The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Andy in Germany]

This morning's commute: off-peak, all the trains are single units.

 

[Jenkins]

66554 briefly stopped at a red light at Blofield Track foot crossing on the branch to Felixstowe Dock North rail terminal

Then a few minutes later I was a bit slow turning and missed whatever this was coming up on the other branch from the Southern Rail Terminal

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 11th

I watched the Francis Bourgeois & Chris Harris programme We Saved A Train
I've seen Francis before on YouTube, & he's got to be the most enthusiastic person since Guy Martin

At the exhibition/gathering (Swindon/Crewe??), Chris Harris seemed rather bemused that everyone wanted to say "Hello" to FB, rather than him - essentially a world wide TV star due to 'Top Gear'

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Saturday 11th

I watched the Francis Bourgeois & Chris Harris programme We Saved A Train
I've seen Francis before on YouTube, & he's got to be the most enthusiastic person since Guy Martin

At the exhibition/gathering (Swindon/Crewe??), Chris Harris seemed rather bemused that everyone wanted to say "Hello" to FB, rather than him - essentially a world wide TV star due to 'Top Gear'

As an enthusiast, I just find FB and other like him to be a bit 'cringe', but each to their own.

 

[Spartak]

Short gravel ride out today ...
Some good 'spots' en route ... 👍

 

[robjh]

Some GWR relics seen at Neyland in Pembrokeshire today. Neyland was Brunel's first terminal for Irish ferries in 1856, before they switched to Fishguard in the 1900s, but then declined to a minor branch line before closure in 1964.
On the quayside however the rails are still in place, enclosed now in concrete but clearly showing three parallel sidings with crossovers including diamond crossings with point work.

Nearby are some railings made of Brunel-era (so broad gauge) rails.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Some GWR relics seen at Neyland in Pembrokeshire today. Neyland was Brunel's first terminal for Anglo-Irish ferries in 1856, before they switched to Fishguard in the 1900s, but then declined to a minor branch line before closure in 1964.
On the quayside however the rails are still in place, enclosed now in concrete but clearly showing three parallel sidings with crossovers including diamond crossings with point work.
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Nearby are some railings made of Brunel-era (so broad gauge) rails.
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I often feel amazed how we are surrounded by history if we just look.

 

[Bristolian]

I spent a wonderful couple of hours today at the Bodmin Steam Railway. Whilst it is a small heritage railway it has a number of interesting locomotives to its name, like a single car DMU 121020 and an unidentified English Electric Type 3.
First, ex-GWR Small Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5552 coming in to Bodmin General station ready for preparation for the 13:35 "circular" service. Built at Swindon in 1928 she is just a few years away from her 100th birthday.

Second, Brush Type 4 (BR Type 47) No. 47306 "The Sapper" looking good outside the workshops at Bodmin.

Finally, Bagnall 0-4-0ST "Judy" at Bodmin. The loco is one of a pair originally built for the docks at Par. Apparently the low roof of the cab was to allow for a low bridge in the docks.

 

[Andy in Germany]

DB Infrastructure loco 218-449-7 in Esslingen am Neckar.

I have a soft spot for these, because they were the standard locomotive on local trains when I first came to Germany.