Johnson Street IEMD

oh ok, thanks for letting me know!

Thanks!

90028 and 90037 on 4M25 again today... just gone through Stafford southbound @ 1319

90028 and 90037 on 4M25 again today... just gone through Stafford southbound @ 1334

not sure what you mean 66606... wnxx doesn't do that

the Mossend to Daventry Malcolm Logistics freight service

see .. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/STA re the Mossend to Daventry

or search flickr for 4M25

My forthcoming layout is going to be a based around a ficticious satelite depot for alot of DB Cargo UK's electric traction, and in particular, the Class 90, which operates the twice daily Malcolm Logistics run from Scotland down to Coventry. The train service code, which all trains have, is 4M25, I am not sure what the code for the ford cars run from Dagenham is, but a Class 90 regularly operates it, in an ideal world, it would be 90037, ''Spirit of Dagenham'' in ex EWS D...

It always had an EWS90 on it whenever I've visited Acton Bridge. The Institute Of Mechanical Engineers was the regular two days running last year. EWS 92 one time.

You must have your dates muddled up pet, as The institute of Mechanical Engineers, thinking you're referring to 90029 in EWS, was reliveried into DB Schenker back sometime ago and then into DB Cargo more recently.

Only 90s ... its a 90 lovers train... so, far, i have seen 018, 019, 020, 021, 024, 028, 029, 034, 035, 036, 037, 039 and 040 on 4M25.

That’s quite a selection..,

90021 is currently stored, at Crewe, having had problems a couple of years ago sadly (as it's the last of the First Scotrail 90s to wear the distinctive Caly-Sleeper livery) - 024 - the Malcolm liveried 90, for whom the service is for, hasnt been on 4M25 for a while. 90034 is currently away with Greater Anglia - and several of the 90s, 018, 019, 029, 036, 039 and 040 have been borrowed for ECML duties.

Its my daily dose of AC traction and today I had freightliner 90 pairs first heading north, its like a race between DB and Freightliner everyday to the Stafford South Curve

Nothing special, but he seems to like it

Ahem, its 'she' thank you very much, and if the above counts as nothing special, then nothing we do here is special, however anyone who has any particular interest in the railways knows, everyone is different with their interest.

I take it these are not 9f's are they?

Two class 90s on the M25??

Glad they weren't 9fs Tigerburnie, i'd have been like where are my DB 90s if they were ? and no Ian J, they were southbound Class 90s on the Malcolm Logistics freight run.

It's likely to stay as 90039/040 for next week unless 035 swaps with one. Lots of out of service 90s on Crewe IEMD!

19/20/24/28 all at Crewe on either M, X or D status.

Oh ok, Swifty, well, I see 90024 back with 90018 today. 90s carry on being ace... but yes, i take it 90021 is one of those gathering dust having worn something out

Saw 90034 at Dony wednesday morning and again friday afternoon outside the works, doesn't seemed to have moved, by the way what train is 4M25

4M25 is the freight run from nr Cov to Mossend by DB, mainly 90s

Mossend to Daventry... rather

Not too unlike ACME, then. 187 was originally due 2016 and still hasn’t surfaced.

Yes, but the 90 has been showcased to the world at Warley in primer form and full colour since.

that seems a massive set back!

Any photos?

In its Anglia state yes, see Johnson Street Fleet gallery

what's the catenary like? any good?

Its going to be really good once I actually get it assembled and painted, needless to say there will be some photos of it coming together here soon.

Anyone ID the missing loco?

no, but possibly 039, which is getting alot of track time at the moment

Makes a change... ;-)

When I saw it near Leyland it was 66027...

Nicely described.lWhat’s the history behind Search Light Lane?

A new junction provided when Norton Bridge was upgraded to a separated junction

Will they be on it tomorrow?

I don't know, i missed them today :-(

Quite like 4M25..A nice combo too..

Its cool for those Skoda lovers, as DB chop and change the pairs every few days, a few days ago, 019 (DB Cargo) paired up with 029 (DB minus Schenker) ... then they swapped in 028 (Post EWS white decals) in for 029 to run with 019.

4m25 really should run with 024 in the Malcolm Logistics livery but she hasnt been present on this service for some time - I only hope she hasnt had any serious problems.

What’s 4M25?

its the Malcolm Logistics container service from Scotland to Coventry, it comes up and down the West Coast mainline twice daily and is operated by DB Cargo UK mainly with class 90s, my forthcoming layout is going to be an Electric depot where the 90s will be based from somewhere between Crewe and South Staffs as a satelite depot. Needless to say, im modelling DB and electrics.

90024 is sat on crewe electric at the mo (just seen it from maccy d's carpark)

oh ok, thanks for that, ok, so, it wont be:

90024 - at Crewe

90034 - on GEML duties

90029 and 90039 - on ECML work

Could be 90018, 90019, 90028, 90035, 90036, 90037 or 90040

90040 was on it yesterday so I assume it was this loco.

ah good, 040 not been up to much of late i dare say. 90034 has been jettison-d to work on GEML and 90039 is off to the ECML

Blimey 4 mins 25 seconds, I lost a whole hour when I overslept this morning !

ha ha

This some sort of tug'o'war, first towed over the line goes to the scrapyard?

definitely not the scrap yard for a Class 90

my little thingy in North Herts says 67 mph gusts.

Orwell Bridge on A14 to/from Felixstowe closed due to high winds -chaos as traffic routed through Ipswich

Nice, a pair of Dubdees'

yes, so nice DB let them have another go, hopefully they were both ok because shortly afterwards 90018 Pride of Bellshills was closely pursuing them

Could be my motto just as well!

Still waiting for a couple of last years to arrive...