The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

Did anyone watch Paul Merton last night, & 'Secret Stations'

 

[Houthakker]

Enjoyed "Secret Stations". Made me want to get off at some of those places with a bike and just see where the road took me.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

'Twas the open day at Bristol St Phillips Marsh depot today.

Did anyone go?

 

[Mr Celine]

Yay! It fits!!!

60103 Flying Scotsman passing Kilknowe Junction, Galashiels, at speed 15/05/16.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Oh no, the Flying Wibble Machine!!


Seriously though, nice picture!

 

[Houthakker]

Driving into Mallaig last week we were travelling alongside this, where the rail runs next to the road for the last couple of miles.

 

[User16390]

I visited the Severn Valley Spring Diesel Festival today. There was fantastic assortment of classic locomotives. I had my first ride behind a Western and managed to be hauled by two Deltics, three Class 50's, a pair of Class 20's, a class 33, a Class 46 and a Class 66 over the course of the day. the fish and chip shop opposite Kidderminster Station was excellent and the real ale at Bridgenorth Station was top notch.

Overall, a great day out.

 

[Spartak]

Class 08 - 202 seen today at Avon Valley Railway, Bitton.

 

[Katherine]

The ELR war weekend is on this bank holiday weekend, except now they've called it their 1940's weekend. I hope it's not more about the music and fashions than it is about the locos and stock.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It is 'foreign muck', I know, and I also have no idea what the song is about or who the guy is, but, who cares? Here is a flashmob in Budapest Nygati station, complete with loco 431221 (*) making a star apperance along with loco 480020 and EMU 804404 (I think).

* - 431221. One of a class of hundreds from the Soviet era, these diminutive, almost minnionesque in appearance locos are probably the most common locos in Hungary. I like them.

The intro is quite long, I'll admit, but you get to see trains and stuff!!:


View: https://youtu.be/HWWC5THtXIk

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Of course, talking of Hungary, we now have our very own class '86s' over there!:


View: https://youtu.be/elnuPV22t4A

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

And, of course, over in Bulgaria, we have the '87s'!


Gawd, I really DO miss that sound!!:


View: https://youtu.be/Hj7FstYv6KQ

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

View: https://youtu.be/dVdSPPtAQwc

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Oh yes, and, what's that!:


View: https://youtu.be/3QiZeOMjmCk

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

And more Brits' abroad....


View: https://youtu.be/OINyhEVpoDc