DavidB-AU

The "blood moon" lunar eclipse from the other night.

Testing starts of first TransPennine Express Nova 1 trains https://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/testing-starts-of-first-transpennine-express-nova-1-trains.html

Tomix has announced the Hello Kitty Shinkansen in N. https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180712-2.pdf

Croatian fire fighters during the World Cup penalty. Absolute class! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ1g1DaKaG8

I find this fascinating! https://rcahmw.gov.uk/cropmarks-2018/

Mind the paws: Hello Kitty bullet train debuts in Japan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/01/fast-feline-hello-kitty-bullet-train-debuts-in-japan

There was only one of these, a 25NC with David Wardale's modifications. The Red Devil could produce over 4000hp at 100km/h. Cheers David

Here's the full restoration series.

An interesting day in Brisbane today. Last night at about 21.30, NGR722 damaged about 1200m of overhead between the west end of Roma Street and Central. It cane to a stop still half in the tunnel at Central with the overhead arcing onto the roof. Passengers were stranded on the train for nearly an hour before it was safe to exit. As a result, all trains were suspended between Bowen Hills and South Brisbane. This morning the train had still not been moved. All Beenleigh and Gold Coast trains were running via the Tennyson loop, with Gold Coast trains stopping additionally at Moorooka. Cleveland trains were also running "express" from Roma Street to Buranda via Tennyson, but were actually stopping at Yeerongpilly. Plus all freight which would normally go via South Brisbane was also sent via Tennyson. This made for a very busy day around Sherwood. Here is some footage I took out the window, first on a Gold Coast to Brisbane train and then on a Brisbane to Cleveland train. Excuse the dirty window and shaky phone. Rather than wait and go via the scenic route a third time I bailed out at Buranda and got a bus back to Altandi. The disabled NGR was eventually hauled dead (by diesels) out of Central early afternoon. In addition to all this, a pair of diesels was running to Holmview tutoring drivers for the resumption of cattle trains. Cheers David

CAF Civity EMU for TransPennine Express on test at Velim https://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/caf-civity-emu-for-transpennine-express-on-test-at-velim.html

Amtrak has issued a request for information seeking to explore options for ‘all types of rail vehicles including coach cars, trainsets and self-propelled units’ that could eventually replace its Amfleet I coaches. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/amtrak-plans-amfleet-i-replacement.html

There were small petrol and paraffin locos available after WW1. Motor Rail and Kent Construction rebuilt some 40hp Simplex types as standard gauge. Cheers David

I had an unsolicited email from somebody a few years ago asking if I wanted to invest in this. Pumped hydro requires a lot less infrastructure and you lose a lot less from friction. Cheers David

A new standard gauge line for 320 km/h operation. Cheers David

3526 in its new green livery and 3642 on its last run before retirement.

Bety running in Brisbane today.

First look at Japan's new Hello Kitty Shinkansen https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hello-kitty-shinkansen-train-japan/index.html