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Station 10 - Weir Canyon
Shop #: 6624 | Job #: 26761
2013 Pierce Velocity
1500/400
75' Rear Mount
Pierce PUC
Detroit Diesel 13 500hp
Virgin Trains Class 57/3 ‘Thunderbird’ 2,500hp Co-Co diesel No. 57305 Gordon Tracy (ex-D1758/47164/47571/47822)
London Euston-Wolverhampton VWC passenger service with Class 86/2 No. 86245 Caledonian dead in tow
Washwood Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands
August 3rd, 2003
1600 x 1050
Hawaii County Fire Department
Station 11 - West Hawaii
Shop #: n/a | Job #: GSO-9888
2015 Kenworth/KME
1000/3000, Hale RSD100-21J pump
Cummins ISX15 500hp
The love letter to the Diablo.
Sometime in the not too distant future, the question will arise, what are the real cars of the combustion engine era?
I am 101% convinced that the Diablo will be one of them. Far ahead of other, possibly more prestigious Lamborghini cars.
The Diablo, I mean the original Diablo with 500hp on the rear wheels and no wings, or other distraction, is the ultimate symbol of a crazy time: The heavy machine installed longitudinally in the rear in mid-engine configuration (like in a ship), the huge gearbox between the passengers. At high speed, you can hear the mechanics working, you feel it everywhere around you, sounds deep and mechanical - In the cabin, in the rear, everywhere... The clutch is so stiff that one initially believes in a defect, the foot space is so narrowed by the wheel housings that one steps on brake and gas simultaneously without being an elephant.
The steering is direct, at speeds over 250 perhaps a little too direct and smooth, while at low speeds an upper body building workshop is included, when maneuvering.
It's hard to say if the position you'll find in the seats is perfect, or the most stupid you've ever experienced. It's even hard to look out on the street over the huge first-generation dashboard. It's difficult to move the indicator to the left because you have to find a new position for the left knee and i am just 180cm "tall".
Not being particularly user-friendly is the characteristic of all classic Lamborghinis, but against this background, the original Diablo is probably King: The car in total is a user experience nightmare - simply look at the buttons on the dashboard.
In short, the car is the pinnacle of nonsense and so attractive that it is easy to understand how people have invested in combustion engine technology and speed limit-free highways for decades and nothing else ;-)
The Ur-Diablo is not the fastest around a corner, not the most usable car, but definitely the ultimate car in all meanings.
I have already driven a number of different cars, some of them more conspicuous. There is no other car that I know of that causes such strong reactions from the environment. I've seen people spitting on me in the car, I've seen people cursing me, even when I sneak 25km/h in the 30km/h zone... on the other hand even female teenagers pull out their smartphones to make a short film of the extraterrestrial car and often complicated/hazardous situations occur in traffic because other drivers quickly start daring overtaking maneuvers to be close to me and get a further impression of the car. 100% of all people love the Diablo, or despise it - nobody, nobody stays neutral.
Works Shunter 527 is a former South Australian Railways Class 500 (English Electric 500hp engine, Bo-Bo, Built at Islington Railway Workshops, SA in 1968, weight: 57 ton, Max speed: 64kmh).
527 was a bit of a pet at Forrestfield Works with its new ARG livery (Australian Railroad Group) and "Thomas the Tank Engine" stickers 😊
Had a cab ride in this once with a mate who worked there 😊
She was donated to SteamRanger - Australian Railway Historical Society, SA Div, Peterborough in SA by ARG in October 2010.
Station 24 - Palmdale
Shop #: F2203 | Job #: GSO-8220
2011 KME Severe Service Predator Aerial-Cat
1500/350/100'TT
Cummins ISL 500hp
Honolulu Fire Department
Station 4 - Kuakini
Shop #: n/a | KME #: GSO-9255
2014 KME Severe Service Predator
101' Ladder
Cummins ISX 12; 500hp
Did a quick shoot of this '06 BMW M6 that's for sale.
Was pretty cold so the pics had to be quick haha. Oh and it was on summer tires so it had no grip in the snow AT all.
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Station 126 - Santa Clarita
Shop #: F2338 | Job #: GSO-8649
2013 KME Severe Service Predator Aerial-Cat
1500/350/100'TT
Cummins ISL 500hp
More from the shoot with this awesome 'Shelby Cobra Replica' 500hp and 2300lbs. Essentially, a tube frame race car for the street.
Info:
-Light Paint
-18-105mm
Station 3 - Ayala Dr.
2011 Pierce Saber
Cummins ISL 500hp engine
Onan 30kW
RIA #: F0114
Pierce #: 24047
Not really what these 2,500hp/125mph machines were built for, but needs must and so 67021 & 67001 are captured working 6C06 – 11:06 St Blazey – Tavistock Junction empty CDAs through Lostwithiel on Thursday 11th July 2002.
EXPLORE #281
I have never shot BMWs before, and I don't count my panning and pre-DSLR shots. This is a very unique BMW 7 series, since it's the Alpina B7 variation. It has a supercharged 4.4 litre V8 which produced 500hp. Yeah, it's powerful. =)
Off camera lighting: I used two Canon Speedlite flashes, one pointed to the rear of the car and the other pointed to the side.
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Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF 24-105 F4 L IS
ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: 1/3 sec
Aperture: F/8
Focal length: 28mm
Lens Filter: B+W circular polarizer
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Adobe Lightroom.
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Escondido Fire Department
Station 1 - Center City
Shop #: 3117 | Job #: HS-3274
1998 Sutphen TS-100
100' Mid-Mount Tower
Caterpillar 3406E; 500hp
Harrison 10kW generator
Dave Needham from Quickmission's awesome Bon Jovi themed Volvo FH12 Globetrotter at Country Park Inn, Hull last night for The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute band gig.
English Electric’s two experimental 500hp diesel locomotives (one with electric transmission, the other hydraulic) were too powerful for regular shunting duties but may have had potential for transfer work between freight yards, had not this declining work already become the preserve of the more powerful Type 1 diesels. One niche duty possibly not explored was hump shunting at larger marshalling yards, for which three bespoke ‘master and slave’ units were subsequently built. This fictional version is based on D0226, which is preserved at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (02-Nov-22).
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The new (old) Mack, I've been lucky enough to drive her for her first 2 days. She's got a E9 V8 turbo 500hp engine and a 9 speed Mack box. Lots of fun. No need to turn on the stereo, just roll down the window and listen to those pipes!
Not your stock RS3!
Here's the specs:
- 500hp / 700nm of torque
- ETTE Hybrid500 Turbo
- Milltek downpipe and 200 cells race cat
- KWE EVO1 intercooler
- HG Motorsport 3.5" Intake pipe
- JD Stage 3 remap
- MSS Spring track kit
- Customs made JD Customs Carwrap
Station 43 - Lake Morana
Shop #: 5663 | Job #: H-5197
2013 Ferrara Igniter
2000/500-20A-250ARFFF, Hale Q-Max 200-23L pump, 175 gpm Aux
Cummins ISX12 500hp engine
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Station 29 - Baldwin Park
Shop #: F2148 | Job #: GSO-7701
2010 KME Predator Aerial-Cat
100' Tractor Drawn Aerial
1500/350 (Waterous Pump)
Cummins ISL; 500hp engine
Pete Waterman Class 46 ‘Peak’ 2,500hp 1Co-Co1 diesel No. 46035 (ex-D172, 97403 Ixion, blt. British Railways, Derby Works, Derbyshire, 07/62)
Stored out of use
Rowsley (Peak Rail), Derbyshire
June 22nd, 2019
1600 x 1050
Santa Ana Fire Department
Station 9
Shop #: 29524 | Job #: 16771
2005 Pierce Lance
Detroit Diesel Series 60; 500hp engine
Onan 21Kw generator
Honolulu Fire Department
Station 11 - Sunset Beach
Shop #: n/a | KME #: GSO-9267
2014 KME Severe Service Predator
2000/750-40A CAFS; Waterous CMU
Cummins ISX 12; 500hp
Cruising along the Sea Wall with the 1C79 London Paddington to Plymouth are Great Western Railway Class 43's, 43034 'Travelwatch Southwest' and 43145.
The Western Region was the first of the British Rail regions to introduce the Class 43 HST, and had also been the testing ground of the original Class 41 prototype back in the early 1970's. The first HST operations on the Western Region was carried out on the 4th October, 1976, but 125mph speeds could only be carried out on certain sections of the line, although by 1980 as many sections of 125mph running had been introduced as possible. Initially, services only ran between London Paddington, Oxford, Swindon, Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff and Swansea, although in 1979 a full service was provided to the South West of England including Exeter, Paignton, Plymouth, Newquay and Penzance.
The introduction of the HST services absolutely revolutionised the route, with the fastest morning services from Plymouth to London taking just under 3 hours instead of the previous 5 to 6. Additionally, the HST's saw off many of the loco-hauled operations on this route, including the much-loved Class 52 'Western' diesel hydraulic locomotives. Class 50's from the West Coast Mainline began to take over on many loco-hauled services, but these were slowly pensioned off to other routes, and very soon services out of London Paddington were exclusively operated by HST's, although Class 47's soldiered on until about 2004.
The Western Region was also known for its large amounts of developments to the HST fleet. Originally, the Class 43's and their HST sets were powered by Paxman Valenta V12 engines that were also used in the Upholder/Victoria class submarines. These engines had 2,250hp at their disposal and could whisk the Class 43 powercars to their record breaking top speed of 148mph, although in routine operation these trains never went above 125mph. However, by the late 1980's it was apparent that the Valenta engines were starting to look their age, and a variety of alternatives were analysed.
For a period of 9 years, 43167 to 43170 were trialled with Mirrlees Blackstone MB190 engines, but proved an unsuccessful replacement for the Valenta's. In 1987, Paxman began development of an updated version of the Valenta dubbed the VP185. Trials began in 1991, and an agreement to commence installing these engines to members of the fleet was signed in 1993. A qualifying requirement for the trial was that the engine should undergo a British Rail Type Test which was carried out between December 1993 and February 1994. The test involved completion of 3,000 cycles, each of 10 minutes duration, with four minutes at the maximum power of 3,500hp and six minutes at idle, simulating the typical 'on-off' nature of IC125 duty. The successful results of the test cleared the way for installation of a VP185 in Power Car 43170 at Plymouth Laira Depot for in-service trials in the summer of 1994. Power car 43170 entered service on 22 September 1994, being named 'Edward Paxman' to commemorate the event.
During the late 1990's 25 HST power cars were re-engined with Paxman 12VP185L engines in order to improve fuel consumption and reduce emissions, but these engines have proved less reliable in service than hoped. However, the 12VP185L was introduced fleet-wide within the Australian XPT series, a small fleet of HST sets built for the CountryLink services of Australia.
The very last VP185 engine to be manufactured at Paxman's Colchester Works was despatched from the factory on 15th September, 2003, for duty with Midland Mainline. At the time Midland Mainline operated 18 of these powercars, whilst First Great Western operated 4.
On the 4th February, 1996, the Western Region became the first private franchise to operate following the privatisation of British Rail in 1994, this being under management of Great Western Trains, a subsidiary of the bus company Badgerline. HST powercars were outshopped in a very pleasing and striking Green and Ivory livery, which took us folks here in the South West by total surprise and admiration.
However, dark clouds arose with privatisation, the first being on the 19th September, 1997, at Southall, when a Bristol to London service hauled by 43173 smashed into a freight train after its defective Advanced Warning System (AWS) failed to register two amber and a red signal, with the result of 7 deaths and 139 injuries.
In March 1998, Badgerline was taken completely under the ownership of First Group, who promptly rebranded the franchise as of December the same year as First Great Western, revising the livery with a golden band that made the HST's look something like a Golden Virginia cigarette packet, being affectionately dubbed 'Fag Packet' livery. FGW's new ownership however was mired in yet another devastating crash, this time on October 5th, 1999, when a Thames Trains Class 165 overshot a red signal on its way out of London Paddington and smashed into the front of an approaching HST hauled by 43011 at Ladbroke Grove, resulting in the leading trailer of the 165 exploding and setting fire to the First Class carriages, with the result of 31 deaths and 523 injuries.
The most recent fatal crash of a First Great Western HST was on the 4th November, 2004, at Ufton Nervet, where 43018 operating an evening train to Paignton struck a car that had been deliberately parked on a Level Crossing caused by Brian Drysdale, a chef at the nearby Wokefield Park Hotel, committing suicide. Upon striking the car at 125mph, the HST essentially took-off and smashed down a few hundred yards down the line, killing 7 and injuring 71.
In 2005, First Great Western, in cooperation with leasing company Angel Trains and MTU of Germany, set about replacing the original Paxman Valenta engines of the 1970's with brand new MTU 16V 4000 engines, intending to extend the life of the HST's by another 20 years. Engine changes began with 43009 and 43004, together with a new livery that is currently worn today. Over the next two years, the Class 43's engines were replaced, the last three powercars, 43002, 43003 and 43034, making their final journeys under their original engines in December 2007.
Today the HST reliability and efficiency has been increased massively thanks to the new MTU engines, and First Great Western continues to carry out widespread operation of these plucky and powerful trains. The company has increased capacity with different Buffet cars, being reduced to Bar/Bistro's, and the conversion of many First Class trailers to Standard Class. In addition, as of September 21st, 2015, First Great Western underwent a major rebrand, taking a leaf from bygone days to change their entire image to the classic Great Western Railway prior to 1948's nationalisation. Sets are now being painted into Brunswick Green, interiors are being refreshed, and the First brand is being dropped from the name, replaced by what is now the new reimagining of the Great Western Railway.
However, time may be running short for HST's on the Great Western, as the new Class 800 Bi-Mode InterCity Express Programme intends to see these 39 year old trains retired by 2025. In the mean time, these services continue to be an integral part of the InterCity network to the South and West of London.
Kern County Fire Department
Station 65 - Greenacres
Shop #: 4701 | Job #: 11519
2001 Pierce Dash
1500/300-30A
100' Rear Mount Pierce Platform
Detroit Diesel Series 60 500hp engine
Naturally aspirated 500hp
0-100 in 3.3sec
310km/h
184925€ in 2015
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