Loco sheds and other railway buildings...
Discussion
AJB88 said:
70s are a pain in the rear, Colas use them on our possession services, we have only ever had 1x FL 70 on a possession service was a bit of a shock.
multi haulier sites where you have 66, Euro 66, 70 are a right pain if need extra driver resources.
Funny I wrote that the other day, first night back at work, first failure, Colas Class 70!multi haulier sites where you have 66, Euro 66, 70 are a right pain if need extra driver resources.
Not a train spotter, but always been intrigued by diesel locomotives and huge ships so this was a really decent read. I remember as a young kid going to Shotton with my Dad who was quite into trains and s
tting myself at how fast (what I think were class 37's) came blasting through the station.
tting myself at how fast (what I think were class 37's) came blasting through the station.
Lily the Pink said:
P5BNij said:
Remind me - on the side of the cab above the number is the letter D in a red/orange (?) circle, which I think denotes the weight category. What does the X between that and the number mean ?Couple of shots on the West Somerset line....
anonymous said:
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It's a bit more complicated than that - the PLC is in administration, but the Trust is solvent. I'm not going to attempt to go into the details because I just don't know enough and would probably get some of it wrong. Apparently a lot of the rolling stock, property and track bed leases and operating licenses are held by the trust, not the PLC. It's also not necessarily just down to lockdown - the PLC has had some massive losses for the last three years, lockdown was just the icing on the cake apparently.I hope it gets sorted out, I pop down there a lot as I'm only an hour away.
droopsnoot said:
anonymous said:
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It's a bit more complicated than that - the PLC is in administration, but the Trust is solvent. I'm not going to attempt to go into the details because I just don't know enough and would probably get some of it wrong. Apparently a lot of the rolling stock, property and track bed leases and operating licenses are held by the trust, not the PLC. It's also not necessarily just down to lockdown - the PLC has had some massive losses for the last three years, lockdown was just the icing on the cake apparently.I hope it gets sorted out, I pop down there a lot as I'm only an hour away.
P5BNij said:
B1 'Bongo'...?
Some b&w oldies from photographer Alan F Brookes -
Waterloo c.1965....
Sheffield Victoria in 1966 with a portion of the 'Master Cutler' Pullman train....
North end of Crewe station c.1971....
Brum Snow Hill c.1972 when it was the country's largest unstaffed halt....
TOP PHOTO.Some b&w oldies from photographer Alan F Brookes -
Waterloo c.1965....
Sheffield Victoria in 1966 with a portion of the 'Master Cutler' Pullman train....
North end of Crewe station c.1971....
Brum Snow Hill c.1972 when it was the country's largest unstaffed halt....
The only time we were in Waterloo station, was taking the "Boat Train" down to Southampton.
We had trained it down from Lime Street in 1969.
We were emigrating to Cape Town, and taking one of the Safmarine passenger liners.
Edited by Register1 on Tuesday 23 March 19:34
droopsnoot said:
It's also not necessarily just down to lockdown - the PLC has had some massive losses for the last three years, lockdown was just the icing on the cake apparently.
There was a lot of unhappiness with the work which was sent their way from other heritage railways. Bo'ness had an engine down there which they were forced to remove at very short notice - some of the work which had been done was not up to standard and there was work which had been paid for which had not been completed. Other heritage railways also had problems I believe. Condi said:
There was a lot of unhappiness with the work which was sent their way from other heritage railways. Bo'ness had an engine down there which they were forced to remove at very short notice - some of the work which had been done was not up to standard and there was work which had been paid for which had not been completed. Other heritage railways also had problems I believe.
A friend of ours worked there for years and left in 2019 to go to Network Rail. He was scathing of the
management. It's a shame because it's a lovely line and just down the road for me.
A friend of ours worked there for years and left in 2019 to go to Network Rail. He was scathing of the
management. It's a shame because it's a lovely line and just down the road for me.
P5BNij said:
Pupp said:
I drive past the old Wellingborough roundhouse every few days and was very pleased when it was decided to preserve it.... on the opposite side of the new road that now goes by it, sits the remains of the old Midland Works, down by a watercourse, I think something to do with the town’s small former steel making capability. Would love to know a bit more of the history of that site but some idle googling has revealed previous little.
Enjoying the images; very evocative as my old man was a loco driver in Corby steel works
The area around Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough was once littered with iron ore works and branch lines, there's a wonderful series of books on Northamptonshire (and Warwickshire) railways by Richard Coleman which are well worth seeking out, particularly the colour one. Amazing to think that Northamptonshire once had something like sixty five railway stations but no has only six.Enjoying the images; very evocative as my old man was a loco driver in Corby steel works
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=raiwlays+of+northampt...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Railway-Images-Northampto...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steaming-into-Northampton...
Edited by P5BNij on Friday 12th March 20:50
Edited by P5BNij on Friday 12th March 20:50
P5BNij said:
An unusual signalbox / crossing keeper's cottage at Clifton-by-Ashbourne on the North Staffs line, 1981....
The box would be way more interesting than the conservatory thats there now: https://goo.gl/maps/M4bz48ixGnUjGoQ39Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff