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14 Feb 2020 Transport for Wales have taken on ex-LNER Mk4 coaches to run their cross-Wales 1st class services!

My Transport for Wales rolling stock has arrived. :) R40190 Hornby Mk4 Driving Van Trailer number 82229 TfWales R40185 Hornby Mk4 Open First Accessible Toilet Coach M TfWales R40187 Hornby Mk4 Open Standard Coach E number 12447 TfWales

A parcel has arrived...............

24 April 2024 More track ordered for the project..........These should be arriving tomorrow Qty Item name SKU 1 ST-2002 Peco OO Gauge Short Straight Blister Pack 4 Pack ST-2002 1 ST-2003 Peco OO Gauge Special Short Straight Blister Pack 4 Pack ST-2003 3 SL-91 OO/HO Scale Small radius...

24 April 2024 Michael Owen’s Class 20 locomotives to visit Severn Valley gala Class 20189 at the SVR The Severn Valley Railway has announced that two of Michael Owen's Class 20 locomotives are set to feature at next month's Spring Diesel Festival. Two of the ‘Chopper' locomotives have...

Italy Tail Number Serial Variant IDS No Batch Arrival Departure Remarks I-40 MM55001 IT002 53 2 05.04.82 24.05.91 CAT2 after leaving the runway 29.11.82, CAT3 after wheels up landing 09.10.84 I-41 MM55002 IT003 77 2 27.05.82 18.12.91 Returned to Italy 17.11.93 Return to...

Germany Tail Number Serial Variant IDS No Batch Arrival Departure Remarks G-20 43+01 GT001 2 1 02.02.81 G-21 43+02 GT002 3 1 05.01.81 G-22 43+03 GT003 5 1 21.01.81 G-23 43+04 GT004 7 1 02.09.80 24.04.92 Returned to Germany G-24 43+05 GT005 9 1 03.09.80 G-25 43+06...

AIRFRAME DATA Found some more useful information on TTTE aircraft United Kingdom Tail Number Serial Variant IDS No Batch Arrival Departure Remarks B-01 ZA320 BT002 4 1 01.07.80 Initial TTTE Airframe B-02 ZA324 BT004 12 1 02.09.80 B-03 ZA325 BT005 13 1 13.10.80 B-04 ZA352...

'WINDY CORNER' My Memories of The Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment at RAF Cottesmore Here's another German Air Force Tornado I used to work on G-22 The TTTE Tornado fleet at the time was approximately made up of 23 German aircraft, 21 from the UK and eight from Italy, these figures...

Airbus A330-322(P2F) EI-HEB St Athan 17 March 2024 C/n 127 ex D-AAEB, CS-TRI,D-AERQ, F-WWKO. Arrived on 31 January 2024 for scrapping.

Night Flying on April 23, 2024 Last night the photographer was instructor for the second half of a Night Rating for a recently qualified pilot. The flight involved a few circuits followed by a navigation exercise from Cardiff to Swansea to the Severn Bridge and back to Cardiff. There was a...

G-CMJM take off, leaving Cardiff Airport 23/04/2024

G-BTSJ parked at Cardiff Airport 23/04/2024

Scheduled Departures STD Flight Callsign Destination Type Operator Identity Comments 06:00 TOM6228 Tomjet 5EH Alicante G-TAWA - 12:00 EI3621 Greenstone 21C Belfast City G-CMJM - 13:25 TOM6286 Tomjet 2BA Tenerife Sur G-TAWA - 13:45 TOM6232 Tomjet 95A Palma Mallorca G-TUKR -...

Boards Tuesday 23/04/2024 Scheduled Arrivals STA Flight Callsign From Type Operator Identity Comments 11:30 EI3620 Greenstone 20G Belfast City G-CMJM - 11:50 TOM6229 Tomjet 6EJ Alicante G-TAWA - 12:05 TOM6233 Tomjet 2MY Palma Mallorca G-TUKR - 15:40 LM337 Logan 17Q Edinburgh...

Log Tuesday 23/04/2024 Cardiff IAP ..runway in use 30 ..to 12 11:20 Arrived Departed From/To Flt No(s) Callsign(s) Type Identity Comments 10:45 14:12 Shoreham/Shoreham GMACR S22T G-MACR 11:12 11:29 Gloucester/Gloucester EXM25 Exam 25 DA42 G-SATM Training 11:25 12:41...

Here's a view of the back row of the servicing pan. If you look closely, you can make out the tail fins of the front [opposite] row of jets - on this occasion they are facing each other. The position of the jets was dependent on wind conditions. When it got really windy most of the jets would...

Although Mk4 coaches have spent most of their lives on the ECML, there are plans to cascade them down to other franchises including Transport for Wales due to the introduction of the Class 800 and Class 801 IEPs.

R40185 Hornby Mk4 Open First Accessible Toilet Coach M TfWales - Gauge: OO Gauge. Between October 2003 and November 2005 Bombardier Transportation, under contract from GNER, commenced refurbishment of the Mk4 stock, fitting new seating arrangements and introduced onboard Wi-Fi, a first for...

Mk4’s entered service in 1989 and helped drive a significant increase in passenger traffic. With privatisation in 1996, all Mk4 coaches were sold to Evershot Rail Group who have since leased them out to the holder of the InterCity East Coast Franchise. The franchise was initially awarded to...

R40187 Hornby Mk4 Open Standard Coach E number 12447 TfWales - Gauge: OO Gauge. Built at Metro-Cammell’s Washwood Heath factory, 314 Mk4 coaches were produced between 1989 and 1992. They were built specifically for use on the newly electrified East Coast Main Line, along with hopes that a...

Rolling stock ordered, should be arriving tomorrow. :) R40190 Hornby Mk4 Driving Van Trailer number 82229 TfWales - DCC Status: 21 Pin Socket / Gauge: OO Gauge. Built by Metro-Cammell for inclusion in the InterCity 225 sets, 32 Mk4 Driving Van Trailers (DVTs) were built with the bodyshell...

Panavia Tornado IDS(T) 43+02 / G-21 (cn 004/GT002/4002) Cottesmore (Oakham) (OKH / EGXJ) - UK May 16, 1996 Whilst at Cottesmore the GAF changed the camouflage scheme to more of a green than grey. For those who may be interested, the wire on the ground which is attached to the aircraft is an...

G-21 43+02 on 29 November 1982 at RAF Cottesmore Dates Event Constructed as a Tornado IDS.(T). Taken on Strength/Charge with the West German Air Force with s/n 43+02. November 1982 Transferred to Tri-National Tornado Training Unit, RAF Cottesmore. Operated with markings: G-21...

'WINDY CORNER' My Memories of The Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment at RAF Cottesmore Here's another one of 'my aircraft'.......G-21 Luftwaffe - Panavia tornado IDS/T 43+02 (msn 525/GS071/4106, call-sign G-21), of the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment. Date: circa 1985