Incredibly cool photos of trains
Discussion
davebem said:
Reminds me a little of this
That was a while ago...initially blamed on kids but turned out to be the handiwork of a disgruntled fitter who was also on the breakdown gang and made a little call out work for himself one weekend by unwinding the parking brakes on both locos...only came to light when he tried the same trick at another depot a while later...there are still marks in the concrete to this day where the pair of 31's became briefly semi-airborne.
Car and train related, when you could take your car on holiday on the train with you
All with a bit of Class 52 haulage too, twin Maybach oil sloshing perfection...makes me wish I'd been born ten years earlier...
That was a while ago...initially blamed on kids but turned out to be the handiwork of a disgruntled fitter who was also on the breakdown gang and made a little call out work for himself one weekend by unwinding the parking brakes on both locos...only came to light when he tried the same trick at another depot a while later...there are still marks in the concrete to this day where the pair of 31's became briefly semi-airborne.
Car and train related, when you could take your car on holiday on the train with you
All with a bit of Class 52 haulage too, twin Maybach oil sloshing perfection...makes me wish I'd been born ten years earlier...
gazzarose said:
I was s
tting myself when I was stood beside my car on a rolling road. It must have been "exciting" being stood next to 100 tons doing 70mph two foot from your head 
pingu393 said:
I was stting myself when I was stood beside my car on a rolling road. It must have been "exciting" being stood next to 100 tons doing 70mph two foot from your head
Probably not that much more terrifying than standing in the cab pulling levers or shovelling coal while the scenery shoots past at 70mph.tting myself when I was stood beside my car on a rolling road. It must have been "exciting" being stood next to 100 tons doing 70mph two foot from your head Bert Cheese said:
That was a while ago...initially blamed on kids but turned out to be the handiwork of a disgruntled fitter who was also on the breakdown gang and made a little call out work for himself one weekend by unwinding the parking brakes on both locos...only came to light when he tried the same trick at another depot a while later...there are still marks in the concrete to this day where the pair of 31's became briefly semi-airborne.
More than a few scrapes, look on streetview and its almost like they've preserved the damage and left everything untouched. Massive chunk of concrete missing with exposed rebar everywhere and the guard rail still bent, left cut off and not replaced! bobbo89 said:
Bert Cheese said:
That was a while ago...initially blamed on kids but turned out to be the handiwork of a disgruntled fitter who was also on the breakdown gang and made a little call out work for himself one weekend by unwinding the parking brakes on both locos...only came to light when he tried the same trick at another depot a while later...there are still marks in the concrete to this day where the pair of 31's became briefly semi-airborne.
More than a few scrapes, look on streetview and its almost like they've preserved the damage and left everything untouched. Massive chunk of concrete missing with exposed rebar everywhere and the guard rail still bent, left cut off and not replaced! P5BNij said:
bobbo89 said:
Bert Cheese said:
That was a while ago...initially blamed on kids but turned out to be the handiwork of a disgruntled fitter who was also on the breakdown gang and made a little call out work for himself one weekend by unwinding the parking brakes on both locos...only came to light when he tried the same trick at another depot a while later...there are still marks in the concrete to this day where the pair of 31's became briefly semi-airborne.
More than a few scrapes, look on streetview and its almost like they've preserved the damage and left everything untouched. Massive chunk of concrete missing with exposed rebar everywhere and the guard rail still bent, left cut off and not replaced! 
dundarach said:
Not sure we've had the google link: https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5718307,-0.230453,... just spent 5 mins looking for it
You can also make out the badly patched up concrete in the central reservation! RichB said:
miniman said:
Is there anything cooler?
I used to love seeing the Blue Pullmans racing through West Ealing! 
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