carl50035arkroyal.bsky.social
@carl50035arkroyal.bsky.social
From North West Leicestershire👍🏻
Been known to like railways, beer,cake, pasties, Cornwall, Devon, moaning etc etc
Bonkers about class 50’s
Drove one once & loved it
Also a Ferrari nut
Can’t stand Musk or his companion’s that’s why I defected
Scratch that.
My mind was clearly elsewhere🤔
47374 was of course cut at Rotherham in September 94
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
My sis couldn’t believe i kept my cool.

Not like you she said, as apparently I usually flip at the slightest thing like that🤔
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Used to be a great location or place to watch freight rolling by

As for 47364 she ended her days at Wigan CRDC in June 2000 as 47981
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Only took an hour to sort Neil😟

Kept surprisingly calm.

The other box of lights I purchased (500) fell out in a perfect unravelled line🤔.

Both cable tied to the railings outside now

Just the back garden to do now & then select & chop the tree at Market Bosworth tree farm in a few days
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
😳
😂
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Lovely shot
Bet the large logo 47 was 636.
Used to follow me about when up there.
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Once saw a photo of a TP class 68 going across the bridge with early morning mist right to the top of the bridge pillars.
Looked like it was floating.
Added bonus for the photographer was the early morning sun was just starting to light the 68 up.

Maybe someone with a tele lens from another bridge?
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Shed or 69 from Eastleigh
0V80
www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...

477** from Leicester 0V47

www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...

Then back to Leicester as 0Q80 where they’ll more than likely be plonked inside the shed away from view.
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
To save people having a sleepless night about wether the class 99’s are moving by road,sea,rail or levitation to Leicester LIP on Sunday here you go

www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...

Arrives Leicester in the no 1 county of Leicestershire 18:30 if all goes well

Class 66 or 69 & 477**
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Colas & GBRF are the only two TOC’s i believe

Unless I’m somewhere where one is running like Chester a fortnight ago then I don’t usually bother with the workings.

Still get 3 in a day at Nuneaton
3J41, 3S03 & 3J01
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
People still asking about the two that are at Portbury

Some answers

"They can only leave one way. Other way is the Bristol Channel"

"Perhaps they will be hauled by a witch on a broomstick"

Leaving at a predicted 14:38 means it’ll be dark upon arrival
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I had an 86 to a very snowy Carstairs in the 80’s
Then a 47 from there.
However the duff failed & we had to bail & wait nearly two hours for the next service with snow halfway up to our knees

Weirdly there was no snow in Edinburgh

Love the city though
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Still gives me goosebumps listening to it & I’m not a big Deltic fan
Looking forward to more of this hopefully in 2026
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Remember years ago with class 31’s up front going hell for leather up there.
Lots of noise but not a lot of motion.

Even the type 4’s, the Peaks & 40’s had to give it the berries.

Not the same with units
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Still have these for the time being up north though but the clock is ticking on these too.
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM