Wherry Lines Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 The lack of coupling rods suggests they are being transferred. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2015 Cheers, Phil. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2015 No room for a full length HST? No problem !! Cheers, Phil. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne 37901 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hi Phil, Nice pic of the Allied Steel & Wire Yorkshire Engine co shunters being moved through Cardiff Central. Have you any further info on this move? I understand that Powell Duffryn had used the old loco shed at Radyr yard for servicing industrial locos, so maybe they were en route there? Cheers, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted December 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2015 Cheers, Phil. Next part of the job - pick up that failed HST! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hi Phil, Nice pic of the Allied Steel & Wire Yorkshire Engine co shunters being moved through Cardiff Central. Have you any further info on this move? I understand that Powell Duffryn had used the old loco shed at Radyr yard for servicing industrial locos, so maybe they were en route there? Cheers, Could they have been being moved to Canton, either for general maintenance, or for wheel-turning? I know Canton, even before privatisation, used to carry out work on industrial locos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted December 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2015 The only other information I can add about the pics in Cardiff is that, in the first pic the bloke sat on the wall is my Uncle Alan ! Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I would think that they would be taking them for Tyre turning as I am sure that NCB locomotives did the same! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 The only other information I can add about the pics in Cardiff is that, in the first pic the bloke sat on the wall is my Uncle Alan ! Cheers, Phil. Do you have a date for this? 370 working at ASW in 1987 http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/alliedsteelwire/e4792576 Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted December 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2015 Next time I go in the loft i'll get my old spotting books down and see if I can find a date for the pics Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Just thought I'd add a couple of pictures in that I posted recently on another forum. The first I know would be a sight seen throughout the country at various times of a broken down Class 101 being towed by a Class 26. The second is of an unusal DMU formation (similar to the original picture that started this post). A single Class 101 coupled to a combination two cat Class 101 and Cravens and bringing up the rear a three car 101. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted December 29, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) . Edited November 15, 2016 by 4630 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Do you have a few spare brake tenders lying around? Then this could be the train for you... Edited December 29, 2015 by jonny777 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Do you have a few spare brake tenders lying around? I suspect those brake tenders may be on their last journey and are off for an appointment with Mr Woodham. As were these. P Edited December 30, 2015 by Porcy Mane 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 30, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2015 I suspect those brake tenders may be on their last journey and are off for an appointment with Mr Woodham. As were these. 37248PtTalbotEdit.jpg P XmasSmileSmr2.png One could but hope so! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Need a photographic excuse to include a double slip on a through road at your main line station? From a 1960s Modern Railways magazine 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Need a photographic excuse to include a double slip on a through road at your main line station? double slip doncaster 1960s.jpg From a 1960s Modern Railways magazine Or even when not at a station. Up line at Allscott, between Shrewsbury and Wellington, April 1985. Paul J. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Have you ever worried about running very short freight trains behind your class 66, but were told that it was not prototypical? Worry no more. Here is 66087 approaching Didcot in May 1999. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Dave Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I've got a photo somewhere of an I/C HST power car, on its own pulling a BG through reading, plus to trump your 66 and a flat, I've got a pic of a 58 going through Didcot with 1, 4 wheel tanker behind it Love these small trains but it's a long one that sticks in the memory. In the 80's when a group of us in the Banbury MRC were at King Sutton station taking pics and measurements, the evening cargo wagon train (south bound) came through with a dead 47 on the front and double figure wagons behind, being pushed by an NSE 47 and 8 NSE coaches behind that. Heck of a train! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) I can't beat an HST power car plus BG, but I can go half the distance and provide one with a BFK at Crewe. Edited January 7, 2016 by jonny777 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 7, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2016 Have you ever worried about running very short freight trains behind your class 66, but were told that it was not prototypical? Worry no more. Here is 66087 approaching Didcot in May 1999. Scan-160107-0001.jpg That's Moreton Cutting, not Didcot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrover Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I was at Oxenholme station once in the late 80's or early 90's when an 85/1 came in on a passenger train. It promptly failed in the station, the next passenger train behind it then came up behind it and pushed that train into the loop at the south end of the station, and then reversed back out onto the running line and continued with its journey. A 2nd 85/1 that had been held on a freight train in Grayrigg loop was detached from its train and then brought down to Oxenholme loop and attached to the front of the train. This train was then reversed back into the station whereby myself and my friend got on for a ride down to Lancaster. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Those were the days. Class 85s seemed to fail quite often late in their careers, and not always in the most convenient places. 85005 failed on the southbound climb to Shap summit with an ECS train on Aug 4th 1988. 47228 was summoned from somewhere and ended up pushing the train with dead 85 up the hill. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Not quite the ultimate short HST, but not far off.. 08 + HST power car at Bristol Temple Meads... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedmaster Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hi, So, what's the betting that if I did this in model form, I'd be laughed out of the club rooms ??? Kindest Regards, Shed. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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