Snow

[anthony263]

The snow has started to get bad from earlier this afternnon, just got in having left swansea @ 15:00, so i should have got home at 16:50 but i didnt get in til 17:30 becuase of all teh traffice delaying my bus in Port Talbot.

hopefully tommorow will be fun, might even see if i can go out and drive some buses tommorow, although i am supposed to have the day off.

 

[devon_metro]

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Too many carriges on this train !

Erm, no. Waterloo - Exeter is the equivalent of an Intercity route, not your beloved Norwich - Liverpool.

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

I hope all your precious Snow melts. Making everyone cry.

 

[Craig]

Erm, no. Waterloo - Exeter is the equivalent of an Intercity route, not your beloved Norwich - Liverpool.

There would have been plenty of room for Bertie on that train

 

[richa2002]

I hope all your precious Snow melts. Making everyone cry.

How odd!

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

How odd!

I'd recommend not asking. I got dared in school my a non railway mate who caught me browsing the forum a couple of days ago. I said I'd do it if it snowed properly and it did

 

[richa2002]

Lol, fair enough.

 

[P156KWJ]

There would have been plenty of room for Bertie on that train

maybe even 3 or 4 hock:

is he a relation to my history teacher who calls the fern on his windowsill Peter the plant?

 

[devon_metro]

I'd recommend not asking. I got dared in school my a non railway mate who caught me browsing the forum a couple of days ago. I said I'd do it if it snowed properly and it did

Ooo errr.

Say hi to all the Normals at Scotty's lovely Welsh School.

Wonderful Cymru

 

[EE Type 3]

Got a nice coating of the white stuff here. And snow, too.

Not enough to make a snow whale though (It has been done )

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

Ooo errr.

Say hi to all the Normals at Scotty's lovely Welsh School.

Wonderful Cymru

Don't Liam, just don't.

 

[CraigS]

Not enough to make a snow whale though (It has been done )

There's enough down here to make a snow whale

 

[devon_metro]

Got a nice coating of the white stuff here. And snow, too.

Not enough to make a snow whale though (It has been done )

A snow Wales was that Dave

 

[5872]

ICE tonight Men.... and I have the day off tomorrow - oh the joys

 

[Coxster]

http://simon71.fotopic.net/p56182773.html
Too many carriges on this train !

why?
ive seen them upto 9 cars long.

There's now a morning diagram that consists of 2x159s and 2x158s together (between Waterloo and Salisbury, where it splits). Don't bat an eyelid at the 12 car Desiros, but a 10 car Sprinter set just looks odd to me

 

[5872]

There's now a morning diagram that consists of 2x159s and 2x158s together (between Waterloo and Salisbury, where it splits). Don't bat an eyelid at the 12 car Desiros, but a 10 car Sprinter set just looks odd to me

You think that is odd hock:, try a 12 coach 455 now that would get your eyes rolling.

 

[Ilove165's]

Wasn't all bad today, managed to go photting at West Ruislip(although the WSMR got held up by 165033 which in turn got held up by 165014 because it was running 10 late, so no mega hellfire skip thrash!)

Sam

 

[EE Type 3]

A snow Wales was that Dave

Is there a button for taking rep away?

 

[westcoaster]

You think that is odd hock:, try a 12 coach 455 now that would get your eyes rolling.

nahh thats nowt, try a 16 car 319( obviously not all drawing power but 3/4 were).

 

[34067James]

A few 73s have been out today, mainly on de-icing duties though. 73201 top and tailing a NR GLV with 73208 and snowplough fitted 73212 with another NR GLV. There may have been others.

Do you know if they came round my way at all, Well the snow has stopped now but about 30 mins ago it started to rain but that has stopped now the moon is out now :roll: so its going to be a cold night Good thing I am not getting up in the morning to all that Black Ice !

James

 

[1D53]

Coming down in force AGAIN in Huddersfield!

 

[anthony263]

snow is bad by me this morning in bridgend, although some buses are running so i may attempt to get to swansea for uni this morning although i first lecture isnt til 11:00

 

[TEW]

Lots of snow in Cornwall. We are very unprepared for it though, no schools open and the whole road system is in chaos.

 

[Death]

There's now a morning diagram that consists of 2x159s and 2x158s together (between Waterloo and Salisbury, where it splits). Don't bat an eyelid at the 12 car Desiros, but a 10 car Sprinter set just looks odd to me

Ye know...I had been hearing what sounded like four Sprinters working together recently (Although I didn't have line-of-sight to the BSML to check) and I thought that it might just've been caused by the sound echoing as it went from the line to where I was standing! hock:

Ye learn something new every day. 8)

You think that is odd hock:, try a 12 coach 455 now that would get your eyes rolling.

I'm sure that I've seen plenty of those going into and out of Waterloo over time. Given that they are multiple units and 12-cars is generally the maximum length for a train in the SR network, I wouldn't consider that odd at all.

I do often wonder though why MUs can't be linked together in longer formations though...If a 450 can be run three-up to make a 12-car train, then presumably a 444 could be run three-up for a 15-car one. Also, why not 10x 444s to form a 50-car train?

 

[Oracle]

I have actually seen a 3 x 450 at Southampton Central, but regrettably running ECS. And a 450 + 444 or 444 + 450 is too common to note.

 

[FusionRail]

Heard on the First bus radio no buses are running in southampton, and possibly the fareham/gosport area if it snows more today. So that = no bus home for network rail.

 

[anthony263]

all first cymru buses are now off the road as i just got hoime after driving for 2 hours, just about managed to get back to port talbot with the blizzard conditions.

at the moment all trains from swansea to/from cardiff are at least 20-30 minutes late.

aparantly there are no trains on the heart of wales line.

 

[Death]

I have actually seen a 3 x 450 at Southampton Central, but regrettably running ECS.

Hmmm...We see those quite a bit around here, especially on morning workings into London. Also, the weekend workings from Waterloo > Basingstoke/Alton often run 12-cars long, with the front eight being disconnected at Woking running to Basingstoke, and the rear four proceeding to Alton.

And a 450 + 444 or 444 + 450 is too common to note.

Not around here it isn't! I've seen one such working in Aldershot before, which was running ECS to Farnham yard. hock:

Looks to me like SWT North run on completely the opposite practices to SWT south...

 

[175001]

Before NOW, there has not been any significant snowfall in Bangor, but at the moment its blizzard conditions, and it really is cold!

Also we've had snowthunder, just before the snow started!

 

[Daniel533]

All melting now, the 13ft snow wall that was made by someone yesterday is no more than 3ft today .