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GM27, 44206, S302 and 44204 pour it on for the assembled photographers as they ascend the horseshoe curve at Locksley with 1877 freight to Kelso.
S317, T363, P16 and S312 roll into Nullawil yard at the head of 9197 empty grain from Tottenham. The impressive silo art on the former grain silo is a hard shot to pass up.
The locos will split into two pairs to allow them to run around their train which is too long for the loop. Once the train has been remarshalled, they'll push their consist back underneath the modern loader (located to the right of frame) before departing for Melbourne that afternoon.
On hire from SSR, SRHC and CFCLA respectively, B75 leads S303 and VL356 into Southern Cross as 9475 empty QUBE Logistics paper train bound for the Australian Paper Mill at Maryvale in Eastern Victoria.
Monday 23rd January 2017
A Mercedes-Benz S-Class V140 photographed in Beijing, Beijing municipality, China.
A poor old Benz abandonned in south-east Beijing for a long time.
Many of these are gone of Beijing, because they are now forbidden (too old = polluting) in a growing area.
Mercedes S Class Coupe - ADV5S Track Spec CS
Wheel Specs:
ADV5S Track Spec CS
50/50 Exposed Hardware
Finish Disc: Brushed Alum. w/ Gloss Clear
Finish Lip: Polished Alum. w/ Gloss Clear
22x9.5 | 22x11.5
W111
Zoute Sale - Bonhams
Estimated : € 260.000 - 350.000
Sold for € 270.250
Zoute Grand Prix 2022
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2022
"If you feel obligated to ask about the price you not only will never understand the car, you have branded yourself incapable of ever appreciating its virtues even if someone gave you one." – Car & Driver on the Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5.
The fact that the esteemed American motoring magazine felt compelled to remark on the 280 SE's price is understandable when one considers that at $13,500 in 1970 it was not only $3,500 more than that of the equivalent Mercedes-Benz sedan but also more than double that of a Cadillac Deville Coupé!
The 3.5-litre version of the 280 SE typifies the resurgence of larger-engined Mercedes-Benz models that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the progressive easing of fiscal constraints, which had dissuaded customers from buying cars with large capacity engines, encouraged the German manufacturer to offer bigger, more potent power units. Thus the ultra-luxurious 280 SE Coupé/Cabriolet and 300 SEL saloon were the models chosen by Mercedes-Benz to launch its magnificent new 3.5-litre V8 engine in September 1969. An over-square design featuring a cast-iron block and aluminium-alloy cylinder heads, each equipped with a single overhead camshaft, this all-new, state-of-the-art power unit produced 200bhp courtesy of Bosch electronic fuel injection and transistorised ignition. The new V8 engine had particularly smooth running characteristics and endowed the 280 SEs with performance superior to that of many out-and-out sports cars. Thus equipped, the Coupé/Cabriolet was good for 200km/h with 100km/h reachable in 9.6 seconds, a substantial improvement on the six-cylinder version's figures. As befitted top-of-the-range luxury models, the 280 SE 3.5 Coupé and Cabriolet came equipped with automatic transmission, air conditioning, power windows, and a stereo radio as standard.
Although the equivalent SEL saloon used the 'New Generation' bodyshell, the 280 SE Coupé and Cabriolet kept the elegant coachwork that had debuted back in 1959 on the 220 SE. Nevertheless, there had been some refinements made: the radiator shell was lower and wider, with a correspondingly flatter front end to the bonnet, a characteristic that has led to enthusiasts referring to these face-lifted cars as 'Flachkühler or flat radiator' models, while the bumpers were now fitted with rubber strips. Significantly, the 280 SE 3.5 was to be the final model featuring this long-established and much admired body style. It was truly Mercedes-Benz's flagship model, representing status, luxury and reliability. The company's last hand built convertible, these last-of-the-line classics are highly sought after by today's discerning Mercedes-Benz collectors.
One of only 1,232 Cabriolets produced, this automatic transmission Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 features a Becker Mexico radio, air conditioning, and power windows. The car was sold new to the United States and later exported to The Netherlands where it has been maintained in excellent condition. Subsequently, the Mercedes was sold to a Belgian car collector from Antwerp. We are advised by the current private vendor that there are no leaks and that the exhaust was replaced recently. The car drives very well and recently participated in several rallies, including one in Tuscany, Italy. One need hardly mention that it has proven very reliable. Offered with an illustrated valuation report from 2021, the car is matching numbers and its very striking colour combination is original.
This was an exceptionally last minute decision which we were glad we made when we saw the locomotives in charge. G513 leads the all-SSR liveried combo of S317, GM22 and C503 north through Bowal with LS01 empty Centennial Coal service to Lidsdale. This train was diverted to run via the south due to trackwork in the Sydney metropolitan area, specifically, on the goods lines.
3016 powers up the grade between Pine Range 1 & 2 tunnels with 9S50 Canberra Railway Museum's Father's Day train to Bungendore. 4807 is at the rear of the train.
Paignton 6/9/02
Scania N113 / Alexander RH
New to London Buses as S26 at WH 11/91.
Privatised to East London 9/94.
Transferred to Stagecoach Devon & converted to convertable open-top 6/00.
Withdrawn 2011.
W111
Zoute Sale - Bonhams
Estimated : € 75.000 - 100.000
Sold for € 83.375
Zoute Grand Prix 2022
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2022
'Exclusive' is a much bandied-about word in the classic car world, but it is a most apt description of the Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5. Why? Because at $13,500 in 1970 its price was not only $3,500 more than that of the equivalent Mercedes-Benz sedan but also more than double that of a Cadillac Deville Coupé! Commonplace it was not.
The 3.5-litre version of the 280 SE typifies the resurgence of larger-engined Mercedes-Benz models that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the progressive easing of fiscal constraints, which had dissuaded customers from buying cars with large capacity engines, encouraged the German manufacturer to offer bigger, more potent power units. Thus the ultra-luxurious 280 SE Coupé/Cabriolet and 300 SEL saloon were the models chosen by Mercedes-Benz to launch its magnificent new 3.5-litre V8 engine in September 1969. An over-square design featuring a cast-iron block and aluminium-alloy cylinder heads, each equipped with a single overhead camshaft, this all-new, state-of-the-art power unit produced 200bhp courtesy of Bosch electronic fuel injection and transistorised ignition.
The new V8 engine had particularly smooth-running characteristics and endowed the 280 SEs with performance superior to that of many out-and-out sports cars. Thus equipped, the Coupé/Cabriolet was good for 125mph (200km/h) with 60mph (97km/h) reachable in 9.5 seconds, a substantial improvement on the six-cylinder version's figures. As befitted top-of-the-range luxury models, the 280 SE 3.5 Coupé and Cabriolet came equipped with automatic transmission, power windows, and a stereo radio as standard.
Although the equivalent SEL saloon used the 'New Generation' bodyshell, the 280 SE Coupé and Cabriolet kept the elegant coachwork that had debuted back in 1960/1961 on the 220 SE. Nevertheless, there had been some refinements made: the radiator shell was lower and wider, with a correspondingly flatter front end to the bonnet, a characteristic that has led to enthusiasts referring to these face-lifted cars as 'flat radiator' models, while the bumpers were now fitted with rubber strips. Significantly, the 280 SE 3.5 was to be the final model featuring this long-established and much-admired body style. It was truly Mercedes-Benz's flagship model, representing status, luxury and reliability. Today these last-of-the-line classics are highly sought after by discerning Mercedes-Benz collectors.
Most elegantly finished in the original colour combination of beige grey (beigegrau) with bamboo (bambus) coloured leather interior, this beautifully presented Mercedes-Benz incorporates a host of desirable options including a Becker Grand Prix radio; central armrests front and rear; heated rear screen; additional spotlights; automatic transmission; electric sliding sunroof; and electric windows.
As per the Mercedes-Benz data card (copy on file), the car was sold new via the Munich based dealer (code 226) but its first custodian was a medical doctor based in Vienna. The doctor owned the Mercedes from new until 1989 when the car was sold to its second Austrian owner, who would keep it until 2012 (copies of Austrian registration documents are on file). In 2012 the car was sold via a German dealer to its first German owner, who in turn sold it to the current vendor, a very well-respected collector of fine cars based in Munich. Clearly this car has been looked after all its life, and recent expenditure includes the following:
• 2017: comprehensive service by Mercedes-Benz in Munich including a comprehensive brake service; repair of the power-assisted steering; cooling circuit overhaul; installing new engine mounts; check and repair of heating and ventilation system, etc for a total of €14,600
• 2018: overhaul of the automatic gearbox and further smaller repairs, again at Mercedes-Benz Munich €5,530
• 2018: installing safety belts at CarTech Knowledge, Ismaning near Munich €2,000
• 2020: dry ice blasting and repair of some rust on wheel arches including paint, again at CarTech €5,150
• 2021: service with some minor repairs at CarTech €3,050
Alco 4477 stands alongside EMD locos B65 and S302 underneath the rainbow at Goulburn roundhouse during the Streamliners event on 30-9-2016
Steamrail's preserved S313 leads B76,T395 on the P&O rice train from Deniliquin between Mathoura and Barnes on 14-10-11
Looking smarter now with its newly applied SSR (Southern Shorthaul Railroad) logos, S302 sits at Eskbank (Lithgow) awaiting its next duty. To the right of the photograph are a trio of CEY's and two 49 class (out of view) locomotives.
I last saw S302 behind GM10 on 1877 Kelso log train when it was 'logoless' and prior to that, just sitting around Seymour turntable still retaining its El Zorro stickers; www.flickr.com/photos/henrysrailwaygallery/14488241695
S302 still retains its El Zorro livery but with black and white SSR logos.
Friday 9th January 2015
I've been seeing this car lurking at the back of a local used car sales place for some time. They've recently moved it and when I saw the SAAB there as well I had to stop.
I have photographed this one before, back in 2010 (see below). It does appear to be rusting and DVLA says its last MoT expired in June 2014.
There was nobody around to ask how much it was, if it was actually for sale, but if someone is desperate to know I have a number for them.
While B61 sits on the Goulburn Turntable during the night shoot , locos around the turntable reflect in the paint work with other locos S317, S300, 4486 and GM27 form the background on Sunday 2-10-2016
Location: Berlin - 645km from home.
These new export and temporary plates from Belgium are very rare to spot here in Berlin, especially when you consider where they are from - Belgium. Although Belgium isn't exactly around the corner, you can spot several plates on the daily, so it's surprising these export plates aren't used until Berlin.
X = Export
17 = 2017
Class leader S3301 works a loaded bauxite train towards Kwinana on 19-11-08.
11 if the Westrail S class were built in 1998 with S3301 entering service as S2101 in June 1998 and renumbered under the ARG scheme in December 2000.
The frames were built at Somerton Victoria, Components built at Bathurst NSW and constructed in Westrail's Forrestfield depot
S313 (and S301) sit at the most Northern point in Victoria having just hauled the train from Melbourne as 8195 at the end of the line at Yelta.
S313 was painted in a special Louisville & Nashville livery for the filming of The Pacific, a 10 part mini series which focuses on the United States Marine Corps actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War.
Saturday 31st October 2009
Mercedes S-Class with Swiss diplomatic plate (UAE) at Genève.
I don't know why there are so many diplomatic plate here...
SSR/CRL units BRM002, 4917, 4911, S317 & 442s1 (out of view) sit at Carrington awaiting their next duties.
W111
Chassis n° 111.027-12-004473
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais 2020
Bonhams
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 300.000 - 350.000
Sold for € 299.000
"If you feel obligated to ask about the price you not only will never understand the car, you have branded yourself incapable of ever appreciating its virtues even if someone gave you one." – Car & Driver on the Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5.
The fact that the esteemed American motoring magazine felt compelled to remark on the 280SE's price is understandable when one considers that at $13,500 in 1970 it was not only $3,500 more than that of the equivalent Mercedes-Benz sedan but also more than double that of a Cadillac Deville Coupe!
The 3.5-litre version of the 280 SE typifies the resurgence of larger-engined Mercedes-Benz models that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the progressive easing of fiscal constraints, which had dissuaded customers from buying cars with large capacity engines, encouraged the German manufacturer to offer bigger, more potent power units. Thus, the ultra-luxurious 280 SE Coupé/Cabriolet and 300 SEL saloon were the models chosen by Mercedes-Benz to launch its magnificent new 3.5-litre V8 engine in September 1969. An over-square design featuring a cast-iron block and aluminium-alloy cylinder heads, each equipped with a single overhead camshaft, this all-new, state-of-the-art power unit produced 200bhp courtesy of Bosch electronic fuel injection and transistorised ignition. The new V8 engine had particularly smooth-running characteristics and endowed the 280 SEs with performance superior to that of many out-and-out sports cars. Thus equipped, the Coupé/Cabriolet was good for 125mph (200km/h) with 60mph (97km/h) reachable in 9.5 seconds, a substantial improvement on the six-cylinder version's figures. As befitted top-of-the-range luxury models, the 280 SE 3.5 Coupé and Cabriolet came equipped with automatic transmission, air conditioning, power windows, and a stereo radio as standard.
Although the equivalent SEL saloon used the 'New Generation' bodyshell, the 280 SE Coupé and Cabriolet kept the elegant coachwork that had debuted back in 1959 on the 220 SE. Nevertheless, there had been some refinements made: the radiator shell was lower and wider, with a correspondingly flatter front end to the bonnet, a characteristic that has led to enthusiasts referring to these face-lifted cars as 'flat radiator' models, while the bumpers were now fitted with rubber strips. Significantly, the 280 SE 3.5 was to be the final model featuring this long-established and much-admired body style, and today these last-of-the-line classics are highly sought after by discerning Mercedes-Benz collectors.
One of 1,232 Cabriolets produced, this Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 has the desirable floor-shift gearbox. This car was delivered new to the Cremer family in Schwarzenfeld, Germany and was first registered on 6th July 1971. The car later changed hands officially but stayed in the family, moving to Dr Gottfried Cremer in 1982 while keeping the same registration, 'NAB-L403'.
Sold to renowned collector Heiko Seekamp of Bremen in 1987, the Mercedes was purchased in 1999 by a Mr Wolfram Kruse, remaining in Germany. In 2007 the car was re-sprayed in a darker shade of blue and then in 2014 was sold to the current owner who returned it to its original and striking light blue colour scheme.
The accompanying DEKRA inspection/taxation report of 2017 confirms the Cabriolet's excellent condition and makes the following observation: "The car seems to have been restored to a very high standard with a recent professional re-spray in the original colour scheme, seemingly to excellent standard. Paint is hard to fault with a very good finish, paint thickness shows uniform results."
The report found the interior to be "lovely presented, with beautifully patinated seats and new carpets. Original dashboard and revised/restored correct switch gear (in working order). The dark blue soft top is new."
The engine started and ran instantly with no heavy smoke, and the report's overall conclusion was that the Mercedes had been restored to the highest standards, was presented in excellent condition, and was ready to be used.
S302,B76 are on a charter for trees for life, after dropping off passengers at Lake Modewarre the train continued on to Winchelsea to run around where it is here having a photostop on 13-8-2000
Car: Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL (W109).
Year of manufacture: 1971.
Date of first registration in the UK: 1st August 2014.
Registration region: Kingston-Upon-Hull.
Date taken: 14th September 2014.
Location: Easter Compton, South Gloucestershire, UK.
W126
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 100.000 - 140.000
Unsold (Highest bid : € 80.000)
Completed at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen factory in August of 1989, this exceptional 560 SEL was delivered new to AMG Japan for further fettling prior to delivery to its first owner. It is thus equipped with the hand-built 6.0-litre AMG version of the M117 V-8 engine with four valve heads. Its peak power output of 375 bhp makes it a very different proposition to the standard 560 SEL with its 285 bhp. The AMG body kit was also added, alongside three-piece split-rim wheels, an AMG instrument cluster, steering wheel, and overmats.
Showing just over 60,000 kilometres, it is in good condition for its age, free of corrosion and showing minimal cosmetic wear. It is accompanied by a rich service history which attests to routing ‘no expense spared’ servicing every two years in Japan; indeed, the three annual service bills between 2009 and 2013 total over €14.000. More recently it has been imported to Switzerland, where it has continued to be regularly maintained and exercised.
Pre-merger AMG build numbers are notoriously scarce, but it is believed that less than 200 of these 6.0 SELs were made. Few would more usable than this well-cared-for example.