Getting There

Having only just got Tug Twilight towers connected to the rest of the world via the interweb (most of my posts being made on the mobile 'phone) I was getting increasingly frustrated with how my admittedly ancient iMac and its equally decrepit browser was handling, bumbling down the Information Super Highway like a milk float! We're now up to speed though with the most modern version of OS X the Mac will run and a major leap from Safari 2.0.4 to version 4.1.3! Carl Rayner's Class 60 Phots has been updated in Tugs on the Web, giving Picasa a try as a photo host.

Dad and I have just returned from a delightful couple of days away and managed to visit Newark Air Museum before heading into Tug territory the following day. We had to let 60045 go on 6E46 Kingsbury-Lindsey tanks but did get in position for 074 on 6E54 Kingsbury-Lindsey which runs later in the day.

There was very nearly a Midlands Tug fest with a possibility 084 might have been allox 6M00, 040 on 6D44 and 015 on 6E41. Unfortunately none of these came to anything so we headed north to Matlock and then took the short train trip to Belper to meet up with Rob Reedman for a few pints. My first meeting with the man who at times has kept TT going!
The following morning we drove the short hop to Peak Forest and having missed 099 which left earlier for Hope Street, had to be satisfied with a glimpse of 60010 ticking away on the stabling sidings.


Glorious weather and (as ever) stunning scenery in this part of the world meant any disappointment was short lived and we headed home perfectly satisfied.

Tugs on the Web Updated

With fotopic apparently dead and buried (for now at least) Tugs on the Web isn't giving much joy. Rob Reedman is giving flickr a try and his link has now been updated. I personally find flickr rather "clumsy", so hopefully better alternatives will soon be found for the railway photographer's art.
There also seems to be an issue on the "Followers" gadget. Again, to be resolved swiftly I hope.

If The Name Fits

A recent development on the modelling front saw the addition of nameplates and number transfers to the more modern locomotives in my fleet, giving a rather more pleasing look and a certain sense of personality to them.

Peak Forest Tug Action

Rob Reedman went along to one of my favourite locations on the 12th of April and sent in some images of 60010 and a particularly fine shot of 60099, cheers Rob. Note that 99's weathered TATA livery complements the colour scheme on the ex-CEMEX hoppers rather well!