Showing posts with label locomotives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label locomotives. Show all posts

Friday, 7 April 2023

73 quartet

Four Class 73s at Tonbridge yard including 73 109.

Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Class 69

Lead locomotive 69 001 of the rebuilds of Class 56s with Class 66 internals seen at Tonbridge yard.



Monday, 3 April 2023

Tonbridge yard

This week's theme is the well-known Tonbridge yard in Kent. GB Railfreight 73 964 the first of a number of Class 73s we will see this week.



Friday, 10 March 2023

Thursday, 9 March 2023

AC trio

A trio of preserved first generation AC electric locomotives, from left to right: Class 81, 83 and 85.



Drewry Car

Preserved little industrial shunter.



Tuesday, 7 March 2023

MR 156

We are in Midland Railway territory so we should have some of their locomotives around!



Monday, 6 March 2023

Class 89

This week's theme is the wonderful Barrow Hill Roundhouse, starting with the unique Class 89.



Friday, 30 October 2020

75S

Former Waterloo & City Railway electric shunter 75S, in Southern Railway livery.



Thursday, 29 October 2020

Through the cab window

A view through the cab windows of the preserved cab of 73 039 at MOSI.



Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Original bi-mode

Nowadays it would be called a bi-mode, but when 73 140 was built dual electric and diesel locomotives were called electro-diesels! Preserved in NSE livery at Eridge.



Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Freightliner 86

Still working away, 86 613 and friend pass through Stafford.



Monday, 26 October 2020

88

This week's theme is the electric loco. Starting with one of the latest, 88 001, passing through Rugeley Trent Valley.



Monday, 12 October 2020

DBY-NOT (1) : Derby

This week's theme is a trip along the line between Derby and Nottingham, starting at this famous railway centre (where a test train is never far away!)



Thursday, 10 September 2020

Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Monday, 7 September 2020

Freightliner (1) : Rugeley Trent Valley

This week's theme is Freightliner locomotives hauling intermodal trains across the network. Starting with 66 520 passing through Rugeley Trent Valley.