Incredibly cool photos of trains

[J4CKO]

Looks like its from Bioshock Infinite.

[dvs_dave]

davebem said:

UK gauge vs North America:

Is that a real pic or a photoshop? If the former, then what’s the story with it. Why would a CN Rail loco be towing a load of class 66’s?

[ianrb]

dvs_dave said:

Is that a real pic or a photoshop? If the former, then what’s the story with it. Why would a CN Rail loco be towing a load of class 66’s?

Built in Canada, on their way to the docks for shipment to UK.

[kurt535]

Flying Scotsman last November en route to London whilst I was pigging my face inside !

[warch]

Evoluzione said:

A few evocative ones of Manningham train shed:







Always makes me smile to see how many are smoking away parked by the side of the extractor instead of under it

These are really lovely photographs.

[Kermit power]

warch said:

Simpo Two said:

Interesting that the American train looks like a classic piece of art deco desgn, whilst the British train looks like an ordinary train with a metal case on...!

I was going to protest about that, but actually yes you're absolutely right.

Practicality vs aesthetics? The British one could push as well as pull, whereas the Yank one clearly couldn't.

[Steve_D]

Evoluzione said:

A few evocative ones of Manningham train shed:







Always makes me smile to see how many are smoking away parked by the side of the extractor instead of under it

We get used these days to our steam trains being nicely painted and polished and forget how grubby they were in daily service.

Steve

[warch]

Kermit power said:

warch said:

Simpo Two said:

Interesting that the American train looks like a classic piece of art deco desgn, whilst the British train looks like an ordinary train with a metal case on...!

I was going to protest about that, but actually yes you're absolutely right.

Practicality vs aesthetics? The British one could push as well as pull, whereas the Yank one clearly couldn't.

As the photo above shows the Septics also had the benefit of a much more generous loading gauge than we did, hence huge visually imposing looking locomotives.

[tight5]

davebem said:

UK gauge vs North America:

A few years ago, i took these 9 from Tees to Tyne, picked up another one and took them all to Carlisle.

[FourWheelDrift]

ianrb said:

dvs_dave said:

Is that a real pic or a photoshop? If the former, then what’s the story with it. Why would a CN Rail loco be towing a load of class 66’s?

Built in Canada, on their way to the docks for shipment to UK.

And the Class 66s (3,250 hp) built by EMD being pulled by an GM-EMD Dash 8-40CM (4,000hp)

Clarkson said:

How do they get so little horsepowers from such big engines?

[texaxile]

Should have used one of these:



Or maybe not...I just noticed the buckeye coupling on the front. horrible things!.

[ecsrobin]

texaxile said:

Should have used one of these:



Or maybe not...I just noticed the buckeye coupling on the front. horrible things!.

That’s 2 different trains. The lower one is a Russian design.

[texaxile]

ecsrobin said:

That’s 2 different trains. The lower one is a Russian design.

Do ya think?

I did realise that mate, just 2 offerings from each side of the tracks so to speak.

[lufbramatt]

Came cross this site yesterday:

https://www.prrt1steamlocomotivetrust.org/news.php

In the same vein as Tornado in this country, a group in the US are constructing a T1 class 4-4-4-4 duplex loco- a 300+ ton, 6500hp monster, styled in the same way (although not quite as attractive)as the photo in the OP.

[Yertis]

That T1 locomotive was designed by Raymond Loewy, who also designed the (IMO) equally ugly Studebaker Avanti.

But hats off to the guys building a new T1!

[ecsrobin]

lufbramatt said:

Came cross this site yesterday:

https://www.prrt1steamlocomotivetrust.org/news.php

In the same vein as Tornado in this country, a group in the US are constructing a T1 class 4-4-4-4 duplex loco- a 300+ ton, 6500hp monster, styled in the same way (although not quite as attractive)as the photo in the OP.

They want to beat mallards speed record with it too. Apparently unofficially they beat it back in 1948...

[Flying Phil]

One of two built in 1937.....


There is a scheme to recreate another engine of this B17 class.

[NDA]

TartanPaint said:

Colourised version I found on google.

I recall seeing this picture some years ago.... the sort of train you'd catch when visiting Gotham City.

[Some Guy]

Pennsylvania T1 4-4-4-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroa...

[Flying Phil]

As the Wiki states there is a project in America to build a new T1 engine......and go for the 126mph steam rail speed record.