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Post by mainline on Mar 30, 2009 12:13:42 GMT
Forgot to mention this yesterday, after been dragged around the shops by the missus in town, when we were heading back on the 76, passing under the Woodseats Road bridge was a Class 158 South West train, sadly as the traffic was crawling I did not manage to get the fleetnumber. Two remain on loan, off the top of my head it's 158881/2. Ah right, thanks for clearing that up 3jm. I knew some were on loan to East Midlands Trains a few months ago, but had thought these had gone back down south, until Saturday that is. |
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Post by thrybergh on Apr 1, 2009 12:59:28 GMT
156438 was on the Wakefield Line ex Leeds via Moorthorpe arriving at Swinton @ 11:34 (surprisingly on time, then again it was not a Pacer!) and arriving at Rotherham Central @ 11:41.
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Post by mainline on Apr 3, 2009 15:40:54 GMT
A bit strange to see a 156 in South Yorkshire. I assume it is over at Neville Hill to cover for some of the Pacers whilst they receive a repaint, unless Neville Hill are short once again?
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Post by busman3 on Apr 4, 2009 19:36:16 GMT
This is an unusual sighting(s)
went on the 1240 (ish) doncaster - Manchester airport.
We were running under caution from dony to mexborough where we stopped we then went on the mexborough - aldwarke line the frieght only line
Its the first time ive been on this on a normal service since swinton station opened understand there was a points problem at swinton
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Post by rich on Apr 4, 2009 21:49:49 GMT
TPE do sometimes goes this way. I've known them do it before but when the Arriva x country goes past mexborough it goes on the swinton line but not a regular thing. the vice versa also applies. Think if there is something on the line from swinton they divert non stopping round the back to aldwarke to save them getting delayed.
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Post by northern on Apr 5, 2009 10:23:16 GMT
Forgot to mention this yesterday, after been dragged around the shops by the missus in town, when we were heading back on the 76, passing under the Woodseats Road bridge was a Class 158 South West train, sadly as the traffic was crawling I did not manage to get the fleetnumber. Two remain on loan, off the top of my head it's 158881/2. It is indeed 158881 and 158882. They are still in use on EMT today. |
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Post by ryansf on Apr 5, 2009 15:27:31 GMT
There was a 158 on the Doncaster to Leeds service today. (Well, I assume it was - it was in the Leeds bay (platform 6?) when I was leaving the bus station.)
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Post by markno16 on Apr 5, 2009 15:56:59 GMT
You might have mistaken it for the bay next to it Ryan, I regularly see 158's stationed there for a while, and I've never seen a 158 on the Leeds stopper. However, I could be wrong!
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Post by ryansf on Apr 5, 2009 16:03:25 GMT
No, I did think that at first though. There was another one (can't remember which type) in the middle bay, probably parked up, but the 158 (Leeds branded) was loading with doors open. A 321 probably failed then!
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Post by moonraker79 on Apr 5, 2009 16:05:04 GMT
You might have mistaken it for the bay next to it Ryan, I regularly see 158's stationed there for a while, and I've never seen a 158 on the Leeds stopper. However, I could be wrong! 3 Car 158s have been known to go on the Doncaster-Leeds service when Class 321s are unavailable. |
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Post by jimmish on Apr 5, 2009 17:15:52 GMT
We were running under caution from dony to mexborough where we stopped we then went on the mexborough - aldwarke line the frieght only line Its the first time ive been on this on a normal service since swinton station opened understand there was a points problem at swinton This happens every night im on the 2113 AXC from Derby to Sheffield, we stop outside the Corus works in Rotherham for a minute or two, then take the Aldwarke Line I believe it is, avoiding Swinton and coming out at Mexborough. I assume theres a slow train on the Swinton line? |
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Post by westgate on Apr 5, 2009 20:42:12 GMT
We were running under caution from dony to mexborough where we stopped we then went on the mexborough - aldwarke line the frieght only line Its the first time ive been on this on a normal service since swinton station opened understand there was a points problem at swinton This happens every night im on the 2113 AXC from Derby to Sheffield, we stop outside the Corus works in Rotherham for a minute or two, then take the Aldwarke Line I believe it is, avoiding Swinton and coming out at Mexborough. I assume theres a slow train on the Swinton line? Is that the line which runs between the Canal and River in Kilnhurst where the old Kilnhurst Railway Station used to be located? |
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Post by jimmish on Apr 6, 2009 7:14:07 GMT
I do believe so!
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Post by northern on Apr 6, 2009 12:17:35 GMT
Yes it is.
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Post by xtopher on Apr 8, 2009 0:53:57 GMT
It is not freight only by the way, it is a designated passenger route, albeit no longer part of the "main line" any more.
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