Some Sightings. 20.2.07

Post by **madhattie** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:40 pm

From various gen groups on Yahoo

37411 & 37425 Didcot to Margam. Bristol Parkway 10.35. Patchway 11.15.
60036 6b13 Robeston-Westerleigh tanks
66119 6c01 ADJ-Bristol East
66183 Avonmouth - Didcot coal
66502 4v50 Soton-Wentlooge

MKC · Post by **MKC** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:03 pm

do you know what time (and others) freight pass through FAW? (i was gonna pm u until i discovered its disabled

)

Post by **madhattie** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:31 pm

I don't know to be honest. The usual reply on gen groups is to subscribe to Freghtmaster, but that's far too expensive for me considering how much time I can spend lineside. There's a fair bit of coal going through there day and night at the moment though.

PM is disabled because it just swallows up huge amounts of space on my server!

MKC · Post by **MKC** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:37 pm

madhattie wrote:I don't know to be honest. The usual reply on gen groups is to subscribe to Freghtmaster, but that's far too expensive for me considering how much time I can spend lineside. There's a fair bit of coal going through there day and night at the moment though.

PM is disabled because it just swallows up huge amounts of space on my server!

yeah me too - i'd only use Freightmaster for Bristol anyway - u know if the drs nuclear trains still run?

ah right.

Post by **madhattie** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:03 pm

DRS still run. It's noticeable that the timings don't hit the gen groups anymore. Probably because most of the people who post from within the Bristol are are employed by the railways.

Last few times I've seen it has been Wednesdays at 12.30-1.30, but I've not seen it for months now.

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:13 pm

Freight wise at FAW...

Normally once a week Wednesday/Thursday you'll see a 66 on MGR heading towards Bristol at about 07:30-07:50.

More recently about 16:00 66s have been going through again towards Bristol with an Engineers working

You do see the ocasional stone working headed up by a 60 and on one occasion a Hanson 59. perhaps once a month.

Most Week nights Avonmouth - Didcot MGRs can be seen at Parkway area about 18:00-20:30 head down to Avonmouth Terminal for 20:30 on a most week nights and you can watch loading operations in abundance (normally)

Think there is a Enterprise working about 20:00 which works its way through Parkway.

IIRC the DRS workings are as required workings and work to no timetable, a long time since seeing one of these....

I would head for Parkway for action as it is at the head of two diverging routes and the Bristol TM route seems to be a bit light of what I would call "propper trains".

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:18 pm

I can't remember when the bomb last run, don't think it's run for at least 6 weeks. Something to do with problems with the reactor at Hinkley... that's probably why you haven't seen any gen posted!

Alex

MKC · Post by **MKC** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:25 pm

shame about the DRS, has been over a year since i seen it

i work next to Filton Abbey Wood station, so occassionly pop out on a lunchtime, using see a loaded coal train struggling up the hill and a single or pair of 67's on a light engine move seem to run every time i've gone out there at about 1pm-ish. (seen a Yeoman 59 couple week come through

)

yahoo is blocked on work's internet, hence why i can't view any of the gen groups

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:32 pm

stumpytrain wrote:Something to do with problems with the reactor at Hinkley...

Hopefully not too much of a big problem!

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:34 pm

The pair of 67s would be on 0M33 Barton Hill - Avonmouth... to work the 1623 Avonmouth - Wembley. Details are:

81432 BARTONHIL 13:01
81431 DR DAYSJN PASS 13:06
81403 STAPLTNRD PASS 13:08
81305 FILTON AW PASS 13:12
81302 FILTON WJ PASS 13:15
81221 HALENMRSH PASS 13:22
81235 AVONM BHT 13:32

Alex

MKC · Post by **MKC** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:39 pm

stumpytrain wrote:The pair of 67s would be on 0M33 Barton Hill - Avonmouth... to work the 1623 Avonmouth - Wembley. Details are:

81432 BARTONHIL 13:01
81431 DR DAYSJN PASS 13:06
81403 STAPLTNRD PASS 13:08
81305 FILTON AW PASS 13:12
81302 FILTON WJ PASS 13:15
81221 HALENMRSH PASS 13:22
81235 AVONM BHT 13:32

Alex

ah thanks for that.

was a 66 yesterday, was hoping it was gonna be 67029 as it at Barton Hill all day.

Post by **madhattie** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:00 pm

Lizardgen posts this on the SW Gen group (Yahoo)

47703 0Z74 1604 Long Marsden to Bristol TM

(might be a bit late!)

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:44 pm

Actually arrived about 70+ early! She now resides on the Loco Spur at Bristol TM... Cotswold would like to out base at 47' here so hopefully this will continue the trend and stay for a couple of days...

Alex