RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 6, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2022 Some from the last couple of days trafford park on friday so hoped someone would slip on this, either that or Mario had been on the platform in his kart saltley depot booking on point gone! running round in Manchester Leamington spa and back to nuneaton on an ex chiltern 172 and last night bescot to albrighton albrighton Back there tonight to take it back to bescot 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 37 minutes ago, big jim said: so hoped someone would slip on this, either that or Mario had been on the platform in his kart That banana was up to the same tricks on the pedestrian walkway to the Glasgow Exhibition Centre last week. No sign of Mario there either 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 59 minutes ago, big jim said: saltley depot booking on point gone! What facilities are there for Landor St now then Jim? I guess it's still a relieving point? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 7, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2022 There’s a whole new depot building gone up just behind where the old one was some from last night at Albrighton, taking the train back off site Not a bad picture considering it was pitch black and the only light was my head torch and into bescot small heath today then off to Tonbridge tomorrow to lodge and learn class 69s 25 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gremlin99 Posted March 7, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2022 That Beacon livery 66 is lovely. I don’t know what it is about that livery but it’s ace. The photo of it in the last post is also great! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 8, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2022 And some from yesterday, landor st to small heath and back to Stoke caught the train from crewe where 37510 passed through with a TPE set I even missed my train (the 350 in this picture) to get a video of it leaving, not a worry as there was an avanti ten minutes later! Unusual sight of a 323 in the north end bay Down to saltley, this is the new DB schenker building Continuous welded rail train heading to Eastleigh from Scunthorpe and my train to small heath Being spied on in small heath Whilst being unloaded 37418 passed by en route to sinfin Later in the evening running round in Tyseley And into Stoke three days coming up ‘daaan sarf’, got a bit of light reading for the train on the way down 28 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted March 8, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2022 Nice photos. A pity those producing the manual don't know their English (there should be an apostrophe). I hope the instructions are better. Thanks for all your posts with the fantastic camera.# Jonathan 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted March 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2022 7 hours ago, big jim said: Whilst being unloaded 37418 passed by en route to sinfin That's the trouble with modern railways - the trains are all so long that you can't fit a realistic formation on your layout... 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 10 hours ago, big jim said: Down to saltley, this is the new DB schenker building So no facilities for you then - or is it a friendly cabin? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 8, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2022 we’re not allowed in the cabin, or certainly have no access to it as it’s DB’s building, you just have to hope it’s not raining or your train isn’t delayed once the taxi drops you off! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, big jim said: we’re not allowed in the cabin, or certainly have no access to it as it’s DB’s building, you just have to hope it’s not raining or your train isn’t delayed once the taxi drops you off! The modern railway is pretty crap isn't it. I'd have let you in though! Right up until I retired I still went into passenger companies cabins if I needed to, had a few comments made out loud about strangers, but nobody ever had the guts to say something to my face. Sad when we were/are all trying to do the same job. Edited March 8, 2022 by 101 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexEclectic Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 14 hours ago, big jim said: Whilst being unloaded 37418 passed by en route to sinfin Been some interesting workings in & out of Sinfin recently... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 8, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, 101 said: The modern railway is pretty crap isn't it. I'd have let you in though! Right up until I retired I still went into passenger companies cabins if I needed to, had a few comments made out loud about strangers, but nobody ever had the guts to say something to my face. Sad when we were/are all trying to do the same job. to be honest most real “railwaymen” would let a fellow driver/guard/whoever in, as would I I remember when I was with colas one of the drivers went into the cabin at bescot depot for a PNB and a jumped up new manger in a suit came in and told him to leave, the reason stated being “you might see sensitive information on the notice boards” being a veteran of some 40 years on the footplate you can imagine what was said to the manager! the only thing of note on the walls down there was normally scrawled in marker pen on the toilet walls about other drivers! 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlandRed Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, big jim said: to be honest most real “railwaymen” would let a fellow driver/guard/whoever in, as would I I remember when I was with colas one of the drivers went into the cabin at bescot depot for a PNB……. PNB - Particularly Nice Brew?? Ps that new Saltley sign on point looks a very temporary building (like a construction site office)?? Love the photos - you must have a better iPhone than me - can’t get such good photos in poor light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 8, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2022 My iPhone isn’t even one of the latest ones but it’s a step up from the 8 I had before (this one is a 12) the only issue is if the Lens gets greasy you get light smear (as can be seen below) today was a travel shift from crewe to Sevenoaks euston walked across london to Charing Cross station instead of the tube as it was a nice evening and into Sevenoaks, as I got here 66791 went through with a stone train off to Tonbridge tomorrow then I’ve been asked to do a rugby to Donnington on Thursday instead of a travel shift 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted March 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, big jim said: My iPhone isn’t even one of the latest ones but it’s a step up from the 8 I had before (this one is a 12) the only issue is if the Lens gets greasy you get light smear (as can be seen below) today was a travel shift from crewe to Sevenoaks euston walked across london to Charing Cross station instead of the tube as it was a nice evening and into Sevenoaks, as I got here 66791 went through with a stone train off to Tonbridge tomorrow then I’ve been asked to do a rugby to Donnington on Thursday instead of a travel shift Nice to see bits of the world that I used to sign Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 8, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dagworth said: Nice to see bits of the world that I used to sign Andi should get some more tomorrow hopefully 69002 allocated by the looks of it https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R03278/2022-03-09/detailed 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, big jim said: should get some more tomorrow hopefully 69002 allocated by the looks of it https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R03278/2022-03-09/detailed Any idea who your instructor will be? Quite a few of the drivers who I used to work with at Eurotunnel went over to GBRf at Tonbridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 9, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2022 No one you know! anyway here’s a taster, got to play with 69004, more pics later 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted March 9, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2022 18 hours ago, 101 said: The modern railway is pretty crap isn't it. I'd have let you in though! Right up until I retired I still went into passenger companies cabins if I needed to, had a few comments made out loud about strangers, but nobody ever had the guts to say something to my face. Sad when we were/are all trying to do the same job. The old railway was generally a friendly place. I was made welcome in loco and pway cabins in most places back in the last millennium. One occasion I was doing a preliminary survey for cabling a pole route from Bloxwich to Rugeley. We had walked the first block section to Essington Wood, intending to reach Cannock to get bus back to Walsall. The colliery trip was shunting in the sidings there. As we passed the driver asked how far we were going and offered us a ride to Hednesford. He slowed down to walking pace whenever I wanted to look at potential problems. At Hednesford he took us to the cabin for a brew. One of the other drivers said he was taking a train to Lea Hall colliery at Rugeley after lunch, did we want a ride? We checked or escape route and found we could get to Trent Valley for a convenient train to Stafford, food and an express home. The offer was gratefully accepted and we completed three days work in one. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted March 9, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2022 Coming home from volunteering on both the Severn Valley and the Mid Hants Railways I have been invited to use first class by the guard. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted March 9, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2022 big jim Is right that they have the EMD power tower fitted, but I would have thought that as it is a small cab that make it a tight fit in the cab.. Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 9, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2022 It’s a bit of a tight fit. But you can get round the front of it, just need to be sure you don’t catch your bum on the stop button! If I was still Big jim then it would be a bit if a struggle, similarly going through to the engine room from the clean air end started my day in Sevenoaks and got a train to Tonbridge where I walked to the yard via the walking route, was going to use the bridge to get some pics but thought I’d get some from an unusual viewpoint And onto the loco, 69004 today, one for the album! cab interior Shunting ready to leave Once these units cleared we were away to Hastings Waited here for a bit And into ore to wait for a marsh line train to exit the single line Then it was a big loop right back to Tonbridge via ashford, lots of 75mph running to be had Even saw a spitfire overhead Once finished I had to go to Folkestone to collect a bike if bought off eBay so went back to the station Caught an earlier train got off at ashford, last time I was here my dad and I had a cabdide in a 4vep to dover, rhe marsh link train was a thumper and there were construction livery 33s on channel tunnel construction trains! my train to Folkestone east collected the bike And crossed over for a train back to st Pancras Never been on HS1 before, very impressive, don’t even realise your doing 140mph Medway viaduct St Pancras A quick cycle to euston and a train back to rugby into the hotel Where I can have an evening away for trains…….oh! Rugby to Donnington tomorrow then off til Saturday where I’m off to Iport 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted March 9, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Chris116 said: Coming home from volunteering on both the Severn Valley and the Mid Hants Railways I have been invited to use first class by the guard. A train with 1st class and a guard? I'll have a pint of whatever you were drinking. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted March 9, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2022 58 minutes ago, TheSignalEngineer said: A train with 1st class and a guard? I'll have a pint of whatever you were drinking. Virgin West Coast from Birmingham New Street to Euston had guards and first class with free snacks and tea/coffee. South West Trains and now South Western Railway have guards and first class between Clapham Junction and Alton. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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