The Rail Enthusiast thread

[RichK]

Between 800 and 870 I'll know some though...

I still remember the excitement of seeing D806 at Bristol TM (guessing around '69 or '70)...

My wife still doesnt get it when we drive to railway X, & when the train arrives she complains that "it's a diesel" & I say "yes, didn't I say?" She does like DMUs though, if we can get a seat behind the driver.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

806.... Cambrian?
I think 807 was Caradoc, and luckily they were (almost all) alphabetical....

EDIT: Correct yet again, BOOYAHH!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

869

One of the ones beginning with 'Z'... hold on whilst I write them down and figure it out....

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Zest!

The smiley is there because I made a mistake in writing it down and originally said 'Zebra'..... until I quickly realised my error!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

D864 Zambesi
D865 Zeallous
D866 Zebra
D867 Zenith
D868 Zephyr
D869 Zest
D870 Zulu

7 Warship names all beginning with Z. What more pointless info do you possibly need?

 

[Smurfy]

More, MORE!!

50043

Hang on, how do we know you're not Googling them?

 

[ufkacbln]

Great chuffing locomotives.....

Even Google is at it!


Frank Hornby's 150th Birthday

 

[Arch]

I still remember the excitement of seeing D806 at Bristol TM (guessing around '69 or '70)...

My wife still doesnt get it when we drive to railway X, & when the train arrives she complains that "it's a diesel" & I say "yes, didn't I say?" She does like DMUs though, if we can get a seat behind the driver.

I like to sit where I can see through into the cab when I get the tram up to NT's house from Piccadilly. Driving one looks easy. I could do that....

<poop!>

 

[classic33]

..... Bloody good point, seeing as there were only 50 of them!

So where did 149 come from!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

50043

Hang on, how do we know you're not Googling them?

The class 50s? Because I'm on Bing.... seriously though, I'm not looking them up, I learned them as a kid. Eagle.

Besides, if you look at some of the ones earlier that Rockaay asked, I gave an answer instantly. You can still see the timing of it, I did it instantly, just ask Rockaay! .... Eagle!.... Exeter, Achilles, Ajax, Swiftsure, Dauntless, Defiance... If ever in doubt, if you ever meet me, ask me to do it.... Eagle!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

So where did 149 come from!

Just a sub class, a renumbering, that's all.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

50043

Hang on, how do we know you're not Googling them?

Besides, the Warships were mostly alphabetical, so if you know what some locos were for certain, then you can, theoretically work it out. It only works if you know all the names though!

 

[classic33]

The class 50s? Because I'm on Bing.... seriously though, I'm not, I learned them as a kid. Eagle.

Besides, if you look at some of the ones earlier that Rockaay asked, I gave an answer instantly. I don't know if you can see the timing of it properly now, but trust me on this, I did it instantly, just ask Rockaay! .... Eagle!.... Exeter, Achilles, Ajax, Swiftsure, Dauntless, Defiance... If ever in doubt, if you ever meet me, ask me to do it.... Eagle!

So you're "Binging" not "Googling", by your own admission.

 

[classic33]

Just a sub class, a renumbering, that's all.

Still a Class 50!

 

[Svendo]

I think some of you here may have been more enthusiastic than I was to be woken at 3am last night by one of these:


Going very slowly and noisily back and forth on the north bound side (although actually travelling south overall) between Walsden and Todmorden. Got up and went to have a look with the binoculars as I clearly wasn't going to get back to sleep for a bit. And I had to get up for an early shift. As well as being noisy it also has some very bright light arrays.