Banger Blue

It’s still there (or has returned);

https://railsofsheffield.com/products/class-60-062-db-cargo-uk-steel-on-steel-sonia-diesel-electric-locomotive

I had one of these on order from Hattons as soon as they announced their project, which as we know was subsequently canned, so I'll definitely be having the BR yellow version. 

I think the 'Extrabargain' 5% was only for those who subscribe to the RoS newsletter (or something like that).

Also the item(s) purchased must already be an existing bargain.

Wasn’t there a wagon repair facility somewhere along the N. Wales Coast? I’m sure I’ve seen it mentioned by @big jim who had some family connection to it, if I remember correctly.

4 hours ago, zr2498 said:

Perhaps in time for my Birthday in July 🤞

I’m a July birthday too! 😁

I ordered the all singing / dancing Tamworth Castle Ice Cream Wagon as a treat for my 50th. I’m 53 this birthday but I shall still wait patiently as I seem to recall having to wait well over 4 years for the Class 40 (40141 IIRC) from Bachmann (who do this as a day job! 🤣).

10 hours ago, Csalem said:

I thought it was the horn grid on cab front ☺️ 

 

Everyday a learning day

You aren’t the only one who thought that! 

On 24/02/2024 at 17:06, tinsley-toton said:

56036 in LL

56133 in LL named Crewe Loco Works as it's 40 years ago this June that it was named at the open day that the whole world went to.

 

T-T

I was there as a young teenager, I’d go for 56133 if it was done.

46 minutes ago, cambo74 said:

Rails just taken my payment so looking forward to 120 in Large Logo Livery .... now to renumber it to 124 or 133 ??

 

Ben

My LL 56 is destined to become 124 as well. I’ve got a BR Blue one on the way as well which will be renumbered to 060. The transfers are ready and waiting!

56124 was one of the first LL 56s I saw, which was just prior to it’s naming ceremony. The nameplates were covered over.

56060 I was lucky enough to have a little drive of at Toton,  when as a young teenager, my mate & I were shown round by a spare driver courtesy of the very kind foreman. 

Thankfully the first thing Trains 4U did was confirm my address, I thought I had updated all my pre-orders when we moved - obviously not! 😲

very relieved 😅!

Good Morning

I’m sure this banner ad, between the 1st & 2nd topic in a forum, was never there before! I presume it’s part of this current recruitment drive or am I going mad and there’s always a banner ad there?

Merry Christmas.

1 hour ago, Paul_sterling said:

I didn't get that newsletter, but regardless its good news that the delivery is near. 

I thought exactly the same then checked my 'Junk' folder - it was in there.

2 hours ago, Nevermakeit said:

How do we know they are empty?  Do they have a different head-code from full ones?

Easy, empties go one way, full ones go the other! Which ever way that is, is up to Kevin! 😃

7 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

Any connection with what was described as 'a signal failure' on the Heathrow branch last Monday?  Or was that down to something else?

Yes, the disruption was all connected, it wasn’t a smooth transition at all. Someone may correct me but I think some of the Class 345s were still installed with an earlier version of the required software. Something like that!

On 27/11/2023 at 20:46, D7063 said:

Hmmm, I have a feeling some of those photo's used in the article are for 'illustrative purposes only' correct me if I'm wrong but one picture looks like tram tracks!

They are genuine photos (obviously leaked from the control log!)

The “tram track” one is at Bourton between Didcot & Swindon, the broken rail with the 387 bogie in view is on the Up Main at Iver. The 387 had been inspecting the line at caution, after a previous service had reported a ‘bump’ in the track.

Harold Gasson, in his book “Firing Days”, recalls spending a week on loan from his home shed at Didcot, assisting the US Army with their Locomotives at the huge supply depot at Newbury Racecourse. His driver for that week was an American railwayman.

Interesting to read the "How to get home tonight" part of the article as 40 years later and Paddington is once again closed with long distance services terminating at Reading with a limited service running between Reading & Ealing Broadway.

Thankfully though, this isn't as a result of an accident but planned engineering work in preparation for the construction of the HS2 station at Old Oak. 

This is more website mechanics related than an account query.

When I go into ‘My Orders’ all the orders are displayed in chronological order with latest order at the top. Would it be possible to add a filter to only display orders that are ‘payment pending’ & ‘unfulfilled’ please?

kind regards.

On 14/11/2023 at 23:57, Banger Blue said:

Did the the load of loads land successfully? I presume if they have, they’re behind the current crop of 37’s in the dispatch process?

Oh dear, quoting myself! 🫣 

The question has been answered (dispatch must be multi tasking) as amongst all the 37s flying out the door, I’ve had the email to say my MDVs & loads are heading in the same direction and are on their way! 😁

19 minutes ago, St. Simon said:

 

Hi Dougie,

 

Yes, you are correct, I simplified my answer a little too much, the inter-regional letters are still used, but it is now that they can mean something other than the region

 

Simon

Sorry, I see what you were getting at now.

For trains whose destinations are in same ‘region’ the respective WTT book will list the destinations and they may well use some of the “inter-regional” letters.

For example, in my area  E, L & S are used by trains remaining in the same ‘region’:

E: Class 2 trains from Oxford to the Cotswolds and v/v.

L: Class 2 trains Reading > Didcot / Oxford also Class 1 trains originating in the “PB” WTT area.

S: Class 2 trains from Paddington to Hayes & Harlington or Slough and v/v.

One Headcode to watch out for is 1Z99 which can be a:

• Traction unit going to assist a failed train.
• Breakdown or Overhead Line Equipment train going to clear the line.
• Snowplough going to clear the line.

Another "fixed" headcode is 2Z01 which is described as an "Officers' special train".

I've only seen it used once myself and that was for a unit conveying some of the Company Top Brass (think MD + Directors) plus invited dignitaries from the Station to the TCD (and return).

11 hours ago, Mike_Walker said:

3  Empty stock going to form a scheduled service - i.e. going from depot to station to form a train.  Also used for RHTT workings.

5  Is empty stock not going to form a service - i.e. returning to depot.  Therefore a Class 3 has higher priority than a Class 5.

Class 5 is very much used for ECS going to form a scheduled service. Class 3 where authorised is, as you say a higher priority ECS.

This is todays line up from Reading TCD, as you can see the vast majority of departures from the depot are Class 5. The only Class 3 to form a scheduled service is 3K19 which goes off to Newbury to form 2K19 the 05:27 stopping service to Reading.

There's a Heathrow Express ECS move during the day (for maintenance purposes) that runs as a Class 3: 3R45 > Reading / 3T60 > Paddington.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:RDNGTCD/2023-11-15/0200-0159?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt

8 hours ago, St. Simon said:

The Letter code is no longer 'regional', they are now specified locally in the working timetable books, although Cross Country and some freight still use the 'regional' codes.

The inter-regional letters are very much in use. Our services to destinations on the former "Southern" all use O and vice versa all use V when returning to the "Western". Likewise anything heading to Banbury will use M with the return using V.

E.g.: 2V21 0835 Banbury to Reading https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P76950/2023-11-15/detailed#allox_id=0

7 hours ago, Longhaireddavid said:

So I am looking at the map and there is a train with a code 4L38. Any idea how these are created (the head code I mean) or what they mean?

Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_reporting_number#References

On 25/10/2023 at 09:55, Accurascale Fran said:

 

Hi @zr2498,

 

Loads land at our warehouse separately next week.

 

Cheers!

 

Fran 

Did the the load of loads land successfully? I presume if they have, they’re behind the current crop of 37’s in the dispatch process?

On 11/11/2023 at 14:38, 18B said:

Hi, would please anyone happen to know what the 1980s hst diagram books were called, they were similar to those “loco-hauled” books and those 1H85 type books iirc, searched under loads of permutations. But found nothing on the tinterweb. But I know I saw one on fb perhaps a couple of weeks back?

I knew I’d seen them somewhere before. I had asked a question a while back over on the RailUK Forum about the 1Hxx books. One of the replies had attached several of the book covers including these two:

Kings Cross:

Newbury: