Simon Bendall

59003 now updated with Colas logos to reflect its long term hire hire.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/153712773@N08/53660413141/

On 09/04/2024 at 03:25, Halvarras said:

However I'm puzzled by the cab door and rear cab windows being painted over - presumably it's only ever driven forwards........🤪!?

In preservation, 421415 has vandal protection boards fitted over the windows, which are finished in the body colour. These were on when surveyed by Hornby. Join the dots 🙄

On 08/04/2024 at 19:11, Ressaldar said:

I noticed on the EWS version there is now what could be construed as a droplight in the centre window at the end, I wonder if they appear in other versions as well? End views have not been posted for all versions.

The centre window was a droplight on all the LMS built saloons, you occasionally see a photo of one with it open. From the photos Heljan has released, they are using the same tooling to cover two different LMS diagrams and the BR one, meaning there are compromises in the door and window layout on some.

18006 has arrived at Crewe Basford Hall today for use by Freightliner

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/beacon-rail-leasing_today-we-delivered-one-of-our-class-18-locomotives-activity-7183499460142845952-hfpP

30 minutes ago, Ruston said:

Do you know the works number and year of this one? Was it an actual Thomas Hill build or did they rebuild it from a Rolls Royce/Sentinel? 

Its Sentinel 10111 of 1963, rebuilt by Hunslet Barclay in 1997.

The Class 59/2s were deployed on the Port Talbot-Llanwern iron ore workings between February and August 1999 after the hire of the Mendip examples ceased. They were all in EWS by this time. They subsequently returned on Mendip aggregate workings to Machen in later years.

59204 did visit South Wales in National Power livery for its naming at Aberthaw in November 1996, complete with a full set of hoppers.

On 07/02/2024 at 13:48, gpplumy said:

18003 is now on trial at my work in scunthorpe. 

Any idea if 18003 is still at Scunthorpe please? Some suggestion it may have already departed back to Wolverton.

An image of the full Skate formation https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-diesels/9562425026/

4 hours ago, dj_crisp said:

While looking at Waterloo to Exeter Class 50/33 hauled services I often see what i think is a Mk2d FK in blue/grey amongst a NSE Mk2a/b/c rake. First question is it a Mk2d and i don't suppose anyone knows it's number? (I know of 13575 which appeared in NSE so could be that one in an earlier guise).

 

It would be 13563, which was the other regular Mk.2d FK alongside 13575 and remained in blue/grey. My pic from c7/92.

On 07/03/2024 at 16:48, nightstar.train said:

Slightly off topic but one of the photos shows a Mk1 Pullman and a Mk1 Restaurant of some description being moved north. Were these for the summer season for special excursions? Why else would they be moved up North of Inverness?

This was Intercity charter unit stock for the Orcadian and Highlander, which included Mk.1 Pullman kitchen car 335. The others were 1672, 3045, 3096, 3098, 3100 and 17025.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/145367983@N08/49676831082

Locos trapped to the north of the collapse were initially 37414/15/16/17/19/21 and a reported 16 coaches. 156446/57/74/77/78 were moved north by road in March/April 1989, 37414/19 returned at the same time. 37415/16/17/21 returned to Inverness in October and were replaced by 37418/19/20. The charter stock, 6300 and other coaches also moved south at this point.

On 07/03/2024 at 10:55, WILLIAM said:

 

Is it this section?:

 

What was this mod for?

Its part of the side extensions to accommodate Warriors.

A check through wagon groups has no active sighting of the BR-built (flat floor) FNAs after 2016, the last of the Procor build (sloped floor) went in 2019 and were scrapped during 2020.

2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

The 1981 'LINESIDE Publication' Departmental Coaching Stock book lists DB999505 as "This vehicle no longer exists, no other information known." ......... maybe doubtful whether it ever DID exist !!?!

DB999505 was another saloon, same as DB999501-504. It was written off in an accident around 1967.

Saloon 6300 was painted for the 1988 season, the Mk.2s for the 1989 season. Last year was 1994 by which time the green/cream stock was being mixed with Regional Railways examples with ScotRail branding.

2 hours ago, Davexoc said:

 

In theory you could split a train in two halves and run ETH from both ends as the interlocking would allow it

This was done some years ago when the Caledonian Sleepers were diverted via Manchester, 67 each end to power half the set and jumpers not connected in the middle.

DB999504 only carried Mainline blue for about four months hence the lack of images.  A pic appears in issue 253 of MLI Plus, which I think is the same one from Railway Mag at the time.

Five 156s transferred from ScotRail to Northern in December 2018, the other was 156449. They were all in Barbie and were repainted into Northern white/blue during 2020/21.

Don't think Northern has ever received any Saltire-liveried 156s, just 158s and 170s.

To illustrate the point, both tins used were BR blue. Issue was said to be due to poor mixing of one. 

On 21/12/2023 at 14:38, kevsmiththai said:

Loco  2 has been donated to the Eden Valley Railway and we plan to move it from Sellafield to Warcop in January along with a lot of spares bespoke to it. When I was still on the shop floor in the Sellafield maintenace shed it was always my 'Pet Loco'

Has the move to Warcop  occurred yet please?

4 hours ago, KDG said:

There seems to be a mk1 pullman added to the rake currently too.

325 has been in the set since August 2020 after 3182 was badly damaged by an electrical fire.

On 29/11/2023 at 16:54, Iron Horse said:

I did speak to Richard at Warley about the fan colour but he wasn't completely sure either, I thought generally refurbished 50's had a yellow fan but the pics he had of 50017 at the GCR and it's red, let the discussion begin 🤣

From what I recall of the ex traffic spares stock for 50026, there was a red one, yellow one and the one that went back in, yellow with red tips, so take your pick.

At least one of the EWS 73s had a roof spot as well, can't remember whether 73128 or 73131 but do have a pic.

4 hours ago, Marcoblanco said:

Heljan have done the bogie for the oxygen tanker.. il see if I can pinch those!

Hattons do both types as spares https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000399/1000588/1000655/0/heljan_oo_gauge_1_76_scale_wheel_sets_bogies_trucks/prodlist

Has made the BBC website citing record attendance https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67115361

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