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The daffodils and crocuses have been beautiful along the sea front at Lee-on-the-Solent. Then along comes the mini "Beast from the East" and carpets everything in snow.
Took this on my way home after a 4hr drive from Plymouth. Snow ploughs were working hard along the dual carriageway between Bridport and Winterbourne Abbas and traffic was down to 1 lane that was treacherous!
With EAH officially billing Thronecoming as the backstory/prequel to spring unsprung - a sentiment first echoed in the narrator commentary in its pivotal finale scene - it truly did end up being Briar who was the forward motion to truly get this royals vs. rebels conflict back up and running.
April in the Highlands and Spring has... unsprung!
The view from our garden this morning looking down Glen Coiltie and over Drumadrochit.
Thursday morning at the colliery spied through a telephoto lens from down the side of The Miners Arms. Deliberation Dave and Henry hi-vis plan their morning ahead trying to work out what should go there and here, and here and there before the mid morning empties arrive from Lydney.
Today they’re using a small ‘Planet’ chain-driven diesel mechanical loco instead of the more usual steamer. The little loco is fondly referred to as the ‘Flying Green Welly’ due to its colour being similar to that of a green rubber Wellington boot much favoured by those who work the land and the ‘okay yah’ set from Knightsbridge with a third home in the shires.
Buffer fanatics (yes, they are a thing) will notice the extra set of unsprung wooden buffers sat between the more regularly placed buffers. These are called ‘dumb buffers’, not because some idiot fixed them in the wrong place, oh no. They’re used when the loco is connected to some ancient internal user wagons with similar unsprung buffering attire.
Logo que a Kitty chegou Lizzie e Madd fizeram uma comemoração wonderlandiana com muito chá e conversas loucas para celebrar a chegada de sua grande amiga brincalhona!=D
Bom Domingo!
another shot of my friendly stoat from a couple weeks ago ,i hear there thinking of doing a program called stoatwatch springing:-0)
with apologies to the hard working bbc staff
Freightliner class 86/6 no. 86632 whines through Tile Hill on 10th February 2021 working 0Z90 Crewe Basford Hall to Northampton light locomotive route learner.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and were used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis working as pairs until 2021. The DFNC pool contains two class 86 locomotives, still available for service after 56 years.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
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The Bugatti Type 46 and later Type 50 were large enclosed touring cars and along with the Type 50B racing version, were all produced in the 1930s. Their relative ubiquity and numbers, combined with their styling caused them to sometimes receive the appellation of being a Molsheim Buick.
The Type 46 used a 5.4 L (5359 cc/327 in³) straight-8 engine with 3 valves per cylinder driven by a single overhead camshaft. Power was reported at 140 hp (104 kW). The engine was undersquare like most Bugatti designs with an 81 mm bore and 130 mm stroke.
The Type 46 was a large car, weighing 2500 lb (1134 kg) and riding on a 138 in (3505 mm) wheelbase. 400 examples were produced from the end of 1929 through 1936. The three speed gearbox was in unit with the live rear axle, resulting in high unsprung weight, and a relatively harsh ride. Despite this, the model was a favourite of Le Patron, and it remained in production longer than might have been expected
(Wikipedia)
You see! It's got one of those flowers stuck on its proboscis.
I can't tell you how pleased I am with this shot. Let's just leave it at 'I'm very pleased with this shot'.
I've spent many hours this week looking for Ospreys, and haven't seen a single one. A lot of walking! So it's maybe fate that this moth made its visit right up to my front window while I was doing the washing-up. Pretty much inviting me to take its photo. No walking required!
This photo made BBC Autumnwatch Photo of the Day! (17th Sept 2011)
This photo was also discussed on BBC Autumnwatch Unsprung (7th Oct 2011). Yay!!!!
Chris Packham explained that Hummingbird Hawk-moths can actually starve to death by getting flowers stuck on their proboscises. Good job this moth managed to drop the flower a second or two after this shot.
86258 rests between duties at Euston, 13th March 1977.
Locomotive History
Originally E3140 it was built in 1966 at Doncaster and under the 1973 TOPS renumbering scheme it became 86046. In the early years the locomotives became notorious for track damage, being fitted with axle-hung traction motors, in place of the bogie-frame-mounted motors of the earlier designs. This additional unsprung mass was causing damage at high speeds. In 1969 number E3173, was fitted experimentally with the large helical 'flexicoil' springs and trials proved successful and the modification was applied gradually to the whole fleet. This modification was applied to 86046 in June 1975 and it was renumbered 86258. After thirty six years pounding up and down the West Coast Main Line 86258 was stored in July 2002. Since then it has spent time in store at Longsight, Immingham, Glasgow, Derby, Loughborough and Long Marston until broken up at EMR, Kingsbury in December 2009.
Taken with the new Z mount 'nifty fifty' on the trusty Z6, and in very favourable lighting conditions, I am very pleased with how this shot came out after a mad dash between two work appointments.
Freightliner racing green class 86/6 no. 86614 leads classmate no. 86638 north past the Oxford Canal at Shilton atop 4M87 Felixstowe- Trafford Park freightliner on 22nd June 2020.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and are used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis as working pairs.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
After 50 years of service, 16 locos remain in service with Freightliner, one with Locomotive Services Limited, one with WRC and one with a private owner.
Manufacturer: Léon Bollée Société des Voiturettes Automobiles, Le Mans - France
Type: Voiturette
Engine: 882cc single-cylinder water-cooled
Power: 3 bhp / 800 rpm
Speed: 43 km/h
Production time: 1896 - 1898
Production outlet: several hundred
Curb weight: 200 kg
Special:
- It was the first automobile ever with the name "Voiturette" and became a "standard name" for a French "small automotive vehicle" used by many facturers.
- The cars were actually produced by Hurtu & Diligeon, in Albert, Somme, France. Only the prototypes were made at the Le Mans factory.
- With a similar car Leon Bollee drove LeMans-Paris in 7 hours, which corresponds to an average speed of 30 km/h.
- The driver sat astride the back seat, controlling the front wheels with the lever on the right (arm and link steering) from the unsprung tubular frame.
- While steering with his right hand, his left operated a versatile lever that changed gears, applied the brake or engaged the driving belt.
- The four-stroke water-cooled and horizontal engine has platinum semi-hot-tube ignition, a belt final-drive transmission (rear wheel) and a tensioning roller, which acted as a clutch and a belt final-drive transmission (rear wheel).
- When the belt's rear wheel slides backward it puts tension on the belt, thus acting as the clutch, and when it slides forward, it jams the back wheel against the brake block.
- The Bollées Tricars were very popular in their day since they were quite simple, reliable and relatively less expensive than a full-size car.
- Léon himself was a pioneer of the gasoline engine, developing lightweight gas powered vehicles when he was still relatively young.
- Nor more than a handful are known to exist.
Added to the gallery www.flickr.com/photos/67855182@N00/galleries/721576406449...
My favourite locomotive by a very long way and one that I will always get out and photograph if I can.
Privately owned AL6/ class 86/2 no. E3137/86259, 'Peter Pan'/ 'Les Ross, stands at Rugby on 26th September 2020 during a brief pause to set down passengers working 1Z87 Carlisle- London Euston, The Railway Touring Company's 'Cumbrian Coast Express'. The electric took over the train from steam traction at Carnforth.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and are used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis as working pairs.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
This was not something I was expecting to catch today but thanks to a tip off from TugForty, I was fortunate enough to be in a position to be able to head out for shot.
With full sun both sides of the photo, a covering of cloud was obviously the order of the 30 seconds when the train was in-front of the lens....
You wait for two 86/6s and four of them turn up at once, making all of my christmases come together.
Freightliner class 86 no. 86628 leads classmate no. 86639 and further dead pair of 86/6s nos. 86614 and 86637 south on the slow line past Westwood Road, Atherstone with 4A96 Crewe Basford Hall- Wembley Wheel Lathe freightliner on 13th June 2020.
I presume that this is a way of getting two pairs of 86/6s in position for Monday morning's workings north as the two southbound liners from Trafford Park were worked by 66s today and following the cross county route to Ipswich.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and are used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis as working pairs.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
After 50 years of service, 16 locos remain in service with Freightliner, one with Locomotive Services Limited, one with WRC and one with a private owner.
Soul surviving Freightliner class 86/6 no. 86632 powers north at Tile Hill working 0Z91 Northampton to Crewe Basford Hall light locomotive on 16th February 2021.
As it passed me at Tile Hill, the 86 was making a distinctive hissing sound, suggesting a problem of some sort.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and were used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis working as pairs until 2021. The DFNC pool contains two class 86 locomotives, still available for service after 56 years.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
Taken at Rosendals Gardens. Rosendals Trädgård is a garden open to the public situated on Djurgården, west of Rosendal Palace, in the central part of Stockholm, Sweden.
Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.
The common name ‘cranesbill’ comes from the shape of the unsprung column, which in some species is long and looks like the bill of a crane. However, many species in this genus do not have a long beak-like column.
Let me state, for the record, that I had never intended to collect spring unsprung in its entirety. I wanted my brown girls but originally had no plans for Holly or Lizzie (especially since I still don't have a signature Lizzie just yet). But then
OH, BUT THEN
Then my mind supplied the perfect song for both this collection & what I'm feeling. Soon my muse conspired against me and before my wallet or I knew it we were being held hostage by the idea of both finishing the line and starting the year with this (ever increasing in size) photo story. Dammit! I can't afford to do this all the damn time but the muse wants what it wants so let's get this show going!
The nearest Tacco Bell to my house happens to be in Northampton so it was necessary to pop into the station after dinner today.
Freightliner powerhaul liveried class 86 no. 86637 stands in platform 2 at Northampton in multiple with racing green classmate no. 86632 as the drivers change whilst working 4S88 Felixstowe- Coatbridge freightliner on a damp, drizzly 8th July 2020.
4S88 is booked 86/6s from Ipswich to Crewe Basford Hall, where a pair of 90s are supposed to take over for the run to Coatbridge.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and are used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis as working pairs.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
After 50 years of service, 16 locos remain in service with Freightliner, one with Locomotive Services Limited, one with WRC and one with a private owner.
Well... That is that, the end. Back in July, I visited Northampton for the first time with the idea of getting a shot of the 86/6s during their crew change on the Coatbridge intermodal service. Four months on, I have managed to get shots of the final 11 86/6s leading 4S88 at Northampton.
Freightliner racing green class 86/6 no. 86608 stands during a crew change at Northampton in multiple with Powerhaul liveried classmate no. 86622 working 4S88 Felixstowe to Coatbridge intermodal on 12th November 2020.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and are used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis as working pairs.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
Just sat there eating my dinner and saw this.... yay :@)
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The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885, is widely regarded as the world's first automobile, that is, a vehicle designed to be propelled by an internal combustion engine. The original cost of the vehicle in 1885 was 600 imperial German marks, approximately 150 US dollars (equivalent to $3,998 in 2016). The vehicle was awarded the German patent number 37435, for which Karl Benz applied on January 29, 1886. Following official procedures, the date of the application became the patent date for the invention once the patent was granted, which occurred in November of that year.
Benz's wife, Bertha, financed the development process. According to modern law, she would have therefore received the patent rights, but married women were not allowed to apply for patents at the time.
Benz unveiled his invention to the public on July 3, 1886, on the Ringstrasse in Mannheim.
About 25 Patent-Motorwagens were built between 1886 and 1893.
After developing a successful gasoline-powered two-stroke piston engine in 1873, Benz focused on developing a motorized vehicle while maintaining a career as a designer and manufacturer of stationary engines and their associated parts.
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was a three-wheeled automobile with a rear-mounted engine. The vehicle contained many new inventions. It was constructed of steel tubing with woodwork panels. The steel-spoked wheels and solid rubber tires were Benz's own design. Steering was by way of a toothed rack that pivoted the unsprung front wheel. Fully elliptic springs were used at the back along with a live axle and chain drive on both sides. A simple belt system served as a single-speed transmission, varying torque between an open disc and drive disc.
The first Motorwagen used the Benz 954 cc single-cylinder four-stroke engine with trembler coil ignition. This new engine produced 500 watts (2⁄3 hp) at 250 rpm in the Patent-Motorwagen, although later tests by the University of Mannheim showed it to be capable of 670 W (0.9 hp) at 400 rpm. It was an extremely light engine for the time, weighing about 100 kg (220 lb). Although its open crankcase and drip oiling system would be alien to a modern mechanic, its use of a pushrod-operated poppet valve for exhaust would be quite familiar. A large horizontal flywheel stabilized the single-cylinder engine's power output. An evaporative carburettor was controlled by a sleeve valve to regulate power and engine speed. The first model of the Motorwagen had not been built with a carburetor, rather a basin of fuel soaked fibers that supplied fuel to the cylinder by evaporation.
Benz later made more models of the Motorwagen, model number 2 had 1.1 kW (1.5 hp)) engine, and model number 3 had 1.5 kW (2 hp) engine, allowing the vehicle to reach a maximum speed of approximately 16 km/h (10 mph). The chassis was improved in 1887 with the introduction of wooden-spoke wheels, a fuel tank, and a manual leather shoe brake on the rear wheels.
Bertha Benz, married to Karl, chose to publicize the Patent-Motorwagen in a unique manner: She took the Patent-Motorwagen No. 3, supposedly without her husband's knowledge, and drove it on the first long-distance automobile road trip to demonstrate its feasibility. That trip occurred in early August 1888, as the entrepreneurial lady took her sons Eugen and Richard, fifteen and fourteen years old, respectively, on a ride from Mannheim through Heidelberg, and Wiesloch (where she took on ligroin as a fuel at the city pharmacy, making it the first filling station in history), to her maternal hometown of Pforzheim.
As well as being the driver, Benz acted as mechanic on the drive, cleaning the carburetor with her hat pin and using a garter to insulate a wire. She refueled at the local pharmacy in Wiesloch. As the brakes wore down, Benz asked a local shoemaker to nail leather on the brake blocks, thereby inventing brake linings. After sending a telegram to her husband of her arrival in Pforzheim, she spent the night at her mother's house and returned home three days later. The trip covered 194 km (121 mi) in total.
In Germany, a parade of antique automobiles celebrates this historic trip of Bertha Benz every two years. In 2008, the Bertha Benz Memorial Route was officially approved as a route of industrial heritage of mankind, because it follows Bertha Benz's tracks of the world's first long-distance journey by automobile in 1888. Now everybody can follow the 194 km (121 mi) of signposted route from Mannheim via Heidelberg to Pforzheim (Black Forest) and back.
Feeling like this challenge may be a win! TBH this theme was so fun to take and even more fun to edit!
With very few exam hours left, Freightliner class 86 electric locomotive no. 86613 whines south at Hampton in Arden on 8th February 2021 working 0Z90 Crewe Basford Hall to Northampton light locomotive route learning trip.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and were used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis working as pairs until 2021. The DFNC pool contains two class 86 locomotives, still available for service after 56 years.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
Happy to have met an Azure Blue Damselfly mating behind a grass stem, a capture I've always wanted. Not keen on portrait aspects, they look so small on flickr, so with the background looking nice and clean I've gone for the landscape crop. E-M5/60mm
I restyled Blondie the most. Her original hair didn't do anything for me. After a quick restyle (well it wasn't that quick) she looks better to me.
I love her dress, blue is my fave colour so I think it's gorgeous. I was not really fond of her original release, but I love this one.
The fur is such a cute touch and the accessories are gorgeous.
I must say this line has great fabrics, they're all pretty thick and they feel great. I love this line. I could've done without the tinsel but oh well. This is hands down the prettiest EAH line so far imo. Spring Unsprung is gorgeous too, but their outfits are not so distinctive as these ones and all look like each other.
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The Bugatti Type 46 and later Type 50 were large enclosed touring cars and along with the Type 50B racing version, were all produced in the 1930s. Their relative ubiquity and numbers, combined with their styling caused them to sometimes receive the appellation of being a Molsheim Buick.
The Type 46 used a 5.4 L (5359 cc/327 in³) straight-8 engine with 3 valves per cylinder driven by a single overhead camshaft. Power was reported at 140 hp (104 kW). The engine was undersquare like most Bugatti designs with an 81 mm bore and 130 mm stroke.
The Type 46 was a large car, weighing 2500 lb (1134 kg) and riding on a 138 in (3505 mm) wheelbase. 400 examples were produced from the end of 1929 through 1936. The three speed gearbox was in unit with the live rear axle, resulting in high unsprung weight, and a relatively harsh ride. Despite this, the model was a favourite of Le Patron, and it remained in production longer than might have been expected
(Wikipedia)
I wasn't planning to go to Northampton tonight but at the last minute decided to head down to see what was on the front of 4S88.... Thanks to Tim Moran for persuading me to go.
Freightliner racing green class 86/6 no. 86607 stands during a crew change at Northampton in multiple with classmate no. 86638 working 4S88 Felixstowe to Coatbridge intermodal on 27th October 2020.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and are used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis as working pairs.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.
I just finished restyling my Kitty Cheshire and wanted to show all my Spring Unsprung dolls. And behind them I have my Legacy Day dolls.I don´t have Legacy Day Ashlynn just yet but she´s on the way. I´m not sure if I should get Spring Unsprung Lizzy. What do you guys think?
Freightliner class 86 no. 86613 (E3128), formerly ‘County of Lancashire', leads classmate no. 86632 (E3148), formerly ‘Brookside’, north at Atherstone on 3nd February 2021 with 4M45 Felixstowe to Garston intermodal.
86613 and 86632 are the final two class 86s in the DFNC active pool and will likely continue on the 4L60/4M45 diagram for the rest of this week, until 86613 runs out of hours and is stored.
The Class 86 locomotives built upon the Class 81-5 however they included some improved features such as quieter fans.
The locos were initially notorious for causing track damage due to a large amount of unsprung mass however, after modifications which led to the fitting of large flexicoil springs, the problems diminished. The initial class 86/0 subclass was limited to 85 mph due to the track-wear issue, those which were fitted with flexicoil springs were renumbered into the 86/2 series and were 100mph capable. 3 test bed class 87s were numbered 86101-103 and were 110mph locos.
Many locomotives have been exported to operator Floyd in Hungary and are used on freight trains over there.
The 86/7 subclass of two locomotives was 110mph capable however they were withdrawn in early 2013 due to lack of GSMR fitment. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work for 86701 and 86702, both locomotives were exported.
The 86/6 subclass is limited to 75mph and were used on Freightliner trains on a daily basis working as pairs until 2021. The DFNC pool contains two class 86 locomotives, still available for service after 56 years.
From 2015 to 2019, 86101, 86401 and 87002 were hired in by GBRf in order to work ECS moves between London Euston and Wembley ICD for the Caledonian Sleeper. After the arrival of mk5 stock to the Caledonian Sleeper, 87002, 86101 and 86401 came off lease. 86101 and 87002 were sold to Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe and 86401 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company and is currently based at Carnforth.