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Dating from 1952 and originally numbered 13005 and then D3005, Class 08 08002 was pictured on Doncaster MPD on October 16th 1977. It had been withdrawn the previous month and was eventually scrapped at Swindon Works during January 1978. It carries a DR shed sticker but in 1955 it was allocated to 67C Ayr.
Class 105 'Cravens' (Sc51485 & E56121) arrive at Irwell Vale working 2J58 12:15 Rawtenstall to Heywood. 05/11/17
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.
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
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
60081 heads a line up of 24 withdrawn class 60s on Toton New Bank 24th August 2018. From the rear they are .....60067, 60032, 60060, 60086, 60050, 60088, 60018, 60027, 60037, 60042, 60097, 60014, 60025, 60031, 60005, 60053, 60078, 60023, 60089, 60004, 60093, 60083, 60006 & 60081
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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
Class 5MT 45212, running off her train at Rawtenstall with the ex 11.30am from Heywood on the East Lancashire Railway.
Class 08 shunting locomotive 08631 is seen at Crewe, the loco is operated by Locomotive Services at Crewe
Circa 1986 and "Tractor" 37203 stands on the "Down" Mainline at Shireoaks opposite the Colliery during Engineering Work.
A trusty old Shark ZUV Plough Brake is the first vehicle in the consist.
Canon New F1n ae Canon FD50mm F1.8.
Scanned with Sony A7riii and Sony A7riii.
Adobe Lightroom Classic and Negative Lab Pro.
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.
A quick close up pic of the principal technique used on my Class 37 bogie. This one is for a new Class 27 currently being built :)
Mossend D.Y. - Grangemouth Tdg (EWS) Loco. 66119 with the daily freight service, from Mossend, to Grangemouth, passing through Falkirk Grahamston Station, todays load 14 containers.
Class 67 No. 67014 at Cardiff Central on 2nd November 2018.
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Freightliner Class 66 No. 66552 approaches Water Orton with a Willesden Euroterminal to Cliffe Hill Stud Fm Tarmac movement on 2nd June 2016.
Rain bounces from the roof of a Derby built class 108 standing in the Maryport bay, 17 September 1984.
April 13th, 1985
Ravensthorpe Wessey Junction
Crewe-based Class 47 47191 (formerly D1841) heads towards Healey Mills with a tanker train. Take from the station, which only serves the Leeds line.
Ref 06-06
Here we see GWR class 158 (158769) photographed at Crediton railway station with the sunrise coming up.
Taken February 2022.
The busy days at Wembley Yard are long gone and your more likely to see new stock stabled there than wagons. Greater Anglia 720 units 720 546 (L) and 720 560 (R) are seen amongst the heat haze.
The Acclamator-Class Cruiser Scale 1:1455, the scale of the 75252 UCS Imperial Star Destroyer. If you like it and want see more of it, visit me on instagram.com/admiral_plackbar
A very quick leap off the 11:18 Wolverhampton to Paddington service enabled this shot of 50035 Ark Royal.
An unidentified class 219 propels the 10.18 Leipzig – Gera - Saalfeld approaching Pößneck ob.Bf.
Freightliner Class 86s 86608 + 86605 passes Stratford (London) on 4L89 0718 Crewe Basford Hall Yard - Felixstowe North F.L.T. on 03/02/2020