News - The return...
15 September 2008
Your favourite departmentals website is back...
After a brief period I've decided to bring the website back to life.
Since July I've weighed up all the options and taken people's comments on board. I now think that having the site sitting offline is in some ways making more work rather than making my life easier! For example I was getting asked questions that were previously answered by the website, and being asked for photos that were also previously on the site.
So the site will be live again - however I would like to make a few points:
I will not be doing any more summary news articles as these took a lot of my time. News is always posted on the Yahoogroup anyway so if you are not a member, now is the time to join if you want to keep up to date!
I will also not be adding so many photos as this was also very time consuming. The ones I had prepared for the site in July will be added over the next few weeks and then it will be less frequent and with a focus on more newsworthy or rare photos only.
I will update the lists less frequently but things will generally be kept up-to-date.
I would ask that sightings submissions are kept as consistent as possible (as before) to keep my work to a minimum.
With everyone's help we can help keep the website going without it taking over my life!
Thanks
Ben
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Your comments
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Keir Hardie
16 September 2008, 16:29:08
Thank you! It's been much missed!
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Russ
23 September 2008, 00:00:02
Good to see this site is back. Excellent source of info.
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Ben Williams
23 September 2008, 14:18:00
A few vehicles have not been updated for a while (ie not noted on the website during 2008) so any updates welcome please:
975598, 605, 977207 & 609 - the sandites at Chart Leacon
977085 at Barrow Hill
977399 at Neville Hill
977618 at Bletchley (burnt out)
977962-7 at Shoeburyness (309 units)
977974 at Derby RTC
999509 at Toton yard
45029 at Motherwell
6310 at Old Oak?
6324 at Crewe CS?
6358 at Craigentinny?
6361 at Neville Hill
6393 at Craigentinny?
9419 & 9428 the DRS support coaches
9482 at Neville Hill
72608 at Allelys
72708 at Derby RTC
96380-4 Eurostar barriers - Temple Mills? Dollands Moor?
99019 at York
and if anyone has seen the former weedkilling set 99907,8,9,10 in Belgium lately that could be updated too!
thanks
Ben
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Harold A. Nicolson
23 September 2008, 17:26:59
When website is back, I feel nostalgic, t... tha.... thank you.
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Tony Walmsley
24 September 2008, 13:08:50
9482?
There is a Mk2 air conditioned BSO permanently parked at NL on the adjacent siding to 977399 (former Mk1 SO 3072). Both coaches are adjacent to buffer stops and appear to be regularly used to attach loose HST (and Mk4?) coaches to. Not being a technical expert, I guess this is a brake related issue.
The BSO is on the closer track to the main line and is thus more regularly seen than the SO as the latter is regularly hidden by coaches coupled to the BSO.
I'll see if I can see the number of the BSO next time I pass the depot.
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Ben Williams
24 September 2008, 16:37:34
If its in Intercity livery it will be 9482. It is included here as it is used as a barrier in departmental role as you say. It would be good to get updated sightings of this, 977399 and the two blue Regional Railways liveried barriers 6360 & 6361 please. And for that matter, the yellow IU wagon in the yard opposite 041633.
http://www.departmentals.com/photo/041633
Thanks
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kev
24 September 2008, 23:16:37
good to have the site back on ben thanks m8
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peter Cummings
25 September 2008, 23:22:11
Re 99907-10 in Belgium.
I've been trying to find info on the fate of this train, as it has been replaced this year by a 'new' train. VTG tanks and ex-Hungarian coaches.
More, if and when.
peter.
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Ben Williams
14 October 2008, 14:13:58
List much shorter now! Thanks to all who have sent in sightings.
Outstanding now:
977618 at Bletchley (burnt out)
977962-7 at Shoeburyness (309 units)
999509 at Toton yard
45029 at Motherwell
6358 & 6393 at Craigentinny?
9419 & 9428 the DRS support coaches
Ben
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Rob Hewison
19 October 2008, 14:40:41
977618 burnt out bletchley is still there at the end of the same siding, viewed it from the road last week
Rob
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Ben Williams
21 October 2008, 11:37:34
Outstanding now:
977962-7 at Shoeburyness (309 units)
999509 at Toton yard
6358 & 6393 at Craigentinny?
9419 & 9428 the DRS support coaches
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Gareth Bobbett
22 October 2008, 20:23:53
Great that you decided to keep the site going.Carry on with the good work.
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James Brown
28 October 2008, 17:36:10
Good to see the site back, it was a valuble resource for my modelling. Congrats.
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vince minto
29 October 2008, 22:09:33
9419 and 9428 still at kingmoor yesterday,at south end 28-10-08
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Ben Williams
30 October 2008, 08:28:55
Thanks again to the latest contributors to the "outstanding" list and also the other people for their kind words about the website.
Now we're just looking for these three - surely someone has seen them recently?!
999509 at Toton yard
6358 & 6393 at Craigentinny?
Thanks
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Ben Williams
4 November 2008, 08:52:38
With the current stock mainly accounted for, its time to have a look through the Internal lists!
If anyone can update any of these it would be appreciated!
024500 at Toton Training School
024716 Crewe works
024976 - grounded at Toton
025035,6,40,1 at Toton
025045 at Allerton
041406,839 & 840 at Immingham
041450,900,1,2 at Neville Hill
041474 at Worksop
041989 grounded at Toton
042200 at Hull BG
042236 at Peterborough
082213 & 083315 at Wolverton
083439 at Wimbledon
083578 at Rutherglen Bridgeton yard
thanks
Ben
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Stephen b
12 December 2008, 16:43:47
Old tool van at goddfrey rd,gone to either scrap,or stored at sims,npt docks
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Ben Williams
12 December 2008, 16:50:59
If you mean 977591 that left quite a while ago for preservation!
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Clive Warneford
15 December 2008, 16:53:36
Ben, Glad the site is back....very useful.
6310 is based at Crewe, in use by Riviera Trains, I think.
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Clive Warneford
15 December 2008, 17:21:10
The following may be useful.
6324 Marcroft, Stoke. Barrier Veh.
6358 Mk4 Barrier Veh. Bounds Green.
6393 Barrier Veh, Edingburgh, Craigentinny.
96380-4 North Pole, Eurostar Barrier Vehs.
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