55013's Contemporary Trip Reports

[Techniquest]

Can't blame a lad for trying eh?

Aye I love a good bit of 68 thrash, much like I like a decent of Starship thrash. Shame I have to go to Manchester to get it...

 

[FQ]

I'm trying to remember what my average mileage off each cat is now. I think that it's just over 470 miles!

You won't have to go to Mancc in order to get them for long Tech! The Northern ones will still be ours but I hear that they're going to have work done to them to 'make them ready for transfer to London Midland'. I just hope that doesn't mean making the noise rubbish, getting a baseball bat to the seat and throwing mud around at every surface, not to mention putting them in the awful starship LM livery!

 

[Techniquest]

I don't mind the livery, but I have a feeling they'll make the Starships less reliable and less interesting, ala the rest of the LM fleet!

 

[55013]

Considering you only needed 7 185s, to score 4 of them in one day is a exceptional performance! I too need 185112, although I have a feeling you'll get it way before me. 144014 is also required here, hmm maybe I should get north again on my next bash...

I was pretty pleased with the 185s, no doubt about that.
No festering involved, either.
It was straight off one and onto the next, which was nice.

That winning streak at the end must have been brilliant! Sounds like a cracking day out there! 144014 is my last 144 required for sight!

144010 was my last one for sight, way back in the 80s. I remember that number 10 was either delivered late or developed a major fault very soon after arriving and so was taken away for several months.

Sounded like a good day, I will keep that Tram & Train rover in mind when I hit Manchester to do metrolink stuff, mainly to head to the airport/Rochdale by train and come back via tram

Aye, it's very good. Just remember that this ticket has the Northern peak restrictions, so it's tram only between four and six thirty (or whatever it is).

Productive day out, the Dez's certainly dropped nicely for you.

They certainly did, especially when you consider that I only scored two in the whole of 2015!
2014 only got me four new ones, so I've scored the same number so far this year as I did in the previous two combined.

A most productive day indeed, and an enjoyable read too.

Out of the dud units from your day out, I still need 155347 (just this and 155343 needed to clear the class), 156425, 156489 and 185145 for haulage. I need two of your required 185s (185102 and 185112) as well, hopefully it won't be too long before we can tick them off our lists!

Thanks. I get 155s regularly on my commute. Sadly 156s no longer appear around Bradford.

I concur with the above, certainly done well there, its nice when stuff drops like that. Gives you that, well I'm an half glad I done that today, feeling. Did Mrs 13, get rewarded with flowers.
Just think how many more you mght get if you done a North East Round Robin(ducks for cover)

Mrs 13 got her reward with the reclining sofa she bought from the British Heart Foundation whilst I was over there!

A mighty fine read there. Well done on hammering those Transpennine needs. Four from seven 185s is definitely good going. Let's hope that the Railway Gods are having an equally good day when it comes to my rounding up my last remaining 185s.

With all due respect to those folk who are now bagging 319/3s up north, I was quite happy to see them leave my neck of the woods - I'd well and truly got fed up of them as I'd had most of them when they were brand new as 3191xx and then suffered them constantly thereafter, particularly when they had their first class seating ripped out and became 3193xx units.

Cheers.
Future Manchester moves will be based around airport trips as they tend to have seats available, so are more relaxed than the usual Stockport wedge-fest.
Hopefully the remaining three 185s will drop on airport turns and I can forget about them

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My monthly annual leave day for May was on Friday the 13th, would it prove to be unlucky?
I was London bound and started in my traditional fashion by driving to Wakefield and leaving my car in the car park adjacent to Westgate station.
Prior to this move I had three 91s that were in the “still below 500 miles, never mind a thousand” club so I was pleased to see one of the three, 91131, was to be my power South.
Not only was 91131 below five hundred miles, it was actually my lowest member of the class, sitting on a pathetic 254 and a bit miles.
Even after a run to London it remains in that ignominious club, although no longer at the bottom of the pile.

The run down, on a fairly quiet train, was punctuated by me scoring 66772 for sight at Peterborough.

Due to the fact that I’d left it fairly late to book there had been no cheap tickets on the 07.13 from Wakefield and so I had gone on the 07.28.
This meant that I arrived in the capital a little too late for the pair of 387s that I’ve covered from St Pancras previously.
Nevertheless, St Pancras was where I headed.
I had no plan and was just making it up as I went along.
Dud pairing 319002 and 319004 arrived at the same time I did and so I jumped aboard in preference to hanging around and did a quick bit of research on the move.
I elected to bail at Blackfriars as I had discovered an interesting service was just behind and an idea was formulating.

Dud 319220 pulled in with the day’s first winner, 319439 on the rear.
These were done to my first new station of the day, Catford.

Sadly I had some issues that I was unaware of at this point; I had located my camera, which I couldn’t find prior to my Manchester trip, a few days before and had been experimenting with the settings.
Evidently I had pressed a button marked “make all my photos sh*t” and it later turned out that this button had done exactly that.
Of the ten pictures I took before I discovered the problem two were completely unsalvageable and so were binned but after a lot of work with Photoscape I managed to make half a dozen just about good enough to keep for my records, but still way short of being fit for public consumption.
Only two could be improved enough to be included in this report although even then I’m disappointed with them, so please forgive the sub-standard quality of the next two pics.

319439 leaves Catford:
EMU 319439_2016.05.13_Catford by Phil Wood, on Flickr

Now it was a short stroll over to Catford Bridge for my next run.
I had, on a previous trip, done the end bit of the Hayes line from Elmers End after getting off a tram.
Now seemed like as good a time as any to fill in the missing bit of track.
465189 and 465049 appeared after a short wait and I did them to West Wickham.
I had no choice but to hang around for the same pair coming back, naturally travelling in the set that I hadn’t used going up.

465049 leads coming back:
EMU 465049_2016.05.13_2_West Wickham by Phil Wood, on Flickr

Shortly after leaving I saw a pair of 376s heading to Hayes and identified them as two requirements and so decided to bail at New Beckingham for something back to meet them.
Winner 465167 and dud 465048 powered me for the half mile run to Clock House.
376009 and 376003 produced as anticipated and I took these through to Charing Cross.
The short leap I’d done between New Beckingham and Clock House bugged me and I wanted to nudge 465167 over a mile and so I re-boarded the 376s, sitting in 376009 this time, and did these to Waterloo East in order to pick up the pair.
I did the two 465s into Charing Cross and then back out to Waterloo East as I fancied something different.

I mooched over to the main station, keeping an eye out for pigeons, something that I do following an incident there several years ago when one of them had got over its constipation right on top of my head.

The first of a hatful of 455s were then had, with 5856 and 5716 being sampled to Chessington North.
The same pair, again with me sitting in the set I hadn’t done coming out, were taken back as far as Wimbledon and another change of scenery.

When the 455s had pulled out of Waterloo I had viewed a service preparing to leave with a couple of 456s on the front.
I couldn’t identify them but had worked out a plan, utilising Real Time Trains, to cover them nevertheless.
I had a bit of time to kill before they came back from Woking and so it was tram 2557 out to Merton Park and dud 2542 back.
When the train I was waiting for arrived I was happy to see doyen of the class 456001 was the middle unit in a set completed by 5722 and dud 456014.

I spotted another unidentified pair of 456s and, once again using RTT figured out I could get them from a required station by using the same rake I’d arrived at Waterloo on.
I sat in 5722, which obviously was still with 456014 and 456001, out to Clapham Junction and then boarded 5873 and 5862, which I took to Berrylands and my appointment with more groovy 456ers.

It was while I was waiting here that I found out about my only bit of bad luck of the day.
I discovered that all the photos I had so far were ridiculously bright, with some looking blurred as well.
At least I discovered it in time to change things so that I could get some half decent photo records of the day from here on in.

The train I had gone for arrived, with 5707 on the front, dud 456016 in the middle and 456020 on the rear.
These were taken through to Waterloo and I began to think about the most productive way to head back to Kings Cross.
Rush hour was building up and I wanted to be away from the worst of it so left on double winners 5720 and 5912.
Once again I spotted a pair of 456s, with a definite requirement on the country end, as my train pulled out and so I bailed at Clapham Junction in order to pick them up a few minutes later.
Sure enough 456013 arrived after a short wait and I boarded without checking what the other units in the set were, I didn’t have time but I don’t like doing that as I’ve been known to forget to check when I get off and wander away before realising too late.
I needn’t have worried this time as Stoneleigh is an island platform so I didn’t have to go anywhere.
Both the accompanying units turned out to be new, 456007 and 5740.

Winner 5715, my tenth and final new 455 of the day, appeared with 5739 and I took these back to Wimbledon.

It was now back to the tram network and 2547.
I had picked a suitable Thameslink service to do from East Croydon to St Pancras but had plenty of time so decided to bail at a new shack in order to rope in the tram behind, which I knew to be required.
Phipps Bridge was the place I elected to bail and it was tram 2558 from there to East Croydon.

2547 heading away from Phipps Bridge with one of the day’s other winners, 2557, standing in the platform at Belgrave Walk:
Croydon Tram 2547_2016.05.13_2_Phipps Bridge_& 2557 by Phil Wood, on Flickr

I was heading back but I wasn’t finished with the winners just yet.
377516, partnered by 377506, was what appeared for the cross London stagger.
My journey home also produced something of great interest to me.
It was “Flying Scotsman” liveried 91101.
Another one of the three sub five hundred mile members of the class, nice one.
I’d last had 91101 in August 2004!

Isn’t there a steam loco called Flying Scotsman?:
91101_2016.05.14_2_Kings Cross by Phil Wood, on Flickr

Unlike 91131 in the morning, 91101 has now left the “still below 500 miles, never mind a thousand” club
My lowest mileage 91 is now 91120 on 263.76 miles, so fingers crossed that appears on a future trip to the capital.
I last had that on the 2nd of July 2003, so another run on it is well overdue.

So, in conclusion an excellent day with no less than twenty-five new haulages and ten new shacks, not to mention two of my three most wanted 91s.
Another Friday the 13th, another successful move - proving conclusively that talk of bad luck is just superstitious nonsense.

 

[FQ]

Sounds like a brilliant day around the capital! Shame about the camera but at least you noticed before the trip was over!

 

[Kite159]

Sounded like a very good day in London

 

[Techniquest]

A very decent haul there, shame the camera decided to mess up at an inconvenient time! Like that tram shot there

Clearly you had a better Friday the 13th than I did. Normally don't believe in all that, but it was a shocker day and that's what I blame it on.

Another excellent read, and good news on the 91s you wanted turning up. You have reminded me I need too many 91s and should be aiming to rectify that!

 

[Keith Jarrett]

One excellent day in The Smoke. Pity that the camera did not behave itself though although it appears that you still managed a few decent shots. Your Tramplink scores seem to be mainly the more recent deliveries. Do you want many of the earlier ones?

You've certainly done comparatively well on your 91s with your lowest on a mere 263 miles. I'm still chasing one and there are another two that are well under 100.

 

[45135]

Isn’t there a steam loco called Flying Scotsman?:

The water boiling version has super powers too - apparently it's able to change size, so it's within gauge, whenever a Network Rail director is in trouble.

 

[55013]

Thanks chaps.

Your Tramplink scores seem to be mainly the more recent deliveries. Do you want many of the earlier ones?

I only had my first one last July, so I've not had many - just 14 of the 34.
I hadn't had one of the newer ones until I did 2557 on this move.

The water boiling version has super powers too - apparently it's able to change size, so it's within gauge, whenever a Network Rail director is in trouble.

 

[55013]

Last week saw one of the highlights of the diesel gala season, the SVR’s thousand loco event.
OK, there wasn’t quite a thousand locos in attendance, but there were a fair few.
With the prospect of several winners and a few other juicy morsels, it just had to be done.

I picked 45135 up at 07.30 and we arrived at Kidderminster at 10.30, so not too bad time-wise.
Once at our destination we soon realised that the event was going to be popular – we couldn’t get a spot in either the SVR car park or the one for the mainline station.
Eventually we found the last spot in a car park down the road and went and purchased our tickets, pretty reasonably priced given what was on offer.
There was a bit of time before our first planned move and so we partook of the obligatory full English breakfast first

The first loco was our first winner, 37716.
This was hauling the 4-TC and it was the first time that I’d been on this since I’d ridden Sarah Siddons (fnarr, fnarr), five years, almost to the day, earlier.

This was a Bewdley shuttle and so could only be done for three and three quarter miles, but at least it’s in the book, leaving me 37703 at Bo’ness and derelict 37710 at Carnforth as the only heavyweights still in existence that I need.

37716 running round:
37716_2016.05.21_2_Bewdley by Phil Wood, on Flickr

We then had a bit of a fester at Bewdley as we planned on sampling the 73s, also on a shuttle, so we let one service go.
I mean, nobody likes 73s, so it’ll be empty, won’t it?
Ha!
Neither of us needed them as they had been roped in under their previous guises of 73104 and 73211, but we fancied trying them out.

They look, erm, interesting:
73951_2016.05.21_3_Bewdley_& 73952 by Phil Wood, on Flickr

We began to get a sense of foreboding when we observed the massed ranks of people on the platform, would everyone be able to squeeze aboard a four coach train?
The answer to that is no.
As it happens we did manage to get on and found ourselves stood in a corridor outside a cosy looking compartment.
Never mind, we won’t be on long.
After watching several desperate blokes running up and down the platform trying to find a way on, unsuccessfully, we eventually moved off.
73951 and 73952 powered out of the station and thrashed away for all of a quarter of a mile before grinding to a halt.
There were a couple of attempts to get going again, the engines would power up, the brakes came off and we stayed exactly where we were.
I could almost, but not quite, see some elephants from where I was stood.
Somebody further down the coach was heard to say that he had received gen suggesting 66763 had come off the depot and was on its way to rescue us.
It was dud gen.

After a wait, which to be honest could have been a lot longer, 73952 on its own fired up and we started to inch forward.
Everyone held their breath.
Would we make it to Kidderminster?
Why yes, we would.
It took a long time, but I swear 73952 managed to reach speeds in excess of 10mph.

Our game of sardines came to end and we bailed out and breathed in for the first time in ages.

Next in line was a bit of catch-up for us.
In 2015 it was announced that 20205 would have a running day at the MRB before embarking on a new mainline career.
Unfortunately for us we had already booked something that day and we had to give it a miss.
We were therefore pretty pleased when it was announced that it was due to work at this gala.
20205, partnered by 20142, was thus finally roped in and we took the whistling wardrobes to Highley.

Our traction back to towards Kidderminster was 46045, not to everyone’s tastes but I like Peaks and as for 45135, well it should surprise no one when I say he quite likes them as well
The 46 made an excellent noise and was one of the highlights of the day for me.

I said towards Kidderminster as we didn’t make it all the way there because we had another winner planned.
Undeterred by our previous experience of the TC we boarded for a much less wedged run behind 66763.

Yeah, yeah, I know it's a shed:
66763_2016.05.21_2_Bewdley by Phil Wood, on Flickr

Obviously, this was done to Kidderminster and we stayed on board for our fourth and final winner of the day 68025.

I fully expect to increase the mileage on this beast when it’s working over the Pennines
I dare say it’ll be a bit faster as well.

At this point, my camera battery packed up (I've not had a lot of luck with my camera recently!) but I realised I could use my phone to get some pictures.
Not as good, but not too bad.

Superb:
68025_2016.05.21_7_Bewdley by Phil Wood, on Flickr

With all our requirements out of the way we could now kick back and enjoy a loco that I first had in 1981 and have had many times since.
45135 had sampled one of his favourite types and now it was my turn.
55002 was taken for the short but enjoyable run to Arley where we piled over the bridge to meet up with earlier winner 20205.
Because 20205 is now air only, 20142 had to be on the inside to act as a brake translator on the vacuum fitted rake.
This meant that they were now running cab to cab, after being in the more traditional formation earlier.

Back at Kiddy:
20205_2016.05.21_1_Kidderminster by Phil Wood, on Flickr

Talking of tradition, it’s one of ours that we pay a visit to the chip shop opposite the station at Kidderminster when we visit the SVR and so, after getting a few snaps we made our way over and purchased our tea, returning to sit on a platform bench and watch the goings on whilst enjoying some top grub.
That was our day over with, moves were still going on but we had a long drive and so we bade farewell to one of the most enjoyable lines in the country and headed home, with me falling through the door at about 11pm.

So, that’s that.
Another very enjoyable day with four winners to add to my total.

 

[noddy1878]

I too went to the SVR gala (although on the Thursday) and enjoyed it. Doesn't sound like the 73s are going to be up to much. I'd heard they'd had trouble with them earlier in the week but they behaved on the Thursday.

 

[Techniquest]

Very poor show for the NR Cummins engined 73/9s!

Stupidly jealous of 68025, very much required! So is the 66 but not so fussed about that. The heavyweight 37, oh I am right proper jealous of that one!

Shows what I know is going on on the preserved scene, as I wasn't aware 20142 was no longer preserved. Same for 20205, didn't know what was happening there. Trying to remember which line I had 20142 on, it was that long ago I'm no longer sure. 20137 was on the Glos-Warks I seem to recall, ah yes that must mean 20142 was previously on the Llangollen? If so I hope it was still the beast it was when I had it all those years back!

There was no way I could get out of work for the gala, otherwise I'd have made an appearance. So much there that I need I'd have had quite the decent haul!

 

[FQ]

Sounds like a decent time except the bad 73/9s. I was planning to attend on the Friday but after hearing that the 26 wouldn't be going I decided to head to Mancc instead.

 

[47403]

A very good read Mr 13, shame about the yellow EDs. I like the 73s but they've been made to look very soulless since their conversion.

Sounded like a great day behind some great traction, shame about the wagon, Id have sooner spent sometime in Mrs 13's new recliner but in fairness, each to their own.

 

[55013]

Cheers chaps.

Very poor show for the NR Cummins engined 73/9s!

Yeah, when you think about how long they've been in development.
It's two years since 73952 was rolled out to the media.
Two years!
I don't think they've done anything productive in that time and do wonder if the project is going to die a death.

Stupidly jealous of 68025, very much required! So is the 66 but not so fussed about that. The heavyweight 37, oh I am right proper jealous of that one!

I wouldn't worry about the 68, I imagine it'll be common in a couple of years
I'm of the same mind when it comes to sheds.
I'm happy to red pen one if the opportunity arises, but am unlikely to go far out of my way without there being something of greater interest accompanying it.

Shows what I know is going on on the preserved scene, as I wasn't aware 20142 was no longer preserved. Same for 20205, didn't know what was happening there. Trying to remember which line I had 20142 on, it was that long ago I'm no longer sure. 20137 was on the Glos-Warks I seem to recall, ah yes that must mean 20142 was previously on the Llangollen?

Aye, 20142 was at the Llangollen.

A very good read Mr 13, shame about the yellow EDs. I like the 73s but they've been made to look very soulless since their conversion.

Yeah, they're definitely better with all the gubbins on the front

Sounded like a great day behind some great traction, shame about the wagon, Id have sooner spent sometime in Mrs 13's new recliner but in fairness, each to their own.

I have to say that, because I'm a tone deaf sulzer ignoramous, I can't really tell much difference between a 46 and a 47 when I'm sat on board and listening to the engine.

 

[Techniquest]

Oh aye, 68025 will be easy to get one day, or will it get a cult following on the forum when it becomes my last one to get, a la 390114 and 150235

I don't mind doing 66s if there's rare track to be had as a result, or if it has to be on the front, as per that Buffer Puffer tour a few years back when the window blew out on the 37 just before Berkhamsted. I can't pass through there without remembering that day!

 

[55013]

On Saturday the TV channel “Drama” showed the 1995 version of Pride and Predjudice in all its six hour glory.
Did 55013 want to watch Colin Firth diving into a mucky pond?
You may well ask and the answer is no, but it’s Mrs 13s favourite interpretation of her favourite book and so I was ejected from the house for a few hours so as to not get in the way
What to do to kill a few hours?
Might as well go out on the trains.

As is my wont on short notice, short timescale, moves these days I headed to Manchester.
144016 was my first chariot of the day, taking me from Brighouse to Huddersfield before 185105 was utilised as my choice forward.
Needing only three 185s means that I had to use other criteria to make my decisions and in this case 185105 had only previously been sampled on an Oxford Road leap and so the run to Victoria became my first decent trip on it.

Once my tram/train ticket was purchased it was double set 3055 and 3046 to Cornbrook, changing from one to the other at Market Street to get a ride on both.
Another new pair, 3082 & 3077 followed, to Piccadilly and the mainline.

I was overjoyed when the first Airport service to arrive was formed of my last 350/4, 350406, coupled to 350407.

Manchester Airport is not the best location for photos:
EMU 350406_2016.05.28_1_Manchester Airport by Phil Wood, on Flickr

I’m not quite done with them yet, though.
350405 and 350409 have only been had on Oxford Road moves and 350410 has always been the other unit in a pair, so runs on those three are needed before I’m completely happy

I mentioned in another thread my desire to visit the first tram stop out of the airport in order to concoct a tenuous Joy Divison remark.
Now was the time and it was dud 3062 that I took to Shadowmoss
Passing up the opportunity to act out my own death and not seeing four lines of assassins I could only stare in disbelief as the crowds all left.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj8F69uyaGg

Anyway, having done everything, everything I wanted to I left on dud 3081.

Manchester Tram 3081_2016.05.28_Shadowmoss by Phil Wood, on Flickr

Once back at the airport it was another 185 that had previously only been done for 0.53 miles, 185129, partnered by 185110, that was taken back to Piccadilly.

Next up was something of a surprise to me.
I hadn’t realised that ATW have started working through to the airport and luckily it was one of my last two, 175006 that educated me to this fact.
Just 175002 to get now.

I did say that Manchester Airport isn't the best spot:
DMU 175006_2016.05.28_1_Manchester Airport by Phil Wood, on Flickr

319371 was next, once again it was dud but my only run on it prior to this had been from Blackfriars to City Thameslink and even then it had been the second unit of a winning pair and I had travelled in 319220, so it was good to enjoy a proper trip on it.

I did manage to get an outright winning 319 and that was 319366 which I took, naturally, from Piccadilly back to the Airport.
I spotted a required 156 coach and so it was back to Picc sat in 57424 of 156424, dud for the year 156489 was its companion.
I’m slowly whittling down those Northern 156 coaches.

I fancied doing a bit more tram bashing and wanted to continue attacking the airport branch from that end as it’s quieter than the city centre.
319386 was thus taken from Piccadilly.
This became the first 319 that I’ve cleared all of the coaches for a ride in.
I was thing of heading home soon and worked out a move that got a few new stops and hopefully a couple of winning trams.

3100 provided me with both as I took this out to Crossacres before dud 3086 was done to Robinswood Road.

3086 approaching Crossacres:
Manchester Tram 3086_2016.05.28_1_Crossacres by Phil Wood, on Flickr

Another new tram was then sampled for the short run to Wythenshawe Town Centre, 3080, before my last winner of the day 3097 back to the airport.

Something a bit different, 3066 viewed from 3097:
Manchester Tram 3066_2016.05.28_Peel Hall_From 3097 by Phil Wood, on Flickr

I had decided that the best way to get a seat on TPE service would be to join one that started from there and so it proved.
185113 was on a York service and I took it all the way to Huddersfield.
Unfortunately it reached there four minutes after the hourly service to Brighouse had left, so I decided that I would go home via a slightly more convoluted route, taking 185117 to Dewsbury for 155341 to Brighouse, getting there four minutes before the next service from Huddersfield.

So, ten new haulages, five new shacks and three units that had only previously been had for miniscule mileage.
Not to mention a visit to Shadowplay, sorry Shadowmoss
All thanks to Mr Darcy.

 

[FQ]

Sounds like a very good day there! How are you getting on with your challenge for this year?

 

[jayalongtheway]

I suppose Shadowmoss is more accessible than Warsaw to satisfy your Joy Division fetish! Do they even have trams in Warsaw? Maybe a trip on 350125 would suffice instead!

 

[55013]

Sounds like a very good day there! How are you getting on with your challenge for this year?

210 new haulages and 50 shacks to get

 

[FQ]

Good luck!

 

[55013]

I suppose Shadowmoss is more accessible than Warsaw to satisfy your Joy Division fetish! Do they even have trams in Warsaw? Maybe a trip on 350125 would suffice instead!

The 350125 thing has cropped up in conversations between my mates and I.

 

[Techniquest]

A very sensible decision to get out of the house, rather than endure the nonsense on TV!

I don't think I've got any Super Dud 319s yet, something I'm working on finding out during some mundane journeys. My plan is to note down all of the Super Duds and list them by TOC in the next week or so, just for my own records. Nearly finished jotting down all my LM fleet mileages, still need too many for 10 miles!

Only 210 scores to hit your target? That should be easy to arrange in 7 months, what with no doubt a few London trips to come yet!

 

[55013]

I have one or two things planned

 

[PHILIPE]

Long thread here on ATW working to Manchester Airport.

www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=113971

 

[55013]

Long thread here on ATW working to Manchester Airport.

www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=113971

Thanks.
I must confess that I barely have enough time to read the trip reports - much of the forum passes me by.

 

[Kite159]

Sounded like a good day in Manchester Mr 13

 

[Techniquest]

Just noticed 350406 was your last 350/4 to get haulage off, whereas it was my first of the batch to get. An Oxford Road to Piccadilly leap on it was enough to get it in the book at least, I've since had a much longer run on it from Piccadilly to Wigan North Western.

I'm certainly interested in finding out what you have planned!

 

[507021]

A few great reports there, I really enjoyed reading those. Looking forward to reading more in the future.

I'm hoping to try and get down to London again to tick off more 319s, whilst trying to avoid the last three (434, 442 and 456) of the twelve units that are due to cascade up to Northern later in the year. At least then I can try and get those three units when they're a bit closer to home and I can focus on getting the other Thameslink 319 units I still need next time I'm in London.