Incredibly cool photos of trains

Incredibly cool photos of trains

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Maxym

2,172 posts

242 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
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Ooh, that takes me back.
It's still widely called Victoria Terminus. I used to walk past most mornings on my way to work and often bought the Times of India from the charming disabled lady who had a pavement pitch outside the station.
I only had that job for 9 months but grew to love India with all my heart.
Rail travel there is... an experience. I took the sleeper train to Hyderabad once.
Just once.
Brave man. I’ve seen the long distance trains leaving from there and felt glad they were going without me…

velocemitch

3,842 posts

226 months

Friday 3rd November 2023
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pingu393 said:
PhyllisOphical said:
velocemitch said:
RichB said:
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That was money in those days wink
I only looked at one website but the answer given was "£33,500 in 1960 is worth £951,423.91 today" and that seems cheap to me... Especially as elsewhere I read that "a diesel-electric locomotive can cost between $1.5 and $5 million..." scratchchin
Steam locos were much much cheaper to build than Diesels back then.
Interestingly I think Tornado cost about £3.000.000, which compares quite well against a modern diesel even now.
2007 will have cost around £6 000 000 by the time she is finished. Slightly bigger and more challenging engineering, but most of the difference is inflation.
Are some of the standards now higher, and hence more expensive?
Higher than when Tornado was built, or higher than when Evening Star was? The latter, I expect yes, the former probably not.
I understand there were problems with the Boiler with Tornado, which led to a claim on the ‘warranty’, so I’m sure they will be careful to not let that happen again on the P2. So better standards there then.

pingu393

8,982 posts

211 months

Friday 3rd November 2023
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From the 60s when Evening Star. It would explain why the £33500 is now more than just inflation increase.

Almost everything costs more today that the index-linked equivalent. A new Mini in 1959 was £500. Inflation would make that £9500 today.

Mercdriver

2,553 posts

39 months

Friday 3rd November 2023
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velocemitch said:
I understand there were problems with the Boiler with Tornado, which led to a claim on the ‘warranty’, so I’m sure they will be careful to not let that happen again on the P2. So better standards there then.
Was that the boiler made in Germany?

velocemitch

3,842 posts

226 months

Friday 3rd November 2023
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Mercdriver said:
velocemitch said:
I understand there were problems with the Boiler with Tornado, which led to a claim on the ‘warranty’, so I’m sure they will be careful to not let that happen again on the P2. So better standards there then.
Was that the boiler made in Germany?
Yeah, I think it was made in the DB workshops, just read a book about the building of it.
Don’t know if the shop still exists or not though. Boiler building technology is not common in the world anymore. Tornado uses an Welded Steel one As appose to the partially copper riveted one the A1’s used. I believe they had to replace a few thousand stays at one point, presumably some were cracking.

Rich1973

1,210 posts

183 months

Saturday 4th November 2023
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The P2 boiler is being made in Germany too. Its not far off from the recent pictures. The place is called Meiningen

velocemitch

3,842 posts

226 months

Saturday 2nd December 2023
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Well it was certainly cool out this morning. -7C for 46115 on the Edinburgh Christmas Market Shoppers special from York.

46115 East Cowton. by Ian Mitchell, on Flickr

46115 near East Cowton by Ian Mitchell, on Flickr

Maxym

2,172 posts

242 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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Myanmar Railways No YD.964 on the line from Pyinmana to Kantha. January 2018.

pingu393

8,982 posts

211 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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Maxym said:


Myanmar Railways No YD.964 on the line from Pyinmana to Kantha. January 2018.
Impressive - It makes me wonder if the wide section was over-designed.

Maxym

2,172 posts

242 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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pingu393 said:
Impressive - It makes me wonder if the wide section was over-designed.
Maybe because it's the longest span?

pingu393

8,982 posts

211 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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Maxym said:
Maybe because it's the longest span?
I thought that was the case, but it's hard to tell from the image.

It would be a very scary crossing if it were all like the near span yikes

2xChevrons

3,516 posts

86 months

Thursday 21st December 2023
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pingu393 said:
Maxym said:
Maybe because it's the longest span?
I thought that was the case, but it's hard to tell from the image.

It would be a very scary crossing if it were all like the near span yikes
A lot of railway bridges in Burma and Thailand were bombed by the Allies during the war, then were repaired by the Japanese as part of their agreed reparations. They tended to use a standard trapezoidal truss design that could be constructed and installed quickly in almost any location.

So it's possible that the bridge lost its original centre truss to a bombing mission and then had a relatively large and over-built one installed after 1945.

It looks very similar to the two replacement trusses the Japanese built for the (in)famous Bridge on the River Kwai.

Maxym

2,172 posts

242 months

Sunday 24th December 2023
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2xChevrons said:
A lot of railway bridges in Burma and Thailand were bombed by the Allies during the war, then were repaired by the Japanese as part of their agreed reparations. They tended to use a standard trapezoidal truss design that could be constructed and installed quickly in almost any location.

So it's possible that the bridge lost its original centre truss to a bombing mission and then had a relatively large and over-built one installed after 1945.

It looks very similar to the two replacement trusses the Japanese built for the (in)famous Bridge on the River Kwai.
Interesting, thanks!

Maxym

2,172 posts

242 months

Monday 25th December 2023
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Noyelles sur Mer, France.

Flying Phil

1,658 posts

151 months

Sunday 28th January
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Cold weather makes for even better steam effects!
GCR Winter Gala today.

Isimmo

1,246 posts

177 months

Monday 29th January
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2xChevrons said:
A lot of railway bridges in Burma and Thailand were bombed by the Allies during the war, then were repaired by the Japanese as part of their agreed reparations. They tended to use a standard trapezoidal truss design that could be constructed and installed quickly in almost any location.

So it's possible that the bridge lost its original centre truss to a bombing mission and then had a relatively large and over-built one installed after 1945.

It looks very similar to the two replacement trusses the Japanese built for the (in)famous Bridge on the River Kwai.
Fascinating stuff, thank you. In the photo the truss section is clearly bolted together whilst the open section is of riveted construction.

mcdjl

5,487 posts

201 months

Monday 29th January
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Flying Phil said:
Cold weather makes for even better steam effects!
GCR Winter Gala today.
Were these two in the goods train yours?

mcdjl

5,487 posts

201 months

Monday 29th January
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Flying Phil said:
Cold weather makes for even better steam effects!
GCR Winter Gala today.
Were these two in the goods train yours?

Flying Phil

1,658 posts

151 months

Monday 29th January
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Hi mcdjl
The one on the right is ours, the other is part of the Quorn Wagon and Wagon fleet.

mcdjl

5,487 posts

201 months

Monday 29th January
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Flying Phil said:
Hi mcdjl
The one on the right is ours, the other is part of the Quorn Wagon and Wagon fleet.
Are there two sets of wind cutters on the GCr then? I found it easy to get confused with so many groups involved and not following it closely.