Train spotting

[transam]

Casey Jones was the train bloke used to be a TV series

I recall watching it on the telly when I came home from school

 

[RandomGrinch]

Casey Jones was the train bloke used to be a TV series

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Train spotting used to be mostly about steam engines but a new generation seem keen on the diesel electrics of the 70 ‘s

It has sort of got my interest, because I was just curious about how they were managing to still run the trains, with the main line closed during the work.

Now, I'm trying to work out what the train designation codes mean.

 

[transam]

there was another one I watched it but I was
Not born in 57 / 58

Oh hang on it was obviously a re run of the above

My bad

 

[big-all]

Train spotting used to be mostly about steam engines but a new generation seem keen on the diesel electrics of the 70 ‘s

if you think off it "spotting " is seeing observing often "ticking off "trains on lists or underlining in lists
as a second man redhill 70-76 a train driver 76-94 coulsdon north and redill electic and deisel was my interest steam was a nice distraction for others but off no great interest other than fascinating machines for me to respect in a off the past way
now your "spotting " can only be based on whats there localy and beyond at the time off observation
anything outside this is peripheral now mainly historical interest so in fact continually changing

 

[algas]

I remember Popeye giving a train a bloody nose when Bluto tied olive oil to the tracks, after his spinache of course.

 

[crystal ball]

Years ago the trains carying the nuclear waste from the decomissioned subs at Devonport to Selafield used to go over a bridge we could see from our lounge window, always about 10.15 am Tuesday mornings, asked local plod about this being a terrorist threat, he didn't even know that they were on trains, now I think its all done on site, don't see them anymore.

I think the decommissioning is carried out at Rosyth, spent fuel still goes to Sellafield

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I think the decommissioning is carried out at Rosyth, spent fuel still goes to Sellafield

Reprocessing ended at Sellafield last year, or rather 2023..

 

[crystal ball]

Reprocessing ended at Sellafield last year, or rather 2023..

Never mentioned reprocessing