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aka Moff Gideon's cruiser
aka the friggin' 3rd or 4th revision of the Arquitens-class light cruiser.
Building instructions available freely here. I strongly advise to have a look at it before doing anything.
Credits inside the building instructions. Enjoy!
Class 37 37407 is pictured in the sidings at York catching the evening sun and awaiting its next duty (or a good clean!) on October 30th 2021.
I catalogued this as a "class 302 coach on display". Was it a refurbished coach being shown to the BR Board (the HQ was nearby)? Seems it was, see below. The number doesn't make much sense! March 1980.
Direct Rail Services Class 66, 66431 passing Cumbernauld railway station working 4D47 Inverness - Mossend Stobart on the 23rd of April 2019
This is the Columbian variant of the Ziamese Minion-boat/Scottish Seabull that's been making the rounds. Matt built the original hull sometime, Yodadud modded it, I modded it some more.
In September of 1924, Charles Randall appeared before President Stanley and the Naval Budgetary Committee, as well as the general staff, to propose the construction of a class of submarines. In the Second Blackwater War, 14 submarines owned by a rogue corporation managed to wreak havoc among all the fleets present, even cut off from their supply lines or any chain of command. If Columbia could field a fleet of submarines, it would prove a powerful asset in any war. The president was enamored with the idea, and ordered a subcommittee assembled immediately to design a submarine.
The design they came up with was a powerful, well-armed submarine, designed with input from Scottish technical advisors. Unfortunately, Columbia had again been saddled with another economic slump, and the Budgetary Committee targeted the submarine program first. Fearing total cancellation, the sub committee quickly cut costs wherever they could on their original design.
The prototype, dubbed the A-class, possessed a shocking amount of flaws for such a sleek-looking vessel. Only two torpedo tubes, a single small deck gun, and a frightening tendency to leak if the sub was taken below 20 feet. Furthermore, the lack of air conditioning in Columbia's tropical climes quickly rendered the crew miserable. On the A-1's second test, a warm sunny day in early September, condensation from the high humidity shorted out the electrical circuits, cutting the lights and forcing the crew to fumble their way to the surface in total darkness.
Nevertheless, Randall Naval Yards was contracted to begin construction on 15 A-class-submarines as a temporary stay until a better design was completed. Some credit this to Randall bidding for half the cost of any of his competitors. Others credit Charles Randall being the son-in-law of Franklin Von Astor, chairman of the Naval Ministry. Either way, the contract was a bust. When a group of officers arrived at Randall's yards in late November after a long train of delays and excuses, only seven of the fifteen subs were anywhere close to being finished. Meanwhile, Randall himself was nowhere to be found- as a gossip rag later discovered, he had cut his losses, raided the company safe, and fled to Boland.
Although understandably disenchanted by this failure, the Budgetary Committee was somehow persuaded to finish the seven subs. Loaded about merchant ships, the hulls were shipped to the Navy's shipyards at Eureka, where they were stripped and rebuilt according to higher standards.
The B-class, as the seven subs were labeled, largely followed the original blueprints, before they were scrapped in favor of a cheaper design. The B-class performed much better, and aside from some control issues and difficulty maneuvering underwater, sea trials went flawlessly. Although slow underwater, the B-class is optimized for surfaced combat. Three 4" deck guns have the firepower to match older destroyers, and 2" of armor on the large superstructure prevents the sub from being damaged by glancing hits. The B-class carries a crew of 40 sailors.
Stats:
Speed: 14 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
Range: 8,700 km surfaced at 10 knots
Armament: 3x1 4" deck guns; 4 21" torpedo tubes, 8 torpedoes
An unidentified class 76 electric loco with a collection of mineral wagons near Neepsend heading downhill towards Sheffield Victoria.
Taken in September 1974.
Class 117 DMS W51397 leads 3 car set L418 at Slough forming 10:52 Reading to Paddington service.
2nd July 1984
Southeastern
Class 376/0 'Electrostar' 376013
5Z50 0745 Sidcup to Ramsgate
Class 375/8 'Electrostar' 375811
1P22 0853 Ramsgate to London Victoria
Rainham (Kent), 04/05/2019
A new version of my Y Class. Doesn't look too different externally, but the internal changes should make it more stable when running.
The V/Line orange and grey livery is new.
47523 was previously (D)1106. It was withdrawn in June 1999 and cut up at EWS Wigan CRDC in May 2000.
British Rail Class 24 diesel locomotive No. 24081 (originally Type 2 No. D5081), with a Pathfinder Tours headboard, at Winchcombe station during Gloucestershire Warwickshire heritage railway’s 2026 Diesel Gala on 26 July.
CSXT 2544 is tied down for the night at Rockdale after completing it's duties for the day. This unit was originally built for Seaboard Coast Line in 1973, one year after the GP38-2 begun production, making this a relatively early specimen.
Class 5MT 45212, running off her train at Rawtenstall with the ex 11.30am from Heywood on the East Lancashire Railway.
The three-car Class 110 Calder Valley unit powers away from Irwell Vale station with 2J55 10:05 Heywood to Rawtenstall. 5/11/2017.
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Class 08 shunting locomotive 08631 is seen at Crewe, the loco is operated by Locomotive Services at Crewe
A class 158 2 car unit forming 1L12 1102 Perth to Edinburgh runs through the autumnal Fife countryside just south of Lindores Loch.
The mass of bracken takes something of an effort to wade through but the colouring is spectacular at this time of year.
29th October 2016
This is the only perseved 3 car class 126, comprising of DMS Sc51017, DMBS Sc51043 and TC Sc59404. Now restored, it's seen at the Bo'ness Railway at their diesel gala day, about to do the only run of the day.
8-5-94 Bewdley (SVR)
Class 50 D444 drops off the single line token on the 12:45 from Bridgenorth to Kidderminster
Agfa Ct100
To help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Drax Power Station a couple of enthusiast rail tours took place over the weekend of 17th/18th of August. One such special was operated by the Branch Line Society and took a circuitous route from Derby to Drax. The motive power was a lovely pair of class 20's and one of the newly reengineered class 69's. 69011 is seen here having just past the depot in Knottingley and about to cross Womersley Road.
C class 592 at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway c1996
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Class 67 No. 67014 at Cardiff Central on 2nd November 2018.
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Basically a cowled SD40-2 with flat ends, G class leave some to be desired in looks. No matter the shell, these meaty EMDs sound real nice at track speed as we take in the sunset just south of Talbot, Vic.
The first Italian-built class 802 for GWR rolls out into the sunshine following its official unveiling at Hitachi Rail Italy's Pistoia plant on 9 February 2018.
This set is due to arrive in the UK in March, joining the three Japan-built class 802s already in the country for testing. The first class 802s are due to enter passenger service in July and all 36 sets will be delivered by March 2019.
GWR expects HST operation on services from London to Devon and Cornwall to end "around this time next year." Catch them while you can!