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Title: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: 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)
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? Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: Conner 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. Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 13, 2008, 22:33:51 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'. ::) ;D Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: signalandtelegraph on April 14, 2008, 08:13:48 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' ;) Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: devon_metro on April 14, 2008, 08:15:41 Skip = 67
Shed = 66 Don't ask me why :D Its likely that they were Mk1/2s returning from a charter service over the weekend. Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: signalandtelegraph on April 14, 2008, 09:23:13 Skip = 67 Don't ask me why :D Turn it upside down and the bodyshell resembles a skip. Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: eightf48544 on April 14, 2008, 11:18:07 Shed = 66 Don't ask me why :D 66 have a pointy roof so look like a garden shed Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: swlines on April 14, 2008, 12:42:03 And a shed bites the dust.
http://www.schauble.com/upload/image_gallery/136.jpg Title: Re: Strange train yesterday.... Post by: vacman on April 14, 2008, 22:56:37 Shed = 66 Don't ask me why :D 66 have a pointy roof so look like a garden shed This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |