meld Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 So that is what that unit is. I have seen it many a time and wondered what it was. I did think at one time that it might have been a survivor from the Haute Vienne Tramway. This is the first image I have ever seen up close. Do you know if there is any future plans for the unit? I Supose you 'could' say that as Part of the Cite Du Train collection it's a National Monument! Our Guide and Driver told us it had been there 'for as long as he could remember' and it is looking a bit of a state inside and would take quite a bit of work to fully restore it to museum collection condition. Having said that, as SNCF are now really starting to add fencing and automatic gates these sort of items 'should remain safe-ish' for a while. Other than that I haven't had much luck finding out any more info .. googling it just brings up some picture references of it in the same place. No 'History' as such. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted September 4, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2012 OK a question from the technically illiterate. Maximum upload size is 2MB, my pictures are 6MB. I tried convertig to pdf (7MB) and TIFF (42!!MB) So ow do I change the file szie? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNCF stephen Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 OK a question from the technically illiterate. Maximum upload size is 2MB, my pictures are 6MB. I tried convertig to pdf (7MB) and TIFF (42!!MB) So ow do I change the file szie? Andy If you can, try and reduce the height and width of the pictures. 800 by 600 is usually enough for general forum use. Remember to save them under a different name. If I am using windows I use a program called Microsoft Photo Editor (I think that is what it is called!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So that is what that unit is. I have seen it many a time and wondered what it was. I did think at one time that it might have been a survivor from the Haute Vienne Tramway. This is the first image I have ever seen up close. Do you know if there is any future plans for the unit? Last time I saw this at Limoges was in 2003 so I see nothing has moved on. If they leave it outside for many more years in this state it will disintegrate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted September 5, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2012 OK a question from the technically illiterate. Maximum upload size is 2MB, my pictures are 6MB. I tried convertig to pdf (7MB) and TIFF (42!!MB) So ow do I change the file szie? If you have no photo editing software, you could try your email program. MS Outlook Express has a function that offers to make photos smaller if you try to send them as attachments. If you open a new email message and attach the relevant photos to it, you should get a dialogue box offering to reduce the size of attachments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 If you have no photo editing software... you could try clicking on the button labelled Image Editor at the top of every RMweb page. Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 5, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2012 How about this stealth version at le chemin de fer touristique du Haut Quercy, Martel, Lot, September last year? Nick Looks like a resin body casting before the windows are cut out!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted September 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks Buffalo That's the one that works with my system Recently arrived RhB wagons at Lamastre (CF Vivarais) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 These are a few of my older photos from France, mainly of older locos. I'm not sure how to insert them, so this is where they are taken: 1. Miramas 2. Paris Sud-Ouest 3. Paris Sud Ouest 4. Miramas 5. Marseille Blancarde 6. IIRC as above. 7. Beziers, awaiting entry to works for scrapping. 8. Beziers inside works. 9. Aurillac. 10.Miramas 11. Miramas. For those who don't know, Miramas is about half way between Avignon and Marseille, at the junction of the main line with the line to the refineries at Fos s Mer and the line to Cavaillon. It is VERY busy, although less so since the opening of the TGV line to Marseille. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 That diesel snow-plough is wonderful! The 'Dakotas', as the diesel in the last-but-one photo is nicknamed, are still about with the various maintenance contractors SNCF/RFF use. This photo was taken last week at Grande Synthe (Dunkerque):- http://lapassiondutrain.blogspot.com.au/search?updated-max=2012-09-09T12:39:00%2B02:00 There are some 58s working on the same job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Yes, I like that one, I went to Aurillac specially to see it, having seen it's photo in the second edition of French railways from Platform A few more of mine: Taken at: 1. Gare de l'Est 2. Rennes 3. Rennes 4. Montparnasse, (Came back on it from Rennes) 5. Modane 6. Acheres 7. Toulouse 8. Beziers 9. Villeneuve St Georges depot 10. As above 11.Beziers 12. View of Beziers works 13. Beziers, early morning sleeper from Austerlitz. 14. Miramas 15-17. As above 18. Cerbere 19. Not sure, nor WHAT it is. Photo 17, they posed it for me. If you can identify what is in photo 19 for me, please do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 5. Modane Hi All, If anyone wants to see 'Astride' BB36008, You will now have to go to Morrocco! This and BB36001 - BB36006 Have recently been exported by Akiem Rail ( the owners of these loco's ) See Here .............. http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405330&id=4287&action=dview HTH MC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 That diesel snow-plough is wonderful! The 'Dakotas', as the diesel in the last-but-one photo is nicknamed, are still about with the various maintenance contractors SNCF/RFF use. This photo was taken last week at Grande Synthe (Dunkerque):- http://lapassiondutr...T12:39:00+02:00 There are some 58s working on the same job. Wish I'd known they were about, I spent the evening at Dunkerque on August 29th. Would have given me more to do than go to Auchan with the Mrs...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIZ Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 a few shots from 1978 at paris nord bayer in 1993 picasso getting ready for a days work at tuffe 1993 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2012 And here it is last weekend, at the same location but in more trad colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samkiller42 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Just one from me, and apologies for the size (if it's too large) I've not changed my upload settings on photobucket for months: Photo taken on Monday 1st Oct, At Marseille St. Char, With my HTC One X. Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samkiller42 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Caught this TGV passing a level crossing, between Castelnaudary and Toulouse (Direction Toulouse) Not taken with the One X, but with an EOS 600D. Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIZ Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 sunday morning at vigy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted October 22, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2012 The Mallets are now back in Lamastre - albeit looking a bit sad and in need of some maintenance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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