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"County of Essex", Class 47 diesel locomotive, at Upminster Station, hauling the Cathedrals Express Chichester excursion back to Southend.
The two Black Five steam locos (44871 and 45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier") that had double-headed the carriages on the outward journey and part of the return, were removed at Southall.
Photo taken at 22:49 hrs.
My steam and diesel set (12 captures):
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Photographed whilst passing the depot on a train, a pleasing sight this Ontario Northland diesel locomotive No. 1517 outside its home in June 1979.
Camera: Olympus OM1 35mm SLR.
Film: Kodacolour.
The guts of an EMD 567 12 cylinder diesel engine. Lifters and injectors removed for head gasket replacement.
Winslow Junction used to be one of the busiest New Jersey rail transit points. Nowadays, it's a photographer's paradise. This GE U18B was a former Providence & Worchester unit built in 1976.
97304 “John Tiley” and 97302 pass a flooded Cilcewydd with the heavily-delayed 6W70 Bescot to Talerddig ballast train. With ERTMS being dead due to the wet weather, it's surprising it still managed to run.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen diesellocomotief 6431 nadert het Sloehavengebied in Vlissingen met een goederentrein.
Dutch Railways dieselengine 6431 is aproaching the Sloeharbour area at Vlissingen.
General Motors (GM), through its Electro-Motive Division (EMD), was the single most important manufacturer of diesel locomotives and the primary catalyst for the widespread conversion from steam to diesel power in North America. This ad from 1951 came at the height of this transition, during EMD's period of market dominance.
Before GM's involvement, early diesel-electric locomotives were expensive, unreliable, and mostly relegated to specialized applications like yard switching. The railroad industry was dominated by a handful of established steam locomotive builders. By applying automotive-style mass production and standardization, EMD was able to build a superior, lower-cost product that outcompeted the traditional manufacturers.
In contrast to the custom-built steam engines, EMD produced a standardized line of versatile locomotives that could be mass-produced with interchangeable parts. EMD's massive factory in LaGrange, Illinois could produce up to five locomotives per day during its peak. It manufactured most of its own components, from the diesel engine itself to the traction motors. EMD didn't just sell locomotives; it sold a complete operational system. This included a field-service network, financing plans, and training programs to help railroad personnel operate and maintain the new technology.
EMD did not invent the diesel-electric locomotive, but its technological and marketing prowess was the engine behind the industry-wide conversion. The transition picked up speed in the 1940s and 1950s, largely thanks to EMD's breakthroughs.
"The Rise and Fall of Electro-Motive Diesel" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN54TVGT6xI
[Other Sources: "Diesel Locomotives of the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and Today" by Adam Burns at American-Rails.com, and "Diesel-Electric Locomotive" at UP.com]
I've caught the Cross Country train from Ipswich to Birmingham and it seems to take forever. How much longer would Exeter to Birmingham take? And I don't want to think about sitting on this train all the way to Edinburgh!
Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad empty coal hopper train is seen on the mainline at an unknown location in Pennsylvania, October 1996. Notice that the hopper car has the NBER lettering and is a company car. The train is being led by an EMD CF7 locomotive # 2427, and is followed by an EMD GP8 locomotive # 1603. The Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad is a short line railroad that operates 70 miles of track in Blair, Centre, and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania. It is part of the North Shore Railroad System.
In September 2015, Jaguar entered the SUV market with the F-Pace offered with petrol or diesel engines and manual or automatic gearboxes. The F-Pace was recently given a make over and is even offered with a 5-litre V8 supercharged petrol engine. People might say it is just a Land Rover Discovery Sport with a different body, not true, yes Jaguar will have asked Land Rover for some advice. In my eyes, the F-Pace looks better than the Rolls Royce Cullinan.
Copyright: Jaguar
“It was a good day in railroading when in 1852 Missouri Pacific received its first locomotive delivered by sailing vessel and river boat from New England shops. This was the first locomotive to run west of the Mississippi.
“Today Missouri Pacific uses a fleet of high-powered General Motors Diesel locomotives to haul long heavy loads of oil and war freight, and to provide swift dependable passenger transportation. . .” [Image captions]