Using your 'Brains'.
Another random posting, this time taken in 2007 at Holyhead. Virgin 'Thunderbird' 57309 'Brains' awaits departure with a Pendolino drag to Crewe ... whence the electric multiple unit will continue to London under it's own power.
The once britsling Holyhead is seen here looking rather desolate and overly large for the sporadic visits it now receives by anything other than the occasional DMU. The location once handled huge amounts of passengers and freight in conjuction with ships to and from Ireland with its ideal location.
The class 57 was of course a re-working of the old Brush type 4, aka class 47 of the 1960s. The re-build included, amongst many other things, replacement of the Sulzer twin bank 12LDA with re-conditioned General Motors 'two stroke' engines. In order to haul the modern stock, whether it was in a rescue case or scheduled workings like these along the North Wales coast, their frontal aspect was somewhat disfigured by the need to accomodate the Dellner couplings.
The whole VT fleet went on to be named after characters and items from the hit 1960's British TV puppet drama 'Thunderbirds' in line with their intended rescue role.
Using your 'Brains'.
Another random posting, this time taken in 2007 at Holyhead. Virgin 'Thunderbird' 57309 'Brains' awaits departure with a Pendolino drag to Crewe ... whence the electric multiple unit will continue to London under it's own power.
The once britsling Holyhead is seen here looking rather desolate and overly large for the sporadic visits it now receives by anything other than the occasional DMU. The location once handled huge amounts of passengers and freight in conjuction with ships to and from Ireland with its ideal location.
The class 57 was of course a re-working of the old Brush type 4, aka class 47 of the 1960s. The re-build included, amongst many other things, replacement of the Sulzer twin bank 12LDA with re-conditioned General Motors 'two stroke' engines. In order to haul the modern stock, whether it was in a rescue case or scheduled workings like these along the North Wales coast, their frontal aspect was somewhat disfigured by the need to accomodate the Dellner couplings.
The whole VT fleet went on to be named after characters and items from the hit 1960's British TV puppet drama 'Thunderbirds' in line with their intended rescue role.