Well im going up to Sheffield and back on HSTs on Friday (thanks ro Mr Armstrong). First Class of course. So I don't feel the need to go again so soon, and other such reasons.
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Well im going up to Sheffield and back on HSTs on Friday (thanks ro Mr Armstrong). First Class of course. So I don't feel the need to go again so soon, and other such reasons.
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Techniquest
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Fair enough that! I might be on the 508 farewell tour, if it does actually happen. Failing that, it'll be more chasing after Valentas 
Fair enough that! I might be on the 508 farewell tour, if it does actually happen. Failing that, it'll be more chasing after Valentas
Well, atm there is no Valenta on FC end of any sets. =\
Techniquest
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Might be by then, 089 will be back in December
Might be by then, 089 will be back in December
046 is on TGS, don't know what set though. But yeah, bring on 089!
Techniquest
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046 is still a good 'un.
This is why it's a bad idea to book AP if you want some Valenta action, you don't know which if any train will have a Valenta on it, nor do you know which end (unless you end up being uber lucky, getting the gen the afternoon before and manage to still find some cheap tickets).
Still, I hope you get 089 in when you go, she was proper beasty when I had her with 069 way back in August 2005.
This is why it's a bad idea to book AP if you want some Valenta action, you don't know which if any train will have a Valenta on it, nor do you know which end (unless you end up being uber lucky, getting the gen the afternoon before and manage to still find some cheap tickets).
Still, I hope you get 089 in when you go, she was proper beasty when I had her with 069 way back in August 2005.
You'll be lucky if you get a valenta, only 46 out, been chasing EMT and NXEC ones this week and out again on them tomorrow, had 46 TGS end with 49 on the rear out of St Pancras last night on the 1745 Leeds as far as Chesterfield, sounded as though notch 5 was taped out though as it didn't seem its normal self. It's now on the master cutler set with 66 (still TGS end), was planning on doing it out of Derby on the 1207 to Shef today and the 1318 to St Pancras for a run over the road to make 110 on the 1600 Aberdeen as i hadn't had that so far this week but the 1207 didn't roll up till 1235 so would have been late on the return and i would have missed 110. Did the 1304 ex Derby instead and viewed 051 thunder out the cross then had 110. Dunno which other ones were out on NXEC today as there was a points farce at Neville Hill this morning so some diagrams were covered by 91's. 108 was running around TGS end but apparently blew up at Edinburgh last night with low oil pressure, annoying as I had flagged doing it to have 080 & 123 into Kings X and 46 out of St Pan with the plan of getting it today coming south on a set from Aberdeen
When did you last have it? Did'nt sound as loud as it has before when I had it last night, as i said above think there maybe a notch taped out, we lost some time en route to Nottingham as well.
Techniquest
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Gutted. Even more reason not to book tickets if you're after Valentas at the moment there...
I just hope the points work at NL when I'm up that way on the 8th of November and that a Valenta (or two, I'll be happy with a pair) is chucked out onto the Harrogate to London job! Mind, if there's one on the Skipton I'll happily go and get her in!
Do you have HST diagrams for NXEC/EMT at all 37412? If so, could you forward them to me via PM? I'm always totally lost with diagrams over that way now, my diagram book is about 18 months out of date.
EDIT: Last had 046 on 4th October 2008, on the 1418 SHF - STP
I just hope the points work at NL when I'm up that way on the 8th of November and that a Valenta (or two, I'll be happy with a pair
) is chucked out onto the Harrogate to London job! Mind, if there's one on the Skipton I'll happily go and get her in!Do you have HST diagrams for NXEC/EMT at all 37412? If so, could you forward them to me via PM? I'm always totally lost with diagrams over that way now, my diagram book is about 18 months out of date.
EDIT: Last had 046 on 4th October 2008, on the 1418 SHF - STP
To be honest, I don't really mind VPs. Nothing on Valentas but still pretty rateable! Specially on full power.
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http://hstgen.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=1954&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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Gutted. Even more reason not to book tickets if you're after Valentas at the moment there...
I just hope the points work at NL when I'm up that way on the 8th of November and that a Valenta (or two, I'll be happy with a pair
Do you have HST diagrams for NXEC/EMT at all 37412? If so, could you forward them to me via PM? I'm always totally lost with diagrams over that way now, my diagram book is about 18 months out of date.
EDIT: Last had 046 on 4th October 2008, on the 1418 SHF - STP
http://hstgen.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=1954&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
Techniquest
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Oh aye, nowt particular wrong with VP185s, but compared to some of the more famous Valentas (S352 in extreme particularity; S155 and S482) they're far too quiet.
The ones at: www.thejunction.org.uk are the current ones, will be out again tomorrow, plan of attack is to hunt down 056. Also if 64 is out on EMT will go or that or if NXEC put 053, neither seem to have produced yet this week.
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I'm banned on that forum, any chance you can copy-paste what it says?
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Thanks, I'll have a gander at those. I'm just wondering if there's a rule with sets arriving on NL as to what they can work the following day. Like if the sets have to gave X hours on NL for maintenance or whatever before being allowed out to work, which I reckon there will be and means I'll be bowled on the 8th.
Still, who knows...
For EMT...
NL01 43083/43072tgs 1C13, 1F42, 1C61, 1F67,
NL03 43043/43045tgs 1C17, 1F22, 1C41, 1F48,
NL04 43058/43048tgs 1C02, 1F06, 1C25, 1F30, 1C49, 1F56,
NL06 43059/43047tgs 1C21, 1F26, 1C45, 1F52,
NL07 43054/43074tgs 1B06, 1F34, 1C53, 1F60, 1C67,
NL08 43049/43073tgs 1C08, 1F14, 1C33, 1F38, 1C57, 1F64,
NL10 43075/43055tgs 1B03, 1D08, 1B23, 1D28, 1B43, 1D52,
NL11 43066/43046tgs 1B00, 1F18, 1C37, 1F44,
NL12 43076/43060tgs 1C04, 1C29, 1D50,
Ta Dan from HSTgen
For NXEC...
EC51 43110/43300tgs 1E10, 1S23,
EC53 43316/43309tgs 1E14, 1D45,
EC55 43302/43290tgs 1E03, 1S19,
EC57 43277/43051tgs 1A04, 1D25, 1A24, 1S22,
EC58 43314/43307tgs 1A16 0840 LDS-KX,
EC59 43306/43206tgs 1A12, 1S12, 1B75,
EC62 43208/43312tgs 1E12,
EC63 43305/43238tgs 1S03, 1E24, 1D53
Again, ta Dan
Any chance of putting the relevant gen from that link on here in a quote for the non members?
Any chance of putting the relevant gen from that link on here in a quote for the non members?
Look above
Techniquest
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Thanks Mr. 313.
*Wishes I could head to the East Coast right now and score some of these*
*Wishes I could head to the East Coast right now and score some of these*
Ah that was all todays stuff, Dan Potter printed it off for me at NS this morning, load of diagrams were covered by 91's
Dunno what 43056 is doing at the moment but that was TGS end on Monday when I viewed it at Peterbourgh, believe 108 is now off set at Craigentiny (?), Dunno about 53--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
GC on the diverts? Garunteed a valenta pair then!
Techniquest
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Indeed so, but more of a ching and the NXEC ones are of an endangered status now, so getting them (had them all before but that's not the point) in again for the last time (I doubt I'll get them again afterwards :cry is extremely high on my agenda.
EDIT: Plus I still need a Valenta Skipton - Leeds and Harrogate to Leeds, not to mention Brough to Hull.
is extremely high on my agenda.EDIT: Plus I still need a Valenta Skipton - Leeds and Harrogate to Leeds, not to mention Brough to Hull.
Indeed so, but more of a ching and the NXEC ones are of an endangered status now, so getting them (had them all before but that's not the point) in again for the last time (I doubt I'll get them again afterwards :cry
I thought 108 & 110 were due to head to Brush in the very near future leaving just 51, 53 & 56 left so the chances of you getting a valenta are going to be very very slim.
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I know, which is why I wish I wasn't on bloody advance-purchase tickets coming home the other week when they were paired on the Tyne Valley :cry:
Chasing the FGW Valentas was so much easier...
Chasing the FGW Valentas was so much easier...
P156KWJ
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so somebody else likes VPs too then? Hooray! Which trains you on on saturday, I'll be doing a wayfarer on friday no doubt
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Yeah, not bad at all VPs, can still make you think 'phwoar' hehe. We'll be on the 12:25 St. Pancras - Sheffield and the 19:18 Sheffield - St. Pancras on the way back whilst probably doing a Sheffield - Chesterfield return in the process.
We'll also have a non-enthusiast with us
who's along for the whole basher experience.
We'll also have a non-enthusiast with us
who's along for the whole basher experience. You should know by now I do
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Yeah, not bad at all VPs, can still make you think 'phwoar' hehe. We'll be on the 12:25 St. Pancras - Sheffield and the 19:18 Sheffield - St. Pancras on the way back whilst probably doing a Sheffield - Chesterfield return in the process.
We'll also have a non-enthusiast with us
We have also thrown in a touch of Halloween
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did that with my mate who'd never been on a train before - used to think they were crap like all no-brainers, but was stunned by the free drinks (this is MML days of course) and the fact there were no seatbelts, he was really chuffed with his meridians
did that with my mate who'd never been on a train before - used to think they were crap like all no-brainers, but was stunned by the free drinks (this is MML days of course) and the fact there were no seatbelts, he was really chuffed with his meridians
Eugh!? Didn't you show him any HST action!?
P156KWJ
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The only HSTs that were in the morning off Nottingham back then were the 0529 and 1030 (too early and too late respectively) unfortunately
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222 > HST
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Well, TBH, in February 2007 thanks to my trip up the ECML being caped due to bad weather I ended up on the 1925 STP - LDS, traction being provided by 43049 'Neville Hill' and 43072 'Derby Etches Park'. Later on during the journey I was near 072 and as we left Chesterfield, I could have sworn she sounded like a Valenta!
We'll also have a non-enthusiast with us
Does this person know anything about bashing currently, or is it a learn-on-the-day jobbie?
Hope whoever it is enjoys the bash!
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He knows of valentas and VPs which are known as 'screamers' and MTUs are 'boomers' .
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