Working on The Railway....pics...
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Eh up, thought I'd post this link to my pics including various railway / work related stuff (some cars too!) ;-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21403537@N00/sets/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/21403537@N00/sets/
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Bodie390 said:
Some good pictures, thanks for sharing 
I drive trains on WCML and I used to drive 87001, I had 87001 on one of it's last runs before it retired, I was on the 22.00 to Mcr Picc and I pulled up at Rugby with over 40 people taking pics
Is that where 87001 lives now in the NRM ??
Cheers ;-)I drive trains on WCML and I used to drive 87001, I had 87001 on one of it's last runs before it retired, I was on the 22.00 to Mcr Picc and I pulled up at Rugby with over 40 people taking pics
Is that where 87001 lives now in the NRM ??
I can remember seeing 001 when it was new! Yes, it now lives at the NRM. Hard to believe they're not around everyday anymore...
Edited by P5Nij on Tuesday 15th December 15:04
I can tell I'm going to waste a lot of time going through your albums. Some great photos covering all sorts of things I like, including diesel hydraulic locomotives and parts of the railway network I've travelled on a fair bit such as the railway line through Evesham from Paddington to Worcester.
Bish said:
I see you are doing 66's now. What are they like to operate and will you be having a go on the new 70??? Nothing like a 20, 37, 56 etc but still interesting to get a point of view.
Cheers for the comments all Edited by Bish on Saturday 12th December 20:15
66s... hmmmm, built on the cheap, draughty, noisy, the compressor is driven directly off the engines crankshaft and rev's up and down constantly, the engine itself is bolted directly to the floor and vibrates right through the cab, at the number 2 end where the radiators are, the hot air being expelled comes back into the cab side windows, even at 60mph, so in summer it's like sitting in a glass house. Apart from that their one redeeming feature is their general reliabilty.
70s... should be passed out on them very soon with any luck, though I've still not seen one in the flesh yet.
Never driven a 20 (too late now) but have driven 08s, 09s, 25s, 31s, 37s, a single 40, 45s, 46s, 47s, 50s, 56s, 60s, 81s, 82s, 83s, 85s, 86s, 87s and just one 90 and one 92
P5Nij said:
Bish said:
I see you are doing 66's now. What are they like to operate and will you be having a go on the new 70??? Nothing like a 20, 37, 56 etc but still interesting to get a point of view.
Cheers for the comments all Edited by Bish on Saturday 12th December 20:15
66s... hmmmm, built on the cheap, draughty, noisy, the compressor is driven directly off the engines crankshaft and rev's up and down constantly, the engine itself is bolted directly to the floor and vibrates right through the cab, at the number 2 end where the radiators are, the hot air being expelled comes back into the cab side windows, even at 60mph, so in summer it's like sitting in a glass house. Apart from that their one redeeming feature is their general reliabilty.
70s... should be passed out on them very soon with any luck, though I've still not seen one in the flesh yet.
Never driven a 20 (too late now) but have driven 08s, 09s, 25s, 31s, 37s, a single 40, 45s, 46s, 47s, 50s, 56s, 60s, 81s, 82s, 83s, 85s, 86s, 87s and just one 90 and one 92
Ha ha, I think I know what you're getting at but I've only ever been based at Rugby, Stonebridge Park and Old Oak Common.... I guess I should have added that some of those locos were driven when I was still a secondman! As you probably know, back in those days it was common for secondmen to be put in the chair, I was quite lucky and managed to drive almost everyday. On occasions, we were left to move stuff around on our own in yards and in depot confines. First loco I ever drove was 25 051 at Willesden, seems like a lifetime ago now ;o)
Edited by P5Nij on Monday 14th December 13:09
Edited by P5Nij on Monday 14th December 13:10
black1 said:
now old oak. did you know the banbury ram !
in case of fog or falling snow let the second man ave a go !!!
The Banbury Ram.... rings a bell! I was there August '83 to about March '85.in case of fog or falling snow let the second man ave a go !!!
Edited by black1 on Tuesday 15th December 07:19
Old Oak names I recall from when I was there...
Norman 'The Foreman' Porter, alas no longer with us, Mad Bill Sarney, Gordon the shed man (a dead ringer for Alfred Hitchcock!), 'Oblong' Bob Long, 'Fast' Eddy, Jack Benny, Jack Bennet, Trevor Netley, Lee Styles, John 'Flapper' Gladwin, Mark Bunny, Alan Bricker.....
So many memorys of OC packed into a relatively short amount of time... walking across to the main lines at four in the morning to pick up the freebies thrown down from the 'Alysbury Papers', The Acton / Southall tripper, turning the night sleepers round via the Greenford Loop, shunting Acton Yard with a 47 or a 50, steam heat jobs to Bristol, mileage jobs to Exeter and back on Summer Saturdays, thrashing newly refurbished 50s on the Padd-Brums, nipping up the BRSA for a quick jar, the warmth from the giant tea earn in the mess room at Padd on platform 1, sitting on the blocks at Padd in the cab watching the world go by, shunting locos on and off the turntable on a freezing cold morning, thrashing gutless 31s going up the engine and carriage flyover....happy days. Looking at my old photos now, it's like looking back on someone elses life!
black1 said:
what about juttler the works bus driver you must remember him
now the banbury ram was mick yates, "right time" was his favorite saying
There were three who's faces I recall but only two of their names, Gabriel the black fella, really nice laid back chap (his lad was a secondman too but can't remember his name) and Andy, a young lad who was the spitting image of snooker player Jimmy White.now the banbury ram was mick yates, "right time" was his favorite saying
Mick Yates, yes I think I remember him now.
Do you remember the driver with a glass eye who was green carded, he was always on C-Pilot over in the carriage sidings...?
Larry Harrison...? Had an old Mk3 Cortina estate, it was always filled up with junk.
Clive Hatch...? Not everyone got on with him but he was fine with me. Always let me drive!
Cyril Etheridge...?
Edited by P5Nij on Tuesday 15th December 19:43
jackregan said:
what about the bus driver from pad to ooc, sat with on leg across the seat, drove the freight rover like he stole it lol, cant rememeber the name, was about 1989 ish!
Too late for me, I left OC in '85...Like your user name by the way,, was watching a Sweeney ep from Series 2 last night.....still the best thing on British TV, ever!
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