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| 16. Ex BR read lamp at Shenton. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com |
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Heading North along the WCML behind electric locomotive 86417 on the way to Glasgow Central on the 7th November 1992. This shot is taken just after I had passed into Scotland.
Photo by Mark Chatwin. Website RailwayMania.info. |
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Looking north along the Bute Town branch line from the northern end of Cardiff Bay railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 10/05/2006. |
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Looking north along the Bute Town branch line from the northern end of Cardiff Bay railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 10/05/2006. |
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ECML - Great Britain On 6 september the East Coast Main Line was flooded on 3 separate places. Only one track could still be used, at very limited speed. Close to Doncaster, 06-09-2008 Digital photo by Marco van Uden |
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ECML - Great Britain On 6 september the East Coast Main Line was flooded on 3 separate places. Only one track could still be used, at very limited speed. North of Newcastle, 06-09-2008 Digital photo by Marco van Uden |
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A merged view of Eastover sidings, aka Bridgwater railhead, adjacent to Bridgwater station in Somerset. Nuclear waste from Hinkley Point power station on the Somerset coast is transported to Bridgwater by road, and then by rail to Sellafield in Cumbria. The fixed gantry crane on the left is used to transfer the 50+ tonne nuclear waste flasks from lorries to trains. The 100mph speed limit applies to the northbound main line, the left-hand rail of which can just be seen in the very bottom right.
Photo by Chris McKenna 30/10/2006. |
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Stop signs marking two disused lines in Eastover sidings, aka Bridgwater railhead, adjacent to Bridgwater station in Somerset.
Photo by Chris McKenna 30/10/2006. |
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A world-war II pillbox, about one kilometre north of Dyce (Soctland),
built to prevent an invading enemy advancing along the Aberdeen-Inerness
railway line.
Photo by Bill Harrison (bill.harrison@dsl.pipex.com) 31 March 2007 |
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Trackwork at Dyce station about 10km north east of Aberdeen (Scotland).
On the rearmost rail can be seen two wires that maintain track circuit
electrical continuity over the rail-break. The nearest rail is attached to the
baseplates with typical Pandrol type rail clips. In the foreground,
point rodding and wires that control the mechanical points and signals.
This tried and tested technology has been used in Britain for at least 150 years...
Photo by Bill Harrison (bill.harrison@dsl.pipex.com) 9 April 2007 |
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A "one" EMU on the approach line to London Liverpool street, with the buffers at Shoreditch tube station, from where this was photographed, visible in the foreground. Until the 1960s there was a connection between the two lines.
The red sign between the buffers and train reads:
HAZARD AREA
Photo by Chris McKenna 31/05/2006. |
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The bridge that carries the A370 Long Ashton Bypass over the Great Western Main Line, viewed from a southbound First Great Western HST.
Photo by Chris McKenna 10/05/2006. |
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Looking east along the South Wales Main Line between a third and half a mile east of Bristol Parkway railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. |
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Looking west along the South Wales Main Line between Bristol Parkway railway station and a bridge about a third of a mile to the east (from where this photo was taken).
Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. |
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This picture shows a face-on view of the Midland Main Line 'throat' just outside London St. Pancras.
Notice how the re-electrified MML looks different to its original layout. To the left of the picture are the non-electrified approaches to platforms 8 and 9, which are temporaily used by Midland Mainline until Spring 2005. I was standing on platform 10 at the time, which also has a temporary surface like 8 and 9, although its use in the station for the duration of the CTRL works is equal to the use of the permanent platforms (11, 12 and 13). The picture was taken on Sunday 29th August 2004 using a Kodak Easyshare DX6440, and anyone who wishes to use this photo must first seek permission Edward Sloley via edward.sloley@ntlworld.com |
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Two generations of transport - on the right is the Kennet and Avon Canal; on the left the Great Western Railway's London to Bristol Mainline. This photograph was taken in the east of the city of Bath.
Photo by Chris McKenna 03/03/2006. |
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Two generations of transport - on the left is the Kennet and Avon Canal; on the right the Great Western Railway's London to Bristol Mainline. This photograph was taken in the east of the city of Bath.
Photo by Chris McKenna 03/03/2006. |
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Two generations of transport - on the right is the Kennet and Avon Canal; on the left a First Great Western Class 43 HST heads wesbound along the Great Western Railway's London to Bristol Mainline. This photograph was taken in the east of the city of Bath.
Photo by Chris McKenna 03/03/2006. |
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Two generations of transport - on the left is the Kennet and Avon Canal; on the right the Great Western Railway's London to Bristol Mainline. This photograph was taken in the east of the city of Bath.
Photo by Chris McKenna 03/03/2006. |
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Taken from Camley Street (plus a newly re-opened underpass), you can see part of the MML approaches
complete with soon-to-be overhead catenary. This time next year, this catenary will be gone; the year
after, new 13 track-wide catenary will be in place in time for the Eurostars and, in 2009m Kent domestic
services doing 186mph and 140mph running respectively. Midland Mainline will continue to use the
station, but from different platforms.
Photo taken: 26th March 2005 Author: Edward Sloley E-mail address: edward.sloley@ntlworld.com |
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Taken from Camley Street (plus a newly re-opened underpass - I'm in it!) - from here you might be able to
spot a train pass by, otherwise there's nothing but the 25kV overhead to see.
Photo taken: 26th March 2005 Author: Edward Sloley E-mail address: edward.sloley@ntlworld.com |
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These are the approaches to London St. Pancras as they were during Easter. As you can see there is a
bundle of overhead catenary (platforms 10 to 13 are electrified) put in place for the blockade which at the
time was operating. For the second time in a few years the line from London St. Pancras to Agar Grove
(around the North London Line bridge) will be dewired as electrification at the station is no longer
required until the station is substantially remodelled in time for the .25 mile long Eurostars.
Once finished, all 13 platforms will be fully electrified, allowing Thameslink to share eventual platforms
1 to 4 (the western platforms) with Midland Mainline when required.
Photo taken: 26th March 2005 Author: Edward Sloley E-mail address: edward.sloley@ntlworld.com |
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These are the approaches to London St. Pancras as they were during Easter. The two tracks seen to the
left are not electrified as they lead to platforms 8 and 9 which Midland Mainline are using as a result of
the blockade which, by the time you read this, will have finished.
Soon platforms 8 and 9 will be decommisioned and undergo remodelling to international gauge standards.
Photo taken: 26th March 2005 Author: Edward Sloley E-mail address: edward.sloley@ntlworld.com |
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The junction between the South Wales Main Line (left) and the branch line to Maesteg (right), a short distance west of Bridgend (Pen-y-bont) station. This photograph was taken looking forwards from the rear of the first carriage on a westbound First Great Western HST on a service from London Paddington to Swansea.
Photo by Chris McKenna 09/11/2006. |
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The junction between the South Wales Main Line (right) and the branch line to Maesteg (left), a short distance west of Bridgend (Pen-y-bont) station is just beyond the signals in this view (the signal on the gantry over the branch line is PT165). This photograph was taken looking backwards from the rear of the first carriage on a westbound First Great Western HST on a service from London Paddington to Swansea.
Photo by Chris McKenna 09/11/2006. |
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York - National Railway Museum.
BR 1948 logo, applied on a green steam loco.
Photo by A. Rueda (ad.rueda@gmail.com) August 2010 |
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York - National Railway Museum.
BR 1948 logo, applied on a black electric loco.
Photo by A. Rueda (ad.rueda@gmail.com) August 2010 |
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York - National Railway Museum.
BR 1956 logo, applied on a green steam loco.
Photo by A. Rueda (ad.rueda@gmail.com) August 2010 |
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York - National Railway Museum.
The last BR logo.
Photo by A. Rueda (ad.rueda@gmail.com) August 2010 |
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This is Patchway junction on the South Wales Main Line east of Patchway station view from the window of an eastbound First Great Western HST. This train is staying on the South Wales Main Line towards Bristol Parkway, the other line leads to Avonmouth or Bristol Temple Meads via Filton Abbey Wood.
Photo by Chris McKenna 20/05/2006. |
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The South Wales Main Line crosses the River Usk in South Wales immediately north of the ruined Newport Castle. Newport sation is a short distance beyond the curve ahead.
Photo by Chris McKenna 09/11/2006. |
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An eastbound First Great Western HST traverses the pointwork on the South Wales Main Line east of Cardiff Central railway station, on the right is the incline leading to the bridge that carries the branch to Cardiff Queen Street railway station over the main line.
Photo by Chris McKenna 10/05/2006. |
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The South Wales Main Line east of Cardiff Central viewed from the window at the front of Coach A on a First Great Western HST heading eastbound to London Paddington.
Photo by Chris McKenna 10/05/2006. |
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A First Great Western HST heads eastbound along the South Wales Main Line east of Newport station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 10/05/2006. |
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A First Great Western HST heads eastbound along the South Wales Main Line between Pilning and Patchway stations in South Gloucestershire, although this express service does not call at either. The next calling point for this train is Bristol Parkway.
Photo by Chris McKenna 10/05/2006. |
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The catch points at the eastern end of Stoke Gifford rail yard designed to protect the South Wales Main Line, the westbound track of which can be seen in the bottom right corner of the picture.
Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. |
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This small note about London Time seen at Bristol Temple Meads was placed below a strange cartoon about Brunel's Atmospheric Railway, part of a series of posters about the Brunel 200 celebrations.
Photo by Chris McKenna 7/11/2006. |
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23 July 2000, Culross, Fife, Scotland Track of the freight line near Culross running along the north side of the Firth of Forth.
Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (kf@ph.ed.ac.uk) |
| Hot metal. The rails along Folkestone Warren attract late afternoon sun. Saturday 15 September, 2007 D h Thomas thomdh@hotmail.com |
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A section of the ECML somewhere between Newark and Doncaster, I think. Photo by alex lu (lexcie@innocent.com, http://www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk/) |
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Farewell Caledonia. Red ‘Res’ 47 756 departing from the Scottish Capital under clear signals, full of enthusiasm with the Sleeper for London Euston in tow. Composite image: two frames, 10 seconds @ f16 (ISO 400), combined with mask for frame one [l = 0 for x < 300, linear graduation between (300, y) to (850, y), l = 255 for x > 850], and the inverse for frame two. The raw 6”x4” images were scanned at 200dpi, then resampled at x (resolution) = 800 after masking. This image by Alex Lu was brought to you by Lexcie Corporation Edinburgh (http://www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk) lexcie@innocent.com (0131) 558-8585. |
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A nice example of a flower display being used to brighten up a station.
Pictured at Norwich on 30th August 2004.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic. |
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A view of the River Tyne from the rear of a GNER Intercity 125 service on the Tyne Valley Line between Newcastle and Carlisle.
Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. |
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The view from the rear of a GNER Intercity 125 service on the Tyne Valley Line between Newcastle and Carlisle.
Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. |
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The view from the rear of a GNER Intercity 125 service on the Tyne Valley Line between Newcastle and Carlisle.
Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. |
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The view from the front of Coach A on a GNER Intercity 125 on a service along the Tyne Valley Line between Newcastle and Carlisle.
Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. |
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The view from the front of Coach A on a GNER Intercity 125 on a service along the Tyne Valley Line between Newcastle and Carlisle.
Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. |
| An airliner passes far above the catenary of HS1 at Westenhanger. September 20, 2008. D h Thomas thomdh@hotmail.com |
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A climbing frame and slide at Havenstreet on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway
has a rather familiar shape. Whether this is sufficient to qualify 'Granny Winters Express'
for the 'Gallery' we shall have to wait and see. It is certainly a new one for us though.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com |
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One place where trains run along a pier is at Southend-on-Sea which has the longest pier in the world.
However these, unlike the Island Line on the Isle of Wight, only operate along the length of the pier. This picture was taken on a less than glorious June day in 2002.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com |
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There are no trains in this picture but there are thousands of LEAVES. This presents the railways of
Britain with a challenge every Autumn as when compressed onto the rails they form a mulch that can
seriously affect wheel grip. To combat this Network Rail uses high pressure sprays that clear the
rails of fallen leaves & leaf mulch, as well as using locos and units to lay a mixture called sandite onto the track to
to improve grip. To achieve this MPVs, specially formed water cannon trains, sandite fitted locos plus
converted DMUs and EMUs are all employed on a round the clock basis for a two month period starting
in early October. By all accounts so far this year it has worked well. A number of these specifically
converted units, rolling stock and locos have been pictured by 'Jampics' whilst out and about during the last part of October 2003.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com |
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A bridge over the Swanage Railway between Harmans Cross and Corfe Castle stations.
Photo by Chris McKenna 05/08/2006. |
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Photo taken from train on the ECML, May 1981. Not sure of exact location. Photo by DA Haisell. |
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Photo taken from train on the ECML, May 1981. Not sure of exact location. Photo by DA Haisell. |
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This view shows the BR Lion and Wheel logo applied to locomotives in the 1960s.
Photo by Dave Root <daveroot@altavista.net> |
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This was pictured at the Metropolitan Police Sports Ground at their annual Summer Fun Day & Car Rally on the 29th June 2003. The loco has a distinct similarity with a class 35 Hymek. Villians be warned!
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com |
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A rather strange poster about Brunel's Atmospheric Railway, seen on platform 7 at Bristol Temple Meads railway station.
Photo by Chris McKenna 7/11/2006. |
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Santa Special
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic. |
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Southall Motive Power Depot on a Saturday morning in June 1972. Home to various 117 units and a class 08 shunter.
Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6 |
| Interior of a people mover used to connect the terminal hall of Stansted Airport with the gates. 2005-08-10. |
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