Recent content by madmack37

Well I received an email last week from northern rail. I did get the position as I didn't meet the criteria for them job. Mark

I had a day train spotting at Carlisle last Thursday and, among the usual log and coal trains there has been some activity on the container trains. Firstly the Tesco train seems to be double headed by two DRS 66s. At first I thought the second loco had failed but when I next saw it both locos...

i watched them all from around 7:30 aprox & was very educating & entertaining just a shame it can be done more often showing old news reals & segments from shows like panorama & tonight mark

After posting a thread on another fourm about kestral soon got me thinking and was wondering 'Weres all the 92s gone' i use to see them regulary when i went trainspotting at carlisle on the tesco trains. i last saw one was in 2012 in db red during september & havent seen them since so question...

Last one i saw was at carlisle in april on a pathfinder tour it was 70004 'the coal industry society' in a very grubby condtion with a EWS 66 behind & a generator coach

Thats a kick in the groin area bad luck Daniel84. but i almost had the same problem with my internet being down and having to use my aunts or sisters laptop, but i did get a phone for a early birthday present with internet and checked my email i had a email from northern about a online test and...

Well i recived a email from northern saying i meet the standards for the online test and niw i have to wait between 4-6 weeks to see if i have got trough mk

I applied for the trainee job at workington and need to take the online test befor the selection process mark

i thought i'd show you all my small 'N' gauge model railway which i built last year for the 2012 workington mre & appered in a articule for the local paper on the show but has been modified slightly alought theres two layouts on this thread the later one with two tracks is the one i have now...

well i had wrote in the back of my reporters notebook all of the pendos ive seen & then last week i began to record all the class 142s, 153s, 156s, 158s, 221s, 185s, 66s, 92s, 37s,

thanks for the info folks zoidburg -in question to the nuclear trains i was on about the nuclear flasks as to get on to the main line they have to travel either north or south which means when they head north the pass my house & i can hear them freight master- i thought why they where...

NAME mark hall AGE 20 going on 21 OCCUPATION voulnteer at the local charity shop INTERESTS railways 1;76, 1;148 & 1;1, model kit making mostly 1;76 ww2 planes but currently making a 1;24 harrier, watching speedway, watching tv, playing computer games, LIKES food, pepsi max, trainspotting...

in my last thread on nuclear trains a link was posted 'real time trains' & having got the times for freight on monday & wedensday, i set about to record them on monday no trains apperaed , guessing that they were either late or the times had changed i went on the site monday night & they were...

i personaly dont use a spotters book as i think they are a bit priecy but what i use but soon used is a wilkos a5 spiral pad with green covers that can simply fit in your coat pocket (but you carnt get any more) for recording train numbers & when i get home i transfer to a large reporters...

i have to say it doese look quite nice & eye catching but i think the old livery of green with yellow ends suited them & i would like to see what a class 70 looks like in the current livery carried by the 66's