The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Andy in Germany]

Nnnnoo, that is a MK3 (Mark 3) DVT, designed for the West Coast Mainline, or WCML.

Picture shown is definitely a Class 91. There is a panto on top to collect the electricity.

I think @Mad Doug Biker is referring to this picture:

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Picture shown is definitely a Class 91. There is a panto on top to collect the electricity. Colleague of mine was involved with the MkIV DVTs. They had a lot of ballast in them to bring the weight up and therefore allow them to run on the front at 125 mile/h, as crashworthiness hadn't developed to the point where you could have passengers in the front coach of a train travelling above 100 mile/h.

The Class 91s were certainly retired earlier than the much older Class 37s, but had a much harder life. They have been shooting up and down the East Coast Mainline, accumulating more than 200,000 miles a year without a break, although the idea of them working backwards to haul freight at night didn't take off.

I meant the original picture, the one Rog was talking about, i.e. 82114... The DVT, which is the Mk 3 version, not the Mk4 one as he said.
Yes that is a picture of a '91 further down, but that was in reference to his (incorrect) message that the DVT pictured worked with them.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I think @Mad Doug Biker is referring to this picture:

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Yes, thankyou.

I used to be a spotter many, many moons ago, so I know what I am looking at, even if I am not always clear. ☺️😆

 

[BrumJim]

Yes, thankyou.

I used to be a spotter many, many moons ago, so I know what I am looking at, even if I am not always clear. ☺️😆

I'm not a spotter. Just professional interest.

 

[Andy in Germany]

In the closed Vogelsheim railway station today I was just in time to miss an industrial locomotive delivering these wagons to this SNCF 475xxx locomotive. Normally I've been here on the weekend, and I wondered why the rails were shiny. It turns out that this is the exchange sidings for the Port Rhinelander Colmar / Neuf-Brisach on the Rhine, which may require a trip to investigate it at some point.

There is talk of reopening the bridge over the Rhine, (blown up in 1945), so passenger trains can run from Freiburg to Colmar, so this line may get a lot more busy. For now it was nice to watch a leisurely freight only branch line operation.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

In the closed Vogelsheim railway station today I was just in time to miss an industrial locomotive delivering these wagons to this SNCF 475xxx locomotive. Normally I've been here on the weekend, and I wondered why the rails were shiny. It turns out that this is the exchange sidings for the Port Rhinelander Colmar / Neuf-Brisach on the Rhine, which may require a trip to investigate it at some point.

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There is talk of reopening the bridge over the Rhine, (blown up in 1945), so passenger trains can run from Freiburg to Colmar, so this line may get a lot more busy. For now it was nice to watch a leisurely freight only branch line operation.

What an ugly brute that loco is, but I also concede that it has something of the British Class 67 about it.

 

[Rocky]

What an ugly brute that Rocky is, but I also concede that he has something of the British Class system about him.

Hard to argue with that, Doug

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Hard to argue with that, Doug

You said it, not me! 😆

 

[Andy in Germany]

What an ugly brute that loco is, but I also concede that it has something of the British Class 67 about it.

Yes it is ugly, but I seem to have an affinity for ugly locomotives.

At least there's a bit of styling around the nose, rather than the "It was a bit too long so we cut the ends off" look of a CL.67

 

[BrumJim]

I think anyone who asks for a freight loco to be styled should be re-directed to another career.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I think anyone who asks for a freight loco to be styled should be re-directed to another career.

🤔

Things can and should be both functional and look good, otherwise you end up with the absolutely hideous carbuncle that is the class 70

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

... And quite honestly, if I ever was responsible for procuring a new fleet of locos, I'd go for the Siemens 'Taurus' design or look, every time!


Either that or a new fleet of 'Western' or 'Warship' look - a - likes.
Actually, class 71 or '89 too! ☺️😆

 

[BrumJim]

🤔

Things can and should be both functional and look good, otherwise you end up with the absolutely hideous carbuncle that is the class 70

It may be ugly, but it can pull a lot better than I can.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It may be ugly, but it can pull a lot better than I can.

Same here, but there is no need for them to be ugly.

It makes me unfeasibly angry that someone was actually paid for designing that! 😆

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Further to this, regarding my post above about how I'd get a fleet of Taurus Loks if I could, I'd need to slightly revise the front ends to get rid of the joins and probably also the black bits below the windows. Oh and get the right livery for them as they can easily look a little bit fat from certain angles when in certain garbs ☺️