Red Pen 2013

[theblackwatch]

1A couple of new ones for me last weekend at Ribble:
01558 (yes, it's a former NR registered shunter with a TOPS id which was based at Manchester Trafford Park)
Railbus 79960

Also had my first three Italian diesels this week during a non railway holiday to Venice - the diesel hauled train being conveniently timed as the way of getting from the hotel to the island each morning! I also had 3 FS electrics in the opposite direction.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Coming perilously close to 'classing' the 96TS (only recording halves as full sets for reasons stated earlier) - only sets 28 (055/056) and 40 (079/080) to go.

The 1996 stock don't run in permanent pairs; they get re-matched frequently. Very few are currently in their original pairings...

Probably a bit late for this year but perhaps someone can start two separate threads next year.

Maybe also a third thread for photographic progress...?




Now... You're going to hate me here!

This is all Paris area stuff, so if you are only interested in UK numbers please skip to the next post.

7th - 11th October:

First, the units...

Z5336 Z1603 Z20505 Z20905 Z5603
Z5426 Z1607 Z20535 Z20923 Z5609
........ Z1609 Z20539 Z20931 Z5623
Z6401 Z1621 Z20601 Z20935 Z5629
Z6405 Z1623 Z20633 Z20959 Z5631
Z6407 Z1631 Z20635 Z20971
Z6409 Z1637 Z20641 Z20983 Z8901
Z6413 Z1653 Z20667 Z20997 Z8903
Z6415 Z1655 Z20675 Z21001
Z6425 Z1657 Z20701
Z6427 Z1663 Z20725 Z22523
Z6437 Z1675 Z20727 Z22539
Z6447 Z1679 Z20749
Z6467 Z1681 Z20757 Z50157
Z6477 Z1683 Z20759
Z6481 Z1685 Z20789
Z6487 Z1689 Z20883
Z6505 Z1691
Z6529 Z1697
Z6535 Z1701
Z6545


Second, the trams...

101 202 TT01
103 203 TT03
104 204 TT06
105 206 TT07
109 207 TT08
110 208 TT09
111 209 TT11
114 210 TT12
115 211
116 212 404
118 213 406
119 214 435
..... 215
..... 216


Third, the Metro...

Line 1 Line 2

515 046
522 048
525 052
531 055
534 087
544 088
545 089
546 090
547 091
548 092
549 093
..... 094
..... 095
..... 096
..... 099*
..... 100*


*097 - 100 are nominally Line 9 units but are operating on Line 5...


Fourth - locomotives

7240
22327



Finally, carriages:

10-82-500
20-77-302
20-77-308
20-77-678
20-77-704
20-77-705
20-77-707
20-77-716
21-74-820
26-37-313
26-37-453
26-37-519
26-37-694
26-37-731
26-37-753
80-77-154

 

[D841 Roebuck]

A 48 hour binge on Friday/Saturday produced the following
08011, 08649
D8568
20227
43023
M55020/023
165003/004/009/018/036
168003/004/215
170633
180104
315805/807/832
317512
319215/370/424/434/456
323209/222
350119/129
377136
378146
455807
Bakerloo - 3233 et al
Central - 92214+93214
Circle - 5600+6600
Jubilee - 96067 et al
Metropolitan- sets 01/2; 15/6; 63/4; 85/6
Victoria - 14017 et al
Metrolink- 3026/33/56
Tramlink - 2548
plus Iris the Ruston at the UKIP Valley Railway.

New shacks were Lichfield TV, Wylde Green, Malvern Link, Moreton-in-Marsh, Haddenham & Thame Parkway, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Amersham, Rickmansworth, Finchley Road, Canada Water, Queens Road Peckham, Croydon George Street, West Hampstead Thameslink, Enfield Town, Edmonton Green, Cheshunt, Tottenham Hale, Seven Sisters, Chorleywood, Chesham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chinnor and finally Bicester North.

 

[samuelmorris]

Disruption at Kings Cross yesterday morning created an interesting (albeit, tedious) alternative route from London to York via Sheffield.
Quite a comprehensive set of 'achievements' resulted from that journey:
First journey recorded on class 221 (I've been on Voyagers before but only 220s)
New unit travelled - 221131
First journey recorded on class 222
New unit travelled - 222008
New unit travelled - C69 stock unit 54

Longest distance travelled while standing involuntarily - 220 miles (Of course, due to everybody doing the same).

I have to say, I can see what people mean about the toilet smell on Voyagers now, not nice is it? This wasn't a problem on the 222 I note. Also, feel free to request me start a separate thread for this, but what is the source of the noise in the vestibules on voyagers/meridians? It sounds like an air-activated system engaging/disengaging periodically, but with a continuous pitch noise that follows, almost like a fan/pump of some kind. Couldn't figure out what it'd be at the time.

 

[Lrd]

Also, feel free to request me start a separate thread for this, but what is the source of the noise in the vestibules on voyagers/meridians? It sounds like an air-activated system engaging/disengaging periodically, but with a continuous pitch noise that follows, almost like a fan/pump of some kind. Couldn't figure out what it'd be at the time.

Likely to be the banks for the brakes on top of the roof, all the energy used for braking is released as heat from these banks.

 

[samuelmorris]

Possibly, but there was no real pattern to how long it went on for. Sometimes it would switch on/off multiple times a second for a few seconds, other times it'd be on for a few seconds then stay off, other times it'd be on for a minute or so at a time.

There was a separate noise audible when braking on the 222 which I did not hear on the 221, a consistent high pitched whine that disappeared when braking stopped.

Anyway, don't want to derail this thread too much

 

[33056]

Back on topic

If you don't like Germany look away now......
The decent stuff:
115 509
V100 2335 (213 335)
52 7596
378.78 (aka ÖBB 93.1378)

The boring stuff:
146 110
146 111
146 206

 

[samuelmorris]

Extending on from my previous post, had a fairly large set this week:

1996 TS 'original' unit 28 on 11th October - now only missing unit 40
(Started recording 96TS before I realised they weren't kept in original pairs, wasn't willing to lose original data)

As mentioned in an earlier post - these two:
221131 - 12th October
222008 - 12th October

Then return journey
220027 - 14th October
222022 - 14th October
S7 unit 30 (21359/21360) - 14th October

And later this week:
S7 unit 19 (21337/21338) - 15th October - new sighting & travel
S7 unit 33 (21365/21366) - 16th October - new sighting & travel
450114 - 18th October
159104 - 18th October
Waterloo & City line unit 06 - 18th October
321317 - 18th October

Can automatically tick 321317 and 450114 off for 20 miles, and 159104 for 50 miles. Over the course of the week I now also have four of the 96TS 'sets' over 10 miles, and six 357s over 20 miles (I won't count 10 as a single journey on one is almost always over 10). Pretty much exactly 700 miles by rail this week (12th-18th) at a total cost of £144.65 - doesn't seem too bad considering no advance tickets were involved and a reasonable amount of TfL travel was involved.

 

[theblackwatch]

New shunter alert for me - 08649 scored at the CPRR gala on Saturday. Got a new 165 on the way back too, so down to 12 of them.

 

[Techniquest]

12 including 165/1s? If so not bad going! Latest action for me:

21st October 2013

142036
142051
142055
150103
150112
150115
150137
150143
150220
156464
158770
158778
158862 (last EMT 158 to get )
390046
390103
390126
390132 (last 390 to see following renumberings!)
390135
Metrolink 3029,3042

22nd October 2013

142011
390107 (29 more to get in the book)

Winning stations were Hazel Grove, Woodsmoor, Brinnington and Hale

Flipping fantastic results all round!

 

[43167]

Working in Sheffield yesterday and afterwards scored trams 101, 105 & 117.

Not bad as trams required for service is lower than normal due to engineering works on Halfway/Herdings Park route.

 

[Techniquest]

23rd October 2013

172331 (one more LM 172 to get now)
150921

 

[bb21]

Scored 170208 yesterday after noticing it on the platform at Ipswich departing for Lowestoft. Out to Saxmundham to catch the next one back, only to find that 170272 was deputising.

Completed 170/2s thereby.

 

[samuelmorris]

Another busy week - although it's going to be a near-impossible to task to complete some of these fleets due to their size!

360104 - 21st October (first documented journey, almost certainly done this one before as I used 360/1s home from school every day when they were new)
159020 - 21st October
159001 - 21st October

D78 unit 108 [7108] - 22nd October (Not forgetting 7000, I'd call that unit 0 for simplicity)

159004 - 23rd October
159012 - 23rd October

376030 - 24th October
466019 - 24th October
321331 - 24th October (as per the 360, probably covered this one years back)

465016 - 25th October
465039 - 25th October
465159 - 25th October

 

[43167]

Returning to Gloucester from the RL world cup openers.

170523 turned up for the 2000.

 

[D841 Roebuck]

03145 and D2578 were scooped in today at the excellent BLS fixture at Moreton Business Park.

The joys of fresh air as well - nothing like standing in a grampus in a howling gale and intermittent rain to clear your sinuses.

As the "shacks" were unnamed on my complimentary map of the site,artistic licence enables me to add Lugg Vale Parkway and Nissen Gronkshed Platform to the list.

Hereford Wetherspoons and Tram 3023 were also scored, for a Roast Beef Dinner and an uncomfortable stagger respectively. And a bonus was 166217 (last one for sight) on a Hereford Paddington service earlier this evening.

 

[33056]

I also scored 03145 and D2578 on Sunday as well as 80072 (steam) on Friday and 822 "The Earl" on Saturday.

 

[samuelmorris]

C69 TS unit 103 (28th Oct) - I wonder how much longer I'll be recording these...
315846 (28th Oct) - diversionary route home
92TS unit 321 (29th Oct)

 

[12CSVT]

New haulages in October

Locos - 03145, 08649

EMU - 377604, 377605, 377607, 377609

Underground S7 stock - 21337 + 21338, 21349 + 21350, 21351 + 21352, 21361 + 21362, 21365 + 21366, 21367 + 21368

Manchester Metrolink M5000 - 3039, 3051, 3057, 3059, 3063, 3066

 

[Techniquest]

3rd November 2013

390045
390153

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Here's October's haulage report
Strating with outright winners -
2nd October
S-7 21310

10th October
S-7 21321

11th October
S-7 21357

13th October
2009 ts 11040
D3018
Steam 1369
08649
20227
55023
New shacks - Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross

15th October
S-7 21322

23rd October
S-7 21301

24th October
S-7 21302

25th October
S-7 21318

27th October
Steam 850 (& cleared for 10 miles)
Steam 925 (& cleared for 10 miles)
Steam 70000 (& cleared for 10 miles)
Steam 60163
Steam 34007
Steam 34046 (& cleared for 10 miles)
Steam 45379

31st October
S-7 21374

Other Milestones in October
450041 now cleared for 10 miles
450007 now cleared for 10 miles
444011 now cleared for 10 miles
2009 ts 11022 now cleared for 10 miles
1972 ts 3458 now cleared for 10 miles
1972 ts 3459 now cleared for 10 miles
1996 ts 96041 now cleared for 10 miles
1996 ts 96089 now cleared for 10 miles
1996 ts 96110 now cleared for 10 miles
1996 ts 96086 now cleared for 10 miles

Little opportunity to travel far this month to seek out winners although London does well to continue to provide Underground winners in the shape of S-7 stock on the daily commute. Number one target in London is my last 1996 ts, 96114. It will fall!

 

[Techniquest]

4th November 2013

390152

26 more to go now, getting there slowly! Might be a winner plane to Waterford too, shall find out soon

 

[TheJRB]

9th October
69 (B92)
57 (B92)
360110
315833
11061 (2009TS)
11062 (2009TS)
350231
377209

 

[Techniquest]

4th November 2013

G-ECOR (4th Flybe craft in the book and second Dash 8 Q400 )
04-WX-3137 - Waterford taxi, as no buses from the airport and it was a little over 9 kilometres walking, so chung out €16!
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
5th November 2013

3009 (Dublin tram)
EI-DEJ
390049

 

[theblackwatch]

No 'red pen' gen this time (well, except I had my penultimate 'Meridian' last week), but just some info for anyone interested, there are a few places left on the PLEG charity trip at St Philips Marsh on November 16th, featuring 08663 and 08822 - more details at http://www.pleg.org.uk/latest_news.html

 

[Peter Mugridge]

08/11/13

S7 units:

21349/50
21355/6
21371/2
21373/4

Would have got two more ( 21365/6 and 21375/6 ) but the one under at Stepney Green put paid to that; the former was put into the shed at Hammersmith as the diagrams were thinned out to allow Moorgate turnarounds and the latter was trapped on the wrong side of the incident...

 

[samuelmorris]

Very pleased with this week's set:

31st October: S7 unit 34 (21367/368) sighted

1st November:
S7 unit 36 (21371/372) sighted (3 days after service entry)
Possible Class 43 travelled - need to get a TOPS request in (unit I recorded I already have)

4th November:
43277 - Travelled for 188 miles - need to get a TOPS request to check rear unit

5th November: S7 unit 31 (21361/362) travelled

6th November:
S7 unit 32 (21363/364) sighted
S7 unit 35 (21369/370) sighted
465026 travelled
465032 travelled

7th November:
321350 travelled
158882 travelled
159017 travelled
Waterloo & City line unit 03 travelled
321363 travelled

8th November:
96TS original unit 40 (96079/080) travelled with 96480 - class cleared
378146 travelled

They may not be coupled together any more, but as far as the original fleet is concerned (back when they were), I'm calling the 96TS set complete for that, having started recording them that way. First LUL set I've completed since recording, and probably the only one for a while given that's the only line I commute on (almost) every day.
Making good progress with the S7 sightings due to running alongside the H&C from Barking - West Ham daily, and visiting Farringdon weekly to see a client. Only units I'm missing so far are 14(327/328) as I think it's still on the Met as a +1, and 38(375/376) due to it only having entered service this week (on a day I was away up north no less!). Sighting all the S8s is the best I'll do for a long time as I don't use the Met often now my office is no longer near Aldgate.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

S7 unit 34 (21067/068) sighted

S7 unit 36 (21071/072) sighted

S7 unit 31 (21061/062) travelled

S7 unit 32 (21063/064) sighted
S7 unit 35 (21069/070) sighted


with the S7. Only units I'm missing so far are 14(027/028) as I think it's still on the Met as a +1, and 38(075/076).

In order, I think you mean:

21367/8
21371/2
21361/2
21363/4
21369/70
21327/8
21375/6

as the 210xx sequence is the S8s.

 

[samuelmorris]

In order, I think you mean:

21367/8
21371/2
21361/2
21363/4
21369/70
21327/8
21375/6

as the 210xx sequence is the S8s.

Sorry, quite right - what am I thinking

 

[33056]

Just the one from me this weekend: Steam 4141 on the Epping Ongar Railway; worth having a day off work for