Red Pen 2015 - your new haulages

[Matt Taylor]

Finally my red pen comes out to play for the first time in 2015!

165114 RDG-OXF
166221 MAI-RDG
166215 RDG-GLD

Now only one 166 still required, 166218.

 

[andyb2706]

There is a new thread for new stations.
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=112645

Thanks for that, never knew this thread existed.

 

[Techniquest]

Finally my red pen comes out to play for the first time in 2015!

165114 RDG-OXF
166221 MAI-RDG
166215 RDG-GLD

Now only one 166 still required, 166218.

Welcome to the fun and games! I still need a fair few 166s, keep meaning to go down and get on with that but they seem to get forgotten about here!
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Thanks for that, never knew this thread existed.

To be fair, I don't think I really advertised that thread when it was first created. However it seems to have proved more popular than the PCV Mileage Competition thread I started a while ago!

 

[andyb2706]

To be fair, I don't think I really advertised that thread when it was first created. However it seems to have proved more popular than the PCV Mileage Competition thread I started a while ago!

PCV mileage? Showing my ignorance here but what is PCV?

 

[bb21]

Passenger Carrying Vehicle

 

[37038]

20/03:
144005 (Last 144)

21/03:
47773
57008
158836
390126

22/03:
180109 180113

 

[55013]

Am I supposed to congratulate you or curse your good luck ?

Congratulations (spawny get)

67007 and 009 required here - 9 seems to be nailed to either the Fort William or Aberdeen sleepers and 7 has gone on its holidays down South.

Spawny get!
It was hard work and dedication that did it.

I'd like to thank God, my parents, my wife, 45135, the rail enthusiast community as a whole and Ed Burkhart for my success.

 

[Techniquest]

To be fair, I don't think I really advertised that thread when it was first created. However it seems to have proved more popular than the PCV Mileage Competition thread I started a while ago!

PCV mileage? Showing my ignorance here but what is PCV?

As bb21 says, Passenger Carrying Vehicle. Basically that thread was designed to have a buses version of the rail mileage competition, but it's not been well received. Oh well, can't say we didn't try...

 

[FQ]

25/3/15
172336
172216
172222
170633
153375
172335
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
The things I have had.

AGA - 4 (2x90, 2x321)
ATW - 31 (14x150, 7x158, 10x175)
C2C - 2 (2x357)
CR - 23 (3x165, 18x168, 2x172)
XC - 18 (10x43, 8x170)
VTEC - 13 (12x43, 1x91)
EMT - 29 (18x43, 5153, 6x158)
ES - 0
FGW - 77 (77x43)
FHT - 0
TPE - 19 (4x170, 9x185, 6x350)
GC - 1 (1x43)
GN - 2 (2x365)
HC - 0
HE - 0
IL - 0
LM - 92 (2x139, 1x150, 2x153, 11x170, 24x24, 2x321, 16x323, 34x350)
LO - 6 (1x172, 5x378)
MR - 38 (22x507, 16x508)
NR - 14 (4x150, 10x156)
SR - 0
SWT - 1 (1x444, 2x450, 5x455, 2x458)
SE - 8 (1x395, 7x465)
SN - 15 (15x377)
TL - 9 (7x319, 2x377)
VT - 33 (33x390)
Metrolink - 13
NET - 17


67 - 17
68 - 0

 

[theblackwatch]

Had a couple of days in London earlier this week, my first serious unit bash of the year. The following were new:

Class 387 - 18 sets (would have been 20 had the last pair I went for not been cancelled). Prior to Monday, I hadn't been on any 387s.
Class 377 - Had my last 377/7, as well as one of the 2 377/6s I wanted. Just one Class 377 to go!
Class 350 - One of my last two 350/2s, plus a couple of 350/3s (still want 7 of them).
Class 458 - 458533 & 458536, which means I've now had all 6 of the complete conversions from Class 460s.
Croydon Tram - Had my last Croydon tram from East Croydon station round to the Travelodge.

 

[TEW]

23rd March
67001
142056
150113
150135
150148
150218
150270
156421
156468
350404
350405
390002

24th March
67008
68012
121020
165004
165006
165010
165020
168109
375901
387116
387121

Total(YTD):108

 

[Super Sprinter]

Last week:

377448
377145
377310
377424

455815
455806
455831
455451

Can anyone guess my commute?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Last week:

Can anyone guess my commute?

Somewhere between Epsom / Sutton / East Croydon and Victoria?

 

[Super Sprinter]

Yes

Fairly easy one really. At least I get to travel on two different classes of EMU a day.

 

[Techniquest]

My list was to be posted tonight, but due to falling behind with my bookwork this week I am nowhere near done and too tired to sit there with the A4 book and writing it all down into it out of my memo files.

You'd best get a brew on for my next post on this thread when the list is done, it's going to be long!
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OK then, here we go!

26th March 2015

315839
315851

319007
319010

319423
319432
319440
319453
319460

321304
321310
321314
321322
321366
321337
321346 (this one was a lucky fall-on at Stratford, my last 321 for sight! )
321348
321351

321423
321425
321430
321447

377511
377515

387119
387122
387124
387126

390010 (YES! Down to 8 more 390s to get, 1 of which is a /0)

LU S7 sets:

21317
21318
21321
21322
21411
21412
21435
21436

LU Victoria sets:

11028
11044

LU S8 sets:

21055
21056

Gotta love the GA evening peak, so much scored it was unreal! My books are still looking a bit empty on 321/3s but they're a lot better than they were! Can't remember how well noddy1878 of this forum did on that lot in the end, but I do recall there were a lot of scores for both of us in the end I'm sure I will mention it there too, but it was a pleasure to finally meet you noddy1878!

27th March 2015

313037
313043
313044
313047
313048
313050
313057
313060 (down to just 3 more 313/0s to get now! )

317338
317344

317887 (only just mind, took some pelting it at Hackney Downs after a world-famous Techniquest's London Bash Change of Plan! )

319216

319370

319431
319437
319445
319451
319457

365503
365539 (didn't know these were an option until I ended up at New Barnet in the morning - see the trip report eventually for details! - 0956 from there calls at Finsbury Park and The Cross. One to remember!)

375611 (down to 38 of these things to get)

376021
376034

377521

450018
450090

455865
455867
455872

458520 (first one of these for haulage, only saw my first one of them today!)

465007
465023
465026
465033

465920

LU Victoria sets:

11007
11008
11053
11054

LU S7 sets:

21339
21340

Gotta love the GN evening peak for 313s, fair dos! Both of us did quite well in the end, going to get rather difficult to find my last 3 required ones next time but equally I could fall onto each of them in no time!

I'm sure I'll not forget in the meantime to mention it in the trip report, but even so it was a pleasure to finally meet you Kite159! Long time coming that meet was, hopefully next time you're up my way I might be free and able to be the tour guide around my neck of the woods!

28th March 2015

378207
378211
378214

After that spell of shack scratching on the NLL/ELL, producing few winners on my moves but plenty of winners on everything else, as should be rather obvious momentarily, I spent a LOT of time on the DLR! But first to log the only other EMU I scored on the way home:

390117

Down to just 7 390s to get now (1 /0 and 6 /1s), always nice to fall onto a winner on booked moves! It's going to get hard to find them now mind, lots of Daytrippers in the future to find them on International to New Street leaps I think!

DLR units:

05
08
09

10
12
14

28

34
36

46
48
49

57
59

60
67

72
76
78
79

86
88

90
92
97
98

101
105
107
108

110
112
113
114
115
116
117

120
123
125
127
128

130
131
132
133
136
138

140
141
142
143
144
145
149

152
153
154

Just a few scores there eh? I think it should be fairly obvious I really needed a proper good DLR bashing session, and I was amazed how easy it was to shack scratch on some of the lines. Every 5 minutes from Lewisham to Bank yesterday at least, so jump off one, wait 5 minutes, go to the next and repeat until done! Cleared all of the DLR shacks now too, but those will be listed on the relevant thread.

LU Northern sets:

51553
51709

YTD: 289, meaning the London trip produced an enormous 146 winners! hock: hock: hock:

Not bad at all for Q1 2015, when things were fairly quiet for the first 6 weeks or so, what will Q2/Q3/Q4 bring? Q3 is scheduled to bring UKR's The Yorkshire Byways, so that could bring some interesting results. Everything else is unknown right now, although a Great Escape should be coming my way 2 weeks tomorrow. Although I'm also considering about a million things at once!

 

[andyb2706]

YTD: 289, meaning the London trip produced an enormous 146 winners! hock: hock: hock:

Wooaaaaa!!! Looked like you had a good trip there. Quite envious. Think I am going to have to get some planning sorted seeing I now have a free week in July when I should have been going to the German Grand Prix.

 

[noddy1878]

A few winners in the last week.

22nd March - Swindon & Cricklade Diesel Gala
03022
D3261
1302 (Thumper)
E6003

23rd March - Day in London
332008
332002
332005 (now cleared the class)
357035
357045 (two left to clear the class)
465010
465012
466034
465238
465042
376030
465041
466024
456006

Tube
21366/365
172
391
885
207
398
887
362
875
197
354
871
410
855
310
882
437
227
382
151
418
173
302
229
361
135
320
124
185
426
208
307
318
91009
92040
92193

DLR
56
87
88
24
64
69

24th March - Tyne & Tees
91124
91103
43206
142016
142091
185122
142027
185125

25th March - South Pennines
180105
142036
150113
142035
156482
150116
142042
150135
185129
150220
142040
150211
170304
142095
323235
323229
323230
390016
323225
323226
323238

26th March - Day in London
455810
377145
455819
377442
377602
387108
387109
319428
387124
387126
387119
387122
319383
319483
319375
321444
321423
321348
321435
321447
321425
321322
321430
321351
321310
321346

Tram 2545

I picked up 113 winners during those five days. Year to date 265.

It was good to finally meet you too Techniquest

 

[Techniquest]

You're not far behind me for your yearly win count, I think I'm not far off halfway to 2014's UK totals already so should be interesting to see how the remaining 9 months play out!

andyb2706: It was an excellent trip, can't wait for the next one although it'll be tame compared to this one!

 

[Kite159]

Congrats Noddy on completing the Heathrow Expresses, festering around Heathrow or was it a case of seeing a required 332 at Paddington and paying up for a quick 332 blast?

It was nice to finally meet you Techniquest, I shall put my list of new units (and 43046) probably tomorrow when I can transfer my notes from Google Keep to Excel and break out the red pen

 

[TEW]

With 332s the best way to do them is Terminal 123-Terminal 5 leaps. Get the same set out of Terminal 5 as you had in and then get the next one straight back to Terminal 123. You'll cover all the diagrams in about two hours then. 10 minute festers either end are a bit of a drag mind. And don't bother doing it on a Weekend, you'll only cover half as many sets, as they run single units at Weekends.

 

[Techniquest]

There's also the risk of getting the same one you've had before if you do it at weekends. I've had that before sadly, shall have to get down there next time and have more of a clearout. Last time I did Heathrow it was for planespotting so not exactly doing HEx.

Worth pointing out, now I've remembered it, that you can also get to Heathrow from Feltham, using what I believe is the 265 bus from Feltham station. About a 20 minute trip I think, certainly better than sufffering the Piccadilly line!

I reckon I could spend a full week in London and still need a lot!

 

[6Gman]

25th March

71349 (507) Sandhills - Central Second carriage of the set.
65242 (350242) Lime St - Crewe Third carriage of the set.

Yes, I do them carriage by carriage (they may be reformed in the future y'know)

 

[bb21]

Cranking hard Techniquest, eh?

Red Pen 27/3/15

377621
377613
455911
458504
458532
455729
450551
LU 96023
LU 96088
LU 96055
LU 96076
LU 96102
LU 96105
LU 96111
LU 96106
DLR 28
DLR 109
DLR 12
DLR 131
LU 96122
LU 96061
315858
315856
LU 21089/90
LU 21423/24
LU 21033/34

YTD: 131

 

[Kite159]

With 332s the best way to do them is Terminal 123-Terminal 5 leaps. Get the same set out of Terminal 5 as you had in and then get the next one straight back to Terminal 123. You'll cover all the diagrams in about two hours then. 10 minute festers either end are a bit of a drag mind. And don't bother doing it on a Weekend, you'll only cover half as many sets, as they run single units at Weekends.

Fair enough, I need to get to Heathrow to try and clear them (and get that 360 which only works T123-T4 services)

Anyhow, I need a new red pen...

27/3/15:
313036
313041
313043
313044
313048
313054
313057
315823
315838
315855
315861
317338
317503
317660
317668
317887
317890
319003
319004
319005
319216
319383
319431
319437
319451
321420
375611
376021
376034
377517
378216
387124
387126
450018
450090
465023
465026
465033
465170
465187
465903
465920

28/3
43046
450095

29/3
165012
165024
165031
165037
168004
168112
168218
168219
313053 (Only 313030 left of the GN 313s!)
319001
321414 (Only 321412 left of the LM 321s)
350104
350112
350123
350231
350235
365522
377137
377502
377504
377703
378213
387119
387122
455723
455854
455868
455912

 

[Techniquest]

Cranking hard Techniquest, eh?

Ah, so you're also cheating by counting light rail stuff!

My next trip, which is down for a more local trip on LM metals, is not going to be anywhere near as productive as it'll be simply chasing after 350/3s. So as it stands, I expect my maximum score count on that Great Escape will hit no more than 8. Which has reminded me to look up 350/3 diagrams...

Kite159: Woah that's a lot had there! hock: Jealous of your GN 313s, I'm two behind you. No prizes for guessing where I'm going next time I do London...

 

[bb21]

Ah, so you're also cheating by counting light rail stuff!

Well I am surprised that you have not noticed that I do not count anything non-NR towards my YTD total.

Meanwhile a certain person...

 

[Kite159]

Where you need only 8 x 350/3s, I need 13x /1s, 6x /3s & 26 x /2s. Although a Great Escape might reduce that number some-what by festering around Milton Keynes it would be better on a weekday or a Saturday.

I wonder if I will get 313030 or 444017 first

 

[bb21]

Interesting that I will not be the only one using this Great Escape offer to go 350-chasing.

Where you need only 8 x 350/3s, I need 13x /1s, 6x /3s & 26 x /2s. Although a Great Escape might reduce that number some-what by festering around Milton Keynes it would be better on a weekday or a Saturday.

Weekdays definitely. Cheaper and you get the benefit of the 12-cars being out in full force. With so many still required, it's a no-brainer.

 

[Techniquest]

I used my last GE to go 350 chasing, it's the easiest way to do 350s away from the WMDR area for sure.

I wish you luck Kite159 on your mission, it took me a long time to get all my 350/1s and /2s in, dread to think how long it'll be before I get the /3s done!

bb21: Not noticed that to be honest! If I took my non-NR metals winners out I'd still have a big number

 

[Kite159]

I will probably give the Great Escape a miss, and keep that Sunday for another London based bash, maybe doing London Midland on a Friday evening on a BZ6 ticket.
Keeping an eye on which 321 makes an appearance on the Abbey flyer in case 321412 pops up that week.