Norwich Crown Point

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:54 pm

Desiromad · Post by **Desiromad** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:19 pm

WOW, some great shots there Damon. How come you got to go to Crown Point, that is something that I have always dreamed of doing.

Tom

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:45 pm

Desiromad wrote:WOW, some great shots there Damon. How come you got to go to Crown Point, that is something that I have always dreamed of doing.

Try e-mailing/phoning 'one'

shaun123 · Post by **shaun123** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:11 pm

Hmmm yes just thinking the same you are VERY lucky.
Do you think If I e-mail Northern Rail to have a look round Newton Heath Depot they'll oblige?

Thanks
Shaun

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:24 pm

shaun123 wrote:Do you think If I e-mail Northern Rail to have a look round Newton Heath Depot they'll oblige?

Dunno - only one way to find out

MoonKid47 · Post by **MoonKid47** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:19 pm

shaun123 wrote:Hmmm yes just thinking the same you are VERY lucky.
Do you think If I e-mail Northern Rail to have a look round Newton Heath Depot they'll oblige?

Thanks
Shaun

That would be brilliant if they did tours. The only problem is that they dont always have many trains there and you only see 142s and 150s, but maybe some 153s and 156s.

Desiromad · Post by **Desiromad** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:12 pm

Coxster wrote:
Desiromad wrote:WOW, some great shots there Damon. How come you got to go to Crown Point, that is something that I have always dreamed of doing.
Try e-mailing/phoning 'one'

I might try that, I used to have a contact at One, or when it was Anglia Railways anyway.

Tom

carlwestwood · Post by **carlwestwood** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:28 am

as Damon says.. you can only find out by asking...

http://carl869.fotopic.net/c1043212.html

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:01 am

One do tours of Crown Point and Freightliner do tours of Basford Hall.

Apart from that I can't think of any places that are really open.

DarthMunch · Post by **DarthMunch** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:27 am

Nice shots there mate

Wonder if i could get into the 185 depot at Ardwick

Chris

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:46 am

Iv had a tour round NCP myself, arranged by a mate of mine, all ya have to do is write a nice, polite and well presented letter

DarthMunch · Post by **DarthMunch** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:49 am

Whitemoor wrote:Iv had a tour round NCP myself, arranged by a mate of mine, all ya have to do is write a nice, polite and well presented letter

Does an email count?

Chris

jamesinbolton · Post by **jamesinbolton** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:59 pm

shaun123 wrote:Hmmm yes just thinking the same you are VERY lucky.
Do you think If I e-mail Northern Rail to have a look round Newton Heath Depot they'll oblige?

Thanks
Shaun

If its still the same bunch working there as it was when I worked there, they'll probably tell you to feck off!

Its worth asking though I suppose.

Just keep off my ironwork

jamesinbolton · Post by **jamesinbolton** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:07 pm

A nice set of photos Coxter, just noticed your Stoneblower pic on in the misc section.

Its a Matisa Tamping machine, very different animal from the Stoneblower (much more reliable for a start!) which are all built by Harsco.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:37 pm

jamesinbolton wrote:Its a Matisa Tamping machine, very different animal from the Stoneblower (much more reliable for a start!) which are all built by Harsco.

Thanks for that. To be honest I didn't really know what it was and the only thing that I'd seen that looked similar was (I think) a stoneblower