November 2008

[34067James]

Thanks James

The livery on the ED is Gatwick Express livery, like on non-advertising liveried 460s and a few 442s like this except there's no swoosh bits on the ends like there is on 442s.

Updated my site with a few shots taken today at Crowhurst, Battle, Hove and Preston Park and featuring 37259/606 on 1Q14 Hither Green-Lovers Walk SERCO and 66706/717 on 6G30 Lovers Walk-Eastleigh Scrap Train

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_30.html

Video of 37259/606 @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S7kuJRLuPmU
Video of 66717/706 @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xb_houma-CA

Comments Welcomed

Nice its Skip haul that 442 Here is one for you those 442 where knows as Wessexs What are they now Sussexs :roll: That ED theys hould just named it Dave . But dont the 460's have Gatwick Express Tities & logos there even on on the roof

Some more nice shots there Craig

 

[CraigS]

Nice its Skip haul that 442 Here is one for you those 442 where knows as Wessexs What are they now Sussexs :roll: That ED theys hould just named it Dave . But dont the 460's have Gatwick Express Tities & logos there even on on the roof

Some more nice shots there Craig

I suppose you could call the 442s "Sussex Electrics" now instead of "Wesses Electrics", well only the seventeen units destined for Gatwick Express use . Additionally, maybe the 442's designation 5-WES will be changed to 5-SUS.

The 460s do have Gatwick Express branding, as does the first refurbished Gatwick Express 442 unit, see here for a photo. Compare 442414's GA livery with 442417's GA livery. You should notice 442417 has no branding, dark blue solebar area and a red/grey roof whereas 442414 has branding, a grey solebar area and it has a white roof.

Thanks James

Updated my site with a few shots from today, featuring;

37259 on 1Q14 at Cooden Beach
67001/023 on the last VSOE to Folkestone Harbour of 2008
92003/007/016 at Dollands Moor

http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_36.html

Video of 37259/606 @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L32qzHIZWbs

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[34067James]

Oh so do have titles on them and yeah they have differnt roofs livey

Nice shots there I have to look at mine and post them.
When you was at Dollands Moors did you see 60041 at all or any Euro cargo/EWS Sheds?


BTW the 1001 unit is to be operated by West Coast Railways. A wormen from the Remembrance line gave me a leaflet about it and Save the Harbour one


See here for more info about the Remembrance line http://www.theremembranceline.org.uk/

Regards
James

 

[CraigS]

Nice shots there I have to look at mine and post them.
When you was at Dollands Moors did you see 60041 at all or any Euro cargo/EWS Sheds?


BTW the 1001 unit is to be operated by West Coast Railways. A wormen from the Remembrance line gave me a leaflet about it and Save the Harbour one


See here for more info about the Remembrance line http://www.theremembranceline.org.uk/

Regards
James

Thanks James

I was at Dollands Moor shortly after I left Folkestone Harbour. 60041 is no longer based at Dollands Moor, although 60056 has come down. When we were at Folkestone Harbour, I saw a gen message on my phone saying that it had gone through Ashford at 13:10 in a Dollands Moor-Wembley Enterprise hauled by a 66. The three 92s I photted in Dollands Moor were the only locos visable from the road bridge.

If your out in the Ashford area tomorrow, you may see 60056 on a freight working, athough I doubt it. Will probably sit in Dollands Moor all day.

I did say West Coast Railways may be the operator of 1001 on 21st Dec

 

[34067James]

Thanks James

I was at Dollands Moor shortly after I left Folkestone Harbour. 60041 is no longer based at Dollands Moor, although 60056 has come down. When we were at Folkestone Harbour, I saw a gen message on my phone saying that it had gone through Ashford at 13:10 in a Dollands Moor-Wembley Enterprise hauled by a 66. The three 92s I photted in Dollands Moor were the only locos visable from the road bridge.

If your out in the Ashford area tomorrow, you may see 60056 on a freight working, athough I doubt it. Will probably sit in Dollands Moor all day.

I did say West Coast Railways may be the operator of 1001 on 21st Dec

Ah so we have a new 60 based at Dollands for now then I am at Charing tomorrow for the 37's Test Train So fingers crossed I get the tug, what sort of speeds do they go at though Charing?

92's are good locos But are they are most powerfull Locomotives in the UK dont include the Channel tunnel train they dont count.

Yeah you sure did say West Coast would do it.

James

 

[Craig]

I quite like this shot

 

[CraigS]

Ah so we have a new 60 based at Dollands for now then I am at Charing tomorrow for the 37's Test Train So fingers crossed I get the tug, what sort of speeds do they go at though Charing?

92's are good locos But are they are most powerfull Locomotives in the UK dont include the Channel tunnel train they dont count

Sadly, we don't have a new 60 based at Dollands Moor, as 60056 is now at Bescot!

Non-stop trains usually travel quite fast through Charing, not sure what speeds, but this is probably useless to you now

I do believe they are the most powerful locomotives in the UK.

I quite like this shot

Thanks Craig.

Was just about to plug that shot

Updated my with a couple of shots taken today of 37259/606 working 1Q14 Hither Green-Dudding Hill SERCO, seen at Harrietsham and Lenham on the Maidstone East line.

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_40.html
Video @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n9YVgDvQaVo

Comments Welcomed

 

[Jord]

[Jealous] you get out far too much for stuff [/Jealous]

Nah, on a seriously note though, the last few months, your pictures and videos have been excellent and they still continue to be - keep it up mate

 

[34067James]

Sadly, we don't have a new 60 based at Dollands Moor, as 60056 is now at Bescot!

Non-stop trains usually travel quite fast through Charing, not sure what speeds, but this is probably useless to you now

I do believe they are the most powerful locomotives in the UK.



Thanks Craig.

Was just about to plug that shot

Updated my with a couple of shots taken today of 37259/606 working 1Q14 Hither Green-Dudding Hill SERCO, seen at Harrietsham and Lenham on the Maidstone East line.

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_40.html
Video @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n9YVgDvQaVo

Comments Welcomed

I thought 60056 was down here as 60041 is ill Yeah I found out it did go fast though Charing so I went back to Ashford I go back to chraing when I have my Nikon D40 sorry to nick your thread Craig but here is my shots from yesterday http://james-bartlett.fotopic.net/c1611172.html

Nice shots there craig I have too look at mine I had some nice hellfire at Ashford



James

 

[5872]

They won't ever become sussex electrics, the reason for that is because they were built out of wessex slam door units; meaning that they have served there time well on the SWML.

You called called 444s ''Wessex Desiros'' but you don't.

 

[CraigS]

[Jealous] you get out far too much for stuff [/Jealous]

Nah, on a seriously note though, the last few months, your pictures and videos have been excellent and they still continue to be - keep it up mate

I do go out far too much...

Thanks very much Jord!

I thought 60056 was down here as 60041 is ill Yeah I found out it did go fast though Charing so I went back to Ashford I go back to chraing when I have my Nikon D40 sorry to nick your thread Craig but here is my shots from yesterday http://james-bartlett.fotopic.net/c1611172.html

Nice shots there craig I have too look at mine I had some nice hellfire at Ashford

60041 got fixed and ended up in Bescot. 60056 coming down to DM had nothing to do with 041. IIRC, a few months ago, a 60 came down, stayed a day or two, then went off again and ended up in Bescot! 60041/049/052 (all EWS Red/Gold) have been the only 60s that have stuck around for some time. 60013 came down in January for a week or two, as did 60044 in February and 60082 in May/June. 60077 also came down here, on March 22nd. It worked the down steel (Doncaster-Dollands Moor) and then later in the day, worked the up steel (Dollands Moor-???). Wonder if we'll get another Tug down here?

Did the 37s thrash through Charing, or did they just coast through?

Some good shots there James, quite like your first shot, which also shows the light rust on the rails

As usual, Thanks

 

[34067James]

I do go out far too much...

Thanks very much Jord!



60041 got fixed and ended up in Bescot. 60056 coming down to DM had nothing to do with 041. IIRC, a few months ago, a 60 came down, stayed a day or two, then went off again and ended up in Bescot! 60041/049/052 (all EWS Red/Gold) have been the only 60s that have stuck around for some time. 60013 came down in January for a week or two, as did 60044 in February and 60082 in May/June. 60077 also came down here, on March 22nd. It worked the down steel (Doncaster-Dollands Moor) and then later in the day, worked the up steel (Dollands Moor-???). Wonder if we'll get another Tug down here?

Did the 37s thrash through Charing, or did they just coast through?

Some good shots there James, quite like your first shot, which also shows the light rust on the rails

As usual, Thanks

Oh right so no 60 based but is there a 66? When coming back from Ashford I went passed Dollands Moor there was a 66 near the sheds & 2x 92's apart from that It was dead At charing I could hear them nice and loud but when they were at the station they were just going fast no thrash at all but they did at Ashford :razz:

Thanks year you could see the light rust on the rails this time.

James

 

[CraigS]

They won't ever become sussex electrics, the reason for that is because they were built out of wessex slam door units; meaning that they have served there time well on the SWML.

You called called 444s ''Wessex Desiros'' but you don't.

They probably will become known as Sussex Electrics to Brighton based drivers. I've already heard a couple refer to them as such. Not much point calling the seventeen 442s allocated to Southern "Wessex Electrics" when they won't be going through Wessex Land anymore.

IIRC, the only parts that came from Slam Door units, were traction motors and other electrical equipment, which came from 4-REPs/4-TCs, which had to be withdrawn before their replacements (the class 442s) could take over.

Oh right so no 60 based but is there a 66? When coming back from Ashford I went passed Dollands Moor there was a 66 near the sheds & 2x 92's apart from that It was dead At charing I could hear them nice and loud but when they were at the station they were just going fast no thrash at all but they did at Ashford :razz:

Indeed, no 60, although another may come down. Dollands Moor gets 66s fown there every week, none visable on my visit.

I thought they would just coast through Charing. They would probably thrash through going up towards Lenham. They thrashed nicely through Lenham, as they always do.

 

[class 313]

http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p54784970.html

Surely they are Electrostars...

 

[CraigS]

http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p54784970.html

Surely they are Electrostars...

Pretty sure I read somewhere that they are Capitalstars. Still part of the Electrostar family though.

Updated my site with a couple of shots of 35028 Clan Line working a Kent VSOE Circular, seen at Rainham (Kent) and Sturry.

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_42.html
Video @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DW9FoD1GMXk

Comments Welcomed

 

[Daniel533]

Nice video, i would have got a video of clan line through canterbury but my camera batteries died and had to result to my phone:-x but at least i have seen her now.

 

[CraigS]

Nice video, i would have got a video of clan line through canterbury but my camera batteries died and had to result to my phone:-x but at least i have seen her now.

Thanks Daniel

Shame your batteries died.

 

[34067James]

Pretty sure I read somewhere that they are Capitalstars. Still part of the Electrostar family though.

Updated my site with a couple of shots of 35028 Clan Line working a Kent VSOE Circular, seen at Rainham (Kent) and Sturry.

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_42.html
Video @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DW9FoD1GMXk

Comments Welcomed

Yeah they are still part of the Electrostar family

Nice shots there Craig of Clan Line she's a nice loco but i prefer Tangmere I got some shots but my camera sceen is cracked
so I cant see what I am taking I think my photos of trains this year have finished :cry: untill I get me D40, Though I may use my mums camera You got no shots off Western Star :-x

James

 

[Craig]

I like the Clan Line shot at Rainham, shame about the signal though

 

[CraigS]

Nice shots there Craig of Clan Line she's a nice loco but i prefer Tangmere I got some shots but my camera sceen is cracked so I cant see what I am taking I think my photos of trains this year have finished :cry: untill I get me D40, Though I may use my mums camera You got no shots off Western Star :-x

James

Thanks James

Clan Line sure is a nice loco, but I prefer it to Tangmere. Nothing wrong with Tangmere though.

Ah so you have a cracked camera screen too. Josh had that problem at the end of last year with his old camera.

I did get a shot of 67025. There was too much shadow coming off the rear so I didn't upload it onto my site.

I like the Clan Line shot at Rainham, shame about the signal though

Thanks Craig. Would've gone further down the paltform but there were too many shadows covering the tracks. The London end of Rainham seemed the better place to get the whole train in sun with shadows.

 

[class 313]

Nice shot of Clan Line there.

 

[34067James]

Thanks James

Clan Line sure is a nice loco, but I prefer it to Tangmere. Nothing wrong with Tangmere though.

Ah so you have a cracked camera screen too. Josh had that problem at the end of last year with his old camera.

I did get a shot of 67025. There was too much shadow coming off the rear so I didn't upload it onto my site.



Thanks Craig. Would've gone further down the paltform but there were too many shadows covering the tracks. The London end of Rainham seemed the better place to get the whole train in sun with shadows.

Hi Craig,

Well Tangmere is a lighter verison of the Merchant Navy with Unrebuilts & rebuilts , But I prefer the WC/BofB classes Yeah Josh told me that happened to him its just annoying it had to happen now and its not the end of the year :-xI was going to London on the 13 december there is at least three steam trains about two of them at VIC which are 34067 & 35028 I still go but watch them instead & be a trainspotter

Here is my last shots of 2008 then http://james-bartlett.fotopic.net/c1613086.html please forgive the Clan Line shots they were taking with a cracked sceen and I cant see what I was taking. I just add early pictures of the year now.

James

 

[Calum]

Nice shot at Rainham Craig

 

[CraigS]

Nice shot of Clan Line there.

Thanks Tom

Well Tangmere is a lighter verison of the Merchant Navy with Unrebuilts & rebuilts , But I prefer the WC/BofB classes Yeah Josh told me that happened to him its just annoying it had to happen now and its not the end of the year :-xI was going to London on the 13 december there is at least three steam trains about two of them at VIC which are 34067 & 35028 I still go but watch them instead & be a trainspotter

Here is my last shots of 2008 then http://james-bartlett.fotopic.net/c1613086.html please forgive the Clan Line shots they were taking with a cracked sceen and I cant see what I was taking. I just add early pictures of the year now.

James

Tangmere and the WCs/BofB are indeed lighter versions of the Merchant Navys, which is why they call them light pacifics, as I'm sure you know.

I'm considering a visit to London on 13th Dec for the three steam tours, not sure yet though. If you do go, still take your camera and try and get what shots you can, especially if you go somewhere like Victoria where the locos will by stationary.

Nice shot at Rainham Craig

Thanks Calum

 

[34067James]

Tangmere and the WCs/BofB are indeed lighter versions of the Merchant Navys, which is why they call them light pacifics, as I'm sure you know.

I'm considering a visit to London on 13th Dec for the three steam tours, not sure yet though. If you do go, still take your camera and try and get what shots you can, especially if you go somewhere like Victoria where the locos will by stationary.

Yeah I knew that Craig they are one off my favorite classes I have a book just about them you might off seen it at KESR Yeah I still go might take my camera or I take my mums its still 4mp but the lens is not as powerful.

James

 

[CraigS]

Updated my site with photos taken over the past few days including;

73107, 73141, 73201 and 07011 at St Leonards Depot [21/11]
Refurbished Gat-Ex 442414 at Berwick and Eastbourne [24/11]
73205/209 at Portslade [24/11]
59101 and 66609 at Hanwell [25/11]
60060 at Acton [25/11]
73205/209 at Lancing [26/11]

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_44.html

Comments Welcomed

 

[34067James]

Nice shots Craig like the 59 & 66 @t Hanwell + the 60 at Action yard & the 37 at Headcorn. I was going to go and see the 1Q14 but forgot about it But I will see it on saturday at Sittingbourne & Swale.

James

 

[CraigS]

Nice shots Craig like the 59 & 66 @t Hanwell + the 60 at Action yard & the 37 at Headcorn. I was going to go and see the 1Q14 but forgot about it But I will see it on saturday at Sittingbourne & Swale.

Thanks James

Updated my site with a few shots taken today of 37194 at Headcorn and 37606 at a bridge near Rainham, Kent.

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_60.html

Video of 37606/259 @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KPpdI2X-z2c
Video of 37194 @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EjWw7M4N24w

Comments Welcomed

 

[Calum]

Nice shots and a nice pair of videos Craig

 

[CraigS]

Nice shots and a nice pair of videos Craig

Thanks Calum

Updated my site with shots of 37259 and 37606 working 1Q14 Selhurst-Hither Green SERCO, seen at various places on the Dungeness Branch and Appledore.

Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1604965_63.html
Video @ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4rMpKAhpF48

Comments Welcomed