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Wednesday, 27 July 2016
43093 leads 1A85 1047hrs GWR service from Penzance to London Paddington through the former station at Marazion near Penzance.
Ā© Finbarr O'Neill
86607 & 90016 in a working pair on the afternoon of the 15/11/14 with a lightly loaded 4M01 from Coatbridge to Basford Hall. The duet have been captured passing Sedgwick in Cumbria
This was the snowy freight scene at Erstfeld on the morning of the 2/2/15. Here we see BLS loco 191 (right); SBB loco's 11280 & 11685 (middle) and 185 577 being detached from 185 591 (left)
Pacific National's transcon freight train from Perth to Sydney dips into Joppa Junction, the turnout for the branchline to Canberra, as it nears Goulburn just a few hours from completing its three and a half day run across the nation.
Mixed GE and EMD power swing an unusually short 4NY3 steel train into Goulburn NSW, enroute to Whyalla in South Australia.
SOB loco Re.456094 waits to depart from Arth-Goldau on the morning of the 3/2/15 with the 09:05 from St Gallen to Luzern. For info 456092 was on the other end of the train
Broken Hill Trip - Day 4
Amateur Video!
The iconic "Indian Pacific", being hauled by Pacific National loco NR29 with G530, arriving into Broken Hill, Outback NSW Australia, from Sydney at 6am 28 June 2018 on its way to Perth WA. Passengers disembark for a choice of 3 off-train excursions to local galleries or similar for approx 2 hours before continuing on westward towards Perth, Western Australia.
"The Indian Pacific is an Australian passenger rail service that operates between Sydney, on the Pacific Ocean, and Perth, on the Indian Ocean. It is one of the few truly transcontinental trains in the world. The train first ran in February 1970 after the completion of gauge conversion projects in South and Western Australia.
The train's route includes the world's longest straight stretch of railway track, a 478-kilometre (297 mi) stretch of the Trans-Australian Railway over the Nullarbor Plain.
The service was originally operated jointly by the New South Wales Government Railways, South Australian Railways, Commonwealth Railways and Western Australian Government Railways, until February 1993 when Australian National took full ownership. In October 1997, the Indian Pacific was sold to Great Southern Rail.
A one-way trip takes between 70.5 and 75 hours, depending on scheduling and daylight saving periods. The train currently has two classes, branded as Platinum and Gold Service. A motorail service conveys passengers' motor vehicles between Adelaide and Perth."
Info source, and more, here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Pacific
Photo's also to be uploaded.
Downtown Chicago has a rich and constantly evolving architectural landscape. There are even architectural walking and boat tours. After the success of 'The Devil in the White City,' a New York Times bestseller, there was even a walking tour created in response to interest in the locations in the book.
SLB metregauge railway diesel locomotive no.83 waits to depart from Zell am See on the grey and cold afternoon of the 16/2/16 with the 16:00 service to Krimml
Alex loco 183005 sits in the middle road at Regensburg after being detached from train ID ALX84102 (06:44 from Munchen to Hof). The train went forward with diesel loco 223 068 on the morning of the 18/6/15. I travelled on the type 183 loco from Landshut to Regensburg.
Image Ā© Paul Leader - All Rights Reserved
One day, I'll talk someone into showing me how to read the schedule so that:
(a) I know what's going to be where, and when,
(b) I can put the train number (or whatever it's called) on my posts.
Any volunteers?
While changing trains at Stoke on Trent on the morning of the 2/5/15, the Network Rail DMU sprinter unit 950001 passed through the station heading south on a UID service.
Northern Belle set with 57312 at the helm and 57305 DOR on the outskirts of Baldwins Gate on the WCML working the 15:32 from Crewe to Birmingham International on the afternoon of the 25/4/15. If anybody is able to ID headcode, that would be appreciated.
SBB Cargo freight train rounds the curve into Gurtnellen on the afternoon of the 30/8/15 with loks 11610 (front), 620033 (middle) and 11624 (rear) heading north towards Erstfeld and beyond
En gare de Romilly-su-Seine, le train Ć vapeur de l'Ajecta redĆ©marre en direction de Troyes.
Aube, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, France.
(08/2016) Ā© Quentin Douchet.
SBB Re4/4 lok 11164 pauses at Zug on the morning of the 30/8/15 with the 08:47 from Locarno to Zurich (IR2418)
Penultimate of the class to be built, 8257 leads a short version of the second division of the garbage train from Goulburn yard, where it is stabled for several hours awaiting room to be made at the Crisps Creek unloading apron near Tarago NSW.
January 2012 sees Australia's major operator, Pacific National, introducing a number of interesting changes to loco power on the Main South line.
C class are appearing on both the Clyde garbage train, and starting tomorrow 11th January, on export grain trains.
Ex Victorian X and G class are now in the loco pool mix along with the two members of the L class.
Interesting times indeed!
Seen here at Western Australian Rail Transport Museum, Bassendean (Perth) WA.
The X class was an unusual design in many ways. They were the first mainline diesel electric locomotives purchased by the WAGR, with X1001 being the first of the type. It entered service on 8 March 1954 after delivery from the builder, a joint venture company formed by Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company & Beyer Peacock of England.
The locomotives in the class were given the names of West Australian aboriginal tribes, except for X1001 which was christened Yalalonga, after the chief of the Swan River tribe.
The main power plant was a Crossley H.S.T.V8 diesel engine, derated to 1105h.p. (825 k/w) at 625rpm. Crossley engines had been highly successful in both marine and small power station use, but in the relatively rough environment of a railway locomotive, they gave some trouble. In addition the X class had a rather unusual wheel arrangement with a 4 wheeled bogie at either end, and 8 wheels on a rigid frame in the middle, and this cause further problems in their early years. It became apparent during the early years of X class operation that it would be advantageous if the locomotives could be multi-coupled, so before their delivery was completed the order was altered to provide this facility. Thirty-two locos were then delivered as X class, with the remaining 16 being fitted with the multiple control equipment and classed XA.
The X class spread rapidly and worked widely in the northern and eastern areas, where their greatly reduced need for coal and water was of most advantage.
Being the first mainline diesel locomotive in the state, X1001 had several āfirstsā to its credit, including the heading of the first diesel hauled passenger train into Kalgoorlie on 4 May 1954, in company with X1002.
This engine was originally written off on 29 May 1981 but returned to service on 1 September 1981 due to XB1022 being wrecked at Boyup Brook. While in service it ran nearly 1.35 million ,iles (2.25 million km) before making its final run on 28 March 1983. X1001 was withdrawn from service three days later. It was towed into the railway Museum at Bassendean on 7 April 1983 and was officially written off on 9 April.
Info source:
Booklet
āGuide to the collection
THE RAILWAY MUSEUM
Western Australiaā
Photo taken at Bruce Grove Station in Tottenham on the 02-02-1975 which it seems was a bit of a misty murky day.
Taken on a Praktica Super TL camera with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 lens, Ilford film. Digitised with my DSLR.
SOB class 526 electric multiple unit makes the climb out of Arth-Goldau on the afternoon of the 22/8/16 near Steinen working the 18:53 Arth-Goldau to Biberbrugg local service
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Steam loco 461 arrives at Clonmel railway station with the 1420 Waterford to Limerick via Clonmel portion of the RPSI "Golden Vale" railtour at Limerick Colbert.
Ā© Finbarr O'Neill
On hire to DB, here we see Taurus loco 182 528 pause at Freilassing prior to running round to the other end on the afternoon of the 31/7/16.
A little memento from the late lamented Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, which operated its very own fleet of locomotives to compliment the locomotives provided by the London Midland & Scottish Railway as well as the Southern Railway. These included a fleet of 2-8-0 locomotives designed along similar principals to that of LMS goods engines.
Today two of these locomotives continue to exist, and one is seen here in the form of Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 7F number 88, working a train from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard at Stogumber.
The other preserved locomotive is classmate 7F number 89, which now resides at the Midland Railway in Butterley.
OBB Railjet loco 1116 203 waits to depart from Zurich on the evening of the 7/2/15 with the 18:40 service to Innsbruck (RJ363)
The introduction of the new corporate identity for British Railways was part of the 'new age' of railway modernisation that as well as the massive closures and withdrawal programme that was given added impetus under the 'Beeching Report' also saw a more targeted investment programme than the earlier and utimately doomed 'Modernisation Programme' of the British Transport Commission. British Railways became British Rail and with it came the loss of the use of the Gill Sans typeface that had been primarily used since 1948 and a new logo designed by Gerry Barney of the Design Research Unit, the agency that oversaw the rebranding in great detail. This included the new Rail Alphabet designed by Margaret Clavert and Jock Kinneir who had also introduced the new Transport typeface to the nation as part of the overhaul of the UK's road signs under the Worboys Report.
As part of the marketing of this new corporate identity an exhibition was held at the Design Centre in London in January 1965. The poster and the accompanying leaflet.
January 2012 sees Australia's major operator, Pacific National, introducing a number of interesting changes to loco power on the Main South line.
C class are appearing on both the Clyde garbage train, and starting shortly, on export grain trains.
Ex Victorian X and G class are now in the loco pool mix along with the two members of the L class.
Interesting times indeed!
AGA class 90 no.90001 named "Crown Point" passes through Brantham on the afternoon of the 18/4/15 with the 14:30 London to Norwich at the same time a liner sneaks into the shot going the other way with 66172.
DB Class 90 locomotive no.90039 still sporting EWS livery passes through Wigan Nth Western with 6S02 from Dallam RMT to Shieldmuir RMT with xmas mail in tow
Another shot from the National Trust "The Cloud" summit - here we see a XC Class 220/0 working the 08:07 service from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth (1O10) on the morning of the 4/5/15.
How did the British travelling public survive before the end of steam in August 1968? - An amusing sign seen at the National Railway Museum near their demonstration track!
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