Trains in the Toon!

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Trains in the Toon!

Postby Alycidon » Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:02 pm

Hi all

Thought I would share this photograph taken by David Kirkwood today with the group, I think it is stunning.
But as a train buff I would!!
http://davids.railway.fotopic.net/p26090382.html
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Postby glasgowken » Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:40 pm

Superb 8O
Don't think i've ever seen a train of any type use that bridge.
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Re: Trains in the Toon!

Postby Pripyat » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:14 pm

Alycidon wrote:Hi all

Thought I would share this photograph taken by David Kirkwood today with the group, I think it is stunning.
But as a train buff I would!!
http://davids.railway.fotopic.net/p26090382.html


Alycidon, is there an available EWS timetable?
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Postby Alycidon » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:12 pm

Pripyat wrote:Alycidon, is there an available EWS timetable?


These particular workings today were very much a one off due to engineering works elsewhere, there is a timetable but it is not available for general use and it can change at short notice as coal supply and demand alters.
The Scotrail Yahoo Group is the best way of trying to work out where and when these workings occur http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/scot-rail/

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Postby Pripyat » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:22 pm

Alycidon wrote:These particular workings today were very much a one off due to engineering works elsewhere, there is a timetable but it is not available for general use and it can change at short notice as coal supply and demand alters.


Thanks for the info Alycidon :) In a similar situation saw freight
moving through Queen Street low level, but that was many years
ago.

I suppose having the EWS timetable available would incur security
issues regarding the nature of the cargo.
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Postby Monument » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:19 pm

I can see this bridge from my flat window. There are two empty passenger trains go over every day. One at about 10.10am and another about 10.30 pm. Saw an EWS coal train going across this morning as I went out to get my newspaper. Nearly got hit by a bus because I stopped in the middle of the road to gawp at it.
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Postby Fossil » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:36 pm

Monument wrote:I can see this bridge from my flat window. There are two empty passenger trains go over every day. One at about 10.10am and another about 10.30 pm. Saw an EWS coal train going across this morning as I went out to get my newspaper. Nearly got hit by a bus because I stopped in the middle of the road to gawp at it.


Was there not a mineral train this afternoon at about 2ish?
Got a picture but its a bit shit

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Postby Monument » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:53 pm

I dunno. I was in the People's Palace at 2. Thought you were in the Gorbals.
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Postby Fossil » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:55 pm

at Carton Place
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Postby HollowHorn » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:17 pm

Thon phoatie wid make a perfect Jigsaw Puzzle, sigh.
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Postby Monument » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:22 pm

Modern Fossil wrote:at Carton Place


Did you notice they have knocked down the two buildings in St Andrews Street, at the back of Reids furniture shop? They have installed a 24 guard as well, in case anyone steals the rubble.
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Postby Fossil » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:26 pm

aye seen it before and after.

A lovely Steel Glass box going up. Should fit in with the rest of the buildings in that square

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Postby HollowHorn » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:49 pm

Pound to a penny, I should be heading south instead of north :?: :oops:

In view of Fossy's above post, I should be heading to a darkened room. :roll:
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Postby Fossil » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:51 pm

::): Are you still drinking that M and S plonk from last night?

Your mixing yourself up HH check the other topics or I will have to call the nurse ::):

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Postby HollowHorn » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:00 pm

FFS, I appear to have edited my previous post to nothingness, it went something along the lines of:

I can't find St. Andrews St. on my maps & looking up Reid's of Glasgow does not help, if you are seeing Fossy looking across the river into Clyde St. from Calton Pl. Do you mean this demolition site beside "Howard Bedding"?
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