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On Wednesday 16th December 1987 Class 141 unit 55533/55513 stands at Birmingham New Street on a 5Z25 Bromsgrove to Bromsgrove test train.
The nearest any of the production Pacers got to Birmingham in normal service was Worcester and so this must be a pretty rare event. I didn't know it was running I just happened to be there.
Scan from colour print, not a great shot but worth sharing for the rarity value.
After the end of the Vinnish Civil War in 1871, ironclad warships had proven themselves the new face of naval warfare technology. In particular, monitors were favored by the northern Verein for their revolving turrets and idea capability for patrolling rivers and coastal areas. In the years following the war, the remaining Vinnish navy fell behind as the government allocated more resources into national expansion and reconstruction. A sudden encounter with Maian ironclads off the southern Vinnish coast in 1876 soon brought attention to the need for rapid naval re-armament.
The department of the navy re-examined the monitor as an effect combat vessel. The navy had several civil war era vessels still lying around in somewhat derelict condition, and funds were allocated for their reconstruction into modern fighting ships. Work began first on Reiner, named after the 17th century religious movement (we don't know why, all of the monitors have strange names). The original hull was stripped of its turrets and funnel, which were scrapped, and a new superstructure was built on top with two new 12" gun turrets and many smaller 6pdr guns, 1pdr guns, and autocannons. The old wrought iron armor was replaced with modern Harvey steel, the best available at the time. In all, Reiner essentially was reborn into a new vessel, being commissioned in 1891. Being a monitor in the new age of battleships, however, presented some drawbacks. The low freeboard and short range of the vessel essentially barred it from being an oceanic fighter, being limited to the coasts, rivers, and fair weather. However, there have been several cases of wily captains daring to prove otherwise, taking their ships across oceans to far flung ports where no one would ever expect a monitor. The ships of the Reiner class are also infamously poorly ventilated, which has led to some unfortunate casualties due to heat exhaustion. This may also be a factor in the corrosion of the ship's armored piping, which has led to reliability issues and safety hazards during excercises.
Despite these drawbacks, the Reiner-class monitors have proven multiple times that under the right conditions and under a skilled crew, these vessels can far exceed their limitations, and have proven themselves an invaluable asset in the modern Vinnish navy.
PERKS & QUIRKS:
Guns: 12in (+1)
Armor: 14in (+2)
Speed: 12kn (+0)
Armored Superstructure: +1
Low Freeboard: -1
Uncomfy: -1
Corroded Pipes: -1
Baby Coal Bunkers: -1
Credit to BackwardMatt for the turrets and the hull technique.
KWVR Class 101 No's. M51189 & SC51803 are seen at Keighley, prior to working the last diesel railcar service of the day back to Oxenhope.
La rentrée des classes, pour les professeurs comme pour le personnel de la ville dédié aux scolaires, se pose à J-1. Le trois septembre, la première adjointe Maryse Rodde les accueillait à l'école Jean-Macé et se faisait l’interprète du maire "à Marseille pour défendre les projets pour la ville". Il souhaitait remercier enseignants et personnels de service pour leur mobilisation afin d'assurer le plein succès de cette rentée. L'année commence grâce aux efforts consentis par la marie en terme de travaux, de matériel, de personnel et de projets.
Saltley had numerous rare visitor over the years, both steam and diesel. Class 158 755 was another of these, it was in connection with a special Press Run which took place the following day.
The standard ship of the line for the Jovian Federal Navy, the Recalcitrant is classed as a heavy frigate due to its lower tonnage-to-volume ratio. While it may seem odd for a galactic power to rely on a mere frigate for its military needs, the Recalcitrant is perfectly suited to the odd circumstances of the Federation's navy.
Mistrusted by the Federal Assembly ever since the mutinies of 2161, the naval branch of the Federation's armed forces has had its budget shrink exponentially year by year, and its members subjected to ever stricter regulations. This led to a growing alienation between naval personnel and the average Jovian citizen, who mostly saw sailors as little more than unstrustworthy space-scum. The sailors, meanwhile, were frustrated by the lack of support from the population, who they perceived as lazy hedonists.
The situation deteriorated to such a nadir by 2207 that the Board of Admirals delivered an ultimatum to the Assembly; either fund the Navy or allow the sailors and their families to secede. After an initial panick, during which at least two admirals and several subordinates were hanged, the Assembly quickly realized their position was untenable. They could not leave themselves defenceless, but neither could they bring themselves to fund a navy they so feared.
A compromise was reached. The Navy would not get increased funds, but would hereby be given a level of official autonomy distancing it from government oversight. While satisfying the politicians' desire to keep the Navy weak and underfunded, this would allow the Navy to seek its own means of funding itself. The severing of official ties between naval leadership and governmental bodies was also hoped to shield the Jovian government from any legal or political repercussions by the actions of the Fleet, while also at least partly satisfying the growing calls for independence within this same. It was a masterstroke of inter-governmental diplomacy.
Enter the Recalcitrant frigate. Unable to afford a fleet of cruisers, the Federation commissioned a large number of these frigates from various shipyards around the galaxy. Corranian Dockyards, Forger Industries, and Venus Naval Works are the primary contract holders.
Built as a blockade runner, the Recalcitrant is fast, well armoured and lightly armed. The Federal Navy uses it to run supplies to those who have need of third-party runners, and who can pay, of course. Designed to be modular, the ion-nuclear engines are easily serviced and upgraded thanks to their seperate nacelle placements. This ease of maintenance and constant engine updates has kept the Recalcitrant relevant despite its age.
The FSS Liberté (FH-87) famously brought the equipment for a planetary shield through the blockade around Alta VII. The FSS Citoyen (FH-125) is well known for its spice smuggling runs along the Cuban Nexus. Even the FSS Mitraille (FH-23) has gained renown for its delivery of critically needed medical supplies to Klendathu Prime in 2287 and its succor of the space station Heaven's Rim in the Charlemagne sector.
The Recalcitrant's feats of arms are also impressive. When the RTS Calvin (CL-188) and the RTS Hobbes (CL-189) were ambushed by an ISA task force, it was the FSS Confrère (FH-16) which bought them enough time to escape. In the process, it was credited with inflicting severe damage to the ISAS Right of Way (C-1253), which spent several months in a repair yard.
The Recalcitrant is an excellent example of doing much with little, and has gained the Federal Navy a reputation for efficiency and efficacity out of all proportion to its size.
"Always Faithful, for the Fleet."
- Unofficial motto of the Federation Navy
"Always Faithful to the People."
- Official motto of the Federation Navy
*** Big thanks to Simon's Recusant class light destroyer for the inspiration for this build!***
Ta DA! It's done - except for the elastic - I'm going to do that in a few minutes... I sewed VERY slowly on this top as I realized the unicorns came to about $2 each (ha ha) - I wish I'd stuck to the polka dot for the elastic casings, but they won't show when the elastic is in and the white was a much thinner fabric... so, oh well... Overall, I'm very pleased with this pattern.
56120 was withdrawn / stored in December 2003, whilst allocated to Immingham and cut up at T.J. Thomson, Stockton-on-Tees in May 2011.
Class 66 573 and 574 Dageneham Dock Shanks Bin Liner Terminal 24/2/11
A lovely sunny Spring afternoon in the armpit of the Universe - Dagenham Dock. These two unbranded Class 66 locomotives were parked up in the Shanks Containerised Waste terminal, waiting their next trip to Calvert.
British Rail class 507 emu 507006, Kirkdale EMU depot, Liverpool. Saturday 10 July 2021
This unit was withdrawn following an accident at Kirkby on 13 March 2021 when at around 18:53, the 18:35 Liverpool Central to Kirkby service hit the buffers at the end of the Merseyrail platform at Kirkby station.
The train approached the station at 42 mph before the driver made an emergency brake application. This emergency brake application slowed the train before it hit the buffers, which caused the train to derail and collide with the platform extension at the station under a road bridge. The platform extension links the Merseyrail platform and the Northern Rail platform. Twelve people on the train sustained minor injuries. This unit which was due to be withdrawn along with others from the same class has now been scrapped at Newport.
Photograph copyright: Ian 10B.
Brush Class 31/1 1,480 hp A1A - A1A No.31 271 (ex-No.D5801) 'Stratford 1840-2001' in Railfreight Construction triple grey livery at EMT's Derby (Etches Park) MPD, 13 September 2014.
A Class 142 in Platform 1 at York, 2018. These units will soon be going the way of the dinosaurs....
Sinds kort rijdt ACTS deze papierpulptrein in samenwerking met de firma Locon. Hier trein 50161 bij Hulten op weg naar Venlo.
Colas class 60 , 60087 Bountiful , on a coal train passing through Seaton Carew in the North East of England ...
Eubank Class Reunion
Class of 63
Seated, from left, Bennie Dunagan, Kay Griffin Denham, Rutheda Ashley Reed, Carol Pumphrey Wilson, Joyce Tackett Larson, Janice Spears Elmore, Sue New Keller and Gary Ping; standing, from left, Roger Ruckel, Vola Brown, Larry K. Martin, Lawrence Bowling, Henry Stanton, Bernel Buis, David Nelson, Richard Jones, Larry R. Martin and Delano Bell.
(GGG)
6-14-1973
Jim Slaughter Photography Collection