New Sightings 2014

[bb21]

Any sighting "cops" to be discussed here.

 

[Strathclyder]

Had a pretty good day today:
11th January 2014
DMU
156 503
158 735
158 786
170 402

EMU
318 256
318 260
318 261
318 265
320 303
320 320
320 321
334 007
334 021
334 028
334 029
334 031
334 032

Diesel Loco
55 022 (My first sighting of it this year)
66 735

Looking through my sightings on Locoscene, I only have 2 318's left to record (318 251 & 318 269).

 

[Strathclyder]

I copped my last 320 today at Singer. 320306 was the winning unit. Also ticked off 2 new 156s (156474 & 156493).

 

[samuelmorris]

23rd January
S7 set 3 (21305/21306) first spot on Circle line

31st January
S7 set 48 (21395/21396)

3rd February
S7 set 52 (21403/21404)

Only missing 49 & 51 at the moment.

 

[60163]

3.2.14

A Manchester adventure taking in my first visits to Salford Crescent, Salford Central, Manc Victoria, Manc Oxford Road, Stockport and Wilmslow!

Cops:
142012
142023

150119
150133
150141
150145
150211
150272

156428
156443
156452
156487

 

[Strathclyder]

Two new locos for me today (1st March 2014). 57314 & 57315 at Dalmarnock headed for Bristol Temple Meads from Fort William, 40 minutes behind 55022 which was headed for Kilmarnock. Argyle Street was choking to death when I passed through later.

 

[Techniquest]

Only had one new sighting so far this year, which is disappointing as I still have a lot of stuff unticked but then pleasing as it means I'm actually getting somewhere with seeing everything on the mainline. So then, my first entry for Black Pen 2014

24th February 2014

70019

 

[nat67]

28/05/14-trip to london
92043
90049-4o2a 0501 trafford park-felixtowe
66433
66129
66610
87002
86401
86259
67026
90018
90024

67005
43208/43300
91114
91127
91115
43306/43309-1s16-kings cross-inverness
43064/? -1d32 12:15 st pancras-nottingham
43049/43043-1b33 10:32 nottingham-st pancras
73109/73138-network rail test train
66119
66605/66596
90013-1p40-1530 london liverpool street- norwich
57302
66523
66052-france euroshed
92041
70808-4m93 1330 felixstowe-lawley street
90028
90036
90043-484b 1230 crewe basford hall-felixstowe north
70018
66426
90034/57309
66106
66421
92037
37714
66538
black 5 44932

 

[Techniquest]

Way too much to list following many trips this year, but included are about 13 377/6s, a 377/5, a couple of 70s, a few 507s, about 4 508s, a few 313/2s, many LU 2009 and S stock sets and probably some other stuff too. Oh aye, and some 08s, 31s, 47s, 56s and 73s as well.

Going to try and keep this more up-to-date than I have previously!

 

[andyb2706]

Sorry, but a lot to catch up on!!
3rd Jan 2014
1017 (Metrolink)
3070 (Metrolink)
3072 (Metrolink)
3074 (Metrolink)
70009

13th Jan 2014
43295
43296
66051
91122
144008
153317
158817
333006
333007
333013

14th Jan 2014
103 (supertram)
106 (supertram)
108 (supertram)
110 (supertram)
113 (supertram)
121 (supertram)
124 (supertram)
203 (NET)
204 (NET)
205 (NET)
206 (NET)
207 (NET)
208 (NET)
209 (NET)
210 (NET)
211 (NET)
212 (NET)
213 (NET)
214 (NET)
215 (NET)
3058 (Metrolink)
3064 (Metrolink)
43064
153319
156406
156410
156497
158866
222015
222022
390126

15th Jan 2014
66586
70002
70004
70005
70014

23rd Jan 2014
1018 (Metrolink)
92038
150118
350403
350405
390156

25th Jan 2014
66009

30th Jan 2014
3063 (Metrolink)
3069 (Metrolink)
3075 (Metrolink)
3076 (metrolink)
390154

1st Feb 2014
150226

2nd Feb 2014
142045
350406
390157

4th Feb 2014
66407
68002 (first one!!)
70006
156435
156465
156485
158711
320303
320314
320316
320320
334035
380019
380020

5th Feb 2014
66018
66136
66535
318252
334028
380001
380003
380004
380005
380009
380011
380012
380014
380015
380021
380016
380102
380107
380110
380111
380112
380113
380114
390115

24th April 2014
3078 (Metrolink)
3080 (Metrolink)
66414
150112
350402
390119
390121
390125
390131
390135

28th April 2014
2534 (TL)
2539 (TL)
2540 (TL)
2541 (TL)
2542 (TL)
2546 (TL)
3071 (Metrolink)
3253 (LU)
3556 (LU)
5533 (LU)
5592 (LU)
7017 (LU)
7048 (LU)
7092 (LU)
7501 (LU)
21001 (LU)
21002 (LU)
21036 (LU)
21058 (LU)
21371 (LU)
21388 (LU)
96002 (LU)
96006 (LU)
96010 (LU)
96011 (LU)
96015 (LU)
96013 (LU)
96022 (LU)
96024 (LU)
96030 (LU)
96034 (LU)
96047 (LU)
96050 (LU)
96068 (LU)
96069 (LU)
96071 (LU)
96077 (LU)
96095 (LU)
96099 (LU)
96102 (LU)
96119 (LU)
67018
86610
82303
82304
82305
82306
82309
158846
159012
159019
159101
159102
165001
165002
165005
165008
165011
165015
165018
165020
165021
165026
165028
165036
168106
168108
168214
168216
172101
172102
172104
350240
350245
350254
377110
377111
377429
377603
377605
377608
377610
377616
377618
377626
377627
378140
378141
378147
378149
378152
378153
378204
378209
378223
378235
390124
444004
444009
450034
450109
450563
455738
455807
455830
455831
455838
455840
455847
455850
455853
455870
455917
458017

5th may 2014
3077 (Metrolink)

10th May 2014
150113

12th May 2014
3054 (Metrolink)
3079 (Metrolink)
3081 (Metrolink)
142038
221135 (my last 221 for sighting )
350409

18th May 2014
150114

May be I should have summerised as well.....note to self, must do better in the future!!

 

[Techniquest]

May be I should have summerised as well.....note to self, must do better in the future!!

I summarised because I simply don't bother making detailed logs of sightings these days. Long gone are the days when an unexpected sighting would take up several lines in my notebook, like when I saw 350109 stabled at Stoke-on-Trent back in 2004 or 2005, well before they were used through that area and I think still a while before they entered passenger service. That sighting took up a fair bit more space and ink to note it and the joy of seeing it than would now occur!

 

[samuelmorris]

I considered documenting sightings at the same time I started documenting journeys, but decided against it, as it's pretty labour intensive. The only units I decided I'd document sightings for were newly delivered units on routes I regularly use, which for now just means S stock. It will certainly include 345s when they appear, I might consider documenting 700s as well, not sure yet

Black pen for April & May:
11th April - S7 set 57
19th April - S7 set 24 on circle line
25th April - S7 set 36 on circle line, S7 set 52 on District line, S7 set 39 on circle line, S7 set 55 on District line
28th April - S7 set 26 on circle line, S7 set 20 on District line, S7 set 56, S7 set 51 on circle line, S7 set 58
15th May - S7 set 60
19th May - S7 set 59
28th May - 92071 seen in Magnum livery

 

[Techniquest]

Sorry, explain? 345s? I know of the impending 377/7s (about time too), the 350/3s (again, about darn time!), the 458/5s en-masse (I might see a few of them before I turn 40, and travel on some before I turn 50. Yes that is exaggerating massively! ), the 387s and 700s. However 345s has me lost, what have I missed now?

I found some old notebooks recently, and in one of them I found my old sightings logs. The logic being at the time I'd have notes telling me where I first saw something, although that would take some serious effort. The huge effort in making and processing my observations for the 'Trains you've seen working' thread is enough for me now!

Also, when did this thread get re-named from 'Black Pen 2014'?

 

[samuelmorris]

345s are crossrail stock, but prior to the opening of crossrail will replace the 315s on the GE metro services, which I use from time to time. Since they're stock on my local route, I'll definitely be recording sightings of them.

 

[Techniquest]

345s are crossrail stock, but prior to the opening of crossrail will replace the 315s on the GE metro services, which I use from time to time. Since they're stock on my local route, I'll definitely be recording sightings of them.

Oh yes, now I remember. Extreme memory fail, although I also put blame with so much new stuff coming up that it's easy to lose track of what's what

I foresee a lot of Liverpool Street to Stratford journeys coming up in the coming years

 

[samuelmorris]

Yeah I can understand that. For me it's likely to be Stratford to home, so I should pick up some good mileage on them - only if by then they do enough to lessen overcrowding on that route though. As it is today, 8-car 315s running 6tph beyond Gidea Park in the peak is thoroughly unpleasant until Goodmayes.

 

[Techniquest]

I've heard peak times are less than fun on the GEML, never experienced it myself but would give it a try one day to score more 315s quickly!

New sights lately for me:

2nd June 2014

10403
12037
12143

 

[samuelmorris]

No you wouldn't

The fast services aren't as bad, though the Southend ones are still quite busy.
If you're going to do it, get on at Liverpool Street for a chance of a seat - getting on at Stratford is one of those situations where being in the right position on the platform is the difference between making it on board or not, and where dwell times are routinely extended by 60s+ for people not understanding they won't fit...

 

[Techniquest]

No you wouldn't

The fast services aren't as bad, though the Southend ones are still quite busy.
If you're going to do it, get on at Liverpool Street for a chance of a seat - getting on at Stratford is one of those situations where being in the right position on the platform is the difference between making it on board or not, and where dwell times are routinely extended by 60s+ for people not understanding they won't fit...

I'll take your word for it then! If I was to do it, festering at Stratford for winners then choosing which train to jump on would be the way so not worth it by the looks of it! I'll stick to hunting them down on the Enfield Town and Shenfield services off-peak, probably a bit easier

 

[Techniquest]

Plenty of stuff to add here, took me forever to find the thread but here we go!

15th June 2014

(Tamper) 73116
350373
377705 (first one of the sub-class I've seen)
377702
379002
379022 (now finished the class for sight )
Quite a few Tube trains but I didn't note those into my notebook, apart from Victoria line stock 11014, 11017 and 11018.

16th June 2014

20107
350370
350371
377605
377704
375829 (just 375901 to find for sight now to clear the class )

The following aren't in numerical order (after the Viccy and Northern lines, as they're in order of formation on the day, as with the Central line and in order of sight on the day, as is the case with the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines)

Victoria line stock noted for winning sight: 11015, 11016, 11030, 11041, 11042, 11055, 11056

Northern line stock noted for winning sight: 51595, 51715

Central line stock noted for winning sight: 91263, 93094, 93426, 92109, 91093, 93406, 93410, 91223, 91253, 92074, 92440, 92107

Jubilee line stock noted for winning sight: 96103, 96099, 96012, 96105, 96059, 96031, 96125, 96066, 96109, 96102, 96123, 96018

Metropolitan line stock noted for winning sight: 21057+21058, 21033+21034, 21035+21036, 21011+21012, 21049+21050, 21025+21026, 21005+21006, 21027+21028, 21319+21320, 21065+21066, 21095+21096, 21111+21112, 21023+21024, 21001+21002, 21059+21060, 21075+21076, 21009+21010, 21109+21110, 21063+21064, 21015+21016, 21021+21022, 21041+21042, 21101+21102, 21113+21114, 21323+21324, 21327+21328 (you can tell I was a little busy on the Met in the morning!)

Quite a few ticks added to my NREA and ST Publications books, that's for sure! Anyone following the Red Pen 2014 thread will have seen I had a lot of stuff to underline in both books too!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

For me recently:

June 9th:

21411/2
21413/4
21417/8
21421/2

All S7, obviously.

Going further back, 14th April was 9 Manchester trams, 28th April was 01 529 at Hornsey, 66 747 and 66 750 at Doncaster plus track machine 928001.

May was busier but too much to list out individually:

13th May: 43 SNCF + 38 SNCF carriages ( yes there is a listings book available! ).
14th May: 57 SNCF, 27 SNCF carriages, 4 Metro and 2 Tram.
15th May: 27 SNCF, 19 SNCF carriages and 4 Metro.
28th May: 21 SNCF, 8 SNCF carriages, 1 Metro and 1 Eurotunnel loco.
29th May: 1 SNCF and 27 SNCF carriages.
30th May: 24 SNCF, 37 SNCF carriages and 1 Eurotunnel loco.

 

[andyb2706]

Okay, I have failed to keep this up to date, sorry.

24th May 2014
142001

26th May 2014
155346

27th May
3078
D6700
20309
31285
37425
41001
43054
47292
56106
57603
66012
66021
66083
66563
97301
142022
144022
153308
153311
156405
156411
156415
158792
158797
158845
158902
158906
222007
222021

28th May 2014
60010
66590
66620
142009
158821
158856
158863
350404
350410
390134
390155

7th June 2014
66025

12th June 2014
66061
66164
66606
68004
70016
150105
170511
323206
350233
350260

13th June 2014
156408

 

[FQ]

27/6/14

222101 (Only 222005 to go until I clear the fleet)
156401 (Only 156408 to go of the EM ones)
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
29/6/14

156408 (Cleared the EM 156s now)
153308
222005 (Cleared the class 222s now)

 

[Techniquest]

14th July 2014

507019 (just need 017 to clear the class for sight)
508136 (finished the 508s for sight now!)
Tamper 73920

 

[Techniquest]

31st July 2014

56087
70807
79273 (tamper)

3733011 (Eurostar)

395001
395003

LU:

21391/21392, 21361/21362, 21331/21332, 21373/21374, 21309/21310, 21415/21416

MPVs DR98971, DR98931

1st August 2014

395002
395007 (this was the last 395 I needed for sight, saw it and got confirmation of the ID from Ryan Webb on Twitter)
395020

2nd August 2014

465930

3rd August 2014

RHDR:

No.1, No.8, No.9, No.10, No.12, No.14 plus a ton of coaching stock, which I haven't gone through yet.

4th August 2014

66847
377516
377624
73939 (tamper)
42520 (FGW HST coach)
42567 (FGW HST coach, recently declassifed and re-seated FC coach?)

LU:

21353/21354 (H+C)
3541 (Bakerloo)

Think that's it at least!

 

[PHILIPE]

31st July 2014

56087
70807
79273 (tamper)

3733011 (Eurostar)

395001
395003

LU:

21391/21392, 21361/21362, 21331/21332, 21373/21374, 21309/21310, 21415/21416

MPVs DR98971, DR98931

1st August 2014

395002
395007 (this was the last 395 I needed for sight, saw it and got confirmation of the ID from Ryan Webb on Twitter)
395020

2nd August 2014

465930

3rd August 2014

RHDR:

No.1, No.8, No.9, No.10, No.12, No.14 plus a ton of coaching stock, which I haven't gone through yet.

4th August 2014

66847
377516
377624
73939 (tamper)
42520 (FGW HST coach)
42567 (FGW HST coach, recently declassifed and re-seated FC coach?)

LU:

21353/21354 (H+C)
3541 (Bakerloo)

Think that's it at least!

We are still waiting for you to come up with 150235 !!!

 

[FQ]

We are still waiting for you to come up with 150235 !!!

That will be on the red pen 2014-your new haulages.

 

[Techniquest]

Fishquinn is right, one day that will be on the Red Pen thread, although possibly not the 2014 one. When I get it it'll be posted in a big font so everyone knows to stop pointing it out

 

[bb21]

You're going to have to house a celebration party when that happens, eventually.

 

[FQ]

You're going to have to house a celebration party when that happens, eventually.

Yes, maybe a forum meet!