What did I see? big yellow train

[V8Matthew]

For anyone interested this is a great video documenting the electrification of the WCML. A lot of the equipment and substations are almost unchanged today:

"Wires Over The Border" (British Transport Films)

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...

[Fonz]

Thanks for the link

[Tonsko]

Interesting that, thanks. All the lads working in the foundry had pairs of dark glasses. No hats, gloves, goggles etc.

[Rick101]

JB! said:

Mentor is dead! retired to brake van/barrier vehicle duties, they've built a "new" one.

Was out earlier this week doing some work for the Liverpool electrification project. Quite an anomaly running under BTET.

[MitchT]

Saw one of these trains today. Was stood at Bingley waiting for a train to Leeds and it went past on the other side - just couple of yellow coaches with a '67 on each end.

[AMD87]

Oops
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...

[JB!]

At least it happened on a Sunday not a Monday!

[W124Bob]

At least it didn't catch fire like the one just north of Stafford a few years back.

[P5BNij]

W124Bob said:

At least it didn't catch fire like the one just north of Stafford a few years back.

Happened to me and a mate working it approaching Wembley a year or so ago, one of the hydraulic hoses burst dropping fluid onto the bogies and brake gear below, the driver on a passing unit saw the smoke and rang the Bobbie to get us stopped. Made more than twelve hours that day!