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Title: Power Cars Post by: dog box on March 08, 2008, 18:55:57 So come on then whats your favorite or least favorite Power Car then, my favorite has got to be 002 Techniqest, always used to think The Black Horse now re named sounded like a bag of nails and all i seem to see at the moment is Oxfordshire 2007
Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: devon_metro on March 08, 2008, 20:56:38 So come on then whats your favorite or least favorite Power Car then, my favorite has got to be 002 Techniqest, always used to think The Black Horse now re named sounded like a bag of nails and all i seem to see at the moment is Oxfordshire 2007 Techniquest no longer in existance ;) Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 08, 2008, 21:27:26 My favourite power car is this one: http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5829.msg10504#msg10504
It was renamed thus last Saturday - and grahame, Lee and I were there to see it! ;) :D ;D Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: devon_metro on March 08, 2008, 21:32:29 That would be 43034 ;)
Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 08, 2008, 21:36:10 ... and you would be right! ;D
Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: dog box on March 09, 2008, 08:42:42 So come on then whats your favorite or least favorite Power Car then, my favorite has got to be 002 Techniqest, always used to think The Black Horse now re named sounded like a bag of nails and all i seem to see at the moment is Oxfordshire 2007 Techniquest no longer in existance ;) 002 is still ace name or no name...lets hope they dont get any silly ideas and name it ...Tony Ambrose...., now theres a thought...............isnt 034 the ex Black Horse Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: Jim on March 09, 2008, 09:16:55 So come on then whats your favorite or least favorite Power Car then, my favorite has got to be 002 Techniqest, always used to think The Black Horse now re named sounded like a bag of nails and all i seem to see at the moment is Oxfordshire 2007 Techniquest no longer in existance ;) 002 is still ace name or no name...lets hope they dont get any silly ideas and name it ...Tony Ambrose...., now theres a thought...............isnt 034 the ex Black Horse 034 was The Black Horse yep. 002 was never Techniquest, it was Techni?uest :P Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: grahame on March 09, 2008, 13:55:21 002 is still ace name or no name...lets hope they dont get any silly ideas and name it ... Looking at the Fen Line (to King's Lynn) you'll find that electric unit 365527 is called "Robert Stripe, Passengers^ Champion" - so there is a precedent for naming stock after individuals as well as organisations who have achieved a great deal for passenger rail transport in their area. Personally, I think I would prefer to name services. I would love to be in the happy position of helping to choose six names - one for each round trip on our local line each day - and I can already think of more candidates that trains. Except in one case (a good friend of the railway service here abouts who passed away last year) these would be keen living supporters - a big "thank you" if we get the service, and [ulterior motive] a chance for those people who have been so helpful in what would have been the regaining of a service to allow their names to be used to help us to then retain the service. Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: John R on March 09, 2008, 18:56:11 If you're successful in restoring the TransWilts line then someone should suggest naming the 153 that might run it "Graham Ellis" on the opening day. I'm sure we would all turn up to cheer.
Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: grahame on March 09, 2008, 19:13:35 If you're successful in restoring the TransWilts line then someone should suggest naming the 153 that might run it "Graham Ellis" on the opening day. I'm sure we would all turn up to cheer. I trust you'll all turn up to cheer - even for a nameless 142 ;) . You see me talking about "regain and retain"? The ultimate confirmation will be when the service of 6 trains a day that we intend (!) to get from December is enhanced further; you're welcome to apply my name to the 06:15-ish Weymouth to Oxford and beyond. This will take commuters from Dorset and Somerset via Melksham to Swindon and Oxford. "Beyond" is in planning - via Bicester, Milton Keynes, to Bedford ... or via Banbury, Coventy, and Nuneaton to Leicester. I think we need a 158, although I'm worried about overcrowding between Frome and Oxford ... Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: John R on March 09, 2008, 20:36:08 Hope that's not one of the ones that is reported elsewhere to be heading north.
What odds can I currently get at Ellis Bookies for your campaign being successful, and how long do you reckon before a final decision one way or the other? Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: 12hoursunday on March 09, 2008, 20:52:56 034 was The Black Horse yep. 002 was never Techniquest, it was Techni?uest :P 002 used to be TOP OF THE POPS Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: Jim on March 09, 2008, 22:01:14 034 was The Black Horse yep. 002 was never Techniquest, it was Techni?uest :P 002 used to be TOP OF THE POPS I was pointing out the error in the name given.... Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: 12hoursunday on March 09, 2008, 23:44:34 034 was The Black Horse yep. 002 was never Techniquest, it was Techni?uest :P 002 used to be TOP OF THE POPS I was pointing out the error in the name given.... Jim I gathered this. I just thought that maybe some of us on here might want to know the previous name of 43002 Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: woody on March 10, 2008, 00:03:02 Anyone know the whereabouts of power car 43004 since it came back to FGW from Brush for cab refrofit (30.11.07) as nobody I have spoken too has seen it this year (2008)
Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: Jim on March 10, 2008, 07:44:42 034 was The Black Horse yep. 002 was never Techniquest, it was Techni?uest :P 002 used to be TOP OF THE POPS I was pointing out the error in the name given.... Jim I gathered this. I just thought that maybe some of us on here might want to know the previous name of 43002 Ah ok - sorry. Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: 12hoursunday on March 10, 2008, 13:56:04 Anyone know the whereabouts of power car 43004 since it came back to FGW from Brush for cab refrofit (30.11.07) as nobody I have spoken too has seen it this year (2008) last time I worked it (about 3 or 4 weeks) ago it still had the old cab interior! Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: Jim on March 10, 2008, 15:11:11 Anyone know the whereabouts of power car 43004 since it came back to FGW from Brush for cab refrofit (30.11.07) as nobody I have spoken too has seen it this year (2008) last time I worked it (about 3 or 4 weeks) ago it still had the old cab interior! Did have yesterday when I saw it as well. Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: 12hoursunday on March 12, 2008, 00:42:50 And here she is working the 19.00 Padd to Bristol on the 11th March with I can confirm the old cab layout
Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: grahame on April 20, 2019, 15:25:38 ... You see me talking about "regain and retain"? The ultimate confirmation will be when the service of 6 trains a day that we intend (!) to get from December is enhanced further; you're welcome to apply my name to the 06:15-ish Weymouth to Oxford and beyond. This will take commuters from Dorset and Somerset via Melksham to Swindon and Oxford. "Beyond" is in planning - via Bicester, Milton Keynes, to Bedford ... or via Banbury, Coventy, and Nuneaton to Leicester. I think we need a 158, although I'm worried about overcrowding between Frome and Oxford ... My goodness - I'm following a post that's so long ago it pre-dates Go-op ... perhaps that's telling? Anyway - from 1952 I came across the following (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1952_tt_3.jpg) Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: Surrey 455 on April 21, 2019, 20:57:26 I suspect there are other pages to that timetable we haven't seen but the timetable clearly states "weekdays only" but then goes on to show Saturday only services. Very odd.
Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: grahame on April 21, 2019, 21:12:38 I suspect there are other pages to that timetable we haven't seen but the timetable clearly states "weekdays only" but then goes on to show Saturday only services. Very odd. I think there was one Monday to Friday, four on Saturday and none on Sunday ... "Weekday Only" used to mean no Sunday service ... No other pages to this particular table ... but great fat booklet I could digitise more pages from ... don't want to flood the forum though! Title: Re: Power Cars Post by: IndustryInsider on April 21, 2019, 22:03:35 Old timetables were notoriously difficult to read.
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