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concrete bob

Wolverton pilots 08649 & 08629

08649 left Wolverton Works today, by road, to Wembley for tyre turning. The relevant sections have now been updated.
llamafish

I need that one! considering it is pretty local

I hope it will be visible down Wembley area on the 28th May!
concrete bob

llamafish wrote:
I need that one! considering it is pretty local

I hope it will be visible down Wembley area on the 28th May!


If you have the same luck as you do with 08819, i'll bet it will be tucked away inside  Confused  Laughing
Lateliner

llamafish wrote:
I need that one! considering it is pretty local

I hope it will be visible down Wembley area on the 28th May!


you best have a ride on the DC around the back then !
llamafish

Yep, I always do that Razz

Always try and see the 66's on Stonebridge Park
concrete bob

Re: 08649 & 08629

concrete bob wrote:
08649 left Wolverton Works today, by road, to Wembley for tyre turning. The relevant sections have now been updated.


Is back at Wolverton following tyre turning.

The other works pilot, 08629, left Wolverton dinner time today, for Ilford, also for tyre turning.
concrete bob

08629 is also back at Wolverton following tyre turning.
Defiance149

08629 has had a paint job - now in Railcare white, blue and red.
concrete bob

My god, it looks like the kids have been at it  Shocked

Looks kinda sporty though, don't you think. The more i look at it, the more i seem to like it. Certainly beats its previous livery anyway.

http://www.locoscene.co.uk/images/loco_1252091860.jpg
Lateliner

concrete bob wrote:
My god, it looks like the kids have been at it  Shocked

Looks kinda sporty though, don't you think. The more i look at it, the more i seem to like it. Certainly beats its previous livery anyway.

http://www.locoscene.co.uk/images/loco_1252091860.jpg


Would be nice if they took care of their barrier brake van !  Embarassed
MartinHarrison

Read somewhere 08649 also now painted in this livery.

The way to tell them apart is 08649 has red con-rods and 08629 yellow.Went to Wolverton today and saw one from the Tesco car park through the fence.

Too far to see number but had red con-rods so assume 08649.

Regards-Martin
MartinHarrison

Can answer this one thanks to AndrewMK who confirmed what I had thought-picture attached shows the red buffer and con-rods so 08649.

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad88/MartinHarrison/086492.jpg

Regards Martin
Andrew_mk

08649 was used today to take the 319 out to the main line, as Martin says red buffer beams and rods on this one, yellow on 08629.

08649:


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Would be nice if they took care of their barrier brake van !

The barrier brake van has been "flattened" and is now a runner with hand rails around the side - can just be seen in the shot of 649 above.

Andrew
concrete bob

Cracking photo Andrew, and welcome to the forum  Wink

Regarding 08649 - i don't suppose you have a date when it was outshopped please.
Andrew_mk

Thanks!
Quote:
Regarding 08649 - i don't suppose you have a date when it was outshopped please.

Don't have an exact date but it would have been around 5/6 October I believe.
Andrew
concrete bob

Ta for that Andrew, much appreciated  Wink
Defiance149

Railway Magazine has an announcement of an open weekend at Wolverton Works on August 14/15 next year so everyone will be able to get these two now  Smile
concrete bob

Defiance149 wrote:
Railway Magazine has an announcement of an open weekend at Wolverton Works on August 14/15 next year so everyone will be able to get these two now  Smile


Great stuff  Cool
MartinHarrison

Don't forget your camera's if you go-Wolverton staff love a good phot of their premises and stock Wink -Martin
concrete bob

I remember Dan sending me a few piccies last year, and then asking me not to publish them on here. I've read his comments on the Locoscene forum tonight, and its basically what he told me last year.

I think i'd told them to go forth, cheeky sods.

Here are Dan's comments, for those who are not members of Locoscene, and wish to attend next years open day.

wrote:
We asked the people there if we could take photos, as we know what some works are like, and were surprised to find out that the answer was 'Yes, as long as you don't send them to others'

So I happily took photos, and they never stipulated this at all, I put them on my website only, which I thought was fine. A couple of days later I got no less than 3 emails demanding quite rudely that I remove them immediately or face further action. They also contacted us at home, and my dad when he was at work, again quite rudely demanding we delete them. They also claimed that we were listing them to be sold on my website (the Buy Now icon on fotopic), when this was not the case, another photter from the MK area still had the icon active, but I had removed it when I started my website, and we stated this to them, but at first, they refused to believe it, claiming I stop selling photos for profit (wouldn't dream of doing this anyway)

Also to make matters worse, they said, as I had put a reference to him on my fotopic that as I was 'an associate' of Andrew Chambers (Andrew_MK, who they believed was trespassing at the site, and had the BTP ready to arrest him next time he ventured over the area on accounts of trespassing) They claimed that as I know Andrew, they were now monitoring my site as well, and threatended to take further action if any dodgy looking shots were found, they were going to find me guilty of breaching rules etc if I didn't delete my shots by the end of the day. I know Andrew A. Wouldn't and B. Has no need to trespass on the site, it is just the zoom lens he is using, I felt that their action over the matter was most unneccesary.

It is for these reasons that I'm not going again! I'll wait till stuff leaves the works!
22A

Defiance149 wrote:
Railway Magazine has an announcement of an open weekend at Wolverton Works on August 14/15 next year so everyone will be able to get these two now  Smile


http://www.transportevent.co.uk/index.html

Wolverton Works Open Weekend
Planning is underway for an event to match last year’s
Railway Magazine - backed Eastleigh Works extravaganza.
This Wolverton event is scheduled for
August 14th - 15th 2010.
As with Eastleigh, charities will be the principle beneficiaries.
Details of the locomotives and exhibits will be announced on this official web site later
concrete bob

Sounds promising, does that. It looks like its a proper open day next year then, rather than an invitation only.
MartinHarrison

Glad to hear it's the next in the series Very Happy ....Carnforth and Eastleigh were both excellent Open Days.

Martin

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