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Travelmasters were much in evidence on rail replacement between Sittingbourne and the coast today, 27th December 2011. Ex Stagecoach London Dennis Trident T664 KPU and Enviro 400 SN 58 ENU set off for their next journey this lunchtime.
The Bath City service 4 from Odd Down to Weston will be reduced from every 10 to every 20 mins with the introduction of 2008 vintage B9TLs from Bolton. Rumours continue that the Streetlites 63068-78, illustrated by 63071 SM13NBB will head north to another First subsidiary but it was still working on July 6th at Bear Flat.
Arizona Science Center, sound and light for simulation of a human heart replacement. This is actually a 1:1 model...
My fuel and temperature gauge were both reading low. I suspected the voltage stabilizer was at fault. Unfortunately it is fitted to the back of speedometer which hard to get to. I had a spare speedometer with one could take off. The new one seemed to do the trick.
Built by Kawasaki, the M8 EMU is the replacement for the Cosmopolitan M2/M4/M6s. Now that nearly all are in revenue service, seeing them is more of a nuisance than a treat. Here, a set of M8s heads outbound towards New Haven.
Replacement of the overhead wiring and structures as part of the High Capacity Trains Project which is running in parallel to level crossing removal works on the Pakenham/Cranbourne line corridor.
The original steel I-beam structures date back to the 1500V DC electrification of the Gippsland Line - the only Victorian country main line to be electrified. It was officially opened to Warragul in July 1954 and Traralgon in March 1956 although test trains along this section to Narre Warren were running in 1952. The line was progressively duplicated soon after with this section completed in 1956. Following withdrawal of electric locomotives to Traralgon in 1987 and cessation of limited suburban trains to Warragul in 1998 (commenced 1987) the Dandenong-Pakenham section was the last part in use for suburban operations, with the wiring itself renewed in the late 1990s.
The portal structures through here were bolted to concrete footings allowing them to pivot with lateral loads, unlike the cast insitu footings of the 1920's lattice structures. In recent years some have started to crack from these loads with steel bracing installed on top in part leading to a wholesale replacement as part of the High Capacity Trains project. The old structures for the Gippsland Line were placed at spacings up to 80 yards (73 metres) with the new ones closer at around 60 metres on straight track.
An old Sharp stereo cassette recorder on the new replacement structure
London Central PVL226 from London General Sutton garage (think it has actualy been transfered to London General) on a railway replacement service seen at Carshalton Ponds, 18/04/10.
Brighton & Hove Volvo B9TL Wright Gemini 405 (BJ 11 XHE) at Hassocks Station on rail replacement in the early hours of Sunday morning.
19/1/14
State/Province: NSW
Agency: North Sydney Bus Charters Group
Model: Yutong ZK6129HCA
Bodywork: Yutong
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With 2020 looming large, the Class 142 Pacers are starting to be replaced by cascaded Class 150 DMUs on the Manchester-Chester Northern services. The (t)rusty railbusses are still clinging on, though, and are still in daily use alongside the 150s - sometimes literally as was the case here.
Class 142, 142 063 forms the rear half of the 2D77 15:41 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester as it pauses at Plumley. Class 150, 150 134 was on the front.
David had a total knee replacement on 18th April 2011 and this is what it looks like 3 weeks after the operation. He has had a complication and only graduated to using a walking stick less than a week ago. He was still using the walking frame before then. The 'sexy' white stockings under his black socks is a surgical stocking to prevent blood clots forming in his legs. He has to wear the stockings for 6 weeks.
I have broken out my last new pair of Jerry Garcia Special Edition Birkentstock Sandals. They stopped making them 6 years ago - the blue set is my last ones - I am going to a Pow Wow this afternoon (Chickohominy), I will break them in there.
During the inspection of the one serie we had this car... Not a bad car, not a good car... A lot of good ideas and very nice equipment,but a very hight price for a poor quality...
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A team of ten workers use rail tongs to lift a segment of third rail that's just been cut to size before carrying it down the track and seating it.
On Saturday, workers replaced third rail near Bryn Mawr on the Red Line Saturday to help ensure continued, reliable power delivery to Red Line trains in the area. The "third rail" (also known as "contact rail") is the electrified rail through which power is delivered to our trains.
One segment at a time, workers removed existing sections of rail and replaced it with heavier-gauge sections, which can provide better conductivity. Each section is seated on insulated third rail chairs, bolted together with adjacent sections and smoothed out at joints. Welders also come out and connect the rail to the power system using jumper cables.
The rail that's been removed will be reused for other important power delivery improvements, later—an efficient and sustainable practice we employ to make the most of the materials at our disposal.
The section replaced on Saturday morning and afternoon was on the Howard-bound Red Line track and measures in at about 1900 feet, or about 580 meters, in length. To put the heft of this work into perspective, the base, steel component of third rail that was installed weighs about 85lbs. for every three feet of rail—this doesn't include the weight of aluminum that's affixed to the rail for added electrical conductivity, bolts, insulators and other components that are a part of delivering power to trains. The total weight of the steel part of the rail moved just on Saturday is upwards of 52 tons.
A worker affixed bolts at a joint between segments.
On Saturday, workers replaced third rail near Bryn Mawr on the Red Line Saturday to help ensure continued, reliable power delivery to Red Line trains in the area. The "third rail" (also known as "contact rail") is the electrified rail through which power is delivered to our trains.
One segment at a time, workers removed existing sections of rail and replaced it with heavier-gauge sections, which can provide better conductivity. Each section is seated on insulated third rail chairs, bolted together with adjacent sections and smoothed out at joints. Welders also come out and connect the rail to the power system using jumper cables.
The rail that's been removed will be reused for other important power delivery improvements, later—an efficient and sustainable practice we employ to make the most of the materials at our disposal.
The section replaced on Saturday morning and afternoon was on the Howard-bound Red Line track and measures in at about 1900 feet, or about 580 meters, in length. To put the heft of this work into perspective, the base, steel component of third rail that was installed weighs about 85lbs. for every three feet of rail—this doesn't include the weight of aluminum that's affixed to the rail for added electrical conductivity, bolts, insulators and other components that are a part of delivering power to trains. The total weight of the steel part of the rail moved just on Saturday is upwards of 52 tons.
My black 8GB iPod Nano (the new design that basically looks like a mini iPod mini) decided to break at school today - not incredibly useful, as it had been bought specifically for the holiday that I am embarking upon in about two hours.
Comet were really good about it though, and cheerfully gave me a replacement - regardless of the fact that it was outside it's 14 day instant-replacement guarantee.