Kite159
Veteran Member
I must try and keep up with the various musical 150s.
My question of the day is: do lights count for sight?
I was driving through Castle Donington just after dark this evening and saw somethng passing through on the line below the bridge - it obviously wasn't a long freight, so it was unusual because passenger workings are very rare on the freight line between Stenson Junction and Sheet Stores Junction, except during diversions. It also obviously wasn't something like a Voyager / Meridian / HST. But all I could really see for sure were the front whites and the red rear - otherwise there were no lights. Out of curiosity I checked RTT and found out it was an ECS move from Bristol SPM to Doncaster Works. Further investigation revealed it was 150207 returning to Northern after working for GWR.
So I do not have '207 for sight so far, one of only a few Northern 150s I do need - can I count it?
...is the wrong answer Or at least it's the answer I didn't want to hear!I think that the fact you've felt the need to ask would suggest you have enough doubt about logging this as a winner to not do so.
...is the wrong answer Or at least it's the answer I didn't want to hear!
Depends on the situation. I mean, let's say you arrived into Carlisle from the S&C and saw a train pulling out towards the south or west. Couldn't quite get its ID but could still see it was, say, a 153. If you then ask the spotters on the end of the platform what one it was, is that fudging?
Sounds like a fudge to me!I think that's the other end of extreme to be honest @xotGD. I mean I was at Nuneaton recently and after it went dark I was stood on P2 when a 66 came by but as I was so close to it and with the poor lighting (and my failing eyes) I wasn't able to properly get the number. I definitely saw the locomotive as I was literally a few feet away so surely it would have been daft for me to dismiss it as missed and not make use of the TOPS thread on here? (It was irrelevant in the end as it was a dud but my point stands )
...counting every door of each DMU for boarding/alighting just to keep your red pen busy.
Not DMUs, but I'm aware of at least one person who did the 'every door' thing on the T&W Metro. I guess if you are commuting on the same things every day it makes the journey a bit more interesting. Until you run out of required doors!That is a joke, isn't it? One can't be certain...
Indeed not Mr Train.Can't beat a good chopper can you?