption of electricity as fiddlers ferry might not be a base load station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Re-start? Why did it stop,I thought power stations needed constant deliveries of coal! It's had a constant supply, just not coming from Liverpool (and therefore not needing a 59 or 60) since about April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 there was a blue (60074 I think) tug at Westerleigh earlier on this morning. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 there was a blue (60074 I think) tug at Westerleigh earlier on this morning. Pete T'was 60011. 60074 is on repair at Toton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 60040 at Barnetby again, this time at 10.00 with just 5 x TEAs in down direction (Welton maybe?). 6D79 LOR - Neville Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Yesterday 60071 made its way up to Westbury from Eastleigh on the evening engineers train. A nice surprise was to hear that it today worked to Exeter from Westbury with stone from the Mendips. Here's the returning empties earlier this afternoon, passing over Fairwood Junction on the way into Westbury with 7C28 from Exeter Riverside. This is a shot I've wanted to do for ages, a 60 at Fairwood on the Mendip stone, and with the sun today it was worth waiting for! Despite looking good on the oil tanks, it is nice to photograph a 60 on something different! Here's to it lasting... cheers jo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Cracking pic of 71 mate. Up to 13 in traffic today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Cheers Trev, word on the street is that 099 is going (in fact may be already) silver at Toton. Apparently heading to Scunthorpe Monday, so silver and Scunthorpe...Corus? Pretty please cheers jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 23, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2010 Nice shot Jo B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 23, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 23, 2010 Cheers Trev, word on the street is that 099 is going (in fact may be already) silver at Toton. Apparently heading to Scunthorpe Monday, so silver and Scunthorpe...Corus? Pretty please cheers jo Shouldn't that be TaTa?? Imagine a 60 in a similar livery to the 20 at Scunthorpe? No thanks! Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Shouldn't that be TaTa?? Imagine a 60 in a similar livery to the 20 at Scunthorpe? No thanks! Cheers, Mick Its a bit garish isn't it Mick? Still, if they are willing to invest cash in a 60 we cant moan - unless its a POTOS job - (Paint On Top Of S***!!!) Cant be a 60 tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 There is now 22 tugs out of the storage pools,with the addition of 60015,60019,60045 and 60099.Lets hope this is consistent and not just for a few weeks.I wonder if they will reinstate more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Good shot of 071 Jo. Great news to hear that the 60 fleet is on the up. I wonder if 60099 will emerge in a new coat of paint? And if so what colour?! Does anyone know if 099 has had any refurbished parts added as it seems to have been worked on for a while? Or is it just a patch up and return from store? If today’s TOPs report is correct there are 4 Brush Beasts at Peak Forest, must be a while since that last happened! I presume 39 must have an exam coming up and needs replacing but not sure if 84 is the same. That may explain it, perhaps someone on here can confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 There is now 22 tugs out of the storage pools,with the addition of 60015,60019,60045 and 60099.Lets hope this is consistent and not just for a few weeks.I wonder if they will reinstate more? Is this not just in preparation for the "leaf fall season"? The same thing happened last year too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I suppose some will be stored after the end of the RHTT season but maybe the operational fleet will remain in double figures for the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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