Bert Cheese Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 There are several clips of the Railvac in operation on YouTube... It is self propelled on site and has a suction boom operated from a cab within the machine, or by a remote contol box held by an operator walking alongside (seems to be the favoured method) From what I can see the boom nozzle is used to remove contaminated ballast from the track which is then passed back to hoppers for later disposal...must be bloody noisy? Quite an interesting bit of kit, I've only ever seen one parked up near Millbrook with a 56 attached a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) There are several clips of the Railvac in operation on YouTube... It is self propelled on site and has a suction boom operated from a cab within the machine, or by a remote contol box held by an operator walking alongside (seems to be the favoured method) From what I can see the boom nozzle is used to remove contaminated ballast from the track which is then passed back to hoppers for later disposal...must be bloody noisy? Quite an interesting bit of kit, I've only ever seen one parked up near Millbrook with a 56 attached a few months ago. There's at least 3 of them in the UK, with a 4th either already here or due soon. I think Colas are providing traction for the northern two machines, whilst DCR are powering the southern two. Cheers, Mick Edited January 11, 2015 by newbryford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted January 11, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2015 There's at least 3 of them in the UK, with a 4th either already here or due soon. I think Colas are providing traction for the northern two machines, whilst DCR are powering the southern two. Cheers, Mick GBRf has taken over the operation of the southern Railvac based at Totton from DCR, effective from 5th January 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 12, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2015 Couple of pics from today, had to go over to stoke on the train to pick up a van then on tge way back met up with a road learner to show him round gresty lane First up a couple of 387 units on test between bletchley and crewe They are branded up 'thameslink' Then when we were in gresty bridge 70003 departed the independents heading to south wales, picture taken from the signal box steps Back in tomorrow, hereford to chirk with the baglan logs 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted January 14, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2015 some from yesterday pass from chirk to hereford, at chirk they have installed a disabled access bridge at the north end, it should be quite good for phots of stuff heading south round the curve once its open a 175 approaches from the south, the tunnel in the background is where the GVR used to pass over to get to the canal wharf, the line to the station ran behind the embankment on the right the station and bridge and the bridge itself, quite a nice one compared to the likes of tubbs lane in bicester the train to shrewsbury where we hasd to change for a train to hereford. 66135 passing through on a steel to shotton and on to hereford to wait for the train to come in to work back to chirk, couple of LM 170s on services to and from birmingham new st, note the temporary bridge in the foreground while the main bridge is rebuilt with lifts to do away with the barrow crossing waiting for a 175 to pass, taken through the windscreen hence the raindrops but its come out quite well and all the way back to where i started but this time under a blanket of snow! backed the train in, fuelled it, shut it down and headed home off to oxford later for a ballast on the bletchley branch, who says there is no variety on todays railway! 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerrySVR Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Great pictures as usual Jim thanks for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2015 Boy its a rough night, managed a couple of pics on the camera at banbury road but i'll have to upload them when i get home, amazed to see that there is now a staion building at water eaton parkway! Just one from the phone, 66601 in hinksey, you can see how rough it was by the sideways rain!! Note how the loco has new led style lights on it 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted January 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2015 With your photos as inspiration there is increasing danger of my updating my modelling by a century. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Boy its a rough night, managed a couple of pics on the camera at banbury road but i'll have to upload them when i get home, amazed to see that there is now a staion building at water eaton parkway! Just one from the phone, 66601 in hinksey, you can see how rough it was by the sideways rain!! Note how the loco has new led style lights on it I hope you didn't get too wet last night Jim, the weather certainly was pretty bad down here in the South with some considerable gales howling around this end of Hampshire last night! One thing I've noticed with the Freightliner 66s which have received these newer light clusters are also that at last, FL Seem to be giving the Yellow areas of the cab front a much needed repaint as well. Although, these newer light clusters do appear to have given Freightliners examples a rather Bug Eyed look to them though. https://www.flickr.com/photos/marks_rail_phots/15425593453 They look even weirder in red though! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152659547328863&set=gm.599284903533205&type=1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs37038 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Excellent thread Jim really enjoyed reading about your adventures. Here is a picture of 60076 taken at Blackburn this morning with the return tanks. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Excellent thread Jim really enjoyed reading about your adventures. Here is a picture of 60076 taken at Blackburn this morning with the return tanks. Taken from Morrisons car park I presume? Cheers, Mick Edited January 15, 2015 by newbryford 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted January 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2015 Couple of teaser from tonight, better pics on my proper camera that i'll upload on saturday 70805 in banbury rd, all nice and clean now the graffiti has been removed And as a slight aside, my shunter tonight, paul, has sent me some pics to post of a little job he and 'my man in the south west' worked the other week to St Ives, a few cracking pics, loving the one looking down onto the station 70803 in the platform at St Ives . Down on the beach Looking down on the station And at night And one final one of his, 60 on the steel at didcot Hope you like em 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs4 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks for those shots at St Ives Jim, We had a holiday there two years ago. Amazing scenery on that line - and you only ever get a 150 or two down there...... Great to see proper traction. Shame FGW didn't have a couple of coaches to stick between the two.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted January 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2015 They are some really nice pics of St Ives. I really like the one taken from the beach. I come from Devon originally and know St Ives well it's cool to see some interesting traction there. I don't suppose 'your man in the southwest' has got anymore pics you can share with rmwebbers do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs37038 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Taken from Morrisons car park I presume? Cheers, Mick Correct Mick, I tried to get it from the station car park but he'd pulled to far forward. Thanks Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Some time ago you said about MOD traffic going through Aylesbury ,on Wednesday morning saw a royal liveried 67 with two vans in tow standing at the signal outside Aylesbury first time I have seen this traffic through here looked very clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreightLover Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Fantastic pictures as always. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this thread. The pictures always give you a feeling of actually being there rather than just looking at a computer screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted January 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2015 There's also a good few pic's of 70803 and 805 at St Erth and Lalant on the St Ives branch over on the Cornwall Today thread- http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/37636-cornwall-today-daily-duchy-updates/page-97 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/37636-cornwall-today-daily-duchy-updates/page-98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astockfan101 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Jim what's the best engine in the fleet and why is the colas 86 at Ilford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-East Rail Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) Some time ago you said about MOD traffic going through Aylesbury ,on Wednesday morning saw a royal liveried 67 with two vans in tow standing at the signal outside Aylesbury first time I have seen this traffic through here looked very clean. The MOD Bicester-Didcot working is currently diverted via the Chiltern main line (I presume due to the current work for the Oxford-Bletchley upgrade). Regards, Ed Edited January 16, 2015 by South-East Rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavesontheline Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 where we hasd to change for a train to hereford. 66135 passing through on a steel to shotton As always, a fantastic insight into the variety of movements that go on on our railways, if you know where to look! Just one question though, is it just lens distortion/optical illusion or is 66135 a bit bent?!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 17, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2015 I don't suppose 'your man in the southwest' has got anymore pics you can share with rmwebbers do you? yep, couple of his from tonight, 60085 in taunton... i'll upload my pics later today 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 17, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2015 Jim what's the best engine in the fleet and why is the colas 86 at Ilford? 70s are good, nice and powerful, cant beat a good 47 though! no idea about the 86 The MOD Bicester-Didcot working is currently diverted via the Chiltern main line (I presume due to the current work for the Oxford-Bletchley upgrade). thats correct, i think they would struggle to get over the 6 miles of missing track between banbury road and the MOD sidings if they tried to go the other way! its starting to look good at the water eaton end now with double track laid from the site of the new station back towards bicester and lots of rails stockpiled ready to be laid, september is the proposed opening date Just one question though, is it just lens distortion/optical illusion or is 66135 a bit bent?!! there are quite a few 66s that look or indeed are bent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreightLover Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Loving the class 60, the Colas livery sits perfectly on them. I've never seen (heard) one up close in person but from videos on Youtube you don't get the impression they are particularly noisy compared even to a 66. Is that the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B Exam Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) As always, a fantastic insight into the variety of movements that go on on our railways, if you know where to look! Just one question though, is it just lens distortion/optical illusion or is 66135 a bit bent?!! Its not a optical illusion. 66s are slightly bent when the fuel tank isn't full. When the fuel tank is filled to the top, the weight of the fuel pulls the frame/body straight. Conversely, if no bend was designed into the loco, when full of fuel, the loco will bend the opposite way and could sag onto the rail head. Edited January 17, 2015 by B Exam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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