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After 17 years and 9 months, GB Railfreight Class 92, 92 020 finally runs on the mainline once again under her own power.
Undertaking a short initial test run for her first outing since April 2001, 020 was accompanied by sister locomotive, 92 032 "IMechE Railway Division", which had been at Crewe ETD for repairs and was acting as the 'insurance' locomotive.
Running as 0Z92, the pair of GB engines left the DB Cargo depot - the Class 92s' original "home" - with the (GB) driver sounding 020's horn to mark the occasion as they rounded the curve towards the north end of Crewe station.
92020 and 92032 then had brief spell in the UDL at the station, before 032 took the pair back to the ETD.
To add to the uniqueness of the occasion both 92s had their pans up during the test run.
Middleport, Ohio Antique Fire Engine.
Per notes listed on the windshield:
-1942 Dodge/American built for the US Navy
-500gpm pump
-Served Middleport from 1943 to 1960's, then two other Meigs County departments before becoming privately owned in the 1970's.
An absolutely glorious walk in Cornwall is the coastal walk from St Just to Pendeen lighthouse. It takes in a number of old tin mining sites including Botallack, Levant and Geevor.
These two buildings perched precariously on the cliffs are two engine houses for Botallack mine. The lower engine house held the steam engine for pumping water from the mine while the upper engine house was used for winding ore out of the mine. A plaque inside the upper engine house states:
"Crowns Engine Houses, Botallack Mine.
Worked before 1721 and closed in 1914. The lower pumping house was built in the 1830's & the upper winding house Pearce's in 1858. Preserved 1984 by the Carn Brea Mining Society with the help of many individuals and authorities as a tribute to past generations of Cornish miners."
The full history of Crowns Mine is well worth reading and can be found here.
EXIF: 92mm; f/22; 20 secs; ISO50
The morning of May 13 found me wake and alert before dawn, so I got to shoot part of the morning fleet on the NS Lafayette District. I am familiar with the afternoon offerings on this busy freight artery, but I don't get out too often early in the day, so my insomnia had a silver lining to it.
Here we see TripleCrown™ 256 hauling its trailers up the steep but short grade at Philo, IL. 256 is blowing for the Illinois 130 crossing behind me; the grain elevators off in the distance are at Tolono – at the bottom of the hill – some five miles distant.
1H02 0950 London Kings Cross to Hull Hull Trains service seen approaching March station after passing the still used March East Jun signal box with a divert from the ECML due to engineering works at Sandy seen at 1120
Here is my current fleet of *completed* GWR locos.
Left to right.
GWR king class
GWR City class
GWR Dean Goods class
GWR 2600 class (rebuild soon)
GWR 5101 class
GWR 9400 class
For those of you who have seen my work from the beginning, you may be wondering about my GWR 5700 and 1400 classes. Long story short, they are old models, made in LDD only, so lack of parts was a thing with those builds. Thinking of going ahead and trying to reverse engineer tracepierce2592 locos, but that will be a while off. For now, my main focus is finishing off the rest of my large steam engines on the list. Containing GWR, LMS, LNER, SR and BR standards.
1905 Marshall Agricultural Engine Works No 42665 Sir Philip sent to Tazmania from new and returned in 2005 and restored by owner Mr. R Foreman and sons.
What beautiful feat of British Engineering. No. 31806 used to run down to Corfe Castle and Swanage during the British Railways days of the 1950s and is the quintessential Southern Railway branch line locomotive.
The lovel D class climbs away from the steaming bays, a full lap of the track can be seen at youtu.be/RyAHMXKnqb0
Space Engine 9.7.2
8640x2160p (4:1 Aspect ratio)
NASA beat me to it!
Okay, they did a 1.5 billion pixel image, I'll give it to them. And a mighty fine one too.
www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/
It inspired me (plagiarism attempt) to make a similar shot.
A pair of class 25's depart in the Manchester direction from Chester General in 1982 the then new Powerbox can be seen in the background
The loco's are 25161 and 25224
25161 originally numbered D7511 was withdrawn on November 28th 1984 making it the 226th Class 25 to be withdrawn. After withdrawal 25161 was stored at Toton, then moved with 25193 & 25207 Toton – Gloucester – Swindon between February 21st - 25th 1985. On June 3rd 1987 it was moved to Cocklebury Yard following the closure of Swindon Works. On June 4th/5th 1987 25161, 25207/208, 25327 moved from Cocklebury Yard to Vic Berry, Leicester for scrapping. 25161 was placed in the stack by October 1987 and removed during March 1988 for cutting up which was completed by the last week of March 1988.
25224 Originally numbered D7574 was withdrawn on January 23rd 1983 but in February 1983 reinstated to Crewe finally withdrawn permanently on May 8th 1986.
25224 was the 282nd Class 25 to be withdrawn, one of four retired during May 1986
25224 was stored at Crewe after withdrawal until sold to Vic Berry, Leicester during December 1986. On January 9th 25064, 25198, 25224/269 were moved from Crewe to Leicester, with 25224 entering Vic Berry's yard on January 12th 1987 and was scrapped during February 1987, however the cabs lingered until at least November 1987
Thanks to DerbySulzers website for the loco information
UP "Big Boy" No. 4014 with help from "The Living Legend" No. 844 works upgrade eastbound on the Evanston Subdivision just west of Jamestown, WY.
Hailed as Union Pacific's "Living Legend," the engine is widely known among railroad enthusiasts for its excursion runs, especially over Union Pacific's fabled crossing of Sherman Hill between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming.
The Northerns
The Northern class steam locomotives, with a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4, were used by most large U.S. railroads in dual passenger and freight service. Union Pacific operated 45 Northerns, built in three classes, which were delivered between 1937 and 1944. Initially the speedy locomotives, capable of exceeding 100 miles per hour, were assigned to passenger trains, including the famous Overland Limited, Portland Rose and Pacific Limited. In their later years, as diesels were assigned to the passenger trains, the Northerns were reassigned to freight service. They operated over most of UP's system.
The second series of Northerns was more than 114 feet long and weighed nearly 910,000 pounds. Most of them were equipped with distinctive smoke deflectors, sometimes called "elephant ears," on the front of the boiler. These were designed to help lift the smoke above the engine so the engine crew's visibility wasn't impaired when the train was drifting at light throttle.
The last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific was Northern No. 844. It was saved in 1960 for excursion and public relations service, an assignment that continues to this day. Any current excursions scheduled are posted on the Schedule page. Two other Northerns are on public display: No. 814 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and No. 833 in Ogden, Utah. A third Northern, No. 838, is stored in Cheyenne and is used as a parts source for No. 844.
This custom LEGO MOC will be the perfect addition to your LEGO city or town train.
Guide available at: www.brickmonster.toys
Those who download the instructions will receive:
- 73-page professionally designed PDF instruction book
- parts list with color picture of each part needed
- XML Bricklink parts list
Europhoenix 37611 leads large logo 37025 at Inveresk on Sunday 28th May 2017. This 0Z37 , 1200 Derby - Mossend light engine move due to 37099 failing whilst working a test train in Scotland. This going away shot was taken at 1849
Traction engine at the Chalke Valley History Festival.
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