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Onder aanvoering van Nederlandse Spoorwegen diesellocomotief 6496 passeert een goederentrein de Demkaspoorbrug terwijl links in beeld de Werkspoorbrug zijn eindbesemming nadert.
With Dutch Railways dieselengine 6496 leading a freight train passes the old Demkarailwaybridge while to the left the new Werkspoorrailwaybridge is aproaching its destination.
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!
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]
Mid-train helpers have just been cut in and UP 7880 is now leaving the yard in Helper, UT to tackle the climb to Soldier Summit.
My father and I were riding around Yazoo City one day in 1988 when we came upon this Illinois Central GP-11 engine parked by itself in front of the old freight depot. I just had to get out of the car and snap this picture.
Water leaking out of one of the heads wasn't a good sign at all. Worst case scenario, the heads cracked. Best case scenario, its just the gasket. Luckily, it was just the gasket. Seaview mechanic Andy Caswell digs right in to repair it.
Seen from the road over-bridge to the west of the station. Bo-Bo diesel no DD 933 (Alsthom, 1975) on the right. Note the ornate towers on the main station building.
In de zomervakantie van 2023 moesten mijn vrouw en ik wegens familie omstandigheden halsoverkop naar Aberdeen, Schotland. Tijdens een van de laatste dagen daar, bleek de Caledonian Railway een speciaal evenement te hebben; de Caledonian Railway Sulzer Diesel Gala. Diverse door diesellocomotieven getrokken treinen reden tussen Brechin en Bridge of Dun. Op diverse plekken langs de lijn heb ik gefotografeerd en natuurlijk ook zelf weer een ritje gemaakt. Toch nog een geslaagde dag geweest.
During the summer holidays of 2023, my wife and I had to rush to Aberdeen, Scotland, due to family circumstances. During one of the last days there, the Caledonian Railway turned out to be having a special event; the Caledonian Railway Sulzer Diesel Gala. Several diesel locomotive-hauled trains ran between Brechin and Bridge of Dun. I took photographs at various places along the line and of course also went for a ride myself. Still a successful day.
Während der Sommerferien 2023 mussten meine Frau und ich aus familiären Gründen eilig nach Aberdeen, Schottland, reisen. An einem der letzten Tage dort hatte die Caledonian Railway ein besonderes Ereignis; die Caledonian Railway Sulzer Diesel Gala. Zwischen Brechin und Bridge of Dun verkehrten mehrere von Diesellokomotiven gezogene Züge. Ich habe an verschiedenen Stellen entlang der Strecke Fotos gemacht und bin natürlich auch selbst mitgefahren. Dennoch ein erfolgreicher Tag.
Photos scanned from colour slides taken in the summer of 1975 at Bristol Temple Meads station on a fairly cheap Hanimax compact camera in the days when everything was in BR blue.
97303 and 97301 with Seacows as they prepare to drop ballast from Pen-y-Wern northwards downhill towards Borth.
This is a 1966 GM36 Diesel Locomotive and has the Commonwealth Railways on the side still, this was parked out of the way near other locos. These were built by Clyde Engineering in Sydney.
Taken at Dimboola, Victoria in 2014.
Class 37 Co-Co English Electric Type 3 diesel locomotive No. 37255, looking worse for wear but still serviceable, having a quick engine blast in the yard at Quorn & Woodhouse. One of a series of photographs taken at the GCR Diesel weekend, 15th January 2012 with a Pentax A3 using a Pentax-A 28-80mm zoom lens and Fujicolor C200 film.