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The oh so beloved Pacer's were one of the main reasons I went for a trip to the UK. As 2018 is expected to be their last year of active service.
Here we see GWR's 143 612 and 143 619 travelling over the Dawlish sea wall as 2T13 from Exmouth to Paignton.
One of the loco crew from the twin WNY&P ALCo 630-638 gets a dramatic low angle shot of his train before setting off with a load of grain in 2018.
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The needle rises on the scale-sized pressure gauge on my Accucraft Edrig. The engineer (driver) watches closely and looks down the rails as soon we will open the throttle and be on our journey.
Corfe Castle, steam train, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
I was waiting for a certain steam train to arrive but unfortunately it got cancelled at the last minute due to the passing of our dear queen so I photographed this train instead.
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I have fond memories of going to work with my father who was a locomotive engineman. He would take us in the cabin, and we would travel across the Australian landscape drinking billy tea.
Inside the cab of a retired train, Dad recounts history too expansive for me to ever comprehend the entire complexity of his world, yet I am eager to hear the stories he loves to share. I feel he stares at the world as if listening for the next whistle.
SCOUT: “Choo-choo! Choo-choo! Choo-choo!” *Grips steering wheel.*
ROSIE: “Here comes the tunnel, Train Driver Scout! Whoo-whoo!”
PADDY: “Hullo Scout! Hullo Rosie! What are you doing in the cabin of the make-believe train here in the playground?”
SCOUT: “Paddy! I’m surprised at you!”
PADDY: “At me?” *Startled.* “Why?”
SCOUT: “Well, I would have thought that if you knew this was the train cabin, you would also know that we are playing at being train drivers!”
ROSIE: “What else would we be doing, Paddy? This isn’t a ship you know, so we aren’t ship’s captains. The ship is over there!” *Points to make-believe ship nearby.*
SCOUT: “Now, we mustn’t be cross with Paddy, Assistant Train Driver Rosie. It’s not his fault that he doesn’t realise that we are playing at being train drivers. When you get ancient, like Paddy is, your mind is perhaps not as sharp as it once was.”
PADDY: “I am here Scout, and I can hear everything you are saying about me, you know.” *Non-plussed.*
ROSIE: Well, at least his hearing is still working well, Train Driver Scout.”
PADDY: “What I meant to say… I don’t think… oh, never mind!”
SCOUT: “Now, if you will excuse us, Paddy, Assistant Train Driver Rosie and I must get back to driving the train.” *Grips steering wheel.* “Choo-choo! Choo-choo! Choo-choo!”
ROSIE: “Here comes a village, Train Driver Scout! Whoo-whoo!”
PADDY: “But how can you drive the train, Scout? You are facing the wrong way! The front of the train is that way.” *Points behind Scout.*
SCOUT: “That’s very observant of you, for an ancient bear, Paddy.”
PADDY: “Scout!”
SCOUT: “What?!?! I was just paying you a nice compliment, Paddy.” *Nods. “Anyway, in answer to your question, Paddy, I cannot sit on the seat and steer the train. The seat is too far down and my legs aren’t long enough to stand on the seat, so I have to stand on this side and hold the steering wheel.” *Grips steering wheel tightly.*
ROSIE: “And that’s where I come into the plan, as Assistant Train Driver, Paddy.”
PADDY: “How is that, Rosie?”
ROSIE: “Well Paddy, I am being Train Driver Scout’s eyes. I tell him what is coming up, so he knows where to turn and best of all, I get to blow the whistle! Whoo-whoo!” *Jumps up and down with joy.*
PADDY: “Oh!” *Bemused.*
SCOUT: “Now Paddy, unless you pay for a seat on our train, Assistant Train Driver Rosie and I will have to ask you to get off at the next stop. Isn’t that right, Assistant Train Driver Rosie?”
ROSIE: “Yes it is, Train Driver Scout! We can’t have any fare evaders on our train, so pay up, or you will have to get off.”
PADDY: “Pay?”
SCOUT: “Yes Paddy!” *Nods seriously.*
PADDY: “But… but I don’t have any money, Scout!”
SCOUT: “Why do you need money, Paddy?”
PADDY: “Because you just told me that I had to pay to stay on the train.”
ROSIE: “You do, Paddy, but not with money.”
PADDY: “What do I pay with then, Rosie?”
ROSIE: “With snuffly kisses of course, Paddy! The train fare is two snuffly kisses. One for Train Driver Scout and one for me.” *Giggles.*
PADDY: “Oh!” *Happy.* “Well, I can afford that!” *Gives a snuffly kiss each to Scout and Rosie.*
SCOUT: Thank you Paddy. Now, you can stay on the train for as long as you like!” *Smiles.* “Choo-choo! Choo-choo! Choo-choo!” *Grips steering wheel.*
ROSIE: “Here comes another tunnel, Train Driver Scout! Whoo-whoo!”
PADDY: “Where is this train going to, anyway, Scout and Rosie?”
SCOUT: “We are driving it to the Netherlands, so that we can see mijn beste vriend Peter.”
ROSIE: “Who is also mijn prins Peter!”
SCOUT: “Mijn beste vriend has found a baby dragon, but the poor thing is sick!”
ROSIE: “Yes, poor baby dragon.”
PADDY: “Oh yes, poor dragon!”
SCOUT: “So we are taking the steam train in the hope that we can make the sick dragon well by puffing up some steam!”
PADDY: “Oh what a good idea, Scout and Rosie!”
ROSIE: “So you can see your beste vriend Oleg too!”
PADDY: “Oh good!” *Excited.* “That is a wonderful idea too!”
ROSIE: “And our train is going via Spencer’s house, and Bruno’s house and then to Pärnu so we can pick up Odessa, Otis and Pat!”
PADDY: “Oh! Even better!” *More excited.*
SCOUT: “So sit back and enjoy the ride, Paddy! Choo-choo! Choo-choo! Choo-choo!” *Grips steering wheel.*
ROSIE: “Here comes another village, Train Driver Scout! Whoo-whoo!”
My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg (www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558...) and their Mummy (www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/) . Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Peter loves Rosie and Rosie loves Peter, so they have become prince and princess to one another. Paddy and Oleg are very similar too and have become best friends as well. Peter found a baby dragon, but the poor thing appears to be flagging a little. You can see the photos here www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/53127318106/in/datepos... and here www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/53129278985/in/photost... or in the first comment below. Scout and Rosie have decided that a steam train with its puffing engine might help perk up the baby dragon. I think that is an excellent idea! What do you think?
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Rosie is Scout's cousin, because like Scout, she is a free trade knitted bear from Africa. She was made in Kenya by one of the Kenana Knitters, Martha Wanjira. She is made from home spun and dyed wool. She was a gift to me from two very dear friends, includng the one who gave Scout to Paddy.
Being colder here, Paddy and Scout are wearing hand knitted scarves, Paddy is wearing hand knitted hat and Rosie is wearing a hand knitted cape made by Lorna's Lovely Looks. Paddy sports a heart pin and Scout insisted on wearing a pink cupcake one, which seems most appropriate considering his perpetual grumbly tummy. Both were gifts from a good friend who is very fond of both Paddy and Scout.
A study of a steam train driver performing some routine lubrication on his engine.
Full steam ahead into the weekend :-)
The pair of BR Coal Sector 37'3 are about to be connected to a train load of 30 HAA hoppers that had arrived into the yard earlier in the day from British Coal's opencast mine at Chalmerston. The locos will take the coal to Killoch, running as 6R44, where the HAA's will be detached. The coal will be washed and ultimately transported to the harbor in Ayr for shipment across the Irish Sea to Belfast. The 37's will collect the previous days "Drop" and take it to Ayr.
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Back when I was a young, all the boys wanted to be train drivers - this man made his dream come true.
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This shot of Trojan 1340, a GWR Steam train and its driver is from a Timeline Events / London Camera Exchange event I attended last month at the Didcot Railway Centre.
In addition to the opportunity to shoot the steam trains and several re-enactors, there were a couple of models and a rather spectacular fire performer.
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From the Didcot Railway Centre website, "1340 ‘Trojan’ was built by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol in 1897 (Works No. 1386) for Messrs Dunn & Shute of Newport Town Dock. She was purchased by the Alexandra Docks Railway in 1903, remaining unnumbered. This company owned around 100 miles of dock sidings in the Newport (South Wales) area and a 'main' passenger-carrying line of 10 miles or so.
On absorption of the Alexandra Docks Railway into the Great Western in 1923, ‘Trojan’ received the number 1340. She moved freely around GWR territory, and although based mainly at Cardiff Cathays and Radyr depots also worked for a time in Oswestry and Greenford, London. Withdrawn from Cardiff by the GWR in July 1932, it was sold to the Netherseal colliery at Burton-on-Trent, who passed it on to Alders (Tamworth) Ltd in 1947.
After several years of negotiations she was finally released to one of the Didcot regular workforce, arriving at the depot in April 1968. The locomotive has been under restoration for many years at Didcot. The main stumbling block has been the boiler, the original was in a very poor state and was scrapped at Didcot quite a few years ago. A substitute was purchased and sent to Chatham for modification. This job was never completed, and the stripped down boiler was returned to Didcot and rebuilt on site. The locomotive entered traffic, for the first time in preservation, in 2002.
With the expiry of the boiler certificate the locomotive was withdrawn from traffic in October 2011 and was overhauled once more, this time by Loughborough-based engineering company, Locomotive Maintenance Services. She returned to Didcot in March 2021 and is currently part of the operating fleet."
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In Engeland was het vele jaren mogelijk, ten tijde van de inzet van de eerste generatie dieseltrein stellen, om over de schouder van de machinist mee te kijken. Bij deze gelegenheid keek ik over de schouder van de machinist mee bij een ritje over de wereldberoemde brug over de Firth of Forth.
Travalling with a first generation DMU gave sometimes the opportunety to look over the shoulder from the traindriver. In this case it was when we passed the famous bridge over the Firth of Forth.
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Sir Nigel Gresley at Railfest, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire, England
A little bit of an unconventional image this morning. I'm still not sure if I like it as to what I had in my mind at the time hasn't really come out in post processing. It took a lot of processing to get this to how it is but maybe its one of those photos that will grow on you, we all have them don't we?
I do have a colour version and maybe this would be better to use than B&W? I want you to be as honest as possible with your views and comments on this image.
This was taken at the National Railway Museum in York where they were holding a celebration of the railways called Railfest. It had trains and locomotives from all around the UK where you could go in the cabs of them. It was really nice to get up into the cab of the Sir Nigel Gresley and have a chat with the driver, I was lucky enough to get this photo when everyone else had left the footplate. Sadly the weather wasn't on our side and I was ducking out of the rain every 5 mins, oh well you can't win them all can you?
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Withdrawn from service by British Railways on 1 February 1966, it was targeted by the A4 Preservation Society, which was soon renamed the A4 Locomotive Society, to rescue the locomotive from the cutter’s torch. This was achieved, and the ‘Streak’ was moved to Crewe for refurbishment. Fellow A4 No 60026 Miles Beevor also subsequently visited the former LMS works after its own withdrawal, and its three pairs of 6 ft 8 in driving wheels were transferred to No 60007 because they were in a far better condition than those on the newly saved engine.
For a long period of her preservation, Sir Nigel Gresley was kept at Steamtown Carnforth, at the old locomotive depot. This was a prime location for her mainline operations, being the only mainline A4 after 1973 other than Union of South Africa. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Mallard's record run, on 3 July 1988, the National Railway Museum assembled 3 of the 4 UK-based A4 Pacific locomotives at the museum, the first time this had ever been done in preservation. Early in July 2008, SNG joined her three sisters extant in the UK for a display at the National Railway Museum in York.
By 1994, Sir Nigel Gresley stayed at the Great Central Railway, before spending some time at the East Lancashire Railway. The locomotive is now preserved at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, and is in daily operation, following a 10 year overhaul to working order. It is owned by Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust Ltd. and operated by the A4 Locomotive Society Ltd. on behalf of the Trust.
In 2010, Sir Nigel Gresley was under repair at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway after its winter overhaul in 2009/10 revealed that extensive work and repair was needed on the tubing. However, in November 2010, repairs had been completed, and the locomotive is now running in regular service again. The first rail tour after this repair was The Great Britain IV, 16th April 2011.
However, in May 2011, during the routine annual boiler exam, small cracks were detected in the firebox. Initially it was thought that a repair could be performed using copper welding, but further inspection showed a more extensive repair would be needed and 60007 will not be operational until late October at the earliest.
The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well as a collection of other artefacts and both written and pictorial records.
The NRM in York displays a collection of over 100 locomotives and nearly 200 other items of rolling stock, virtually all of which either ran on the railways of Great Britain or were built there. Also on the 20 acres (8.1 ha) site are many hundreds of thousands of other items and records of social, technical, artistic and historical interest, exhibited mostly in three large halls of a former motive power depot next to the East Coast Main Line, near York railway station. It is the largest museum of its type in Britain, the largest in the world being La Cité du Train in the French town of Mulhouse. It also has more visitors than any other British museum outside London.
The NRM was established on its present site, the former York North locomotive depot, in 1975, when it took over the former British Railways collection located in Clapham and the York Railway Museum located elsewhere in the city; since then, the collection has continued to grow.
The museum is a short walk from the railway station in York, either on the road or via a staircase from the rear of the platforms. A "roadtrain" runs from the city centre (near York Minster) to the museum on Leeman Road. York Park and Ride also serve the museum from the car park entrance, on Line 2 (Rawcliffe Bar-York). Admission to the museum has been free since 2001. It is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm.
Een machinist op weg naar de cabine van de 'groene trein' op Amsterdam Centraal
A train driver walks towards the cabin at Amsterdam Central station. Since 2014, the NS 'green train' is marking the fact that all electric trains in the Netherlands are using 100% wind power as of 2017
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Flying Scotsman 60103 on its inaugural run at York Station and National Railway Museum York (North Yard).
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The Driver (Mick) and the Fireman (Rueben) on the Autumn Tint Special trains on the Bluebell Railway, East Sussex.
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Late Night at Staverton
After a long but rewarding day at the South Devon Railway we had a short night shoot down at Staverton, but instead of putting the camera on the tripod i thought i'd push my camera to the limits, afterall i'm still very much learning it after switching. So i went handheld, cranked the ISO right up and hoped for the best, and i must say it perfromed and excelled my expectations! This is at ISO6400 1/10th, yes there was a bit of noise, but that was bought back in CS6, to be honest not a lot editing has taken place on this one. I have posted both so you can see the colour version doesnt really suffer either :)
Big thank you to a certain Mr Robin Coombes for opening my eyes to this, yes there are times when a tripod is useful and handy to have but for grabbing that shot i think i'll be trying handheld again at night
So here we see 4566 resting at Staverton as the driver the station porter have a quick chat while waiting for the road
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CD (České dráhy) Cargo loco 363 012 (ČSD-Baureihe ES 499.1) leads a train of brand new VW cars. Seen at Breclav (Czech Republic) station.
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In Engeland was het vele jaren mogelijk, ten tijde van de inzet van de eerste generatie dieseltrein stellen, om over de schouder van de machinist mee te kijken. Bij deze gelegenheid keek ik over de schouder van de machinist mee bij een ritje over de wereldberoemde brug over de Firth of Forth.
Travalling with a first generation DMU gave sometimes the opportunety to look over the shoulder from the traindriver. In this case it was when we passed the famous bridge over the Firth of Forth.
The driver of OKz32-2 is seen waiting the tip to go with a heritage special operated by PKP as part of a steam weekend in the area. It is taken at Kraków Plaszów before departure with the 09.00 to Sucha Beskidzka.
26035 waits to depart from Kyle of Lochalsh on 16/02/1983 with a train for Inverness. The traincrew pose beside their steed whilst the station staff load the van behind the loco with mail from the Isle of Skye.
DB BR 185 128-6 & DB BR 185 107-0 mit dem um 160 Minuten verspäteten Tonerdezug 48683 von Limburg nach Domo II wartet im Bahnhof von Brig auf den Lokführerwechsel
DB BR 185 128-6 & DB BR 185 107-0 with Aluminiumoxidtransport 48683 from Limburg to Domo II is waiting in the Station of Brig for the Changing of the Traindrivers with a delay of 160 Minutes
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The only toy he has to play with is a crummy 158, performance of a house brick, slightly less appealing than a Doner from the rancid Kebab shop around the corner.
Yet our hero can still find it in himself to give just a hint of a flail as his steed splutters to life.
Priceless.
Kudos to you Sir, a stalwart to the end. I bet you were hellfire with a 37 and 4 mk1's.
158829 on 1G76 at Rhyl, 30 March 2018.
The beach is just a short walk from the station at Saltburn, and the sea can be glimpsed at the bottom of the road opposite. The driver has just 6 minutes to enjoy the sunshine before the train departs for Darlington.
Having popped his head through one of the engine doors , the driver of 20118 and 20132 heads back for the cab .
The working is the STP 0Z20 1300 Barrow Hill - Roberts Rd , seen signal checked at Rotherham Masbrough .
Up until 5 minutes before departure the working wasn't even activated on RTT then a quick check before going home revealed it to be 15 minutes early at Treeton...so a quick dash back to Coronation Bridge followed...
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Just fresh from the footplate of King Arthur Class locomotive Sir Lamiel which hauled the Cathedral Express to Canterbury West
A series of images taken from a presentation I used to give on London Underground's Disused or non-operational stations when I was one of the curators at the London Transport Museum in the 1990s. Part of the day job was inspecting disused stations to see what was still there and the sites ranged from places abandoned nearly a centuty earlier, such as King William Street station that closed in 1900, up to stations such as Aldwych that had just closed.
There was only one 'easy' way to visit the site of South Kentish Town station that had opened as part of the Northern line (Charing Cros, Euston & Hampstead Railway) in 1907 and that closed in 1924 and that was by hopping off a service train. This is the scene in May 1996 when we travelled up, by arrnagement, in the cab of a now long gone 1959-tube stock train and the train operator stopped in the tunnel alongside the long removed platform. You had to be carefully hopping out of the front cab door so as not to step on the negative current conductor rail directly below you or the postive 'juice' rail to the side nor the running rails! Anyhow, here we are about to be left to exploring, the driver making sure we are 'all clear' before be proceeds north towards Kentish Town station. He may have told the guard the reason for the unscheduled stop in the middle of nowhere but there may have been some curious passengers looking out of the front cars wondering what was going on!