RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2019 It’s a post preservation job, if you look closely at the side it says ‘chinnor’ instead of derby 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2019 Couple from yesterday, was a mad rush about as my car broke down on the way to work and I ended up getting in 2 hours late! Toton with 66758 on the beeston to toton tripper Our train back and into bescot same again today with the same loco but hauling a Kirov crane this time 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 The class 31 is a Chinnor loco and has been completely rebuilt by about four guys over quite a few years I used to watch the work happening when I was a volunteer there .It is a wonderful preservation job and the chaps responsible should be very proud of what has been carried out a credit to the railway. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2019 A few from Thursday, forgot to upload them, Toton tripper again with 66722 bescot Toton Sparkly 97 and 20s GBRf and DB 66s And some from last night, possession at Winsford tornado propelling into Basford hall after turning on the triangle, note the white lights on the coach, I like that! My train for the night in the centre with tornado lurking And off it went And this morning at Winsford, 66722 for a change! another week of the bescot tripper coming up, no doubt with 66722 again! 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 The latest edition of the Ffestiniog Moving pictures video has the naming of the 97 in it. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Another week another trip to toton and back from bescot just for a change, 66722 66 panorama Ready to leave with auto hoppers and side tippers And back at bescot, one of GBRf’s hired 08s drags a 66 and wagons from the up side to the down, I do like to see an 08 hard at work! same job again tomorrow Edited May 7, 2019 by big jim 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted May 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2019 Great pictures Jim I'll have to keep an eye out for you as from next week I'll be doing a lot more trips to Walsall with the new Rugeley/Walsall to London services starting again after 50 years. And I agree it's great to see the 08's back at Bescot doing what they had been built for. Cheers Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2019 I’m actually in Coventry tonight on a possession typically next week I only have one day of the bescot to Toton tripper other than that it’s mountsorrel and and IM training 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted May 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2019 And the law of sod strikes again as I'm on long weekend. I'm not back in until Wednesday morning with a 0526 book on and prepping a 12 car 350 set at Birmingham International. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 12, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2019 Some from last night, bescot to Coventry and back with a ballast drop train bescot after the first drop between tile hill and Coventry, changing ends for the 2nd drop Then back to Coventry and back to bescot 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2019 Another possession train yesterday, banbury to bescot, nice little job, it had originated from high Wycombe 66744 ‘crossrail’ leading And into bescot, 66722 was in the rear so I can guess what my loco on the Toton tripper will be later today! 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 14, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2019 Some from toton loco for today was 66758 Freightliner 70 passing by One for the old vehicle fans While I was there a convoy departed for ruddington to collect a class 46 before tomorrow heading off to the Severn valley for the diesel gala Voyager passing by Convoy on its way DRS 68 heading into the yard And while waiting in Elford loop the Kingsbury tanks passed by Mountsorrel tomorrow 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 16, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2019 Some from yesterday, Leicester to mountsorrel You go pass to Leicester and wait for the train to come into humberstone road, to save our legs the inbound driver from the north drops the wagons in the loop at humberstone Rd and brings the loco to the head shunt at the end of the station and we take it back to our wagons and reattach to the north end to head to mountsorrel A few things passing through while we were waiting Our loco in the neck 66 passing mountsorrel Same job again today but didn’t bother with pics 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 On 14/05/2019 at 23:38, big jim said: Some from toton loco for today was 66758 I arrived quite late to see you at Chellaston so I didn't manage a video, but I waved once I'd frantically grabbed the camera! And then I went to Toton to see the convoy arrive...however there was a multi car RTC on the A50 so I sat in the sweltering car for half an hour, by which time it had arrived. When I got there I could just glimpse it on the wash road through the heat haze: Is that your good self per chance Jim? I didn't stay for it leaving as I had to be back in Derby but it was quite late leaving...would've made a nice exit shot but alas, not to be. Thanks, Jack. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2019 Yeah that’s me, the reason it was late was 47749 had an air leak and the other driver was fault finding it and I was helping out, turned out a flexi hose had burst under the driver seat, luckily UKRL turned up and sorted it so it managed to depart 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 21, 2019 A couple from yesterday in humberstone road and some from today, a bit of variety at least first up is this anonymous looking wall in crewe that is about to be demolished to make way for a new shopping development so what I hear you say! Well that wall is the last remnant of the old crewe north shed, thought I’d better get a pic before it went then at the station a northern 195 unit was waiting in the centre road Then to Birmingham where I had to wait for my train to Leicester, this passed by while I was there en route to ruddington Freightliner NR MPV Then after working to Leicester I had to go to london st Pancras HST waiting to head north Never fails to impress Over to the land of the stabiliser rail And off at Woking, very nice old signal box Nice long trains down here! Never seen such a long DMU set up! and that was that, one night in Woking as Murry head never sang 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted May 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2019 I love the quote stabiliser rail from now on when ever I'm asked about the shoe gear on our 350/1 fleet they're gonna be called stabilisers for our trainee drivers. Some cracking photos Jim. Cheers Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 22, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2019 Some from today, first up my training train in woking ince is finished Metin that it was back home, decided to go via Basingstoke and reading so got the local between those places before a cross country north And back in crewe a London overground 710 unit Also on the depot was a TPE nova unit and in the station was this Day off tomorrow and iport on Friday and Saturday 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2019 Couple from yesterday, iport job Coleshill awaiting time in chesterfield and running round in iport same today but only one way 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2019 Some from today, iport again 66 powering past saltley HST heading to new st that was it photo wise until I parked the loco up in decoy worried about having too many ‘celeb’ liveries, then fear not.... biffa large logo Cemex also there was 66782 in “GBRf railtour” livery then to the station and a panorama of a 331 unit bescot shunt on Monday, get to play 08s!! 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2019 typically forgot my phone and ipad today so no piccies used both 08s, royal 67 in the yard and had one of the new ‘maritime’ blue 66s as a shunt loco! back on it tomorrow morning (just found out) and then a trip to leicester in the afternoon and i will remember my camera this time 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2019 Bescot shunt this morning Lots of detail on the bogies and side of the GBRf 66 Getting to drive a lot of non GBRf locos on this turn! Then after 6 hours of that job it was over to Landor st to work a train to Leicester! one of freightliner’s ‘wasps’ in the container terminal And into Leicester with 66755 a walk back to the station past the depot Panorama shot bescot shunt tomorrow again, and for the rest of the week 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted May 29, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 29, 2019 Lots of loco variety there Jim. Very nice. Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2019 Some from yesterday, bescot shunt again fuelled 66126 66748 on the ballast siding 66737 ready to depart for toton Then fuelled a DB 66, first one I’ve driven and back on the train maritime 66 last bit of the old down tower building was demolished yesterday too 37419 and 37059 waiting departure time to toton same again today and tomorrow 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 31, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2019 Just one from yesterday, 60100 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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