Class 20s 20142 & 20189 Become Balfour Beatties.

fgwrich · 25 Apr 2014

I'm not sure about this one, but in ownership or livery appearance wise but it appears that class 20s 20142 (BR Blue) & 20189 (LT Red livery) have been repainted and are out and about in a Balfour Beatty livery. I wonder if Balfour's are aiming to start up a Colas Rail type operation or whether this is just for moving OTP around the network?

https://twitter.com/wnxxuk

https://twitter.com/wnxxuk/status/4...ampaign=wnxxuk&utm_content=459719247552602112

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al.currie93 · 25 Apr 2014

Interesting indeed. We may be seeing the start of a new freight train company! Definitely be interesting to see how they do!

Really not sure about that livery though... maybe it will grow on me, but we all know the risks of white on diesels!

61653 HTAFC · 25 Apr 2014

al.currie93 said:
Really not sure about that livery though... maybe it will grow on me, but we all know the risks of white on diesels!

It reminds me a bit of the livery on the ETHELs (Electric Train Heater Ex-Locomotive(?)) which was designed to match the blue/grey coaches... But yeah, there's a good reason why the locos of the era were in plain BR blue!

SansPareil · 25 Apr 2014

Shame to see the end of the LT red livery on 20189, was rather fetching.

Boothby97 · 25 Apr 2014

fgwrich said:
I'm not sure about this one, but in ownership or livery appearance wise but it appears that class 20s 20142 (BR Blue) & 20189 (LT Red livery) have been repainted and are out and about in a Balfour Beatty livery. I wonder if Balfour's are aiming to start up a Colas Rail type operation or whether this is just for moving OTP around the network?

https://twitter.com/wnxxuk

https://twitter.com/wnxxuk/status/4...ampaign=wnxxuk&utm_content=459719247552602112

They're not owned by Balfour Beatty, owned by Michael Owen (who used to own 73107 and 73201, until they were sold to GBRf).

tra1nsp0tter · 25 Apr 2014

I know this is slightly off topic here, but whilst looking through the pictures on the above link,
There is a picture of a DRS Class 37 37409 with quite bad front end damage.
Does anyone know what happened to the above mentioned Class 37? As in, what did it hit?

al.currie93 · 25 Apr 2014

tra1nsp0tter said:
I know this is slightly off topic here, but whilst looking through the pictures on the above link,
There is a picture of a DRS Class 37 37409 with quite bad front end damage.
Does anyone know what happened to the above mentioned Class 37? As in, what did it hit?

NOOO! That's my favourite locomotive

tra1nsp0tter · 25 Apr 2014

al.currie93 said:
NOOO! That's my favourite locomotive

Sorry al, I didn't mean to ruin your day/evening.. :oops:

It is photo number 9 I believe, taken recently going by the date on the feed.
Looks a sore one

al.currie93 · 25 Apr 2014

tra1nsp0tter said:
Sorry al, I didn't mean to ruin your day/evening..
It is photo number 9 I believe, taken recently going by the date on the feed.
Looks a sore one

Haha, that's alright, I'm not too heartbroken :P 37s are my favourite locomotives, DRS my favourite current freight/occasional passenger operator, and I've got a OO model of 37409 (an waiting for the N to be released) so that's the reason ha! Hope they can fix her, but it does look like a pretty big collision!

ExRes · 25 Apr 2014

Also Railway Centre Picture of the Day today

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...64DQAg&usg=AFQjCNEZHccCs6Y4DVbqrg4VnPM15qdxOg

61653 HTAFC · 25 Apr 2014

al.currie93 said:
NOOO! That's my favourite locomotive

al.currie93 said:
Haha, that's alright, I'm not too heartbroken :P 37s are my favourite locomotives, DRS my favourite current freight/occasional passenger operator, and I've got a OO model of 37409 (an waiting for the N to be released) so that's the reason ha! Hope they can fix her, but it does look like a pretty big collision!

Hopefully to set your minds at ease, note the date the pic was tweeted and the conversation in the tweet immediately above.

tra1nsp0tter · 25 Apr 2014

61653 HTAFC said:
Hopefully to set your minds at ease, note the date the pic was tweeted and the conversation in the tweet immediately above.

Aaaaahhh.....humble apologies....didn't see that.. :oops:

al.currie93 · 25 Apr 2014

61653 HTAFC said:
Hopefully to set your minds at ease, note the date the pic was tweeted and the conversation in the tweet immediately above.

Oh hahaha! Oops

ha!

Blaahh · 25 Apr 2014

Does that mean theyll be on the GWR main line soon then?

507 001 · 25 Apr 2014

I'm beginning to think that the class 20 is one of those designs that looks good no matter what colour you paint it!

YorkshireBear · 26 Apr 2014

507 001 said:
I'm beginning to think that the class 20 is one of those designs that looks good no matter what colour you paint it!

Challenge accepted!!

junglejames · 26 Apr 2014

The newest version of Firsts wavey lines! ie the 350s!

A gharish mash up of black, pink, purple and lime green.

Surely either of the above 2 would ruin a 20!!!!

fgwrich · 26 Apr 2014

junglejames said:
The newest version of Firsts wavey lines! ie the 350s!

A gharish mash up of black, pink, purple and lime green.

Surely either of the above 2 would ruin a 20!!!!

Lime green? Not sure about those.

A First Group 20 would look rather smart, as it would be more like the FGW 57s or HST power cars in just plain Blue - which a few of the DRS ones have run around in. However, a GWR 14XX has been photoshopped into a version of First Groups Dynamic lines and that did look rather smart, so as long as you kept the Dynamic Lines on the bonnet and left the cab plain blue im sure it'd still look rather smart!

jopsuk · 27 Apr 2014

There's other locos that are or have been in 1st group liveries- eg the 90s (for the sleeper) in the "Barbie" livery - and much of the GB Railfreight fleet also used to carry a varient of the Barbie livery

DarloRich · 28 Apr 2014

Both locos stabled at Derby today. As seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/14053213814/

(along with a 37 and a 73!)
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What are these locos going to haul? How come they have been repainted into Balfours colours?

Domh245 · 28 Apr 2014

I think it said on the railway centre page that they will be used for electrification work on the GWML

Topgun333 · 29 Apr 2014

Trying unsuccessfully to find a current list of mainline registered 20s... Anyone got a source please?

DarloRich · 29 Apr 2014

Domh245 said:
I think it said on the railway centre page that they will be used for electrification work on the GWML

I cant work out what they are going to haul/do!

Hairy Bear · 30 Apr 2014

It appears Balfour Beattie staff are training on them whilst at Derby, for what purpose I don't know.

swt_passenger · 30 Apr 2014

Domh245 said:
I think it said on the railway centre page that they will be used for electrification work on the GWML

Railway centre being too general to my mind...

Balfour Beatty have the Crossrail on-network electrification as far as Maidenhead only (including some upgrades Paddington - Stockley), I'd assume they'll be using their existing conventional wiring train and methods.

In the general sense though, it is Amey that have the 'GWML' contract, using the new High Output Plant system.

ExRes · 9 May 2014

The 20s make an appearance as Railway Centre picture of the day

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...24GgCw&usg=AFQjCNEZHccCs6Y4DVbqrg4VnPM15qdxOg

autotank · 9 May 2014

Was rather surprised to see these two in the east facing bay at Slough this evening - https://twitter.com/thebunkline/status/464847263177932800/photo/1

Beveridges · 9 May 2014

those 20s have become Belfour Beasties

37038 · 10 May 2014

Worked Sandiacre - Langley yesterday I think

Thanks

fgwrich · 12 May 2014

autotank said:
Was rather surprised to see these two in the east facing bay at Slough this evening - https://twitter.com/thebunkline/status/464847263177932800/photo/1

They were still there sat parked up in the bay with two ex converted Freightliner Flats when I went through Slough behind 33029 tonight. Balfour's will soon be using the former Langley Oil Terminal sidings as their Electrification base for the Crossrail OHLE Contract - meaning those former EWS wagons which were abandoned in the terminal for some considerable time have now gone.

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