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Class 47 47290 in freshly applied Railfreight distribution livery looks superb in the summer sun at Crewe Basford Hall open day.
Scanned from an original photograph.
Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Class 128 parcels unit, W55992 at Reading at 14:24hrs on the 16th of March 1987
Shortly before the introduction of the new LDP Class locomotives (only a few weeks away when this shot was taken), the QRNational East Coast intermodals were dominated by the G, CLF and CLP Classes.
5MB7 races through Menangle behind G516 and a pair of CLPs.
MoD SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 (mod) XX765, the trials aircraft for Active Control Technology (ACT), a fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system. The aircraft was modified to give it unstable flying characteristics, with additional wing leading edge strakes to move the centre of lift forwards, and the ability to carry 5cwt of ballast in the rear fuselage to move the centre of gravity aft.
The aircraft was the first to fly with a quadruplex digital FBW system with no mechanical back-up controls. The highly successful flight test programme was conducted at BAe Warton, A&AEE Boscombe Down and RAE Farnborough between October 1981 and November 1984, and the learnings were incorporated in the development of the EAP and Eurofighter. XX765 is to be found today at the RAF Museum in Cosford.
Seen here at the Farnborough Airshow in September 1984.
A copied transparency.
Drax liveried class 60 , 6066 , passing through South Bank , near Midlesbrough with a train of empties heading for Scunthorpe .
In the summer of 1996 Class 60 no.60035 passes Bedlinog with a loaded MGR from Cwmbargoed Disposal Point to Aberthaw.
This was around the time Class 60s replaced pairs of Class 37s on these trains and this is the first time I saw a Class 60 on the branch. I never been back to the line since but will make the effort again one day as the scenary is superb.
News Zealand Railways DC class locos 4029/4726 are stabled with a ballast train at National Park Station during May 1986.
Built for the NZR by GM as the DA class (G12) between 1961-1968, most were rebuilt as the DC class (G22AR) by Clyde Engineering at Rosewater , South Australia in the late 70s/early 80s. Still carrying its original rebuild number 1553 on the nose, 4029 would have been one of the earliest rebuilds. It was originally DA1533.
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My new Lego model of a Bulleid pacific; Merchant Navy Class '35005 Canadian Pacific'.
The Merchant Navy class were designed for the Southern Railway in Britain by Oliver Bulleid, and were built between 1941 and 1949. They originally had 'Air Smoothed Casing'; a type of streamlining. They were later followed the smaller and lighter 'West Country' and 'Battle of Britain' classes (which were identical apart from their naming). These were also originally built in streamlined condition. My other Lego Bulleid loco, '21c123 Blackmore Vale' is an example of an original condition West Country Class.
In the 1950s onwards, the Southern Railway was taken over by British Rail, who began to rebuild all 3 classes of the Bulleid pacifics, without the streamlining, to allow easier maintenance. This model is an example of a REBUILT Mechant Navy class.
The real '35005 Canadian Pacific' is now preserved at the Mid-Hants Railway, and I've seen her running many times.
Colas Railfreight Class 56, 56302 approaching Greenfaulds railway station working 6N47 Prestwick - Grangemouth tanks on the 14th of August 2018
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Preston 57310 Pride of Cumbria & 57306 both sporting there new livery are held at platform four for a signal check "a good opportunity for the Thursday night photting crew" which was duly exploited.
Sized for Mobile Frame Zero: Intercept Orbit, a Lego based tabletop tactical game. Based on the Salamis Kai Class from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
The Salamis Kai is a modified version of the lackluster but dependable Salamis class, and as such is also a frigate sized at 12 studs long. In order to bring the Salamis class into the modern era of frame focused combat, the Kai's forward bow has been modified to fit a hangar bay with a vertical lift elevator and topside launch catapult, necessitating the removal of one of the main guns. In order to increase the weight of the attacks the Kai could throw in medium range anti ship bombardments, the secondary bridges were replaced with duel main gun mounts, effectively increasing the total number of barrels to 9. Between the additional weapons and the widening of the bow for the hangar which also necessitated the removal of the missile pods, the Kai's role in combat is more definitely defined to medium range where it might better support the frames it launches. Finally, boosters were added to the engine to improve its overall speed.
The Kai represents a focused effort to improve the Salamis overall, but doesn't quite replace the original's role in the navy. Instead, the Kai is mostly likely to be seen serving as the lead vessel in a small task force comprised of several additional normal Salamis class ships operating in areas deemed less important or dangerous enough to warrant a true capital ship. Alternatively a ship or two of the Kai class may be attached to an existing task force to supplement the frame squads available for duty.
Class 90 90004 heads through Ingatestone towards the Capital with 1P37 1230 Norwich to London Liverpool Street
Merseyrail British Rail three car 3rd rail EMU Class 508 no.508 125 arrives at Hall Road station with the Hunts Cross to Hunts Cross circular for Hunts Cross.
Caledonian Sleeper 73968 leads 73966,92038 and 92010 though Newcastle working 0Z80 Polmadie to Doncaster
86219 (Pheonix), in Intercity livery, at Springburn Works, Glasgow on 5.10.97. I note that this wasn't scrapped until 2002 so presumably it was there for some TLC!
Class 15, ADB968002 (D8237) outside Sheffield near Brightside. Photo taken from a passing train
This was stored at Toton for a while before being transfered to Sheffield as seen here before being taken into Marple & Gillots scrapyard for disposal, it was cut up in April 1985 so this photo will date from March or April 1985
One of the most formidable warships in known space, the Deneb-class Battleship is the first ship class of the Solaris Confederation to field the newly developed Tachyon Particle Lance. The Tachyon Particle Lance, in conjunction with superluminal missiles, gives the class devastating long range firepower. At shorter ranges, the class utilizes heavy X-Ray laser batteries. Ships of the Deneb class also fill the fleet command roll, where a flag officer will command a task force or battle group.
Class: Deneb Class Battleship
Affiliation: Solaris Confederation Navy
Namesake: Star Systems of the Solaris Confederation.
Ships Constructed: Deneb, Procyon, Aldebaran, Antares, Barnard’s Star, Bellatrix, Polaris, Pollux, Regulus, Vega, Sol
Armaments:
2x Tachyon Particle Lances
12x Superluminal Missile Vertical Launch System
8x Heavy X-Ray Laser Batteries in four turrets
2x Close-In Weapon System Point Defense
Drive Systems:
FTL: Space Fold Drive
Main: 6x Confined Plasma Thrusters
Secondary: 6x Conventional Plasma Thrusters
Stealth System: Plasma Wake Suppression
Defensive Systems:
Graviton Deflector Shields
Composite Armor Plating
DB Schenker Class 66, 66144 is seen passing through Rollerston with the Kingsbury - Humber oil tanks. 66114 has recently been re painted from EWS livery in to DB Schenker livery at Toton.
The Class 01 of standard locomotives (Einheitsdampflokomotive) was the first design of steam express passenger locomotives built by the unified Boreatic Railway League. While multiple railway companies had been operating across the main island of Borea for decades, no single railway company proved willing to shoulder the cost of long-distance railway bridges and ferries to the myriad islands. In 1920, the Council agreed to consolidate the largest mainland railway companies into a single state-owned entity, capable of the large-scale investment required to bridge the straights. The Grey Gates, the great suspension bridge crossing Omburg Harbor, is a product of such investment; so is the Class 01.
A 4-6-2 "Specific" layout, the Class 01 is designed to be fast, versatile, and able to be repaired in any railyard with standardized equipment. The Class 01 is limited to routes capable of handling its 20-ton axle load (as well as yards with turntables long enough to maneuver it). Though demand has started off slow, railway executives expect that the Class 01 will eventually be the most common engine hauling passenger express routes across the Boreatic League- and perhaps even beyond!
A pair of Rail Operations Group Class 47 diesel locos 47813 and 47812 waiting at Royston station.
On the lunchtime Barrington Quarry to Wembley run with empty landfill wagons.
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DRG Class 43 locomotive in the Eisenbahnmuseum Heilbronn. Shot with Fuji GS645S on Rollei 80S. Developed in XTOL
50037 Illustrious, speeding towards Seaton Junction station, with the 14:22 Exeter St. Davids - Waterloo, 2/7/91.
Stafford Station. Class 87 no. 87 012 "The Royal Bank of Scotland" arrives in Platform 4. 24.07.89. 15:55. 250/f4.
25221 starts a Crewe to Cardiff service from Newport on the last leg of its journey.
18th June 1978.
Although the planned withdrawal of the 'Castle Class 255' 4+2 HSTs on timetabled services was to be by the end of 2023, this was subsequently revised, enabling a small number of sets to continue in use on GWR diagrams into 2024. On 22nd September 2023 just one class 1 diagram remained, the 1G77 15:50 Penzance to Bristol Temple Meads, with 43155 'Rougement Castle' (with 43153 'Chûn Castle powering on the rear) rolls into Taunton shortly after sunset. 43155 (with 43154) was acquired by West Coast Railway Company and moved to Carnforth on 31st July 2025.
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