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4 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

Spanning the decades at Rotherham today: 1960s loco (City of Truro, named after a 1900s loco), towing a late-1970s loco (rebuilt in the 2020s), being passed by a 2000s DMU. 
Bonus points for a circus-related pun for the big top in the old football ground car park!

 

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(47749 City of Truro + 69008 running from Leicester-Doncaster, 170473 on a Sheffield-Scarborough)

Big Top it’s not a Big Top. That’s a blow up model of Derby roundhouse……..

 

Keith

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8 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

 

or this ...

 

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It may claim to be "First", but it won't be the last....

 

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10 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

 

or this ...

 

#article-0-1737A630000005DC-513_634x436.j

It must be the train's fault.

It's too heavy and caused the bridge to sag.

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Elephants on trains.

 

One for the 'are you sure this is a good idea' file.

 

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https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/tiere/wuppertal-1950-sprang-elefant-tuffi-aus-der-schwebebahn-13714026.html

 

Long story short, to publicize the circus they took the elephant for a ride, the worst that happened was that it ate a houseplant and wee'd on the carpet. They did it again with more people in the gondola. The elephant panicked and smashed through the side of the gondola and fell into the river (survived due to landing in a muddy patch).

 

Rumours that the elephant later took up residence in a tunnel on an Island between the UK and the Isle of Man have not been confirmed.

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2 hours ago, Steven B said:

Manufacturers are wasting their time modelling underframe detail that will never be seen...

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Withdrawn Class 25 'Rat' 25177 (D7527) demonstrates re-railing at Stratford TMD Open Day in July 1983 by Chris (The Mighty Hood 😎), on Flickr

 

 

Nice detail, spoilt by the missing manufacturer's name on the underside of the battery box.

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14 minutes ago, railsquid said:

 

Nice detail, spoilt by the missing manufacturer's name on the underside of the battery box.

 

And switches to control the lighting options.

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On 09/05/2024 at 14:51, railsquid said:

 

Nice detail, spoilt by the missing manufacturer's name on the underside of the battery box.

 

On 09/05/2024 at 15:05, newbryford said:

 

And switches to control the lighting options.

Or a grille to let the sound out from the speaker.

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Posted (edited)

Staff (suitably trained!) can and do remove objects from live overheads, including 25kV, with insulated poles. 

 

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On 17/05/2024 at 17:27, caradoc said:

Staff (suitably trained!) can and do remove objects from live overheads, including 25kV, with insulated poles. 

 

It's not just the staff that remove things from the live overhead ...

 

 

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Posted (edited)

Oops!

 

Worth watching in slo-mo as a lot more of what's happening can be seen.

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48 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:

Certainly a rare sight .......... both engines are running ! 😁

 

10 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

At the instant the photo was taken ...

Leaky exhaust manifold giving the appearance to two engines running - it was actually none and on fire. 🤣

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