Post by kevsmithnkp on Jul 25, 2016 14:29:51 GMT -5
DRS Gresty Bridge Open day 2016 or- What I do when I'm doing 12" to the foot railroading
as some of you are aware I work for an independent, highly specialised railway company in the U.K. Every year we hold an open day at one of our depots which are highly popular because of our mix of high tech modern motive power and also our extensive collection of heritage traction. This years Charity Gala was at our Crewe depot at Gresty bridge.
So my weekend started on Friday when I travelled down by rail to do the show prep.We supply locos and rolling stock to support Northern rail's Cumbrian coast services and powering the train that morning was class 37 37 401 'Mary Queen of Scots' This works Push-Pull on the train with a driving car at the other end so despite appearances is actually at the back of the train on arrival at Preston
This is one of the locos that we have finished in the 1980s 'Large logo' British rail livery
Once at Crewe we had about four hours shunting to get the locos in the right place and also to release some engines to go out on jobs
Class 68 68 011 is one of our ultra high-tech locos that we supply to Chiltern rail for their passenger services. These Vossloh built 3,800HP Bo-Bos are still being delivered at present with some more due this autumn
Now we also have some hybrid versions of these under development that can work diesel or 25KV electric at the flick of switch. It was hoped that 88 002 would be available for the show (88 001 is on the test track in the Czech Republic for now) but it wass not to be so we brought two of our venerable old Class 20's over from Barrow Hill for the weekend
Seen alongside is one of the Deltic Preservation Societies star engines D9009 Alycidon also to be displayed to the public
When introduced in 1961 they were packing an astonishing 3,300 HP to blast 100mph passenger trains up the east Coast main line
more soon
as some of you are aware I work for an independent, highly specialised railway company in the U.K. Every year we hold an open day at one of our depots which are highly popular because of our mix of high tech modern motive power and also our extensive collection of heritage traction. This years Charity Gala was at our Crewe depot at Gresty bridge.
So my weekend started on Friday when I travelled down by rail to do the show prep.We supply locos and rolling stock to support Northern rail's Cumbrian coast services and powering the train that morning was class 37 37 401 'Mary Queen of Scots' This works Push-Pull on the train with a driving car at the other end so despite appearances is actually at the back of the train on arrival at Preston
This is one of the locos that we have finished in the 1980s 'Large logo' British rail livery
Once at Crewe we had about four hours shunting to get the locos in the right place and also to release some engines to go out on jobs
Class 68 68 011 is one of our ultra high-tech locos that we supply to Chiltern rail for their passenger services. These Vossloh built 3,800HP Bo-Bos are still being delivered at present with some more due this autumn
Now we also have some hybrid versions of these under development that can work diesel or 25KV electric at the flick of switch. It was hoped that 88 002 would be available for the show (88 001 is on the test track in the Czech Republic for now) but it wass not to be so we brought two of our venerable old Class 20's over from Barrow Hill for the weekend
Seen alongside is one of the Deltic Preservation Societies star engines D9009 Alycidon also to be displayed to the public
When introduced in 1961 they were packing an astonishing 3,300 HP to blast 100mph passenger trains up the east Coast main line
more soon
Wow, what a great turnout!! Awesome!!!
