The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Windle]

Interior of 555021, the first new T & W Metro train in service, taken last Monday. They're much quieter and smoother than the old units and the information displays are excellent, letting you know exactly where you are at any time. I'm not convinced about the new seating layout though, with only side seats rather than the previous mix of side & facing seats arrangement. There aren't any grab rails / straps running along the length of the carriages either, so less to get hold of when they (inevitably) get busy. No view out of the front anymore either .

 

[Windle]

A shonky phone photo, taken of a moving train, from a moving Metro ~ 60056 Great Gable (a name recycled from one of the original Class 44 'Peaks'), near Northumberland Park station where the freight line diverges from the Metro line. I'm assuming it's taking biomass empties back to Blyth.

 

[Hover Fly]

A shonky phone photo, taken of a moving train, from a moving Metro ~ 60056 Great Gable (a name recycled from one of the original Class 44 'Peaks'), near Northumberland Park station where the freight line diverges from the Metro line. I'm assuming it's taking biomass empties back to Blyth.

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Passed my place of work earlier.

 

[Spartak]

GWR Class 800 under the scaffolding at Bristol Temple Meads this afternoon ...

 

[Spartak]

57602 at London Paddington

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Hells Bells!!!

That driver will be having nightmares for months, due to her stupidity

https://www.networkrailmediacentre....ing-near-miss-at-level-crossing-in-merseyside

 

[Solocle]

Rode one of the new Arterios on Sunday. New train smell.

 

[Spartak]

 

[Spartak]

Couple of pictures from Brussel-Midi ...

 

[Spartak]

More pics from my journey back from Belgium ...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 6th

‘Walton Viaduct’
Shay Lane
Walton
Wakefield
(17:30)

This stretch of line is between Wakefield WestGate station & Doncaster

Seen here, looking north-east; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3077014

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

His insurance company is going to be very worried!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gpqz6406o

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

His insurance company is going to be very worried!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gpqz6406o

To get there he wiped out a large section of concrete wall

He didn;t manage that at walking speed!

Lucky he only killed a wall and his car - at least he didn;t injure any innocent by standers
which seems to be more luck than judgement

 

[Andy in Germany]

If he's drunk, surely they'll say that cancels the insurance?

 

[Mike_P]

If he's drunk, surely they'll say that cancels the insurance?

If he had insurance that is.