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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13842 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Sad, but true. Grant Darwin NT |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14677 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36592 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
That Aussie train is 1 of this state's interurban and outer suburban fleet. There's also the old suburban fleet. Both use the older rolling stock for either standby or to meet peak hour demand. And then there's the light rail system as well as the new Metro system. Plus there's still the new rail link to be decided for the new international airport as yet. Cheers. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13842 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
At 78, Robert — 'Bob' — is the last Donovan on the railway. His family originally from Culcairn, NSW, has been working with Australian Rail Services for generations. Grant Darwin NT |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13842 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Rod Stewart's CityThat's an incredible layout. He did well to only take 23 years to finish it, the detail is beyond words brilliant. Grant Darwin NT |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66284 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
It is a work of art and He is an artist, in both model railroading and in music. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19362 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Bishop Treacy's National Railway Museum photos show 'power of steam' Several more black and white images of the end of steam in the North of England, from Bishop Treacy in the link. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13842 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
That's a beautiful shot. Grant Darwin NT |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19362 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
That's a beautiful shot. There's more in the link. And if you ever head this way then York is a must go to destination. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13842 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
And if you ever head this way then York is a must go to destination.On my "If i win the Lotto" list. Grant Darwin NT |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36592 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
It looks like that our new interurban fleet here will provide some problems with tunnels needing to be widened and guards not happy about watching a bank of monitors instead of sticking their heads out of the door. A $2.3bn batch of new trains has been slammed as “danger on wheels†due to major “design flawsâ€. The Government has hit back, saying the opposite is the case. Cheers. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
An "off the cuff" statement, or did they really mean to say it? Instead, they recommended a “sub-medium electric standard†which will essentially see the current regulations watered down so the wider trains can operate. |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
Apparently, featherbedding is alive and well ! |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13842 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
The Indian Pacific turns 50 Before the Indian Pacific's arrival in 1970, travellers would have to change trains up to five times to complete the same journey from Sydney to Perth. The new standard gauge railway line took 19 hours off the previous trip from Sydney to Perth, cutting it down to 62 hours. Grant Darwin NT |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13842 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
TGV derails. It was the first derailment in nearly 40 years of commercial operation of France's TGV intercity high-speed service. Grant Darwin NT |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66284 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
This would happen to any freight or passenger train... A high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derailed after a landslide, injuring 22 people including one seriously, local officials said. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19362 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3332 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Have not heard any trains going by my location last 36 hours here in Fort Worth TX metro area. I live about 1 mile from a major North / South Union Pacific freight line that's also used by AMTRAK. The Fort Worth U.P. freight storage / switching yard is about 10 miles to the North. Usually there is one train running in either direction every hour. The silence is deafining. |
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