TfW to operate Class 37s on the Rhymney Line

[krus_aragon]

this is like some bizarre haiku

Try:
Colas thirty-seven
Canton has no ETH
Summer months are mild.

 

[anamyd]

Try:
Colas thirty-seven
Canton has no ETH
Summer months are mild.

does "seven" count as one syllable...?

 

[Andy Pacer]

does "seven" count as one syllable...?

Depends if you say it with a Welsh accent

 

[Envoy]

I think they should keep this First Class set in the Rhymney Valley and have a waiter service for all the hard done by commuters on this route!

 

[PHILIPE]

does "seven" count as one syllable...?

It does if you say "saith"

 

[Dai Corner]

I think they should keep this First Class set in the Rhymney Valley and have a waiter service for all the hard done by commuters on this route!

And a real ale bar in the buffet car for the cranks!

 

[Envoy]

And a real ale bar in the buffet car for the cranks!

Drinking of alcohol is not allowed north of Bargoed - or any of the upper valleys.

 

[PHILIPE]

Drinking of alcohol is not allowed north of Bargoed - or any of the upper valleys.

Caerphilly is the boundary together with Pontypridd

 

[Dai Corner]

Caerphilly is the boundary together with Pontypridd

20 mins Central-Caerphilly probably isn't not long enough to serve a coach load of cranks and for them to drink up unfortunately. Oh well!

 

[Chris217]

I'll have a go at trying hehehe

 

[PHILIPE]

37421 with Colas Livery arrived at Canton today

 

[Cardiff123]

It's looking highly unlikely that they will be ready to start passenger services next Monday though

 

[Robert Ap Ioan]

I've just seen a top'n'tailed set head north from Tirphil.

 

[PHILIPE]

I've just seen a top'n'tailed set head north from Tirphil.

Training Program stepped up. I should think it was TNT due to avoid running round when busier during the day

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/RHY/2019/05/13/0000-2359?stp=S&show=all&order=wtt

 

[Oscar46016]

Yesterdays workings....

3Z50 Q ECS CSD (10:25) RHYMNEY SIDINGS (11:52) 11:46 11:47 DEP RHYMNEY
12:01 14 LATE

STP 3Z36 AW ECS RHYMNEY SIDINGS (15:47) CSD (17:22) 15:54 15:56½ AT DESTINATION
17:24 2 LATE

STP 3Z37 AW ECS CSD (18:39) RHYMNEY (19:54) 19:54 DEP TIR-PHIL
19:38 7 EARLY

STP 3Z38 AW ECS RHYMNEY (20:18) CSD (21:27) 20:18 (no report)

STP 3Z39 AW ECS CSD (22:45) RHYMNEY SIDINGS (00:20) 23:53 00:13 (no report)

 

[Robert Ap Ioan]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/146875910@N08/albums/72157708584461694

My pictures of the test trains.

 

[anamyd]

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My pictures of the test trains.

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[Robert Ap Ioan]

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[anamyd]

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Thank you Nice shots!

 

[hexagon789]

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Yes it does! Thank you for posting; a nice wee selection.

 

[PHILIPE]

A routine Tweet from TFW states additional stock on Valleys from June when training completed

 

[Robert Ap Ioan]

Thanks for the positive comments.

 

[Goofle]

Hi, long time reader, first time poster!
Is the training a regular evening thing please? I'd probably have a ride tomorrow evening (from just north of Welshpool) to see a 37 if so.
Thanks!

 

[craigybagel]

Not the greatest suggestion I've come up with but what about leaving the vestibule doors open and the door windows open? It shouldn't be too bad as the 37's do 80/90mph, + with short gaps between stops you shouldn't get too much of a draft.

Not a chance they'll get up that kind of speed. Most of the line is 60mph or less, and with the gaps between stations being so short it'll be doing well to even hit that kind of speed.

so this is legit then? is the word on the HST use as legit?

Current internal rumours are that HSTs are no longer happening. Certainly no training has taken place.

 

[DarloRich]

Current internal rumours are that HSTs are no longer happening. Certainly no training has taken place.

thanks - thought it had gone a bit silent

 

[hexagon789]

Not a chance they'll get up that kind of speed. Most of the line is 60mph or less, and with the gaps between stations being so short it'll be doing well to even hit that kind of speed.

With just one loco rather than two as per Wherry Lines, I think 45-50 between stops is probably about right unless there are any long sections between stations?

 

[anamyd]

A routine Tweet from TFW states additional stock on Valleys from June when training completed

Got a link to it...?

 

[Kite159]

A routine Tweet from TFW states additional stock on Valleys from June when training completed

I guess the 153s from GWR being used to replace 150s on some services where 153s are allowed to operate (Pembroke Dock etc), allowing those 150s to be used on the Valleys?

 

[craigybagel]

I guess the 153s from GWR being used to replace 150s on some services where 153s are allowed to operate (Pembroke Dock etc), allowing those 150s to be used on the Valleys?

Aside from North of Radyr (not cleared) and the Blaneau Ffestiniog branch (no crew with traction knowledge), anywhere a 150 can go a 153 can go as well - including the rest of the Valleys network. If the 153s did get used on Pembroke Dock, I would hope it would be in multiple the summer season is rapidly approaching.

 

[Oscar46016]

The 153s that came up from the west seem to be on the City Line at the moment