RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 28, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2017 Just a few iPhone pics from today, had to go to reading to do some class 37 static training Some from the station And that was that, anglia the rest of the week, Norwich, Cambridge, Lowestoft 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggie in the east Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Which routes are you doing Jim? Im on colchester w/s thursday and Norwich panel Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 29, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2017 Off hand I think it's Norwich-Lowestoft-Ipswich-Lowestoft-Norwich-Cambridge tomorrow, that's all I'm on anyway (obviously not driving as I don't know over there!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggie in the east Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Ah right, might miss you tomorrow then. I didnt think you signed anglia, after your last visit to Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 29, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2017 Off hand I think it's Norwich-Lowestoft-Ipswich-Lowestoft-Norwich-Cambridge tomorrow, that's all I'm on anyway (obviously not driving as I don't know over there!) Starts in Cambridge at 14:14, 1Q98 - if you're on it passing Eccles Road I should be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 29, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2017 ill be on it passing eccles rd at 02:XX if your up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2017 I see there's a bit of a gathering of Colas 56's at the southern end of Doncaster over the last week, I make it 56078, 087, 105 and 113 that I definitely recall, perhaps a couple of others but passing on a 225 at speed doesn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Hayward Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 1Q98 looks like it fancies an extended break at Cambridge today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 30, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2017 on its way now, going round wensome curve at norwich to save a bit of time apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2017 on its way now, going round wensome curve at norwich to save a bit of time apparently Nice wave ! (I'll post a photo later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Hayward Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 37219 Hethersett 30/03/17 - 37219 hurries past Hethersett as it travels towards Norwich. I had hoped to catch this earlier in the day but it left over 200 minutes late. By this stage of the day, the sun had vanished behind some heavy dark clouds. by Ryan Hayward, on Flickr 37175 Hethersett 30/03/17 - 37175 brings up the rear of 1Q98. After arriving at Norwich, the test train will run to both Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft overnight. by Ryan Hayward, on Flickr Passing Hethersett, between Wymondham and Trowse Jn, Norwich. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2017 30 March 2017 Eccles Road 37219, Jonty Jarvis, and 37175 on 1Q98, 14:14, Cambridge Reception Roads - Cambridge Reception Roads (03:49) And who's this waving .. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 30, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2017 And who's this waving .. DAS714348.jpg Now I'll have to buy another ModelU 3D Big Jim................... Cheers, Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 31, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2017 and my pics, i should have gone pass cambridge to norwich but as the train was almost 4 hours late i got on it for the ride which meant a trip to Gt Yarmouth on the cushions then at norwich i got on with my route conductor to go to lowestoft back to Ipswich via Beccles ipswich to lowestoft, Woodbridge waiting for the barriers then it was back to Norwich and away to Cambridge to stable 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 4, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2017 Just a couple from today, 67s derby to Toton via barrow hill for testing/handling Got a couple more on the proper camera but I've not uploaded them yet Busy day tomorrow, Liverpool and london for me, unfortunately I've run out of data on my phone and iPad so unless I can find a wifi hotspot pics will have to wait 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 5, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2017 Part 1 of today's job complete! Now onto part 2.......... 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2017 Is that a delivery of modelling material in the background of the first photo? Jonathan (tongue firmly in cheek) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Just seen a still of what looks like you on the Railcam facebook page even more fame...... Keith HC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 6, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2017 and part 2 of yesterdays job, after jumping off at crewe it was a train to euston and over to paddington to traction conduct the NMT to banbury banbury and back to marylebone had a great time driving it back to marylebone up the chilterns, like being back at chiltern again doing 100mph pretty much all of the way, some good regulating by the box at marylebone meant from being 60 mins late arriving into banbury i got to marylebone 2 minutes late by letting us pass a semi fast unit at west ruislip marylebone out to ruislip gardens and a change ends and back to old oak common and away to a hotel, was a long day yesterday but didnt feel like it as it was a good bit of variety and i wasnt driving for a lot of it, it was just planned to be the NMT job but a last minute call saying we need the 70s moving quickly off the docks meant that bit of the job was added on as a VSTP and just for a bit more variety i've got oil train(s) tonight from doncaster to nottingham 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 7, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2017 Only managed a couple of pics last night, due to diversions theboil trains from Lindley were running via Doncaster and due to road knowledge I had to work a couple of them from Hatfield and stainforth via the Doncaster avioder and the Erewash, never got a pic of the first one but that was 60021 as far as Toton with 2800 tons then it was back in my van to Hatfield to get on 60056 with 2400 tons bound for rectory, that one went same route down the Erewash and due to my lack of route knowledge between trowell and lenton I went via Toton, Attenborough curve, beeston and into Nottingham A totally different discipline to the night before where I was having to concentrate on the top line speed and reductions this trainbuou have to plan ahead so you don't have the brakes applied approaching rising gradients, you have to know where and slow for heavy axle weight restricted bridges etc Who says there is no variety on the railway anymore, this week alone I've had 2x67, 2x60, 2x70, 2x43! Hatfield Nottingham And a vid of it leaving Nottingham, amazing how quiet these new low track force bogies are compared to the older TEA wagons, watch the vid and listen to the difference in sound as the older wagons in the rake pass by! https://youtu.be/d0gjPgtp8KU I've actually got a night at home now before doing the NMT to Newcastle tomorrow (route conducted from Doncaster) 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D854_Tiger Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Only managed a couple of pics last night, due to diversions theboil trains from Lindley were running via Doncaster and due to road knowledge I had to work a couple of them from Hatfield and stainforth via the Doncaster avioder and the Erewash, never got a pic of the first one but that was 60021 as far as Toton with 2800 tons then it was back in my van to Hatfield to get on 60056 with 2400 tons bound for rectory, that one went same route down the Erewash and due to my lack of route knowledge between trowell and lenton I went via Toton, Attenborough curve, beeston and into Nottingham A totally different discipline to the night before where I was having to concentrate on the top line speed and reductions this trainbuou have to plan ahead so you don't have the brakes applied approaching rising gradients, you have to know where and slow for heavy axle weight restricted bridges etc Who says there is no variety on the railway anymore, this week alone I've had 2x67, 2x60, 2x70, 2x43! Hatfield Nottingham And a vid of it leaving Nottingham, amazing how quiet these new low track force bogies are compared to the older TEA wagons, watch the vid and listen to the difference in sound as the older wagons in the rake pass by! I've actually got a night at home now before doing the NMT to Newcastle tomorrow (route conducted from Doncaster) Sometimes you look at the dearth of timetabled freight trains on some routes and you wonder quite how the railway is managing to move more freight than ever. Then you look at the sheer size of some of these trains and you realise there might be fewer trains around but certainly no shortage of tonnage being shifted. Which, of course, can only be good for the economics of the railway. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 8, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2017 Another day at the office! All the way to Heaton via the ecml and home Quick view of the tyne bridges viewed from a carlisle bound 156, very lucky to have got on one today as it's a northern strike day, had I missed the 14:25 the next one was 19:30!! And that's me til Monday, 37s to peak forest and Chester amongst other places 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Great shots Jim, nice to hear another 1Q41 with no 73/9s too! May try and make an appearance somewhere for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 More top pictures Jim.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 10, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2017 A 30 second walk from the office bagged me this today. Settle station with 67023 and 67027 at the back on 1Q13 standing in for the NMT Cheers, Mick 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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