waiting at signal

[mac]

why would a freight train try to go to hull after the signalmen have gone home,last 2 nights there as been one get to gilberdyke then sit at station with engine running for 6 hours untill signaller gets to work.

 

[HST Power]

Maybe the driver just didn't feel like going home!

 

[mac]

maybe so he was just sat reading when i looked out the window

 

[142094]

Probably either the driver has been delayed getting to the loco or emptying/loading has taken too long.

 

[HST Power]

maybe so he was just sat reading when i looked out the window

Could've been a good book then!

 

[junglejames]

maybe so he was just sat reading when i looked out the window

Should have gone down and offered him a cup of tea. He might have appreciated the company!!

 

[northwichcat]

Well I don't imagine the driver could just get off and return to the train a few hours later. Maybe he left the engine running to deter vandals.

 

[HST Power]

Should have gone down and offered him a cup of tea. He might have appreciated the company!!

If he's there tonight, you should!

 

[junglejames]

Well I don't imagine the driver could just get off and return to the train a few hours later. Maybe he left the engine running to deter vandals.

Was it a 66? If so, I know with 67s ive heard its often better to keep them running. Perhaps the same with 66s.
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If he's there tonight, you should!

Yep, i reckon he should. If i was up in that neck of the words id do it. Then again, thats just my good natured way!

 

[HST Power]

Yep, i reckon he should. If i was up in that neck of the words id do it. Then again, thats just my good natured way!

Cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit for the road! (actually, for the rail)

 

[142094]

Was it a 66? If so, I know with 67s ive heard its often better to keep them running. Perhaps the same with 66s.

Think that is more in cold weather, to ensure the engine doesn't go below a certain temperature. Think this is specified by GM.

 

[junglejames]

Think that is more in cold weather, to ensure the engine doesn't go below a certain temperature. Think this is specified by GM.

Oh right. Not sure. Just something i heard, but not sure of the ins and outs of it

 

[142094]

Oh right. Not sure. Just something i heard, but not sure of the ins and outs of it

Can't remember who told me (probably someone on here) but I think it might either be a warranty or insurance stipulation that the engine has to be started after a certain time. In Newcastle they move the 67 thunderbird under the roof at night to keep it a bit warmer than the outside siding.

 

[junglejames]

Cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit for the road! (actually, for the rail)

I think we should start something here.
Anyone near Gilberdyke has to head down to the station tonight with a cup of tea for the driver. Well, someone head down with the tea, and someone with the slice of cake and biscuits. If he's got to sit there all night, he may appreciate a freshly brewed cuppa and a nice slice of homemade cake!.
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Can't remember who told me (probably someone on here) but I think it might either be a warranty or insurance stipulation that the engine has to be started after a certain time. In Newcastle they move the 67 thunderbird under the roof at night to keep it a bit warmer than the outside siding.

Interesting. I shall have to check up on that with someone i know who drives the 67s.

 

[HST Power]

I think we should start something here.
Anyone near Gilberdyke has to head down to the station tonight with a cup of tea for the driver. Well, someone head down with the tea, and someone with the slice of cake and biscuits. If he's got to sit there all night, he may appreciate a freshly brewed cuppa and a nice slice of homemade cake!.

This idea is great! We should have this all over the country, for all the drivers working unsociable hours. When they pull in for a stop, down with the window, and here you go mate, tea and cake! Have a good night!

 

[networkrail1]

This idea is great! We should have this all over the country, for all the drivers working unsociable hours. When they pull in for a stop, down with the window, and here you go mate, tea and cake! Have a good night!

What about us P-way guys leaving us out again lol :roll:

All the best.

Simon

 

[HST Power]

What about us P-way guys leaving us out again lol :roll:

All the best.

Simon

All train drivers, track workers, signalmen, P-Way guys...everybody is included!

 

[junglejames]

All train drivers, track workers, signalmen, P-Way guys...everybody is included!

I was thinking more of the drivers sitting doing nothing for 6hrs!
Problem with p way guys is there are so many of them, and signalmen are usually sitting in comfortable surroundings anyway.

You can head round healping out the p way guys then, and i'll just stick to the drivers stuck in their cab for 6hrs at the station. Of which i dont think there are any near me!!!
Anyway, whos heading down to Gilberdyke station tonight?

 

[quarella]

why would a freight train try to go to hull after the signalmen have gone home,last 2 nights there as been one get to gilberdyke then sit at station with engine running for 6 hours untill signaller gets to work.

So that's ok but in Manchester a bus can be fined if left idling for 05 minutes.

 

[HST Power]

I've never heard of this Gilberdyke place until this thread started. I'm probably nowhere near it either, so unfortunately, it's a no. If there are any stuck trains with bored drivers in them in the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire area, I'll be there!

 

[junglejames]

I've never heard of this Gilberdyke place until this thread started. I'm probably nowhere near it either, so unfortunately, it's a no. If there are any stuck trains with bored drivers in them in the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire area, I'll be there!

Its on the Selby to Hull line, about halfway between the 2, approximately. Where the line from Goole also joins.

Oh, and that came courtesy of my rail atlas. Never knew that before!!

 

[HST Power]

You learn something new every day!

 

[Mystic Force]

Here in Iowa, they run the engines non stop all winter so as the engine cooling system does not freeze as they are water based. But I do not think that it was that cold back in the UK last night, otherwise my mum would have told me. She likes to complain how cold it is there when its been below freezing here continuously for 3 months.

 

[Yew]

Surely you could just put some antifreeze in there?

 

[Mystic Force]

Yes but they don't. Plane water is what they use if they are not going to use the engine for a while they drain the cooling tank, otherwise they just run. Some are equipped with Smart Start so that they regulate them selves based on the outside temperature. It sounds insane, to me but that's what they do.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Surely you could just put some antifreeze in there?

I say, that's a bit harsh. Giving the driver a nice Tetley is one thing but spiking it with antifreeze - well that's just not fair...

 

[driverchris52]

Think that is more in cold weather, to ensure the engine doesn't go below a certain temperature. Think this is specified by GM.

Never mind about the engine. The nights are still chilly. No engine=no cab heat.

 

[strange6]

Surely you could just put some antifreeze in there?

Yeah but even that starts to freeze circa -15, even at concentrated levels

 

[junglejames]

Never mind about the engine. The nights are still chilly. No engine=no cab heat.

Very good point.

 

[ChrisCooper]

Of cource in the past freight drivers stuck in loops would have just gone to the signal box for a nice cup of tea. Not so practical these days when the nearest box could be many miles away.