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Royal Mail class 325s - What should happen to them?

Discussie in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' gestart door xg125, 10 aug 2012.

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  1. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    Hey stop pinching my material Neil - see #4 on pg 1 !
     
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    Oh yes, apologies, was too bone idle to look, and my memory is just like my Dad's.
     
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    Not being well up on identifying EMUs but a unit based mail train passed the Moorlander every Monday heading south, whilst we were in the Carnforth loop watering/changing locos.... usually about 17.50.
     
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    There are still diagrams using the 325s, the one you describe could be the 16:17 Shieldmuir-Warrington Dallam. There are also Willesden-Shieldmuir and return diagrams.
     
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    Cheeky young whippersnapper I can still remember the real TPOs ok they were pulled by steam trains then, but !!!! what was I going to say!!!!
     
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    No idea. just like you, I cant remember!! Saying that, nights on Crewe station were busy with parcel, mail and passenger trains back in the day- all loco-hauled. Nowadays its shut!!
     
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    Yes, not a spelling mistake, shut.
     
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    1M44 Shieldmuir to Warrington RMT and a very nice photo it makes too if the sun is out :smile:

    JandJ Cottrell's rail photos | The Mersey Moorlander, 22nd August 2011 | 325 014 / 011 / 008 at Carnforth

    Didn't see it this year unfortunately as the trip I was on was late leaving Carlisle and 1M44 passed us in Eden valley loop (I think), but got a bonus shot of a class 70 and 66 on 6K27 instead, always worth waiting at the window with a camera on these trips.

    JandJ Cottrell's rail photos | Holyhead and Carlisle, 5th & 6th August 2012 | 70005 and 66546 at Carnforth
     
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    Those are some awesome shots! With me living on the ECML, I don't get to see anything like this.

    However, if I was DBS, I would take those 325s through the trainwash at Wembley Traincare before their next round.
     
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    Thanks, unfortunately if they ever do get round to running mail trains regularly on the ECML they are likely to be overnight if the current paths in "the system" are anything to go by.

    Can't do that - costs money to go in there and use the facilities!
     
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