I was meant to have gone to the ELR today for a day behind 'Tornado', but after learning that I was made 'Employee of the month' at work and granted a day off, full pay, I decided to do this move on Saturday 30th instead! It would be a lot cheaper than paying the Peak fare if I went down to Bury today!
So, I did a tram bash instead and I'm kind of glad I did this now as I would never have got 'Marton' 31 for haulage! Yes, the tram was a 'red pen' for me so to have it on the first tram ride of the day was a rather pleasing! Couldn't beleieve it when I saw her rumbling her way down Blackpool Prom! At first I thought it may be an enthusiast tour or something but she pulled up at Rigby Road tram stop with the driver shouting 'All stops to North Pier only' - SORTED!
The day also included rides on 600 (my first ride since overhaul), 602, 701 and 706!
Here are the rest of the moves from the day:
NOTE: '317' and '533' are buses and the rest are trams.
317 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Lytham Road (Blackpool)
31 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
31 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
31 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
675+685 North Pier - Thornton Gate
685+675 Thornton Gate - Bispham
631 Bispham - Gynn Square
630 Gynn Square - North Pier
717 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
600 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
701 North Pier - Rigby Road/The Manchester
706 Blackpool Tower - Pleasure Beach
706 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
533 Market Street (Blackpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Monday, 25 October 2010
Monday 25th October 2010
Back on the trams for the first time in a few weeks!
This proved to be a rather eventful day with 2 Heritage cars, 3 'Brush' Cars, 5 'Balloon' cars, 1 'Twin' set and a 'Boat' car! It was a combination of nice weather and Half Term holidays that brought out the reserve cars into service!
Here was how my day went! -
NOTE: '323' and '330' are buses and the rest are trams.
323 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Lytham Road (Blackpool)
685+675 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
631 North Pier - Cabin
632 Cabin - Rigby Road/The Manchester
630 Rigby Road/The Manchester - Bispham
630 Madison Avenue - Little Bispham
630 Little Bispham - North Pier
632 North Pier - Rigby Road/The Manchester
631 Rigby Road/The Manchester - Blackpool Tower
602 Blackpool Tower - Pleasure Beach
602 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
602 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
602 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
513 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
66 Pleasure Beach - Rigby Road/The Manchester
707 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
701 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
715 Pleasure Beach - Bispham
715 Bispham - Pleasure Beach
726 Pleasure Beach - Bispham
701 Bispham - Rigby Road/The Manchester
330 Lytham Road (Blackpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
This proved to be a rather eventful day with 2 Heritage cars, 3 'Brush' Cars, 5 'Balloon' cars, 1 'Twin' set and a 'Boat' car! It was a combination of nice weather and Half Term holidays that brought out the reserve cars into service!
Here was how my day went! -
NOTE: '323' and '330' are buses and the rest are trams.
323 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Lytham Road (Blackpool)
685+675 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
631 North Pier - Cabin
632 Cabin - Rigby Road/The Manchester
630 Rigby Road/The Manchester - Bispham
630 Madison Avenue - Little Bispham
630 Little Bispham - North Pier
632 North Pier - Rigby Road/The Manchester
631 Rigby Road/The Manchester - Blackpool Tower
602 Blackpool Tower - Pleasure Beach
602 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
602 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
602 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
513 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
66 Pleasure Beach - Rigby Road/The Manchester
707 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
701 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
715 Pleasure Beach - Bispham
715 Bispham - Pleasure Beach
726 Pleasure Beach - Bispham
701 Bispham - Rigby Road/The Manchester
330 Lytham Road (Blackpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Sunday 24th October 2010
Coming home after yesterday's visit to the ELR and visiting family back in old town Stockport! (Well, Reddish!)
Moves as follows -
185129 Manchester Piccadilly - Preston
142033 Preston - St. Annes-On-The-Sea
Moves as follows -
185129 Manchester Piccadilly - Preston
142033 Preston - St. Annes-On-The-Sea
Saturday 23rd October 2010
A day out to the Lancs followed by some quality time with my brother, Sister-In-Law and Nephew!
The visit to the ELR Steam gala included scooping in A1 Peppercorn 60163 'Tornado', 'Black 5' 45337 and 'Standard' 73129. 5690 'Leander' was also included although I had 'haulaged' this 'Kettle' before!
I also bumped into a Kettle-bashing friend of mine, Mike Atkinson, (along with his mate) and we had a laugh throughout the time I was there!
Here were the moves:
NOTE: '69178', '12011' and '19487' are buses and the rest are trains.
142041 St. Annes-On-The-Sea - Preston
185129 Preston - Bolton
69178 Bolton bus station - Haymarket Street (Bury)
60163 Bury Bolton Street - Rawtenstall
60163 Rawtenstall - Ramsbottom
45337+5690 Ramsbottom - Rawtenstall
45337+5690 Rawtenstall - Bury Bolton Street
73129+45337 Bury Bolton Street - Rawtenstall
73129+45337 Rawtenstall - Bury Bolton Street
12011 Bury Interchange - Lever Street (Manchester)
19487 Piccadilly - Ashbrook Lane (Reddish)
The visit to the ELR Steam gala included scooping in A1 Peppercorn 60163 'Tornado', 'Black 5' 45337 and 'Standard' 73129. 5690 'Leander' was also included although I had 'haulaged' this 'Kettle' before!
I also bumped into a Kettle-bashing friend of mine, Mike Atkinson, (along with his mate) and we had a laugh throughout the time I was there!
Here were the moves:
NOTE: '69178', '12011' and '19487' are buses and the rest are trains.
142041 St. Annes-On-The-Sea - Preston
185129 Preston - Bolton
69178 Bolton bus station - Haymarket Street (Bury)
60163 Bury Bolton Street - Rawtenstall
60163 Rawtenstall - Ramsbottom
45337+5690 Ramsbottom - Rawtenstall
45337+5690 Rawtenstall - Bury Bolton Street
73129+45337 Bury Bolton Street - Rawtenstall
73129+45337 Rawtenstall - Bury Bolton Street
12011 Bury Interchange - Lever Street (Manchester)
19487 Piccadilly - Ashbrook Lane (Reddish)
Wednesday 20th October 2010
After an evening of Laser-Tag with a group of guys from work, I made my way home by bus!
Here was my moves! -
322 Mereside Tesco - Corporation Street (Blackpool)
309 Market Street (Blackcpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Here was my moves! -
322 Mereside Tesco - Corporation Street (Blackpool)
309 Market Street (Blackcpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Monday, 18 October 2010
Sunday 11th October 2010
The day after the rather rateable BLS tour, I went back to the usual - trams! lol
123 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Lytham Road (Blackpool)
723 Rigby Road/The Manchester – North Pier
761 North Pier – Fisherman’s Walk
724 Fisherman’s Walk – Thornton Gate
719 Thornton Gate – North Pier
685+675 North Pier – Thornton Gate
761 Thornton Gate – Blackpool Tower
685+675 North Pier – Rigby Road/The Manchester
306 Lytham Road (Blackpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
123 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Lytham Road (Blackpool)
723 Rigby Road/The Manchester – North Pier
761 North Pier – Fisherman’s Walk
724 Fisherman’s Walk – Thornton Gate
719 Thornton Gate – North Pier
685+675 North Pier – Thornton Gate
761 Thornton Gate – Blackpool Tower
685+675 North Pier – Rigby Road/The Manchester
306 Lytham Road (Blackpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Sunday 10th October 2010
What a nice way to spend a Sunday - in the company of BLS and 55022 'Royal Scots Grey'!
The day started for me with a taxi move from my gaff to Blackpool North train station (again I forgot to note down which taxi I had, not that I care personally!) and then jumped the 0814 TPE service to Preston (which had Compass Tours person Shaun Courtnage as guard!). I then took the Virgin 'Pendolino' (which had been dragged from Longsight ECS by 57303) to Wigan North Western. I took breakfast here (full english of course!).
'The Ribble Lune' railtour started from Crewe (Del22 leading) and visited Northwich TC (where it became delayed by about 50 minutes - Great start!). I picked the tour up from Wigan North Western (66066 leading by this time) and the tour headed down to Preston Docks and the Ribble Steam Railway. After a short 45 minute break there (should have been 1hr 30mins but the delay put a stop to that! - Not that I'm too bothered as 1hr 30mins would have been way too much time for the fact there's nothing there apart from the railway centre!) we headed out of the docks with 55022 at the helm and made an attempt to climb the notorious gradient back onto the mainline. Predictably, the hill proved to much for RSG and the '66' assisted from the rear. Once back on the mainline, 66066 then took charge again and hauled the train to Morecombe junction. 55022 then took us to Heysham power station with the '66' taking us back to Morecombe junction. RSG then worked the return leg back to Crewe via Carnforth, Settle junction, Helifield, Blackburn, Darwen, Bolton (where I bailed!), Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Altrincham, Northwich, Middlewich and Sandbach.
After the tour, I jumped the 185 unit back to Preston (where got my tea - Cheeseburger and chips [the nice healthy option!]) and then it was the 150 unit back to St. Annes.
All in all it was a great day out, plenty of new track 'scratched' and plenty of thrash from Deltic! I must admit I was never keen on RSG after her 'Leg-out-of-bed' incident a fewe years ago (thus resulting in that rancid marine engine being installed). I sort of lost faith in RSG (with the loco rejecting the marine engine, resulting in a series of failures) but after today, with the loco having one of D9016's engines installed, the loco really was on top form and sounded magnificent.
Praises to the BLS for organsing the tour, Martin Walker for providing the loco and everyone else behinds the scenes!
Here were my moves from the day:
185127 Blackpool North - Preston
390043 Preston - Wigan North Western
66066 Wigan North Western - Preston Riverside
55022 Preston Riverside - Ribble sidings
66066 Ribble sidings - Morecombe junction
55022 Morecombe junction - Heysham power station
66066 Heysham power station - Morecombe junction
55022 Morecombe junction - Bolton (via Carnforth, Settle junction, Helifield, Blackburn and Darwen)
185113 Bolton - Preston
150146 Preston - St. Annes-On-The-Sea
The day started for me with a taxi move from my gaff to Blackpool North train station (again I forgot to note down which taxi I had, not that I care personally!) and then jumped the 0814 TPE service to Preston (which had Compass Tours person Shaun Courtnage as guard!). I then took the Virgin 'Pendolino' (which had been dragged from Longsight ECS by 57303) to Wigan North Western. I took breakfast here (full english of course!).
'The Ribble Lune' railtour started from Crewe (Del22 leading) and visited Northwich TC (where it became delayed by about 50 minutes - Great start!). I picked the tour up from Wigan North Western (66066 leading by this time) and the tour headed down to Preston Docks and the Ribble Steam Railway. After a short 45 minute break there (should have been 1hr 30mins but the delay put a stop to that! - Not that I'm too bothered as 1hr 30mins would have been way too much time for the fact there's nothing there apart from the railway centre!) we headed out of the docks with 55022 at the helm and made an attempt to climb the notorious gradient back onto the mainline. Predictably, the hill proved to much for RSG and the '66' assisted from the rear. Once back on the mainline, 66066 then took charge again and hauled the train to Morecombe junction. 55022 then took us to Heysham power station with the '66' taking us back to Morecombe junction. RSG then worked the return leg back to Crewe via Carnforth, Settle junction, Helifield, Blackburn, Darwen, Bolton (where I bailed!), Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Altrincham, Northwich, Middlewich and Sandbach.
After the tour, I jumped the 185 unit back to Preston (where got my tea - Cheeseburger and chips [the nice healthy option!]) and then it was the 150 unit back to St. Annes.
All in all it was a great day out, plenty of new track 'scratched' and plenty of thrash from Deltic! I must admit I was never keen on RSG after her 'Leg-out-of-bed' incident a fewe years ago (thus resulting in that rancid marine engine being installed). I sort of lost faith in RSG (with the loco rejecting the marine engine, resulting in a series of failures) but after today, with the loco having one of D9016's engines installed, the loco really was on top form and sounded magnificent.
Praises to the BLS for organsing the tour, Martin Walker for providing the loco and everyone else behinds the scenes!
Here were my moves from the day:
185127 Blackpool North - Preston
390043 Preston - Wigan North Western
66066 Wigan North Western - Preston Riverside
55022 Preston Riverside - Ribble sidings
66066 Ribble sidings - Morecombe junction
55022 Morecombe junction - Heysham power station
66066 Heysham power station - Morecombe junction
55022 Morecombe junction - Bolton (via Carnforth, Settle junction, Helifield, Blackburn and Darwen)
185113 Bolton - Preston
150146 Preston - St. Annes-On-The-Sea
Monday, 11 October 2010
Wednesday 6th October 2010
Tram bash...that is all. Oh, and 643 derailed today! Well, split the points (See my fotopic site for photographic evidence!). And 632 made an appearence! And I had another ride on the 'Western Train'!
Okay, there's more to it than just 'Tram bash' then! lol
NOTE: '525' and '314' are buses and the rest are trams.
525 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Lytham Road (Blackpool)
711 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
672+682 North Pier - Bispham
675+685 Bispham - North Pier
717 North Pier - Fisherman's Walk
724 Fisherman's Walk - Cleveleys
672+682 Cleveleys - North Pier
646 North Pier - Central Pier
711 Central Pier - North Pier
675+685 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
675+685 Pleasure Beach - Cleveleys
719 Cleveleys - North Pier
632 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
632 Pleasure Beach - Rigby Road/The Manchester
719 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
733+734 North Pier - Little Bispham
733+734 Little Bispham - Pleasure Beach
733+734 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
314 Market Street (Blackpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Okay, there's more to it than just 'Tram bash' then! lol
NOTE: '525' and '314' are buses and the rest are trams.
525 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Lytham Road (Blackpool)
711 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
672+682 North Pier - Bispham
675+685 Bispham - North Pier
717 North Pier - Fisherman's Walk
724 Fisherman's Walk - Cleveleys
672+682 Cleveleys - North Pier
646 North Pier - Central Pier
711 Central Pier - North Pier
675+685 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
675+685 Pleasure Beach - Cleveleys
719 Cleveleys - North Pier
632 North Pier - Pleasure Beach
632 Pleasure Beach - Rigby Road/The Manchester
719 Rigby Road/The Manchester - North Pier
733+734 North Pier - Little Bispham
733+734 Little Bispham - Pleasure Beach
733+734 Pleasure Beach - North Pier
314 Market Street (Blackpool) - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Sunday 3rd October 2010
The morning after!
After enjoying a lovely Egg & Bacon butty for my breakfast (compliments of my mate Damien), I was given a lift back to the train station for the journey home. No 'Kettles' this time, but I did end up on a pair of 185s back to Preston and also the same 142 unit I did the day previous!
Here's the moves:
185134+185146 Bolton - Preston
142051 Preston - St. Annes-On-The-Sea
After enjoying a lovely Egg & Bacon butty for my breakfast (compliments of my mate Damien), I was given a lift back to the train station for the journey home. No 'Kettles' this time, but I did end up on a pair of 185s back to Preston and also the same 142 unit I did the day previous!
Here's the moves:
185134+185146 Bolton - Preston
142051 Preston - St. Annes-On-The-Sea
Saturday 2nd October 2010
A move to Bolton for my mate's 30th Birthday bash. The trip included the sight of Steam loco 'Leander' at Preston after turning round on Farrington Jcts and reuniting with her support coach in the sidings at Preston.
Here's the moves:
142051 St. Annes-On-The-Sea - Preston
185128 Preston - Bolton
Here's the moves:
142051 St. Annes-On-The-Sea - Preston
185128 Preston - Bolton
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Friday 1st October 2010
A quick spin to Blackpool and back to buy train tickets for this weekend!
Bus moves! lol
101 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Corporation Street (Blackpool)
290 Blackpool Bus Station - Beach Road (St. Annes)
Bus moves! lol
101 Beach Road (St. Annes) - Corporation Street (Blackpool)
290 Blackpool Bus Station - Beach Road (St. Annes)
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