caradoc Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Didcot has a shunter. So does Hinksey Yard at Oxford, for the Virtual Quarry, and its activities can be viewed from the footbridge crossing over the yard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 The recent expansion of D.I.R.F.T. just south of Rugby on the Northampton line means there are two shunters in operation now. It's getting bigger all the time too, with what looks like room for further extension towards Hillmorton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 A pair of Gronks are still employed at Norwich Crown Point and occasionally grumble around to the station, my last visit not long ago saw one in Silverlink livery and the other in Cotswold Rail colours. They're probably the closest to old-fashioned station pilots still left I'd think. When I lived in Norwich they were used to swap sets or vehicles from the mainline rakes and I guess that's still what they're for. Presumably they're found doing similar things around the depot too but I never really made it over to Crown Point - most of the places it could be easily viewed from were moving trains! They didn't do the mail trains though when they were running - I think I recall that once, presumably one of the EWS 47s/67s wouldn't start so the Crown Point shunter was used for positioning. Normally, however, that was the domain of the EWS locos hauling them. That shunt provided a fine hour's entertainment of a summer's evening. It seemed to come from another age. Adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Is 03179 still in use as a station pilot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Didcot has a shunter. So does Hinksey Yard at Oxford, for the Virtual Quarry, and its activities can be viewed from the footbridge crossing over the yard. Unfortunatly the pilot at Hinksey is on Didcot shed, broke, and has been for months. The pilot at Didcot has only one compressor so struggles to get some puff in a train, so is not used much. Looks like DB 08's are going down hill! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 That's got to be the most unrealistic weathering job I've seen in a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2012 That's got to be the most unrealistic weathering job I've seen in a while. I think they were a bit excessive with the T-Cut.................... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogauge83A Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Sometimes at Plymouth station a First Great Western 08 will appear dragging an HST powercar/Mk3s on a turning move from Laira depot and also if the sleeper starts from Plymouth due to engineering (tho not every time) one with drag the train in then go back to the depot light engine. Few years ago when the Mails were running there was an EWS 09 (013/016 were the last couple still in BR Grey) that seemed to be based at the station, but it also did the Clay/Scrap and Bitumen runs that have also ceased in the last few years. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfield_Park Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Bombardier keep a bright yellow one at Central Rivers, which is usually seen pottering around attached to a 2-car Voyager... Derby, as always, is a great place to spot them. NR and EMT still keep active examples in the locality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Banger Blue Posted October 20, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 20, 2012 Didcot has a shunter. So does Hinksey Yard at Oxford, for the Virtual Quarry, and its activities can be viewed from the footbridge crossing over the yard. 08752 currently at Didcot 08757 sat gathering dust at the fuelling point 60011 filling the 'super shunter' role at Hinksey Yard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 08757 sat gathering dust at the fuelling point Wonder if we could "borrow" a few spares from it when nobody's looking? Though the wheelsets may not be too easy..... Until recently there was another example disappearing into the undergrowth near the Transfer Shed (and of course, Phantom does some pottering in the GWS Centre!) One unusual use of 08 pilots in recent years was to shunt Stirling Single Number 1 and its train up and down the platform at Waterloo International for the "Railway Children"! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nationwide, how many 08s/09s are officially in service at the moment? Thanks, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nationwide, how many 08s/09s are officially in service at the moment? Thanks, Bill http://www.wnxx.com/fleetstatus/index.htm - then click on the 01-14 tab down the bottom of the page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Is 03179 still in use as a station pilot? It's used to shunt the FCC depot at Hornsey in North London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nationwide, how many 08s/09s are officially in service at the moment? Thanks, Bill No more than 130 or so, by my reckoning - I took the wnxx list and did a count: see post 23 on the previous page Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulderspants Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 08752 shunting Didcot yard on 5th July 2012 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 If that's 752, what number's the red and black one that often seems to be used there (It brought 18000 across from the West Yard, for example)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Rich Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 There is an 08 tucked in at the Barton Hill end of Bristol Temple Meads. I've no idea if its used for pilot duties (doubtful), it moves but probably only to move stock around the small shed area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Banger Blue Posted October 21, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2012 If that's 752, what number's the red and black one that often seems to be used there (It brought 18000 across from the West Yard, for example)? 08757 (currently on static display at the fuelling point) No Rest for the Gronk by DougieB1971, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 It's used to shunt the FCC depot at Hornsey in North London. Thanks. I'm not complaining, but why has this solitary 03 survived when the others disappeared into preservation & scrap years ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks. I'm not complaining, but why has this solitary 03 survived when the others disappeared into preservation & scrap years ago? That one came from the Isle Of Wight, where I think they were retained because of the low height of the tunnels over there, which prevented the use of 08's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks. I'm not complaining, but why has this solitary 03 survived when the others disappeared into preservation & scrap years ago? Probably (which precludes any factual knowledge) because it was considerably cheaper to purchase, or hire in the long term, than an 08. Which were hugely expensive at one time. There was much trumpeting in the railway press when Clive was employed, an article somewhere will no doubt reveal all. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Theres still two EWS 08"s working up at Immingham docks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodshaw Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 There was an article about Ketton Cement Works near Stamford in Railways Illustrated last year. It has at least one 08 on the go. With loading and unloading areas, a road bridge, a nearby river, interchange sidings and a link to the main line, it makes a great layout idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Alfa Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 There is a 08 still in use on Boston Docks along with a 03 both in BR green (I think the 03 is still there, not seen it for a while) which are used for shunting of the steel carrier wagons which are brought in daily by Colas Rail 47s. These pictures aren't mine. These are ones I found on a google search http://www.flickr.com/photos/world_railways/7981977449/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/41620752@N03/4578190947/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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