The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Spartak]

57604 at London Paddington

 

[Jenkins]

Today's transport to Leeds

 

[Spartak]

Bristol Temple Meads

 

[robjh]

Today's transport to Leeds
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I was lucky enough to catch a class 91 set from Doncaster on Wednesday. The Mk 4 coaches are just so much nicer than the Azumas, but I had forgotten that having the bike spaces all in the driving trailer at one end, and after the first class section at that, could mean a very long walk through the train to find a seat, or get back to retrieve your bike at the other end. Not counting the nail-biting hope that someone would actually turn up to open the door to let it out.

 

[robjh]

37 425 on a Colas train at Cambridge this Wednesday (25th Feb), and painted in retro Regional Railways livery. Must be 30 years since I last saw that!

 

[Spartak]

66622 pulling an aggregates train out of Bristol Parkway at lunchtime today.

 

[robjh]

Class 484 units on the Isle of Wight this week. They were converted from withdrawn London Underground D stock, which ran from 1976 to 2017 on the District Line, and replaced the much older class 483 (also ex-Underground conversions) on the Island Line in the early 2020s.
My rather optimistic plan earlier in the day had been to spend an hour or so on a return trip on one of these from Ryde to Shanklin at the end of my cycle tour round the island, but the hills, scenery and my leisurely pace meant that I only had time to go and look this time.

Shanklin - southern terminus of the line

On Ryde Pier, at the northern end.

 

[Spartak]

Lawrence Hill, Bristol