Recent content by Warbo44

Yes, i know i've read the posts on another forum site i now know it'll be a Colas 47 seeing as the Riviera / GBRf examples have all gone off-lease and have now been purchased by ROG (Rail Operations Group) anyway.

No rain today unlike 2 years ago but no class 88 either unless DRS sneaked it into the country under the dead of night like in a spy mission and plan a massive surprise on everyone. Reports are there aren't that many if only 1 class 68 there either. I know there's a Deltic D9009, 37424 in it's...

That's nice to know as surprisingly i still require 47843/847 & 848 for haulage so personally i'm hoping it's one of those 3.

Saw a GWR 387 on my local news report about Bombardier in Derby the other day so they must be ready for release soon. Obviously the drivers will need training up so it'll be a while before they will be seen on the network working timetabled services.

The 47/8 on day 3 might well be changed as they've all returned to Burton-on-Trent, Riviera trains as i believe they're now off lease. Plus i understand GBRf still haven't sorted out a problem with 59003 that it can't get over 20mph, i hear, as it's at Eastleigh works now where their trying to...

I've been told that the tour will go directly into Edinburgh, with the Deltic on the front from York, not via Millerhill as i first suspected. It will then go through Haymarket and via the suburban line to the south of Edinburgh to head towards Tweedbank. The same 67 that detached at York will...

The latest i've heard it could well be a class 67 down to Cornwall where a 66 will couple up onto the rear to assist the reverse moves in Cornwall for the branch lines. Don't take that as gospel though as it might well change.

As it's coming off the East Coast mainline i'm gonna guess it turns off at the Monktonhall juntion to Millerhill south junction via east junction. Then on the return being hauled by either a DBS 66 or 67 back to Edinburgh via Newcraighall station straight into the capital station as Deltic 9 has...

That's the thing even on the way back a member of the railtour staff noticed someone hanging out of a window a bit to far. They made a comment to a lad sat next to me but i don't think they even bothered to give the person in question a tap on the shoulder and give them a warning to refrain from...

Now i've only just heard this on the "grapevine" and i don't know how true it is but i've been told that class 37's have been banned from hauling charters / railtours by Network Rail. The way i understand it it's to do with an incident on a railtour the other week and i won't name the tour. On...

37716 returned to the mainline today and went on run from Derby RTC to York parcel siding.

Wonder where it was going ?

The 68 being 003 and 57305 on the other end.

I live in Long Eaton close to the NET terminus at Toton but i really don't think a tram line between the 2 East Midland cities will come about. For one the NET extension line 2 to Toton was only built to reduce the amount of cars going into Nottingham. Nottingham i believe is / was the most...

Yes, your right i'm not up on multiple unit couplings. I read a report that ROG had won the contract tender for Wabtec and it might've said tightlock but i've mistook it for dellner that's all.