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Luther College Alumni from the classes of 1950, 1955, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 gathered together from the 24-26 of September for a weekend or remembering, reminiscing, and reuniting with old friends. A very big thank you to those of you who were able to join us!
47456 emerges from Sonning Cutting and approaches Twyford West with the 09.05 Wolverhampton - Brighton train.
DRS Class 68 No.68017 Hornet descends Whiteball,with the 10:21 Eastleigh to Paignton Pathfinder Tours working,on the 26th of September 2019.
Students in Knox College's Repertory Theatre Term 2019 making final presentations in dramaturgy class.
GM Class 66/0's 3,200 hp Co-Co No.66 166 of DBS in EWS livery at Bristol Temple Meads, 1/08. Scanned slide taken with a Nikon F65D.
DB Schenker EWS class 66, 66060 is seen passing Rushey sidings LC with a loaded coal train for Cottam Powerstation.
Preserved class 37 , 37075 formally D6775 , at work coming to the rescue of stranded passengers after a steam locomotive failed at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway during their 2021 mixed traffic gala .
There are only two classes in good society in England: the equestrian classes and the neurotic classes.
George Bernard Shaw
GM Class 66/5 3,200 hp Co-Co No.66 548 of Freightliner passing Harrow & Wealdstone on the 4M88 09.32 Felixstowe - Ditton intermodal, 26 April 2022.
GM Class 66/0 3,200 hp Co-Co's Nos.66068 & 66 111 substituting for a Class 60 on a trial basis leaving Wetserleigh Oil Depot on a Robeston empties, 1/10. Two Class 66's were needed to haul the same load as a Class 60 because, though with an extra 100hp, the Class 66's did not have such good torque characteristics as the Class 60's.
Technology & Combat Characteristics
Since the Archangel-class assault ship is based upon Orb's Izumo-class battleship, the weaponry of both classes is nearly the same, although, as a whole, the Archangel-class carries more weaponry than the Izumo-class. The armament features positron blaster cannons, beam guns, CIWS, linear cannons and several missile launchers, making the class more powerfully armed than either the Nelson-class battleship or Agamemnon-class carrier. Its only equals are the Girty Lue and LHM-BB01 Minerva. The true power of the Archangel-class is however hidden in the ship's cavernous hangar bay: it supplies room for up to at least eight Mobile Suits or Mobile Armors. Combined with the G Project prototypes, theArchangel was intended to be very nearly invincible. In operations, she was intended to hold the GAT-X102 Duel and GAT-X103 Buster, Lieutenant Mu La Flaga's TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero mobile armor, and two TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors back for defense while the GAT-X105 Strike, GAT-X303 Aegis, and GAT-X207 Blitz took the battle to the enemy.
Armaments
"Lohengrin" Positron Blaster Cannon
The most powerful weapon of the Archangel-class are two "Lohengrin" positron blaster guns (literally "Knight of Swan", named after Richard Wagner's opera of the same name), which are retractable and mounted inside the two front "legs" of the ship, directly below the hangars.
"Gottfried Mk.71" 225cm High-Energy Beam Cannons
The only other beam weapons carried by Archangel-class ships are two "Gottfried Mk.71" 225cm high-energy beam cannons, which, like the ones of the Izumo-class ships, can move into several positions. As with the positron gun the beam guns are retractable and mounted on top of the two "legs", thus providing defense capabilities while mobile suits are launched.
"Igelstellung" 75mm Automatic Multi-Barrel CIWS
The Archangel is armed with an array of 16 "Igelstellung 75mm automatic multi-barrel CIWS guns that are calibrated exceptionally well to intercept incoming missiles or lightly armored Mobile Weapons. Like the "Gottfried" beam cannons, the CIWS guns are movable to shoot down targets from several directions.
"Valiant Mk.8" 110cm Linear Cannon
Each side of the ship mounts a single "Valiant Mk.8" 110cm linear cannon, which, like the positron and beam cannons are retractable. It could also operate underwater after the Archangel was altered and proved to be exceptional against underwater MS and submarines.
Missile Launchers
Besides energy guns and shell-firing weapons, Archangel-class ships are also equipped with a large number of missile launchers, divided into 24 x surface-to-ship missile launchers and 16 x surface-to-air missile launchers. These launchers allow the Archangel-class to fire a large number of different missile types.
Bridge Tower Missile Launchers
The lighter missiles, such as "Helldart" anti-aircraft missiles are loaded into and stored on tubes on the bridge tower. The light Helldart missiles are primarily used as their classification suggests, in an anti-air role, however they are generally ineffective at damaging targets with phase-shift armor.
Aft Missile Launchers
The stern of the Archangel-class houses two sections that project backwards directly behind its dorsal wings and directly above its engines. These launchers house the heavier missile classes, Sledgehammer anti-ship missiles and Corintoss and Wombat heavy anti-aircraft missiles. When deployed these missiles normally perform a 180° turn in a wide arc around the side of the ship and then forward towards their target.
After recent restoration Class 50 50015 "Valiant" hauls the East Lancs Railway "Santa Special" out of Ramsbottom towards Bury. It is seen here, crossing the river just outside Rambsbottom Station on a very cold but sunny December day.
This link takes you to a photo I took of this loco on 23rd October 2007, you can see between the 2 pictures how much work has been done in just 7 weeks.
BR (Derby) Class 143 DTCL (1960 batch, with headcode panel) No.M56492 from a Class 108 2-car dmu in BR green livery with straw whiskers at Norchard yard, Dean Forest Railway, 26 August 2019.
Alstom Class 67 3,200 hp Bo-Bo No.67 028 of EWS on hire to the Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone Railway arriving at Marylebone with a service from Wrexham, 05/08.