Strange train yesterday....

Mookiemoo

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Strange train yesterday....

« on: April 13, 2008, 21:35:06 »

Its sad that I am starting to notice these things (getting very difficult to convince family and friends that I AM NOT A TRAIN SPOTTER anymore)

Yesterday, driving from home to Torchwood in Solihull I am going parallel to the rail line to Kiddie

Over on the tracks I can see a loco hauling a very weird mix of HST^▸ stock

Several burgundy ones (sorry not that much of a train spotter)
And several all in old BR^▸ livery

Must have been about 11 cars in total.

Where were they going since they were heading into FGW^▸ territory and I dont recall anyone saying FGW were getting more HST stock?


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Conner

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Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2008, 21:37:22 »

Maybe MK2's.
Burgundy would be the ones in Wessex livery and I think their are some BR^▸ ones.


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Chris from Nailsea

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Justice for Cerys Piper and Theo Griffiths please!

Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2008, 22:33:51 »

Quote from: Mookiemoo on April 13, 2008, 21:35:06

Its sad that I am starting to notice these things (getting very difficult to convince family and friends that I AM NOT A TRAIN SPOTTER anymore)

Mookiemoo, I do sympathise!

I was subjected to howls of mirth at work when I happened to mention that I'd jotted down the number of the ATW^▸ unit that I'd seen doing the Nailsea to Taunton service last week - actually, just so I could post it here! (see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2239.msg17974#msg17974).

Until I joined this forum, I too just saw 'trains' as 'blue ones' or 'burgundy ones', 'long ones', 'short ones', or 'skips'.

I've since learned, however, that the correct term for 'skip' is 'a Class 143'.

Roll Eyes


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signalandtelegraph

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Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2008, 08:13:48 »

Quote from: chris from nailsea on April 13, 2008, 22:33:51

I've since learned, however, that the correct term for 'skip' is 'a Class 143'.

Class 67 is commonly referred to as a 'skip' the 143's are 'skippers' Wink


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devon_metro

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Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2008, 08:15:41 »

Skip = 67
Shed = 66

Don't ask me why Cheesy

Its likely that they were Mk1/2s returning from a charter service over the weekend.


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signalandtelegraph

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Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2008, 09:23:13 »

Quote from: devon_metro on April 14, 2008, 08:15:41

Skip = 67

Don't ask me why Cheesy

Turn it upside down and the bodyshell resembles a skip.


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eightf48544

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Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2008, 11:18:07 »

Quote from: devon_metro on April 14, 2008, 08:15:41

Shed = 66

Don't ask me why Cheesy

66 have a pointy roof so look like a garden shed


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swlines

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Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2008, 12:42:03 »

And a shed bites the dust.

http://www.schauble.com/upload/image_gallery/136.jpg


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vacman

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Re: Strange train yesterday....

« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2008, 22:56:37 »

Quote from: eightf48544 on April 14, 2008, 11:18:07

Quote from: devon_metro on April 14, 2008, 08:15:41

Shed = 66

Don't ask me why Cheesy

66 have a pointy roof so look like a garden shed

And they look like they are made from courogated iron!


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