The Rail Enthusiast thread

[vernon]

Whitby today

LMS Black Five - Lancashire Fuselier

D7628 Class 25

 

[Katherine]

Coming into Ramsbottom, Feb 2015

 

[Katherine]

Llangollen today.

 

[classic33]

Been down that river past the station.

 

[Katherine]

Been down that river past the station.

On a canue?

 

[classic33]

On a canue?

Aye.

 

[totallyfixed]

While I cannot compete with the brilliant photos on this thread of engines, here in Rutland, crossing into Northamptonshire and spanning the Welland Valley is the magnificent
harringworth viaduct, the longest masonry built viaduct in the country. We will be passing it on my CC ride "Spring into Rutland" on Sunday.

 

[vernon]

A Peckett of Bristol shunter at M-shed museum, Bristol. Sadly the two steam locomotives are in an annex with no public access.

 

[HF2300]

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I'd be carful getting into that, I think it's a Transformer...

 

[172traindriver]

I'd be carful getting into that, I think it's a Transformer...

But the most important question is, what is the comfort and ergonomics of the cab like?

 

[HF2300]

But the most important question is, what is the comfort and ergonomics of the cab like?

It's academic if it turns into a giant robot killing machine while you're trying to drive it.

 

[mcshroom]

Not on Chiltern

We're getting new ones on the Cumbrian Coastal line from next month. Capacity issues has led to Northern renting some Mk2 stock and some locos (not sure what class yet) to run some of the diagrams

 

[172traindriver]

It's academic if it turns into a giant robot killing machine while you're trying to drive it.

You want to try doing several hours in an uncomfortable cab, and by the way fatalities on the railway are sadly all to common

 

[172traindriver]

We're getting new ones on the Cumbrian Coastal line from next month. Capacity issues has led to Northern renting some Mk2 stock and some locos (not sure what class yet) to run some of the diagrams

Far nicer in stock, without engines below you, rattling along

 

[totallyfixed]

Referring back to my earlier post, Harringworth Viaduct today, I think there are 87 arches so what you can see is much less than half the length!