DMU Photography - Away from the Three-Quarter View

[GWRPhil]

Class 80x passing killerton estate near exeter

 

[Ramblin Rich]

150 219 forming 2F33 1947 Paignton to Exmouth. Pictures at Powderham cycle path bridge.

Moon in the distance over the Exe estuary

 

Heading into the sunset

[4630]

Under a cloudless sky on 10th August 2022, a Northern class 195 crosses Beacon Hill viaduct on the approach to Halifax station, just out of view to the left, with a service from Leeds to Chester.

 

The large building just visible on the left, formerly Albion Mills, was part of the factory for Mackintosh's toffee, subsequently after merger in 1969 'Rowntree Mackintosh' and since the take over in 1988 now part of Nestlé.  The large production facility there is, amongst other confectionary products, the home of 'Quality Street'. 

 

From the other side of Beacon Hill viaduct, another Northern class 195 slows for its booked stop at Halifax with a service from Leeds to Manchester Victoria. 

[Davexoc]

An 'in the landscape' shot of a 158 running into Penzance, taken from the baech at Marazion station.

 

[Cowley 47521]

On 09/08/2022 at 21:03, Ramblin Rich said:

150 219 forming 2F33 1947 Paignton to Exmouth. Pictures at Powderham cycle path bridge.

Moon in the distance over the Exe estuary

 

Heading into the sunset

Wow. Both are good but that bottom one is fantastic Rich.

[Phil Mc]

950001 heads into the mist at Swinton ( South Yorkshire ), about 20 minutes ago.

 

 

Cheers,

Phil.

[Phil Mc]

Same service as pictured above...

 

2Q08 Derby R.T.C - Doncaster West Yard, via quite a bit of South Yorkshire....

 

 

 

Cheers,

Phil.

[GWRPhil]

150249 on a Plymouth to Penzance service today

 

 

 

[GWRPhil]

802004 on Paddington to Newquay service today 

 

 

 

[4630]

On the 17th August 2022, with the air and lineside vegetation freshened up after overnight rain, a Northern class 195 climbs the 1 in 118 approaching Halifax from Dryclough Junction with a service from Blackpool North to York...

 

 

... followed shortly afterwards by a Northern class 158 working a local service from Huddersfield to Bradford Interchange via Halifax.

 

 

[4630]

Several taken on 17th August 2022 from the vantage point of the LNWR footbridge over the Down Huddersfield line at Heaton Lodge.

 

The following Google Maps reference may be helpful for those unfamiliar with this location.

Heaton Lodge Junction

 

A Northern class 195 passing on the Down L&Y approaching Heaton Lodge East Junction from the Calder Valley line, working a service from Wigan North Western to Leeds, with the former LNWR built railway houses in the background.

 

A TransPennine Express class 185 accelerates away from Heaton Lodge Junction, taking the Up Huddersfield, with a local service from Leeds to Huddersfield.

 

A Grand Central class 180 on the Down L&Y approaching Heaton Lodge East Junction from the Calder Valley line, working a service from Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross.

 

 

 

 

[Davexoc]

An historic night shot at Didcot....

 

[Ben B]

 

Shame about the Tuppaware sky, but here's 144011 on its first day in service the other week on the Worth Valley.  A proper timewarp, though very appropriate as this unit, in this livery, could have conceivably operated the line had the branch remained on the national network.

 

 

With the new "Railway Children" film having everyone gushing about the more vintage aspects of the KWVR, here's a shot showing the line is capable of contrasts away from the 1950's or even Edwardian atmosphere... a 1980's DMU, through a 2000's housing estate, over a new concrete bridge :)

[Ben B]

At last, a bit of sunshine!  Some more pics of the KWVR's Pacer, in rather better weather today.

 

 

 

[GWRPhil]

A bit brighter weather today. 
 

 

[GWRPhil]

Next service in opposite direction. 
 

 

 

[4630]

A Hull Trains 'Paragon' 802/3 slows for Temple Hirst Junction on 27th August 2022, ready to diverge from the East Coast Main Line (ECML), with a service from London Kings Cross to Hull...

 

...followed a few minutes later by an LNER 800/1 which will continue north on the ECML with a service from London Kings Cross to Aberdeen.

 

[4630]

With the trans-Pennine route via Huddersfield and the Standedge Tunnel closed on 3rd & 4th September 2022 due to engineering work around north Manchester, planned diversions via the Calder Valley line were in place.

 

On 4th September a pair TransPennine Express class 185s round the curve on the approach to Brighouse for their booked stop with a service from York to Manchester Victoria...

 

...and after completing their station duties, accelerate away exactly on time. 

 

[Ian Smeeton]

The Syston to Peterborough line is wall to wall 170's and 66's. Very little variation.

 

Now and again, something else turns up, so I went out to phot the Duchess last Saturday.

 

Vantage point chosen weather hazy. Not the best.

 

 

Test shot before the 'Duchess'

 

Just another 170 on 1L00 Coleshill Parkway to Cambridge.

 

Regards

 

Ian

[dagrizz]

I was on Mam Tor today, great views over the Edale valley. Saw a couple of trains;

 

 

 

Graham

[eastwestdivide]

Further along that ridge, at the Lose Hill end, you can sometimes see a working of cement wagons along the branch to Hope works (using a class 20 last time I was there)

[dagrizz]

3 hours ago, eastwestdivide said:

Further along that ridge, at the Lose Hill end, you can sometimes see a working of cement wagons along the branch to Hope works (using a class 20 last time I was there)

 

Thanks for that info - yes, I'd have liked to walk the ridge to Lose Hill but we ran out of time - SWMBO wanted to visit Chatsworth in the afternoon.

I've put it on the agenda for the next visit.

 

Graham

[GWRPhil]

3 car 158 near bodmin

 

[4630]

The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's Haworth shed on 17th September 2022, with Pacer 144011 stabled.  Although not in service whilst I was there, the engine was happily ticking over.

 

[eastglosmog]

Stuck at Crewe for 40mins having missed connection due to late running Avanti train from Glasgow so spent the time train watching. One Class 175 DMU came in, on a Transport for Wales service to Manchester Piccadilly, so here is a picture of it: