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Forum: Railway News from around the World 26th July 2010, 11:14
Replies: 3
Views: 2,242
Posted By Dynamo
Its great to hear she's on the mend and wasn't as...

Its great to hear she's on the mend and wasn't as badly damaged as had been reported.

According to my mate who is often the inspector who rides with the loco, he said the damage was probably done...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 24th July 2010, 16:27
Replies: 20
Views: 11,827
Posted By Dynamo
I remember hearing a story about EWS losing a...

I remember hearing a story about EWS losing a loco for a month once and it turned up on Healey Mills shed where it had been all along. It was shortly after that episode that EWS fitted GPS to all its...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 4th July 2010, 13:40
Replies: 27
Views: 14,318
Posted By Dynamo
There are still a few places where the lineside...

There are still a few places where the lineside vegetation is cut back, but its to help with the sighting of signals and to stop leaves getting onto the line rather than trying to avoid lineside...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 2nd July 2010, 01:42
Replies: 27
Views: 14,318
Posted By Dynamo
I've seen sparks come out of 37's, 31's, 20's,...

I've seen sparks come out of 37's, 31's, 20's, 47's, 56's and I've even seen flames come out of a 40's exhausts, but I've never known any of them set fire to track sides. You have to remember that...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 1st July 2010, 18:58
Replies: 19
Views: 14,153
Posted By Dynamo
I didn't intend for it to become a slagging match...

I didn't intend for it to become a slagging match about Bob Crowe. I only mentioned him and stated my point of view because it seemed like because Bob Crowe had said something then it must be right,...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 1st July 2010, 11:41
Replies: 27
Views: 14,318
Posted By Dynamo
All steam trains running on between Goathland and...

All steam trains running on between Goathland and Levisham on the NYMR at the moment are either piloted or propelled by diesel traction because of the high fire risk on that part of the line. There's...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 1st July 2010, 10:15
Replies: 1
Views: 2,264
Posted By Dynamo
Hopefully the supermarkets are beginning to...

Hopefully the supermarkets are beginning to believe that the way foreward is to use rail. I understand that some trains from and to main supermarket distribution points are already running, and...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 1st July 2010, 10:01
Replies: 19
Views: 14,153
Posted By Dynamo
First off, I don't always have a lot of time for...

First off, I don't always have a lot of time for Bob Crow. He may be a personal friend of yours but I've often been unhappy at the stances he's put up, and his latest idea that we should all go on a...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 21st June 2010, 08:32
Replies: 19
Views: 14,153
Posted By Dynamo
I find it rather ironic that you often tell us...

I find it rather ironic that you often tell us you are against privatisation and would prefer for the railways to be re-nationalised, yet two of your biggest gripes, namely Driver Only Operation and...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 20th June 2010, 17:11
Replies: 19
Views: 14,153
Posted By Dynamo
I don't know what depot you are or were at, but...

I don't know what depot you are or were at, but its obviously a lot worse than at Thornaby. The lads there are all pretty happy with the job and have very few gripes with their current management.
...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 19th June 2010, 22:02
Replies: 19
Views: 14,153
Posted By Dynamo
I was wrong about one of the sectors. Its not...

I was wrong about one of the sectors. Its not going to be called Network. Its going to be Construction. Maybe Network will now be Logistics. It hasn't been made very clear just yet. It will all come...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 17th June 2010, 14:56
Replies: 19
Views: 14,153
Posted By Dynamo
Not exactly. I've been told that its going to be...

Not exactly. I've been told that its going to be the road transport arm, so trains running to container depots will still be part of Network, but the containers on lorries to and from the container...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 17th June 2010, 11:55
Replies: 19
Views: 14,153
Posted By Dynamo
DB Schenker restructuring

I've just heard there are going to be some changes at DB Schenker. Industrial and Energy are going to be merged and become Industrial, and Network and Construction will be merged to become possibly...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 26th May 2010, 19:44
Replies: 4
Views: 2,012
Posted By Dynamo
I hit a wheelie bin on Yarm Viaduct once. There...

I hit a wheelie bin on Yarm Viaduct once. There wasn't much left of it afterwards. :D
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 21st May 2010, 22:59
Replies: 119
Views: 91,749
Posted By Dynamo
I hope you don't blame EWS completely for the...

I hope you don't blame EWS completely for the problems that they had with the RfD section. I think the guy in charge of that company prior to privatisation was Ian Brown and if I remember correctly,...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 3rd May 2009, 22:40
Replies: 2
Views: 4,285
Posted By Dynamo
The train still runs most days

The train still runs most days
Forum: Railway News from around the World 30th March 2009, 23:43
Replies: 3
Views: 1,734
Posted By Dynamo
Really? So about a dozen drivers at Thornaby,...

Really? So about a dozen drivers at Thornaby, plus more at other depots haven't really been show the door then?
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 26th March 2009, 17:16
Replies: 2
Views: 4,285
Posted By Dynamo
Lime for Teessides Steelworks

When I first worked at Thornaby about 30 years ago, we had three regular trains a day that delivered lime to the steelworks at Lackenby and Redcar.

There were two trains that went to Redcar...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 14th January 2009, 12:39
Replies: 2
Views: 3,547
Posted By Dynamo
We at Thornaby were told that 26 out of the 48...

We at Thornaby were told that 26 out of the 48 drivers jobs were at risk, and lots of other depots were in the same predicament. We were also told that Healey Mills and Aberdeen were going to close...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 12th January 2009, 00:34
Replies: 11
Views: 6,473
Posted By Dynamo
There's a story doing the rounds, which has been...

There's a story doing the rounds, which has been verified to me by a driver of Freightliner Heavy Haul, that there was a big meeting at Drax Power Station recently. The bosses at Drax had managers...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 27th December 2008, 00:27
Replies: 119
Views: 91,749
Posted By Dynamo
Apparently they are the second largest land based...

Apparently they are the second largest land based freight company in the world.
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 24th December 2008, 16:08
Replies: 119
Views: 91,749
Posted By Dynamo
Well folks. Its actually going to happen. EWS...

Well folks. Its actually going to happen. EWS will cease to be at midnight on the 31st of December 2008 and will in future be known as DB Schenker. At present there are no plans to dismantle the...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 26th October 2008, 14:16
Replies: 4
Views: 5,046
Posted By Dynamo
Your doing nothing wrong. EWS management didn't...

Your doing nothing wrong. EWS management didn't like the videos so they had them removed.
Forum: On-track Machinery 22nd August 2008, 19:12
Replies: 16
Views: 25,399
Posted By Dynamo
I've seen de-railers similar to that on sheds...

I've seen de-railers similar to that on sheds like Thornaby.

They used to have a different type of de-railer at Darlington station before electrification but that type are a thing of past these...
Forum: On-track Machinery 16th July 2008, 13:57
Replies: 16
Views: 25,399
Posted By Dynamo
I recognised that sand drag in that picture on...

I recognised that sand drag in that picture on Wiki straight away. Its from the down platform at Goathland station.

I've only ever known 3 occasions where people have put trains into sand drags....
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