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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Jimbob on 18 May 2011, 19:58:11
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Driving down the M6 yesterday...
Smelled burning :'(
couldnt identify it from anywhere..
A steam engine was driven up the other side of the motorway (black, number 1000, anyone know it)
Thought....it couldnt cause this smell, could it?
Smell persisted....then the van 3 cars in front of me burst into flames! fire shooting out the back, then underneath, God knows what let go, the thing looked jet propelled!
It pulled over, and the smell went, Mystery solved :y
Dont think the van will move under its own steam again though :'(
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*sigh* I've got a trip up the M6 next week :'(, I hope my journey is entirely uneventful
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
Where is that?
M42 has had it for a few years...
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Driving down the M6 yesterday...
Smelled burning :'(
couldnt identify it from anywhere..
A steam engine was driven up the other side of the motorway (black, number 1000, anyone know it)
Thought....it couldnt cause this smell, could it?
Smell persisted....then the van 3 cars in front of me burst into flames! fire shooting out the back, then underneath, God knows what let go, the thing looked jet propelled!
It pulled over, and the smell went, Mystery solved :y
Dont think the van will move under its own steam again though :'(
Probably not! ;D ;D
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
Where is that?
M42 has had it for a few years...
Around the RAC building area at Birmingham, didnt take note of start end jucntions. Think it ended southbound just after the M5 junction.
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
Where is that?
M42 has had it for a few years...
Around the RAC building area at Birmingham, didnt take note of start end jucntions. Think it ended southbound just after the M5 junction.
Yeah, I passed through it a while back and found it OK... If anytime between about 07:30 and 20:30 I still prefer to pay for the Toll though :y :y
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
Where is that?
M42 has had it for a few years...
Around the RAC building area at Birmingham, didnt take note of start end jucntions. Think it ended southbound just after the M5 junction.
Ah, been a while since I've done that section, as I normally stretch the ol' girls legs on the toll...
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Yes me too, If im going far enough, but Chester to Gloucester doesnt allow for
race track toll road usage, M6, M5 so miss most of it out.
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Driving down the M6 yesterday...
Smelled burning :'(
couldnt identify it from anywhere..
A steam engine was driven up the other side of the motorway (black, number 1000, anyone know it)
Thought....it couldnt cause this smell, could it?
Smell persisted....then the van 3 cars in front of me burst into flames! fire shooting out the back, then underneath, God knows what let go, the thing looked jet propelled!
It pulled over, and the smell went, Mystery solved :y
Dont think the van will move under its own steam again though :'(
as in road engine not loco on trailer jim?
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Sorry yes, loco on trailer
well 2 trailers..
front half, on 1 trailer, then another truck with, maybe coal store? back 1/2 of it anyway.
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Sorry yes, loco on trailer
well 2 trailers..
front half, on 1 trailer, then another truck with, maybe coal store? back 1/2 of it anyway.
mmm, a tender engine, only one i know with no.1000 is the midland compound, derby built engine. but as far as i know its in crimson red not black.
maybe mdtm could fill us in. ::)
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Ive tried googling, but can only find 1000 piece jigsaws ;D ;D ;D
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Ive tried googling, but can only find 1000 piece jigsaws ;D ;D ;D
try.. midland compound no.1000
this one?.
(http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/jonthenut_bucket/800px-Preserved_Midland_Railway_4-4-0_Compound_No__1000_at_Derby_Works_-_geograph_org_uk_-_2124177.jpg)
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The front deffo looks like it,
and also had a big 1000 on the other bit.
Must have been mistaken on the colour, front was deffo black, I prob stopped looking at colour after that, and I was going at, erm, motorway speeds in the other direction :y
and given this : http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/blog/?p=2899
could have been on the way back?
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The front deffo looks like it,
and also had a big 1000 on the other bit.
Must have been mistaken on the colour, front was deffo black, I prob stopped looking at colour after that, and I was going at, erm, motorway speeds in the other direction :y
smokebox is black. wonder where that was off to then. :)
ahhh just read your edit, theres the answer then. :y
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I normally stretch the ol' girls legs on the toll...
:o Disgusting....have you no shame! ::)
......I know it`s a quiet road; but I`m amazed it`s quiet enough for that kind of thing! ;D
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I normally stretch the ol' girls legs on the toll...
:o Disgusting....have you no shame! ::)
......I know it`s a quiet road; but I`m amazed it`s quiet enough for that kind of thing! ;D
:o :-X
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
Where is that?
M42 has had it for a few years...
Around the RAC building area at Birmingham, didnt take note of start end jucntions. Think it ended southbound just after the M5 junction.
Ah, been a while since I've done that section, as I normally stretch the ol' girls legs on the toll...
The Polis have cottoned on to the M6 Toll's racetrack nature - I've been on it twice recently, and both times saw the cheeky monkeys with their cameras on bridges. You need to be a tad careful..... ;)
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The Polis have cottoned on to the M6 Toll's racetrack nature - I've been on it twice recently, and both times saw the cheeky monkeys with their cameras on bridges. You need to be a tad careful..... ;)
Yep, and if you can't speed stretch her.. erm.. make effective progress it's not worth the money IMHO.
I haven't used it for a couple of years (when I decided the price was too high) and I find those who do have taken enough load off the freebie M6 that it's rarely a problem. ;D I suppose I should thank them. :P
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The Polis have cottoned on to the M6 Toll's racetrack nature - I've been on it twice recently, and both times saw the cheeky monkeys with their cameras on bridges. You need to be a tad careful..... ;)
Yep, and if you can't speed stretch her.. erm.. make effective progress it's not worth the money IMHO.
I haven't used it for a couple of years (when I decided the price was too high) and I find those who do have taken enough load off the freebie M6 that it's rarely a problem. ;D I suppose I should thank them. :P
TBH, when I use it I don't mind the price as it's normally on expenses ::) ::)
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
Where is that?
M42 has had it for a few years...
Around the RAC building area at Birmingham, didnt take note of start end jucntions. Think it ended southbound just after the M5 junction.
Ah, been a while since I've done that section, as I normally stretch the ol' girls legs on the toll...
The Polis have cottoned on to the M6 Toll's racetrack nature - I've been on it twice recently, and both times saw the cheeky monkeys with their cameras on bridges. You need to be a tad careful..... ;)
Indeed, gone are the days of paying £2 for 18m of flat out ::)
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The Polis have cottoned on to the M6 Toll's racetrack nature - I've been on it twice recently, and both times saw the cheeky monkeys with their cameras on bridges. You need to be a tad careful..... ;)
Yep, and if you can't speed stretch her.. erm.. make effective progress it's not worth the money IMHO.
I haven't used it for a couple of years (when I decided the price was too high) and I find those who do have taken enough load off the freebie M6 that it's rarely a problem. ;D I suppose I should thank them. :P
Depends on time of day, but I will certainly be using it going, spent too much of my life with the handbrake on, looking over towards Villa Park ;D
Plus work will pay :-X
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On another M6 / Birmingam note...
Was the first time ive been though either way since they have finished the variable speed limits and hard shoulder use at peak times...
and WOW Ive never got through so quickly either going or coming back, slowed to 5-10 mph at times, but never actually stopped.
I do this trip every few months, at the same time. reckon it saved 30 mins each way! very impressed.
Where is that?
M42 has had it for a few years...
Around the RAC building area at Birmingham, didnt take note of start end jucntions. Think it ended southbound just after the M5 junction.
Ah, been a while since I've done that section, as I normally stretch the ol' girls legs on the toll...
The Polis have cottoned on to the M6 Toll's racetrack nature - I've been on it twice recently, and both times saw the cheeky monkeys with their cameras on bridges. You need to be a tad careful..... ;)
Indeed, gone are the days of paying £2 for 18m of flat out ::)
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