RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 14 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 14 Hinkey to bescot light loco today, had it retimed so I could get to Oxford by train, still early enough to see the sleeper though! Battle scarred 92020 voyager to Oxford, the only direct service of the day from crewe A walk down to hinksey Not very often you see a freightliner class 70 in the yard DB 66 my locos, brand new 66307 and 66734 Into bescot train home from tame bridge changing at wolves where the cement train to penyffordd came in spare tomorrow 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted February 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, big jim said: Battle scarred 92020 Depots is dangerous places! Paul. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted February 14 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14 This just cropped up in my YouTube feed - 1:33... 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 21 hours ago, Nick C said: This just cropped up in my YouTube feed - 1:33... The video before this one you see big Jim arriving into Longport. Edited February 15 by spenc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Freightliner's 70009 is on hire to Colas. It's been on the Eastleigh - Hinksey - Bescot NDS circuit for a week or more. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 16 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 16 (edited) On 15/02/2024 at 16:48, spenc said: The video before this one you see big Jim arriving into Longport. he seems to be catching me all over the place! This was todays job, testing 69011, had to go to bescot first to collect my ‘insurance loco’ which needs to run with the 69 incase we have a catastrophic failure and we need to clear the mainline, like I said before I did try to get 56081 on it but it couldn’t be done! Bescot to collect 66765 Changing ends at kidsgrove Into longport and coupled to 69011 Running round in Bescot Back to kidsgrove, I was booked to alsager loop but there was enough time to turn back here instead 66 leading back to longport Back on the depot 69 moved aside I took the 66 back to bescot, departing 2 hours early but Stafford wouldn’t accept me so I sat outside Stoke station until time and went off and got some dinner! Back into bescot and coupled to its train for the night Couple of 66s in the yard And that was that, today is officially my last day as a West Mids driver, next week I move to crewe as I have to live within an hour of my home depot and hams hall is just outside that so I’ve switched to crewe depot which is 2 miles from home, 10 mins on my bike, I shouldn’t see much difference as I’ve got a good route and traction card, for example my first week as a crewe driver I’ve got jobs down Aylesbury way but I’ve got to learn south of rugby to Wembley and Euston (maybe Dagenham) as well as at some point learning the sleepers and class 92s but that will be a while off annual leave next week and off to Somerset for a little holiday Edited February 16 by big jim 43 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted February 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17 Turn off your phone so there can be no "Can you just . . ,.?" Jonathan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 17 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17 18 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said: Turn off your phone so there can be no "Can you just . . ,.?" Jonathan luckily I don’t sign anywhere down that way! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 17 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, corneliuslundie said: Turn off your phone so there can be no "Can you just . . ,.?" Jonathan think I had the ultimate ‘can you just’ shortly after posting the above could I go to King’s Cross and take an 802 to North Pole depot with a route conductor? Admittedly I was tempted! 7 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 24 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24 Back to it Sunday morning after a week off decent week coming up by the looks of it too, rowley Regis to bescot engineers on Sunday, conduct the sleepers and moving 69009 to longport on Monday (@08221 coming via uttoxeter if your about) coton hill stone Wednesday, 805 testing Thursday, weedsprayer to Bewdley (SVR) Friday night and bescot to Worcester shrub hill on Saturday! 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Good to see you back we have missed you this week. Any inside gen are any other 69s to get Western style liveries…….. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 So if you had a week off, who provided the tones on the cement on Tuesday then? 😁🤔 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted February 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24 I came out of Eastleigh Lidl yesterday and saw 69009 at a distance in the East Yard. I wasn't sure what it was so had to look it up later. It looks good https://www.railwayherald.com/uknews/latest-class-69-outshopped-from-eastleigh 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 24 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, petethemole said: I came out of Eastleigh Lidl yesterday and saw 69009 at a distance in the East Yard. I wasn't sure what it was so had to look it up later. It looks good https://www.railwayherald.com/uknews/latest-class-69-outshopped-from-eastleigh it’s in Doncaster now, travelled up overnight, as I’ve put above I’ve got it Monday morning to longport which should be interesting 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 24 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24 Rattle tin time again, another work collegues kid had their head shaved for charity, the hair donated to make wigs for children with cancer i only found out about it today otherwise I’d have posted it earlier on in the fundraising, not far off the target now though https://www.justgiving.com/page/flynnmillward-1708041543167?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=pag 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 25 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 25 Back to it with a short Langley green to bescot trip with the rail miller, 66716 and 66708 top and tail Langley green and into bescot Conducting the sleeper train in the morning then over to toton for 69009 to longport 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25 On 24/02/2024 at 10:02, KeithHC said: Any inside gen are any other 69s to get Western style liveries…… 69011 looks like it's in Swindon primer. Perhaps IKB 47 livery? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 26 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26 69009 to longport move cancelled, was en route to toton when I found out, the sleeper conduct was also cancelled so (so far) I’ve had an easy day! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 26 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 26 And the pictures from my short trip out! drove to longport and caught the train from there, annoyingly the 08:10 derby train from crewe doesn’t stop at longport for some reason so I had to get there for 07:50 and catch a train to Stoke where I’ve got a 35 min wait! longport into Stoke, consecutive numbered voyagers Pendolino then noticed a crewe to derby RTC was on its way which was a pair of GB 73s And on video I then got the call to say it was cancelled so I went over to the other platform and got the train back to longport war memorial archway 170 back off til Wednesday now, coton hill stone job 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted February 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26 Can you just . . . . J 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted February 28 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 28 Back to it again today, coton hill stone from coleshill coleshill parkway coton hill and back to coleshill 805 job has been cancelled so I’m now in a hotel so I can do an intermodal from didcot to East Midlands gateway and back tomorrow afternoon 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leavesontheline Posted February 29 Popular Post Share Posted February 29 On 26/02/2024 at 10:50, big jim said: war memorial archway Everyone too busy with their heads down looking at their phones to notice the archway above them! 7 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted March 1 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 1 As I say change of job Thursday, didcot to east mids gateway and back didcot class 59 lurking 66722 for me Running round in the terminal DB train ready to depart And eventually back to didcot, single line working between Oxford and didcot delayed me by 30 mins DB 66 Fridays job is nuneaton to bewdley on the SVR and back, will have to see if it actually happens or if it’s just to Kidderminster as usual 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwicksfinest Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 You miserable sod !!! You could of come and said Hello !!!!😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 1 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, berwicksfinest said: You miserable sod !!! You could of come and said Hello !!!!😁 was that you on the DB train in EMG? in all fairness I did say hello from the ground but the warmth of the cab was beconing! Edited March 1 by big jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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