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Re: Motherwell

First of all hello to everyone again! Naw been on the site in a wee while. EWS no longer use Motherwell TMD for day to day operations :( but at the moment it still sees use for the occasional charter train stabbling like on tuseday night for the North Britain charter, But as far as I know no EWS st...
by Craig
Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:01 pm
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: Motherwell
Replies: 58
Views: 93259

AlanM wrote:Fire at ICI plant tonight - Flames reaching 100ft and visible for 10 miles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6985588.stm


Also on Sky news

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,, ... 10,00.html
by Craig
Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:01 pm
 
Forum: Around the World
Topic: ICI Ardeer - Nylon Plant
Replies: 79
Views: 94097

IIRC it shines a beam of light out and measure the rebound to check for overhanging structures sand can be used to create a 3D shape pf each track and the distance of trackside structures such as bridges, power lines, signaling posts, platforms etc. This allows a computer generated 'simulatoir'; to...
by Craig
Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:56 am
 
Forum: Hidden Glasgow Projects
Topic: Glasgow Central Station & Railways
Replies: 75
Views: 106839

Got a look arround the Depot last night with a mate to see the Network Rail 101 and when talking to one of the fitters he said that EWS plan to close it down when the last of the fuel is used up and theirs only about 4 tanks worth of diesle left Good Bye Motherwell TMD!!! :( that's all well and goo...
by Craig
Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:27 pm
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: Motherwell
Replies: 58
Views: 93259

Too late, there's nothing left but piles of rubble now.

Craig
by Craig
Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:18 pm
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: Motherwell
Replies: 58
Views: 93259

Socceroo, the practise of parking the Royal Train (complete with the firm on board) on an obscure piece of track was still being followed into the 1970s. My friend’s father was a "high heidyin" in B.R. in those days and nuggets of information were occasionally prized out of him (usually a...
by Craig
Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:21 pm
 
Forum: Hidden Glasgow Projects
Topic: tunnels
Replies: 408
Views: 487162

Re. the Pendolino crash. In all the photos I've seen it shows trailing points which I wouldn't think could account for the deflection that took place. Was there a set of facing points just behind the trailing ones? Yes there was, most of the emergency crossovers on the WCML have both facing and tra...
by Craig
Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:41 pm
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: Glasgow train accidents
Replies: 72
Views: 290267

Socceroo wrote:The one i saw, and have seen several times, is one of the older ones and it's painted all white.


There was one like that sitting in the yard at the First depot at Motherwell last Friday

Craig
by Craig
Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:35 am
 
Forum: Hidden Glasgow Projects
Topic: Auld Glesga Trams & Buses
Replies: 1117
Views: 788613

It was some fire, i passed on the M8 on the way home from the football in one of the buses in socceroo's pic at the height of the fire, it caused quite a bit of delay on the motorway with everyone slowing down for a look. The whole place was alight from floor level up, I wasn't surprised to come on ...
by Craig
Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:02 am
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: Cafe India on Fire
Replies: 82
Views: 118065

It's been reported on scot-rail.co.uk that 314202 is booked into Glasgow works near the end of November for refurbishment so catch it while you can.

Craig
by Craig
Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:38 pm
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: KEEP 314202 ORANGE
Replies: 61
Views: 28571

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5057977.html FOUR of the UK's biggest construction companies have joined forces in a joint bid to complete the M74 motorway... It will be the sole bidder in the tendering process... "We look forward to seeing good value and quick delivery through this bid....
by Craig
Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:06 pm
 
Forum: Hidden Glasgow Projects
Topic: Pre-M74 Build
Replies: 177
Views: 169116

Yes, that was the one.
by Craig
Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:29 am
 
Forum: Hidden Glasgow Projects
Topic: Auld Glesga Trams & Buses
Replies: 1117
Views: 788613

There was a yellow and black panoramic style atlantean in George Square today, didn't get a note of the reg no but i'm sure it had LA 1024 (or similar) under the number plate.

The only other thing was the word "vote" on the destination screen.

Craig
by Craig
Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:29 pm
 
Forum: Hidden Glasgow Projects
Topic: Auld Glesga Trams & Buses
Replies: 1117
Views: 788613

The section of line that runs under the corner of the building was closed for the duration of the demolition last week as there were some doubts about the weight it could carry, only 2 engineering trains were allowed to pass under it at 5mph and the bridge was inspected after each train.
by Craig
Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:33 pm
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: Coplawhill Works falling down
Replies: 125
Views: 52677

Visited Summerlee in Coatbridge yesterday (Wed' 9th August 2006) and the power car of the class 311 EMU was being lifted onto a low-loader. The 2 driving trailer were not there! Does anyone know where it is going? The coach that was lifted onto the low loader has gone down south for scrap, the othe...
by Craig
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:06 am
 
Forum: Glasgow Chat (Coffee Lounge)
Topic: Summerlee closes in September for 2 years for refurbishment
Replies: 23
Views: 11265
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