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  kev Lickers

  Posted: 24 October 2006, 15:23

  Thats exactly how i used to do it when i was there!

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  Ian Belton

  Posted: 28 October 2006, 23:18

  I was Kev's apprentice,he taught me everything I know! (drive em in & tow em out!)good times! in York workshops.

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  Jack Daniels

  Posted: 29 October 2006, 17:27

  This machine was cut up on the exact same siding that the PBI 84 Stone Blower was sat for some time. Just a bit of fun here, but this is a true story. A certain EX member of staff rode a kids pushbike along the PBI roof (as a bet/prank) but as he did the Workshop manager walked past, saw him, shrugged, turned around and walked away! And I know that certain member of staff will see this message :-)

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  a.b used car sales man

  Posted: 31 October 2006, 10:17

  cry, laugh, cry, laugh, cry, laugh!!!!!

  GO CHUNKY!

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  rich cadden

  Posted: 9 November 2006, 09:50

  I work about 100yds away from where this is happening.

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  Tim Hobman

  Posted: 14 December 2006, 11:23

  Is there still a 3rd class Gresley Teak Coach (LNER 1083 Gresley Corridor Brake Third (converted from BCK) built 1926) sitting in or around York OTPD??? Does anyone know??? Can anyone tell me???

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  Ben Williams Editor

  Posted: 14 December 2006, 12:24

  Yes there is - if you are interested you better be quick because I

  think the deadline for tenders is tomorrow! Go to the sister website

  www.departmentals.com search for 320645 and there are all the details

  in the comments under the photo (including the EWS website address.)

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  Sir Jav Stamper

  Posted: 11 January 2007, 18:07

  Meanwhile Up in Scotland looks like Jarvis/Fastline disposal has migrated north with 73422 cut up at Perth & a start has been made on 73236 , 73218 & 73225 at Slateford

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  MARK ALTHORPE

  Posted: 12 January 2007, 18:51

  THat gresey teak was on the ews december list for tender 2006

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  tony

  Posted: 29 March 2007, 13:44

  Still seems an absolute travesty that this company who were basically handed these machines over for NOTHING!! but managed to run them into the ground and are now , after coralling them in Leeman Raod for the last 6 to 7 years burning them up and scrapping them. In my view these machines could of been more sympathetically maintained and still in use, somewhere on the network, even if they do not conform to NRW,s standards for inclusion into the national tamping contract pool of machines.(its debatable if most of the machines in that pool actually conform to the standard, but thats another story !!)

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  Tam Perop

  Posted: 29 March 2007, 21:11

  NWR told plant companies several years ago of future plant requirements , a big reduction of plant was on cards . Since these were older machines what was other option ??? . Lots of nationalised industries were sold off at less than value of plant / vehicles , you dont see Freightliner or BRS etc using 30 - 40 year old lorries , . Times move on , technology proceeds at a rate of knots , , spares supply for obsolete stock is non existent , NWR want ALC , PALLAS , etc , No time for these mcs was up , value of scrap has risen once more , I could go on .....

  WHat about Carillions newer 07s ? burnt up Not a travesty commercial sense you certainly could not sell these on & why continue to throw money at them for stat tests ( VIBT Air Receivers UAT ) etc .. Get shot of them ,their work is done ......... Move on