RMweb Gold highpeakman Posted October 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Re: Above post #274 I am sure that I used to have more pictures from this trip but they have been lost over the years unfortunately. One thing I can remember about that visit was missing the Brits that I used to see on earlier visits to the area. I cannot remember the date of this visit to Liverpool Street and Colchester. Does anyone, better informed than me, want to make a guess at the year? My own thought was 1963. Edited October 7, 2015 by highpeakman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Wonderful shot of the Clacton set with proper windows and livery. How long were they in lined maroon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2015 It would be nice to see a R-T-R class 309. An even more specialised EMU model has recently been introduced in the case of the London Underground S stock, whereas the 309 sets have more liveries and can be made up in to 4, 6, 8 and 10 car sets prototypically to fit almost any layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold highpeakman Posted October 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Wonderful shot of the Clacton set with proper windows and livery. How long were they in lined maroon? I'm no expert but I think they were in maroon from introduction (1962) to 66-67 when they went to blue/grey so not long. Happy to be corrected. Have to admit that I was no great fan of DMUs or EMUs in the 60s but for some reason the Clactons really appealed to me from the start. It might be because they were designed for express services and, in spite of the centre corridor, seemed very sleek and smart. My pic was taken when I saw them for the first time. Edited October 7, 2015 by highpeakman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 The buffet was very popular with regular commuters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 It was a griddle, which meant a full English breakfast on the way to work was possible. Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2015 It was a griddle, which meant a full English breakfast on the way to work was possible. Yum! Hi Ian And an Angus steak on the way home (well acording to Pete down the club) By the time I was travelling on them regularly the Griddle had become a Buffet. Curled up sandwhich, rock hard pork pie and a can of Tartan if it was open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Trying to book an international rail ticket today and finding that Clacton does not feature as an international destination (Colchester is as far as you can get) reminded me of the olden days when looking for a Clacton or Walton train at Liverpool Street one would have to look at the Inter-City and continental departure board and find amongst the Harwich boat trains and the Norwich. Did other stations have similar anomalies where half the departures on the board were neither to a city or a continental departure point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted October 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2015 It would be nice to see a R-T-R class 309. An even more specialised EMU model has recently been introduced in the case of the London Underground S stock, whereas the 309 sets have more liveries and can be made up in to 4, 6, 8 and 10 car sets prototypically to fit almost any layout. Well yes and no. Granted the S rock can only be seen in London, but it will last for the next 40 years and because it is replacing every other type of surface stock on LU, it runs alongside C2C trains, intermingles with freight at Barking, runs alongside / shares tracks with Chiltern trains and can be seen running alongside SWT Desiros at Richmond and Wimbledon. Thus while at the moment it is very restricting in timeframe at present, when we get to say 2025 you will have had it in service for 10 years and who knows what the national network will look like then. The best way to think of it is imagine Bachmann were producing a super detailed model of the 309 in 196x (when they were first introduced). At that stage nobody could have known just how many liveries they would carry by the time their time was up, nor could anyone predict the way the railway scene would change over the decades. Hindsight tells us now they are a signature unit for the GEML but at the time of building nobody would have known that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Nostalgic! http://m.youtube.com/results?q=stratford%201992%20emu&sm=3 I'm sure I once saw a video of a mk2 push pull set with an Intercity BG next to the engine, but can't find it now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The thought of Clacton as an international destination horrifies me what next Frinton for club eighteen trips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Knew I'd seen it somewhere, 06.30: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGBnITFPQNk a BG, mk1 buffet, and mk2 micro buffet all in one set. What's the story here then? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted October 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2016 Slightly shocked to see this thread has been quiet since last year - time goes too quickly. A very long track maintenance train visited Hatfield Peverel yesterday (Sunday) evening. The work has laid some new sleepers on the down line, just beyond the bridge on the Terling road ... I am told there is a natural spring near here so perhaps this has been causing trouble. This is a train on a train. There are link spans between the vehicles and a powered truck runs along to fetch and carry sleepers. I don't know how long the whole train is, I'll guess around 1400 feet (two platform lengths). It seemed to be self-powered (the trailing vehicle), but I didn't see the front. The evidence of the work today is two short lengths of rail with bolted joints: I still want a model of a 312, but then again a model of this train would be pretty fabulous :-) - Richard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Slightly shocked to see this thread has been quiet since last year - time goes too quickly. A very long track maintenance train visited Hatfield Peverel yesterday (Sunday) evening. The work has laid some new sleepers on the down line, just beyond the bridge on the Terling road ... I am told there is a natural spring near here so perhaps this has been causing trouble. This is a train on a train. There are link spans between the vehicles and a powered truck runs along to fetch and carry sleepers. 2016-10-16 in19.37.36.jpg 2016-10-16 19.37.06.jpg 2016-10-16 20.08.13.jpg 2016-10-16 20.08.55.jpg I don't know how long the whole train is, I'll guess around 1400 feet (two platform lengths). It seemed to be self-powered (the trailing vehicle), but I didn't see the front. The evidence of the work today is two short lengths of rail with bolted joints: 2016-10-17 15.03.35.jpg I still want a model of a 312, but then again a model of this train would be pretty fabulous :-) - Richard. I saw the track layer just near Boreham on Saturday alongside the A12 as I was headed back from John Dutfields. It was in cutting so you couldn't see if any loco's were attached. Edited October 17, 2016 by Baby Deltic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted October 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2016 I don't know how long the whole train is, I'll guess around 1400 feet (two platform lengths). It seemed to be self-powered (the trailing vehicle), but I didn't see the front. There is a write-up of the track-laying train here: http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/network-rail-to-bring-high-output-track-renewals-in-house My guess of the length was about 50% undersize (about right for a railway modeller!) - it's nearer to 800 metres in all. It is quite a spectacle. - Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I saw the track layer just near Boreham on Saturday alongside the A12 as I was headed back from John Dutfields. It was in cutting so you couldn't see if any loco's were attached. No surprises there. While driving to Peterborough show, I mentioned to Tommy that you would be in Dutfield's at around the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 No surprises there. While driving to Peterborough show, I mentioned to Tommy that you would be in Dutfield's at around the same time. Jim was also with me, I might hasten to add. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted October 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2016 Curled up sandwhich, rock hard pork pie and a can of Tartan if it was open. Difficult to make use of a can of Tartan if it wasn't open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 31, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) From photos on Facebook it looks like 66548 may have collected the Shenfield Shark today. Andi Edited November 1, 2016 by Dagworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBountyHunter Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 From photos on Facebook it looks like 66548 may have collected the Shenfield Shark today. Andiu I am surprised that shark can still move ! I wonder where its gone ? i think i will miss it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 A moments silence for the end of an era........................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47164 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I hope the Sharks demise is premature , as for the past month or so freightliner have parked up a 66 in front of it during the morning and evening peaks ... Or at least when I pass through, I assume on a thunderbird role ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Yes the thunderbird is based there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2016 Further comments on the Facebook photo confirm that it was just the Anglia thunderbird parked buffered up to the Shark. It's still there, the world can continue Andi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Further comments on the Facebook photo confirm that it was just the Anglia thunderbird parked buffered up to the Shark. It's still there, the world can continue Andi What a shame it's no longer a class 47 thunderbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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