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Forum: Railway Stations 19th October 2012, 19:45
Replies: 10
Views: 8,276
Posted By bigmacca1
Koln Hbf has gotta be up there...

Koln Hbf has gotta be up there...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 28th September 2012, 21:30
Replies: 2
Views: 3,606
Posted By bigmacca1
Hi! Thanks for that. Just a couple of 'riders' on...

Hi! Thanks for that. Just a couple of 'riders' on that one if it's not too cheeky: did bankers have the same type of protocol....i.e. how much 'nudge' to give the back of a train up Camden Bank out...
Forum: Railway Stations 27th September 2012, 19:48
Replies: 62
Views: 44,428
Posted By bigmacca1
Nice picture. What's the line that bisects the...

Nice picture. What's the line that bisects the picture halfway up? I assume that's either the start of the A580/A6 running up the right side of the picture.
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 27th September 2012, 19:42
Replies: 2
Views: 3,606
Posted By bigmacca1
Double-Heading

I've got an ancient photo of a Black 5 double-heading with a Standard Class 5 through Accrington in the last days of steam.....going like the clappers, actually so God knows what speed they were...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 14th September 2012, 16:11
Replies: 10
Views: 6,421
Posted By bigmacca1
Hi Thanks for that. I remember 'Hoovers' taking...

Hi
Thanks for that. I remember 'Hoovers' taking over from Bo-Bo electrics at Preston. They didn't seem to have much trouble handling the 10 or 12 coaches detached from the electrics, although they...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 10th September 2012, 20:49
Replies: 2
Views: 2,964
Posted By bigmacca1
And you don't get the 'tilt-nausea' that people...

And you don't get the 'tilt-nausea' that people such as my missus often do on the Pendo and the SV. I assume the 'alien-warble' that you hear on acceleration is something to do with the AC motors! I...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 10th September 2012, 16:23
Replies: 2
Views: 2,964
Posted By bigmacca1
350 Desiro - is it really that bad?

Am I the only person who thinks that the 350 Desiros that run from Birmingham to Liverpool via Crewe are an unfairly-maligned unit? I travelled on one from Birmingham to Crewe last year and much...
Forum: Say Hello 10th September 2012, 16:09
Replies: 3
Views: 1,710
Posted By bigmacca1
Thanks for the welcome! My sentiments are well...

Thanks for the welcome! My sentiments are well and truly framed by the British Railways/British Rail era and although I wish I could say something nice about privatisation I find it difficult....
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 8th September 2012, 23:20
Replies: 10
Views: 6,421
Posted By bigmacca1
I was also privileged to see two appearances - in...

I was also privileged to see two appearances - in the last days of steam - of Britannia Oliver Cromwell and 4472 Flying Scotsman at Accrington; they'd come to reverse on the triangle before coupling...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 1st September 2012, 17:03
Replies: 2
Views: 5,230
Posted By bigmacca1
Hi Thanks for that! It's something you rarely...

Hi
Thanks for that! It's something you rarely see discussed in stuff like Rail or Modern Railways. I knew that you had to do traction tests and road knowledge but wondered how long you could...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 29th August 2012, 12:53
Replies: 2
Views: 5,230
Posted By bigmacca1
Shift patterns - drivers' hours

Please excuse the ignorance displayed by this question but assuming a driver had signed for 'the road' would he be able (physically and legally) to take say, the Daventry to Mossend or Felixstowe to...
Forum: Say Hello 29th August 2012, 12:06
Replies: 3
Views: 1,710
Posted By bigmacca1
Home thoughts from abroad

I'm an Accringtonian living in Silverdale, Staffs. I was lucky enough to see the last few coal trains leaving the pit before it finally closed and they lifted the track. I've seen 47's and 37s on the...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 29th August 2012, 11:52
Replies: 10
Views: 6,421
Posted By bigmacca1
These 'crazy' routes are excellent for seeing...

These 'crazy' routes are excellent for seeing bits of the railway you'd otherwise miss. When I was travelling back to Keele from Accrington in the late 80's there must have been a Civil Engineer's...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 28th August 2012, 14:51
Replies: 10
Views: 6,421
Posted By bigmacca1
I'm surprised that the Ashton Moss route wasn't...

I'm surprised that the Ashton Moss route wasn't used more often to relieve pressure on Piccadilly. When I went down it last in the late 80's (can't remember where the train's ultimate destination was...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 28th August 2012, 01:44
Replies: 10
Views: 6,421
Posted By bigmacca1
I've convinced myself that the AL1 went all the...

I've convinced myself that the AL1 went all the way to Euston, but then again it could have gone Handforth/Wilmslow/Crewe and changed locos again there. It was the shunting at Stockport that I found...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 25th August 2012, 20:05
Replies: 10
Views: 6,421
Posted By bigmacca1
Ancient operations

In the mid 60's my family and I went to Jersey via rail and air, from Accrington Lancs. The outward journey was steam-powered (Kohlapur as I recall) from Accrington to London Euston but via the Bury...
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