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DBS Class 66 shed 66083 (still in EWS livery) trundles up the down line through Chelmsford railway station with the weekday 6M53 Chelmsford low level yard to Mountsorrel Quarry return service with empty LaFarge self discharge aggregate wagons. Just beyond the other end of the station the train will rejoin the up line.
Super capture by fellow enthusiast Dave and is posted here with kind permission.
Metro-Cammell Class 156 "Super Sprinter" 2-car dmu No.156 461 of Northern Rail in "Ravenglass & Eskdale" promotional livery at Buxton on a Blackpool service, 09/07.
BR Clas 43/0 HST 2,250 hp (MTU) Bo-Bo No.43 027 "Glorious Devon" (ex-"Westminster Abbey") of FGW at Exeter St. Davids with a service from Paddington 23/07/09.
Alumni from the classes of 1997, 1970, 1971, and 1972 return to Oberlin for reunion.
Photo by Clarissa Heart '20
Class 24 073 taken at Crewe from a passing train on 22nd August 1978. At this time, according to LCGB correspondence the locomotive had just been, or was about to be withdrawn.
I could get away with getting on this train now, but it was pushing it a bit in 1984 to be on a Portsmouth Harbour - Newcastle SAGA charter. 37 271 was the engine, which worked from New St to Derby, where it failed moments after this photo was taken.
West Coast Railways Class 37, 37706 (D6716 37016 37706) being dragged backwards through Hatfield Peverel station in Essex (UK) by 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' on the 'Bury St Edmunds' railtour on May 8th 2010.
37706 entered service on June 11th 1961..nearly 50 years old.. still going strong!
This photograph was taken by fellow railway enthusiast Dave and is posted here with very kind permission
The Norfolk and Western Class J 611 is the pinnacle of steam locomotive technology in the world in many ways. Built at the end of the era of steam power there were 14 Class J's produced from 1941 through 1950. The 611, as with all Class J locomotives, was produced in the Norfolk and Western shops in Roanoke, Virginia. The shops there turned out a 500,000 pound monster, producing over 5,000 horsepower at the drawbar. This represents a greater tractive effort than any locomotive before or since. The Class J rides on a massive single piece cast steel frame underpinning the entire locomotive. With the close tolerances, rigidity, and space for a massive fire box this frame allowed the top speed was limited "by the nerves of the engineer". On a controlled test track pulling 1,050 tons the Class J recorded a top speed of 111mph, with about 100mph being common in actual use. 611 began her service hauling passenger trains in May of 1950, and was retired from regular service in October, 1959. Today she is regularly on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, but as seen here crossing the Radian River does come out to pull the occasional excursion train.
English Electric Class "20/0" 1,000 hp Bo-Bo No.20 107 (ex-RFS No.2013 and ex-BR No.D8107) of HNRC in BR blue livery with all yellow front end at Derby, 13 September 2014.
Fred Shed Class 66, 66516 southbound at Chelmsford station with plenty of boxes.
Super shot of the train by fellow enthusiast David and posted here with kind permission.
Having photographed the newly named (that morning) 321 342 arriving at Shenfield on the down Braintree service I felt it was worth waiting for its return at Ingatestone Hall on the rear of the return 16.00 up. Alas the sun came out a fraction too late, although the half sun did allow for some interesting sky detail in this shot of the NXEA liveried Dusty Bin leading the 12 car set.
English Electric Class "20/0" 1,000 hp Bo-Bo No.20 096 (ex-No.D8096) of HNRC in BR blue livery with all yellow front end at Derby, 13 September 2014.