BR traction instructor Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Aft'noon Jim, 37 405 was one of the 37s fitted with flange lubricators whilst on the West Highland ISTR...has the kit been removed from the bogie frames now? BeRTIe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toby_tl10 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 14 hours ago, big jim said: 805s have different engines so have to be type tested as a different class (or something like that!) 807s are pure electric, no diesel engines at all Thanks for the clarification. Would that make the 807 identical to the 803 then (at least mechanically)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11 The HN 37 was being used on the Cambrian line logs a while ago but I don't know the current situation. Fun at the west end of the journey as it is of course not ERTMS fitted so some careful shunting was needed. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 11 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11 7 hours ago, BR traction instructor said: Aft'noon Jim, 37 405 was one of the 37s fitted with flange lubricators whilst on the West Highland ISTR...has the kit been removed from the bogie frames now? 6 hours ago, toby_tl10 said: Would that make the 807 identical to the 803 then (at least mechanically)? Too many technical questions for this time of day! honestly don’t know the answer to either question 3 hours ago, corneliuslundie said: Fun at the west end of the journey as it is of course not ERTMS fitted so some careful shunting was needed they’ll have to do some shunting tonight/tomorrow too as it’s going down the Cambrian before the HOW so it’s going to need the 97 putting on that end, I had to place the 37 at that end due to the gradient in the yard 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, big jim said: Too many technical questions for this time of day! honestly don’t know the answer to either question Hope you know the film 🙏 - a classic scene Edited May 11 by Southernman46 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 13 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 13 Possession at Bangor yesterday train from crewe to rhyl over to Bangor and to the site at llandegai tunnel Loco issue meant it had to be seen by a fitter once sorted it went on to a train at Bangor tunnel We then went to the train in front, we were supposed to leave on the one behind but got stepped up due to late running we left the worksite into Picop land and ran to Conwy where we had to enter another worksite, conveniently the worksite marker boards were at the station waiting room art not very often you can get pics like this! Went into the yard via the Chester independent line, waited at Salop goods jn, managed a pic of the box as it will be going soon a bit if shunting around basford hall but didn’t bother with pics as we were so busy! next job is weedsprayer on Wednesday 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 16 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 16 Back to it last night, weedsprayer Coleham to Hereford and back, first up was putting our locos on the train Engines everywhere moved back toward the yard for a bit before departure so the operators could get on When we left I had to walk alongside the yard to change ends, 97304 parked up looking all shiny nice new nameplate on it Away to Hereford signalled back north got back and had to split the tear loco off the train to get it to fit in the siding again back on it later, put it back together and another run to Hereford and back 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nova Scotian Posted May 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16 Is it fair to suggest that availability/reliability of the 66s is beginning to decline? I remember when they were ordered because the 56/58/60s could not meet EWS expectations of 95%+ availability. The oldest ones are reaching 25 years old and it's my impression they're failing more often (the last time I was there two had failed on various train journeys I took, one at Eastleigh, I don't remember where the other failed). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 That Coleham yard looks full of locos etc . My eldest son designed the yard layout when he was working for Novus Rail many years ago seem to remember there were all sorts of restraints on the design from Network Rail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 16 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16 It’s been a proper performance behind the scenes this week just to get the weedsprayer in there! 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I'm ready for your return 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 17 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 17 (edited) 4 hours ago, Iron Horse said: I'm ready for your return 😉 didn’t disturb you on the way back as it was getting late! lots to do tonight so no decent pics, managed to get back early as we didn’t need to go to Hereford other than to have break so we turned back at craven arms instead putting the loco back on the train again and getting back at 02:00, changing ends to get back on shed back to it tomorrow, not looked fully at the job but it’s Hereford again next week looks to be 3 more nights of weed spraying but out of bescot, couple of intermodals and a possession Edited May 17 by big jim 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 18 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 18 Last night of the weedspray for this week Prepping the train 2nd loco parked up in the neck Once out and about I headed to Wrexham Changed ends and went to Hereford and back to Coleham, left the rear loco up in the neck again, there’s not much room up there so you have to get a block on the Cambrian line to be able to get down and uncouple and change ends That’s about it for pics! next week is a couple more nights of weedspray, one out of coleham then the other from bescot, couple of short intermodal jobs and a final night of weedspray again on Friday 26 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 18 I hope you sprayed the platform lines at Shrewsbury while the trains can still get through the developing jungle. To be fair, I haven't been there for a couple of months now. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 20 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 20 Another valley possession yesterday, passenger from Crewe to Llandudno jn to start with pair of 158s which are comfier than a 197 but the air con wasn’t working! taxied to site and went to the train which was on the Stanley embankment train behind mine my train I followed another train to the worksite boards too Lovely day for it eventually got it back to basford hall and done weedspray tonight, shrewsbury to bidston and back to bescot 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 21 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 21 19 hours ago, big jim said: weedspray tonight, shrewsbury to bidston and back to bescot My lad was at Bidston but the power failure put paid to any decent shots. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 21 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 21 (edited) 3 hours ago, beast66606 said: My lad was at Bidston but the power failure put paid to any decent shots. I did see someone on the footbridge, unfortunately I had to pull up under it to get the rear of the train clear of the turn back signal so that would have snookered any pics that end for him, my pic at the far end was lit up with my head torch 37 still in the way so I had to get the rear loco from the shunt neck again loco on 97s off to the Cambrian Ready to roll A dark bidston Had an hour in Wrexham loop while the baglan logs left chirk then on to shrewsbury for what should have been 2 hours while a possession was lifted but I got away 45 early Into bescot and done, back on it tonight with a short shrewsbury and back turn Edited May 21 by big jim 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21 Two working 97s so I assume that orange 37 can now be sent home as it won't be needed on the logs. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 22 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 22 Weedsprayer again last night, only shrewsbury and back but it was so wet we couldn’t do some of the spraying as it would be ineffective In Bescot one of the Shunter’s is a keen gardener and has just built, with the help of the other Shunter’s a terrace garden, having seen pics of his garden at home I’m looking forward to seeing this in the summer! loco swap at one end of the train, 66797 on this time 66307 still at the other end pesky 97s blocking the yard! Away to shrewsbury and a change end 196 off to Birmingham Ready to roll that was it for pics as it was raining at bescot, trafford park for the next couple of nights 31 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 23 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 23 Night off the weedsprayer, first intermodal for a while, also a rare trip to Trafford park for me in daylight! our northbound train was over 2 hours late due to a failed Pendolino north of Lichfield, must have been serious as it had to be evacuated and an emergency possession taken to try and recover it, luckily I had my car to sit in until it arrived as it was bucketing down Freightliner 90s everywhere when our train pulled in the driver stopped it behind an OHLE post so I couldn’t get a pic! off to Trafford park we went and ran round, 66708 up front Manchesters ever expanding high rise skyline, taken while waiting at a red signal into Nuneaton 66056 on a car train while I waited for my taxi similar job tonight but pass to Manchester instead of working the train and just work it back to nuneaton 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I heard talk that the Pendolino has one less pantograph now. Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted May 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 23 2 hours ago, SM42 said: I heard talk that the Pendolino has one less pantograph now. Andy Yes, one of my friends Missus was on it. Train couldn’t be moved. Had to be evacuated onto another on the adjacent line. She got home 6 hours late. She wasn’t a fan of trains before that, even less so now. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted May 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23 13 hours ago, SM42 said: I heard talk that the Pendolino has one less pantograph now. Andy As did I. Saw 0Z99 (on Open Train Times) leaving site without the dead pendo. I assume they couldn’t get the combo working, or it wasn’t in a fit condition to move even with assistance. Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 24 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 24 Same job tonight but pass to manchester at the start noticed the drs 37s that were in the coal sidings are now sat on LSL shunt neck my train to Manchester was the mk4 and 67 set 331 323 66708 again and into nuneaton back on the weedspray tomorrow bescot to Bangor and back to shrewsbury via Wrexham, I was hoping to get away to Ayrshire for the long weekend but there are no trains running direct to Glasgow, it’s a bus between Preston and Carlisle 22 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted May 26 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 26 (edited) Totally forgot to put Fridays pics up! weedspray bescot to Bangor and back to shrewsbury celeb 66s in Bescot First stop crewe 45 mins in Rhyl while a passenger train passed by and we had a break and on to Bangor where we changed ends as there were 2 of us on board we got in the opposite ends cabs to save getting a line block and getting down to walk through the tunnel Into Chester for another change ends Where we then headed to shrewsbury via Wrexham Into shrewsbury Thats me until Tuesday when I’ve got a class 69 test run (69012 I think?) then annoyingly back on the weedspray on Thursday just to do bescot to shrewsbury, I agreed to do it a month ago not realising it’s 1/2 term, I’m hoping to get to Scotland after my job Tuesday to at least get a couple of days with the family on their holiday Edited May 26 by big jim 21 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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