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The Marinics DM-9 maintanence divesuit is a common sight in the world of SubApoc. Colloquially called the "bucket," the DM-9 is used for repair, salvage, and rescue missions outside the subcities.
A second Grierson coach photographed that day at South Shields was this Volvo/Van Hool Alizee T9 combination.
Thanks to everyone who helped provide details of this vehicles' history.
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06/2000 - new as W158 RYB to Chalfont; Southall (LN).
??/???? - passed to Baker; Taunton (SO).
??/???? - passed to APT Travel; Rayleigh (EX).
??/???? - passed to Laser Travel; Tonypandy.
??/???? - re-registered RNZ 1043/
07/2012 - passed to Grierson; Fishburn (DM).
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We're inspired this week by the art of Keitaro Sugihara, whose colorful art tests our digital cut and paste skills!
In full song.......
Not sure if he was warning others or trying to bluff me into moving along. :-)
We hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. We've had the most gorgeous Winters day here. :-) D&J.
At sundown on October 29, 2008, DM&E train MHUCC rolls across the Cottonwood River bridge just east of New Ulm, MN. This was DM&E's final day of operational independence, and the following morning CP officials in Minneapolis would literally ring a bell to announce the official integration of all former DM&E and IC&E lines. It was a bittersweet moment for me, as the DM&E had given me a second chance at experiencing C&NW style railroading a decade after that railroad's flag fell into the mighty UP system.
DM&E ran a very similar traffic base as C&NW over miles and miles of light, jointed rail bedded down with pink lady ballast. C&NW station signs were common. Crews still ran in and out of Waseca, Winona, Tracy, Huron, Pierre, Philip, Rapid City, Crawford and Belle Fourche. Ghosts of the C&NW and predecessor railroads Winona & St Peter and Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley were everywhere. Some days, it wouldn't have seemed to be too much of a stretch to come across the Dakota 400 rolling into Sleepy Eye or New Ulm and screeching to a halt in front of the station.
But of course, this wasn't C&NW, this was the DM&E. A modern progressive regional railroad that was welcoming to fans and loads of fun to chase. I spent many hours and many miles along the railroad and enjoyed every last minute of it.
As they say, all good things must come to and end and for the DM&E and my time with it, this moment was truly the end...
A VDL Futura 2 carrying one of Weardale's collection of cherished plates.
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05/2017 - new as YD17 WYJ to Weardale; Stanhope (DM).
??/???? - re-registered 9 WMS.
A big beast! A Plaxton Elite I on a Volvo B11R tri-axle that started its life on cross-border express services in Ireland and was photographed on a summer Saturday Megabus duplicate in the North West.
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??/???? - new as 141-MN- 219 to Matthews; Inniskeen, (EI).
??/???? - passed to Snowdon; Easington (DM).
??/???? - re -registred AEZ 121.
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