Recent content by Wally

Can anyone tell me what Rotherham is like for freight, going to Sheffield tomorrow night and thinking of popping over to Rotherham, thanks

Haven't got much choice! Would rather get in tardis and go back to seeing 20s 25s etc

And I thought anywhere in leicshire was boring! Just spent 4hrs here from 7am 37611 37259 on test train 66090 515 146 524 on coal,66126 on ballast,66180 light eng,66074 602 yellow boxes 66523 cement plus 2 more freightliner 66s going into ratcliffe,ews 66 passed us on coal and freightliner 66...

Thanx 4 replies,I've google earthed sidings but no info.it is just north of ashby just b4 main roundabout so you could both be right- the works or coal sidings.I'm fascinated by that line and it's branches,as well as all the coal workings hauled by 20s I remember an early morning ballast always...

Hello,there's a disused siding of Coalville line near ashby,it can be seen from A511 as it goes under the road and comes to a halt with flattened buildings on 1 side and what look like old street lamps on other side.does any1 know when siding was last used and what for.thanx

I've been spotting for about 40 years and had some cracking trips here and there but funnily I had one of my best trips last year.decided to take my lad west ham for footy,went by train.saw a 20(my favourite all time loco) on a special at Leicester,copped my last 20(20905) at...

I regret not seeing many claytons westerns and warships.spent my early days just spotting on Leicester station in summer holidays,plenty of 20s and double headed 25s on freight,peaks and 47s on London-sheff,cravens and met-camms and gloucesters on birm-Norwich,those were the days! When we got a...

Thanx 4 reply,those 2 66s r like lord Lucan!

Hello,does any1 know the whereabouts of 66139 and 66096?

Hello,this is my 1st time doing this,just joined up so excuse me if I've placed question in wrong box! My question is does anyone know how busy this line is,I.e how many trains run per day,timings and where from and to.also does anything run further than bardon hill from Leicester...