508127+507007 Freshfield
The Merseyrail network has recently seen the final Class 507 EMU's withdrawn from service at the end of November; the Class 508's having been taken out of service in their entirity almost a year previous. Taken in their last full calendar year in service, both classes are represented with 508127 and 507007 forming the 2U44 16.27 Southport-Hunts Cross rush-hour service, passing Fisherman's Path Crossing and Formby Golf Course just to the north of Freshfield. An unidentified classmate nearly got in the way whilst working a Southport-bound service.
508127 was taken to Newport for scrapping shortly afterwards, on the 29 August 2023; 507007 was moved more recently to the same final destination, this time on the 2 December 2024.
Taken with the assistance of a pole. A couple of masts have been culled from this view.
Linz, Rhein DB | 2013
There's snow on the lawn in Godalming this evening.. . !
Looking back to 2013 an early Spring 'get-away' to the Rhein met with much surprise and is fixed in the memory for the wonderland scenes left by overnight falls.
Rugged emu 425-127 departs Linz for Koblenz early morning before rising temperature returns the town to normal.
13th March 2013
Pool Bound
LNWR Service Birmingham New St. - Liverpool Lime St., Siemens 'Desiro' emu 350 116 departing platform 6 at Crewe.
Angry_emu_1
Desford Birdland is a 6.5-acre Sanctuary for Parrots and exotic birds
1984 – ‘Standards on the Island..
Taken in August 1984
Ex-London Transport ‘Standard Stock’ tube train – converted to third-rail as BR Class 486 486031 – at Shanklin station, in August 1984.
These had entered service in the 20s and 30s on LT, where they ran until 1966, and some were refurbished and moved to the island in 1967.. They were in service there until 1991, when they were replaced by converted ex-LT 1938 Stock..
Some of the ex-Class 486 units were stored for some years, but had suffered from corrosion, and most were later scrapped at Eastleigh.. Today (2024) five cars in ‘good’ condition have been preserved at LT Acton Museum, including two from the island.. There were plans to restore four to operating condition, but this is uncertain, now..
Restored from an orange-colour-shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
See where this photo was taken
397009 - Newcastle
397009 - Newcastle
5E23 0945 Longsight T.M.D. (D) to Doncaster Works Wagn Shops
N o v a 1 - C a l l L a n e
TransPennine Express 'Nova 1' Class 802 (802213) is seen passing over Call Lane, Leeds with the 1K12 0903 Hull to Liverpool Lime St service.
Photo taken on Friday 03/01/2025.
Hospital Vista
2P33, the 1303 Bromsgrove to Lichfield Trent Valley slows for its stop at Birmingham's University station as it continues it's journey through the suburbs.
The image was taken from Level 4 of Birmingham's QE Hospital.
WAVE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...
The driver happily sounds the horn and gives a friendly wave.
Class47 47727 'Caisteal Dhun Eideann/ Edinburgh Castle' approaches Pirton Crossing on 3-1-25.
The working is the 5Q87 1234 Long Marston Gbrf to Reading West Jn ECS move and running 82 minutes late. It will be moved onwards to Wimbledon at some point.
The stock is South Western Railway EMU 701013. According to Martin Loaders website [Hondawanderer] this unit has been at LM since 16-5-23.
Ref: IMG_0358 3-1-25
『Shinsen Tunnels』
Set within walking distance of the famed Shibuya Crossing lies another crossing at Shinsen Station. Here, the Keio Inokashira Line pops out from the underground briefly before returning underground again, offering a neat, "gritty" contrast to the high-rises of downtown Tokyo.
Keio Inokashira Line
Keio 1000 Series
Shinsen, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo
JR Hokkaido 733-0 B118, Asari (JP), 25-12-2024
Ten eerste aan allen: de beste wensen voor 2025!
De eerste week van de kerstvakantie was ik van plan om Japans meest noordelijke prefectuur te bezoeken: Hokkaido. Reeds eind november valt hier vaak al sneeuw, en in december zou er een mooi pak moeten liggen. Zo reisde ik op 21 december per Shinkansen af van Nagoya naar Shin-Hakodate, een reis van zo'n 6 uur met slechts één overstap te Tokio.
De sneeuw in zowel Hakodate en rondom Sapporo was in geweldige staat, gezien het sinds dat het gevallen was nog niet had gedooid (tramfoto's van Hakodate komen nog een keertje online). Tijdens een daguitje naar Otaru besloot ik mijn geluk even te wagen op een zonnige plaat langs het spoor bij Asari, een dorpje wat tegen een helling aan de kust ligt. Het is dus mogelijk treinen vast te leggen met sneeuw op de voorgrond en de zee in de achtergrond.
In een momentje van zon (na twee platen zonder) kwam driedelig treinstel B118 uit de 733-0 serie aan de fotograaf voorbijgereden, onderweg van Otaru richting Sapporo.
Asari (JP), 25-12-2024
TransN ABe 4/8 | Les Ponts-de-Martel (CH)
brand new ABe 4/8 10 (one of 2 new Stadler built EMUs) of TransN running La Chaux-de-Fonds - Les Ponts-de-Martel, approaching its terminus station. Hours before it had heavily snowed.
20241202_Tper-ETR350-111
TPER (Trenitalia/TPER DTR Emilia Romagna) EMU-5 ETR.350-111 is operating local Ferrara to Bologna service As "Train Regionale 17959" while stops on track 2 at San Giorgio di Piano BO Station. 02/12/2024.
London Northwestern Railway 350 114, Tamworth, December 2024
Working 1U24, the 0913 Crewe to London Euston.
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
54245445024_6d5c0a3a51_b
Video-emu
54245402448_fd286b4389_b
Video-emu picking at grass
54244265977_4a321ea855_b
Emu on the other side of the fence
54244265737_ec905a4cf1_b
Emu
54245401653_d7f00a892c_b
321330
321330 awaiting departure from Southminster. 22nd April 2024.
319217
319217 arriving at Watford Junction. 25th April 2022.
Avanti West Coast - Pride
Stafford Station - Staffordshire.
"Oh, when we walk, it always feels so nice"
My first railway photo for 2025 was of 37611 on the regular Ilford to Reading Traincare Depot Great Western Railway EMU drag, with a nice stroll in the winter sun down to Ruscombe Junction an added bonus.
Locomotive: Rail Operations Group Class Class 37/6 37611 "Denise".
Location: Ruscombe Junction, near Twyford, Berkshire.
Random Song Reference: Denis - Blondie.
Avanti West Coast Class 390
Birmingham New Street Station - Birmingham, West Midlands.
Z5394 || Artenay
North of Artenay, train set Z5394 is on a trip to Les Aubrais and Orléans, calling at all stations. The set is preparing a stop at the station of ...
Artenay (45), 4-7-1988.
G16306.