Incredibly cool photos of trains

[SWTH]

I suspect WD means Withdrawn.

34006 - long deflectors.

A few interesting machines - engines that bend. We've touched already on this with a previous poster's image of the U1, but bendy locos really found favour on the narrow gauge, where they could be much more powerful than a rigid-frame design allowed for:

Double Fairlie


Beyer-Garratt

[RichB]

SWTH said:

I suspect WD means Withdrawn.

Yes I agree...

[Stedman]

W124Bob said:

I like my engines BIG, so here is 4014 back in the spring of 2014 on it's way to Cheyenne for $14million dollar restoration. On May 9th this year UP will steam her in public and it will then appear at the 150th annivesary of the completion of the transcontinental mailine the following day, it will then start an extensive US tour. Note the lead loco is the modern 4014 whilst the other diesel is 4884, the wheel arrangment of the Big Boy.

The rest of the UP heritage fleet, https://www.up.com/heritage/index.htm

Nice touch

[Stedman]

rs1952 said:

Gareth1974 said:

It is an accident, and a very famous one in railway circles. It happened at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, about 50 years ago.

The driver responsible was a guy called Steadman, based at Saltley depot. He was known as "Stacker Steadman" afterwards

Google "Stacker Steadman" for more details.

This is awkward!

6 years in and my railway career hasn't gone like this, but you're only as good as your last drive..

[iguana]

tumblr_pjq33bikxF1sgr76qo1_640 by alex sharp, on Flickr

[Shakermaker]

iguana said:

tumblr_pjq33bikxF1sgr76qo1_640 by alex sharp, on Flickr

That looks remarkably similar to a very cool train photo that I recall from my book of Guinness World Records 1993, a Christmas present I received (in 1992, of course) as a 7 year old.

[matchmaker]

iguana said:

tumblr_pjq33bikxF1sgr76qo1_640 by alex sharp, on Flickr

Is it a VW?

[gazzarose]

matchmaker said:

iguana said:

tumblr_pjq33bikxF1sgr76qo1_640 by alex sharp, on Flickr

Is it a VW?

Nah its american, so it's Rolling Coal!

[P5BNij]

A few taken on my travels...

D1062 'Western Courier' at Crowcombe on the West Somerset line...



Same location... ''and don't forget the biscuits...''



D1015 'Western Champion' on tour passing Scorrier in West Cornwall...



Hydraulics on the Severn Valley, I spent a large chunk of my childhood chasing Hydraulics around the Western Region...





Rain spots were a pain but it was a memorable night with both Maybach engines growling away into the night, the fast idling sound of these is like nothing else on the railway...



Steam heated night time run with 47 105 at Cheltenham Racecourse on the Glos & Warks line...

[W124Bob]

Now this is cool!
From this link http://www.railpictures.net/photo/684099/

[2xChevrons]

Came across this nice piece of human interest with a railway subject while researching something else - thought it would do to bump this thread back to life.



(Full-size version here: https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/imag...

Taken at what was then Nottingham Midland station in around 1910. I'm mostly struck by how dapper the man (guard? station staff?) standing watch over the two children as they chat to the footplate crew is. I'm guessing from the glimpse of the wheels past the platform that the engine is one of the Midland's 0-4-4 tank engines.

I'm always struck by how thickly-dressed Victorian/Edwardian enginemen were - shirt (with separate collar), necktie or scarf, waistcoat, serge jacket, thick serge trousers, greased cap. Even allowing for the minimal weather protection on many engines of the era it must have been hot work - and the engine in this pic has something approaching a proper cab!

[velocemitch]

Not a particularly spectacular shot, but I think this one classifies as ‘cool’ on the basis it could easily have been taken 65 years ago, but was actually taken yesterday.
You have to look quite hard to pick up the give aways.
It’s not the Thames Clyde Express in the fifties, but actually 46115 Scots Guardsman climbing to Ais Gill on a very late running Cumbrian Mountain express. Note there isn’t a even diesel at the back either. I suspect it might have failed.

[Simpo Two]

2xChevrons said:

(Full-size version here: https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/imag...

Try https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/imag... The end bracket broke the URL.

[Yertis]

velocemitch said:

Note there isn’t a even diesel at the back either. I suspect it might have failed.

I understand why they're there, but they always spoil it for me. An ugly, smelly chaperone spoiling an exciting date.

[pingu393]

Yertis said:

velocemitch said:

Note there isn’t a even diesel at the back either. I suspect it might have failed.

I understand why they're there, but they always spoil it for me. An ugly, smelly chaperone spoiling an exciting date.

The diesel is usually running along in neutral and is effectively a heavy extra carriage. I'm actually surprised that Network Rail allowed the steamer to run without one, as, ironically, they are there in case the steam loco breaks down.

[velocemitch]

pingu393 said:

Yertis said:

velocemitch said:

Note there isn’t a even diesel at the back either. I suspect it might have failed.

I understand why they're there, but they always spoil it for me. An ugly, smelly chaperone spoiling an exciting date.

The diesel is usually running along in neutral and is effectively a heavy extra carriage. I'm actually surprised that Network Rail allowed the steamer to run without one, as, ironically, they are there in case the steam loco breaks down.

Earlier in its run over Shap it had a class 86 (preserved Electric) at the back, but I am guessing the intention was to replace it with a 47 at Carlisle for the southern leg. Something must have gone wrong at Carlise as it was an hour and half late leaving. Realtime trains website was showing it as cancelled completely, which led to me leaving my original position and setting off home (Via a bit of shopping in Kirkby Stephen). It was only when we were passing Ais Gill and I saw everyone still lined up waiting that I thought it must be still on.

Do the diesels not supply electric heating these days, due to the lack of steam heated stock?

[P5BNij]

velocemitch said:

pingu393 said:

Yertis said:

velocemitch said:

Note there isn’t a even diesel at the back either. I suspect it might have failed.

I understand why they're there, but they always spoil it for me. An ugly, smelly chaperone spoiling an exciting date.

The diesel is usually running along in neutral and is effectively a heavy extra carriage. I'm actually surprised that Network Rail allowed the steamer to run without one, as, ironically, they are there in case the steam loco breaks down.

Earlier in its run over Shap it had a class 86 (preserved Electric) at the back, but I am guessing the intention was to replace it with a 47 at Carlisle for the southern leg. Something must have gone wrong at Carlise as it was an hour and half late leaving. Realtime trains website was showing it as cancelled completely, which led to me leaving my original position and setting off home (Via a bit of shopping in Kirkby Stephen). It was only when we were passing Ais Gill and I saw everyone still lined up waiting that I thought it must be still on.

Do the diesels not supply electric heating these days, due to the lack of steam heated stock?

Yes the diesel loco provides ETH, although there is a mobile steam heat generator (an old BR parcels van) in use with some of the charters which run from Tyseley under Vintage Trains.

Lovely shot of the train on the S&C, at first I thought it must be one of Eric Treacy's classic shots

[pingu393]

velocemitch said:

pingu393 said:

Yertis said:

velocemitch said:

Note there isn’t a even diesel at the back either. I suspect it might have failed.

I understand why they're there, but they always spoil it for me. An ugly, smelly chaperone spoiling an exciting date.

The diesel is usually running along in neutral and is effectively a heavy extra carriage. I'm actually surprised that Network Rail allowed the steamer to run without one, as, ironically, they are there in case the steam loco breaks down.

Earlier in its run over Shap it had a class 86 (preserved Electric) at the back, but I am guessing the intention was to replace it with a 47 at Carlisle for the southern leg. Something must have gone wrong at Carlise as it was an hour and half late leaving. Realtime trains website was showing it as cancelled completely, which led to me leaving my original position and setting off home (Via a bit of shopping in Kirkby Stephen). It was only when we were passing Ais Gill and I saw everyone still lined up waiting that I thought it must be still on.

Do the diesels not supply electric heating these days, due to the lack of steam heated stock?

TBH, I just assumed they were a spare in case of steam breaking down. You may be correct about the heating.

For info, I chased "Tangmere" on the same route in April and will be chasing "Tornado" at the end of August.

http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/tours.html
&
https://www.railwayherald.com/railtours

are good websites to see what's going on. Both sites should link to RealTrains when the info becomes available.

[velocemitch]

anonymous said:

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The whole rake in my photo are Mk1’s as far as I can tell. Nothing air con.

[IJWS15]

anonymous said:

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over 20 years since I moved away from the railways but even then there were rules for emptying AC stock when the AC had failed, I think it even applied to the PV stock. The heat gain was the issue, not the lack of deodorant - leading to a fear of fatalities.