Incredibly cool photos of trains

[DodgyGeezer]

Steam train drag race.... thought this might interedt


https://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/this-three-wide-...

[Collectingbrass]

DodgyGeezer said:

Steam train drag race.... thought this might interedt


https://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/this-three-wide-...

Can't see HMRI looking too kindly on that in the UK!

[pingu393]

DodgyGeezer said:

Steam train drag race.... thought this might interedt


https://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/this-three-wide-...

Better than Santa Pod

[demic]

Do it all the time, theres even a Rulebook module (DR1- Drag Race 1) which states that all drivers departing from a station simultaneously must consider their selves in a drag race. Pendolinos and 800s get away every time but most DMUs are fair game.

[Gareth1974]

[WelshChris]

Three of our Garratts in action between Beddgelert and Porthmadog - 143, 87 & 138.

138 is currently out of ticket, replaced by 130 in the operational fleet.

[mcdjl]

WelshChris said:

Three of our Garratts in action between Beddgelert and Porthmadog - 143, 87 & 138.

138 is currently out of ticket, replaced by 130 in the operational fleet.

I love those locos.... And hope to see some this week!

[CooperD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1REmnRoKw70



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtphAawX3SA


I did a couple of short videos with my camera on the Worth Valley Railway earlier this month.

[mcdjl]

Not sure of to post here it the best and a bite thread

[WelshChris]

mcdjl said:

Not sure of to post here it the best and a bite thread

You're sitting outside my office! - Hope you enjoyed yourself.

[mcdjl]

WelshChris said:

You're sitting outside my office! - Hope you enjoyed yourself.

Yup, even though I didn't actually go on the train. And the shop shut before I got in- I'll be back once I've had my brunch!
I'm very jealous of that view!

Edited by mcdjl on Friday 21st October 11:11

[Gareth1974]

[generationx]

Gareth1974 said:

That’s a great picture (and car).

[2xChevrons]

Gareth1974 said:

Something about this pic - the shine of the Rover, the 'flat' BR Blue of the loco, the cramped view and the huddled buildings, the uniform lighting - makes it look like those shots you see on the cover of railway modelling magazines in WHSmiths, where they get a camera with a short lense and put it right down the middle of a layout.

But I know it's not. Lovely car; Series 2 SD1s always look good in black, I think

[McAndy]

Gareth1974 said:

What a lovely photo

[velocemitch]

2xChevrons said:

Gareth1974 said:

Something about this pic - the shine of the Rover, the 'flat' BR Blue of the loco, the cramped view and the huddled buildings, the uniform lighting - makes it look like those shots you see on the cover of railway modelling magazines in WHSmiths, where they get a camera with a short lense and put it right down the middle of a layout.

But I know it's not. Lovely car; Series 2 SD1s always look good in black, I think

It is an intriguing photo, I can’t work out if it’s a contemporary one on a heritage line or taken in period. Not well up on preserved Peaks.

[mcdjl]

I'm worried I guessed the line correctly Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4vUSZvBZ5LbKfQ588

[P5BNij]

mcdjl said:

I'm worried I guessed the line correctly Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4vUSZvBZ5LbKfQ588

The last place you'd expect to find a Peak!

A couple of mine from the Great Central...





And the Glos & Warks line...

[RichB]

velocemitch said:

2xChevrons said:

Gareth1974 said:

Something about this pic - the shine of the Rover, the 'flat' BR Blue of the loco, the cramped view and the huddled buildings, the uniform lighting - makes it look like those shots you see on the cover of railway modelling magazines in WHSmiths, where they get a camera with a short lense and put it right down the middle of a layout. But I know it's not. Lovely car; Series 2 SD1s always look good in black, I think

It is an intriguing photo, I can’t work out if it’s a contemporary one on a heritage line or taken in period. Not well up on preserved Peaks.

Mcdji identified it as Corfe Castle so it's a preserved line. The Peak must be on loan.

Edited by RichB on Saturday 22 October 12:46

[DodgyGeezer]

Not incredibly cool - but this was my first time looking st a signal box so a cool hour or so for me