eastwestdivide Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Underground trains in the landscape, from 1987... Somewhere near Old Oak Common, Central line 1962 stock: Isle of Wight. I thought the 485 units were 3-car and 4-car units, but this one's 5 by the look of it, the middle car with a different roof colour: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 And more from 1987... Roade with a train from Northampton: Seascale at dusk: 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted July 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 26/07/2020 at 14:09, eastwestdivide said: Underground trains in the landscape, from 1987... Isle of Wight. I thought the 485 units were 3-car and 4-car units, but this one's 5 by the look of it, the middle car with a different roof colour: You're not mistaken, but reformations of the sets during their life on the island was complicated. Originally when introduced in 1967, class 485 (4-VEC) were four cars and class 486 (3-TIS) were three cars. From around 1985 for a few years, reformations were carried out to form up to 5 five cars sets and 2 two car sets. This lasted up to around 1989 when a reduced number of three and four cars sets were again reformed. There are a couple of excellent published resources, but the above is taken from Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight by Brian Hardy, published by Capital Transport. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Solo Posted July 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2020 Perhaps more 'Trains in the Trees' but I love to photograph the Dean Forest Railway, these are from last autumn: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Solo Posted July 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2020 Love the way this line winds its way through nature..... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Solo Posted July 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2020 And at the other end of the country a Turbostar nearing the end of its climb to Slochd summit: 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfofBadenoch Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Some photos from south of Dalwhinnie yesterday. From the morning: A Colas class 70 heads north - Does anyone know if this a regular service on the Highland Mainline or is it the diverted Aberdeen service? A Scotrail HST heads south after passing the class 70 at Dalwhinnie. Later in mid-afternoon : A DRS 68 (i think) heads south followed by a LNER Azuma -i thought there was only one train to London a day and we saw the morning train heading south about 9am. Anyone know why i saw another one mid afternoon? 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, WolfofBadenoch said: followed by a LNER Azuma -i thought there was only one train to London a day and we saw the morning train heading south about 9am. Anyone know why i saw another one mid afternoon? Realtimetrains shows an empty working yesterday, 5Z05 1400 Inverness to Doncaster Carr IEP Depot passing Dalwhinnie 8 mins late at 1520: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/46790/2020-08-17/detailed 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfofBadenoch Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1520 is about right as i got back to the car about 10 mins later. Thanks 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfofBadenoch Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Glen Ogle viaduct on the disused C+O line. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 11/07/2020 at 12:08, WolfofBadenoch said: Half of Horseshoe Curve but no train. Not the greatest photo but the wind was buffeting me a lot and for July it was far too cold to wait for a train to come along! If I remember correctly (it was half a century ago!!), the view of the curve from Ben Dorain - the mountain in your photo - is great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreight1998 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 18/08/2020 at 13:37, WolfofBadenoch said: A Colas class 70 heads north - Does anyone know if this a regular service on the Highland Mainline or is it the diverted Aberdeen service? Late, but yes, the Irvine tanks are being diverted via Inverness currently due to the derailment. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfofBadenoch Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 15/10/2020 at 22:10, pH said: If I remember correctly (it was half a century ago!!), the view of the curve from Ben Dorain - the mountain in your photo - is great. Ben Dorain must be one of my most unlucky hills - 4 ascents not one decent view! Last time i planned to descend south off it down the very steep prow to Horseshoe curve but there was a lot of snow, it was getting dark, and we were having trouble finding a way through the bands of crags so we took the sensible decision to return over the summit and descend the normal route before a longer than planned walk back to the car. I may have seen Horseshoe Curve in the gloom on that occasion but i had other things on my mind!! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, WolfofBadenoch said: Ben Dorain must be one of my most unlucky hills - 4 ascents not one decent view! Last time i planned to descend south off it down the very steep prow to Horseshoe curve but there was a lot of snow, it was getting dark, and we were having trouble finding a way through the bands of crags so we took the sensible decision to return over the summit and descend the normal route before a longer than planned walk back to the car. I may have seen Horseshoe Curve in the gloom on that occasion but i had other things on my mind!! There’s a normal route? We parked somewhere near the station, walked back along the military road and went just about straight up to the summit, through the middle of a herd of deer at one point. It’s a hill I’d love to do again. But with things as they are, I may not get to visit the UK while I’m still capable of doing it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 CN freight crossing the bridge over the Fraser River from Surrey to New Westminster: I was hoping to get a closer shot, but it turned left off the bridge, instead of right. The bridge was opened in 1904, originally with an upper deck for road traffic. Behind it is the Pattullo road bridge, opened in 1937, which replaced the road deck. And behind that again is the Skytrain (rapid transit) bridge opened in 1990. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) On 17/10/2020 at 22:23, pH said: There’s a normal route? We parked somewhere near the station, walked back along the military road and went just about straight up to the summit, through the middle of a herd of deer at one point. It’s a hill I’d love to do again. But with things as they are, I may not get to visit the UK while I’m still capable of doing it. Usual route: Leave Bridge of Orchy Station and head due east following the stream up to the col between Beinn an Dothaidh and Beinn Dorain. Turn south and follow Dorain's north ridge to the summit. View south from the summit 23/6/1998: Horshoe curve is pretty well hidden, apart from the southern end seen here. Not sure how far you'd have to descend to get a good view of it. Nigel Edited October 27, 2020 by NCB 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Louch Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Photo charter on the Watercress Line the other week. A dark/damp late afternoon suddenly improved by a spectacular sunset! Several happy snappers.... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Solo Posted November 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2020 Freightliner '70' easing its way down to Saltburn from Boulby a few days ago. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) Out walking this week we came across this lonely track on Venner Moor, about 12 miles north-west of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. The line was built for the transport of peat, large quantities of which have been extracted over the decades. The extraction continues in some areas but the railway is no longer used. Before this land was drained, it was an impassable bog and it was on a narrow strip of more forgiving land between here and the higher ground to the south that three Roman legions were ambushed and destroyed by an alliance of Germanic troops in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD9. Edited November 8, 2020 by Western Aviator 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted November 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 7, 2020 A historic spot. It had a profound effect on the Roman Empire. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted January 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2021 March 1987, a class 150 leaves Tywyn in the up direction, not long after being introduced. Another one stands in the station prior to heading north. Nigel 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted January 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, NCB said: March 1987, a class 150 leaves Tywyn in the up direction, not long after being introduced. Another one stands in the station prior to heading north. Nigel A similar view from 1969. Martin. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Crossing the River Rother at Catcliffe, the glass cone* in background, 2010: * A Grade I listed building: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1132732 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Downstream, the Rother runs into the Don, where this pacer is crossing at Conisbrough in 2009. In the left background is the Earth Centre, a Millennium Project that didn't really succeed, built on the site of Cadeby Main colliery: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Posting that previous photo of Conisbrough prompted me to have a wander over there. I managed to coincide with a Derby-Doncaster-Derby Network Rail train with 67s either end, and enough of a turnround time at Doncaster for me to get from on top of the big Conisbrough viaduct back to the station for the return. So we have the viewpoint for each photo visible in the other. Station footbridge (in green) from the viaduct: Viaduct from the station footbridge: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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