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Viewing Album: Jon's British Ry. Photos
By:
Jon Searles
Dates:
8/25/1993 - 8/27/2012
Album Info:
This album will showcase not British Rail the public entity (at least most of the time), but rather some of my thousands of British rail (with a small r) photos taken over many years.
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Title:
Class 66 Departing Leeds New Station Past Some Class 144s
Description:
I only just barely got this shot. The light in Leeds station was terrible, and then my camera malfunctioned, or rather, I had it set wrong. My friend heard a General Motors 710 prime mover bearing down on us, and saw the Class 66 coming in the distance, so it was obvious that it was going to run light through the station. Freights occassionally come through Leeds, even though its a passenger station, but this 66 was light engine only.
Photo Date:
2/16/2007
Upload Date:
5/17/2007 7:43:23 AM
Location:
Leeds, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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77
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0
Title:
Northern Trains 155347 In Leeds New Station
Description:
This was yet another random shot in Leeds, this one of 155347, which while quite old, was nevertheless painted in the new Northern Trains advertising livery.
Photo Date:
2/16/2007
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5/17/2007 7:43:41 AM
Location:
Leeds, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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74
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0
Title:
Northern Trains 158753 At Leeds New Station
Description:
This was the Class 158 that took me and some friends to a concert in Leeds. I wasn't the only railfan, but I was the only one with a camera. :-)
Photo Date:
2/16/2007
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5/17/2007 7:43:55 AM
Location:
Leeds, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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57
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Title:
Northern Trains 158756 and Trans-Pennine Express 158737 In Leeds New Station
Description:
This was after we got to Leeds, in the rain. I decided to attempt some photos, though, since I'm not in Leeds everyday, and I saw these Class 158s waiting to go.
Photo Date:
2/16/2007
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5/17/2007 7:44:07 AM
Location:
Leeds, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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Locomotives:
TPE 158737(UNKNOWN)
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207
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0
Title:
WYPTE 333010 In Leeds New Station
Description:
Maybe the best known service worked by 333s other than the Heathrow Express is the Metro Trains service from Leeds New Station to Skipton. This service, which is monsterously fast for a local service, with 100 m.p.h. sometimes possible, was originally worked by old Class 307 EMUs with slam doors!! I actually had a chance to ride some of the last of those in 1998 before these 333s came into service. When I rode the 307s, it was on the way to Keighley for my first ride on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
Photo Date:
2/16/2007
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5/17/2007 7:44:22 AM
Location:
Leeds, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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74
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0
Title:
SL 321423 At Leeds New Station
Description:
Silverlink normally operate the local services from London Euston to Birmingham New Street, so 321423 is definitely outside of its home territory here. I'm assuming that it was substituting on another service for a diffrent TOC.
Photo Date:
2/16/2007
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5/17/2007 7:44:45 AM
Location:
Leeds, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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Locomotives:
SL 321423(Electric M.U.)
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128
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0
Title:
Virgin Voyager Arriving At Leeds New Station In The Rain
Description:
The weather was a bit rainy the while time we were in Leeds, so the lighting on this shot is a little dark, meaning a slow shutter, and hence some blurring. I still like it, though.
Photo Date:
2/16/2007
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5/17/2007 7:44:58 AM
Location:
Leeds, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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73
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0
Title:
ex-BR 80002
Description:
I'm not sure of the correct order of these K&WV hots, but this is a shot back at Keighley before a run which I don't have a clear recollection of.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:33:43 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
BR1 80002(2-6-2T)
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346
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0
Title:
ex-BR 80002, Picture 2
Description:
Whenever or in whatever context that I took this (I don't remember) I like it. :-)
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
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5/2/2007 7:38:38 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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Locomotives:
BR1 80002(2-6-2T)
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208
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0
Title:
Class 333 EMUs In Bradford Forster Square Station
Description:
When I went to Keighley to ride the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway for the third time, however, I departed from Bradford Forster Square rather than Leeds New. Here my train is on the left, with another 333 sitting over on the adjacent track.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
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5/17/2007 7:41:58 AM
Location:
Bradford, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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71
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0
Title:
Departing
Description:
Again, I'm 90% certain this is Damems. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:38:52 PM
Location:
Damems, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
TV 85(UNKNOWN)
Views:
205
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0
Title:
Departing, Picture 2
Description:
Here's another one.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:39:02 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
TV 85(UNKNOWN)
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192
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0
Title:
Departing
Description:
I think the title on this is self-explanatory. This and Picture 2 are two of my most popular photos on Flickr.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:39:17 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
TV 85(UNKNOWN)
Views:
199
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0
Title:
Train Departing
Description:
I guess this is another self-explanatory one. This does give a good look at the simplicity of traditional British style switch stands, though, which is a point of some interest.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
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5/2/2007 7:39:40 PM
Location:
Oxenhope, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
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72
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0
Title:
ex-LY 957 And TV 85 On A Curve
Description:
I don't know exactly where this was, but maybe some of you K&WV volunteers could enlighten me. Although I've been over the K&WV three times, I don't claim to know it well.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:40:14 PM
Location:
Unknown, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
TV 85(UNKNOWN)
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203
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0
Title:
ex-LY 957 And TV 85 On A Curve, Picture 2
Description:
As on Picture 1, I don't know the location of this shot, so any advice would be welcome.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:40:37 PM
Location:
Unknown, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
TV 85(UNKNOWN)
Views:
185
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0
Title:
Rail Photographers
Description:
Apparently a lot of people had line permits for the weekend, as it was a Steam Gala weekend. I never found out whether they were working for the railway, for a magazine, for themselves, or a combination of things, probably a combination.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:40:59 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
TV 85(UNKNOWN)
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181
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0
Title:
ex-LY 957 and TV 85
Description:
This is the first of a series of black and whites that I took on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway on my third visit there on February 18th, 2007. I started shooting black and white, if I'm not mistaken, when I got to Oxenhope, but I have to admit that in general these photos may not be in perfect order. Here we see ex-L&Y #957, built in 1887 (really!!), and Taff Vale #85, which is also ancient. The 957 is my favorite, though, being an L&Y "Ironclad" 0-6-0, as brutally authentic as a vintage British steamer can get. Neither is the oldest I've ever ridden behind, but they come close. They're also both quite small, so our train was headed by both locomotives.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:41:50 PM
Location:
Oxenhope, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
TV 85(UNKNOWN)
Views:
250
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0
Title:
ex-LY 957
Description:
Here's a shot of 957 running around at Keighley. In reality, both 957 and 85 ran around, but seperately.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:42:14 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
Views:
195
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0
Title:
ex-LY 957, View Over The Tender
Description:
I took this out of a train window and over 957's tender at Keighley. I just liked the shot.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:42:29 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
LY 957(0-6-0)
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167
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0
Title:
Train departing
Description:
Either this was at the start of the previous run or halfway through the second one, I'm not sure.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:42:45 PM
Location:
Oxenhope, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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Locomotives:
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64
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0
Title:
K&WV Train
Description:
I'm 90% certain that this is Damems, but if anyone knows better please clue me in.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:43:05 PM
Location:
Damems, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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63
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0
Title:
Train Windows
Description:
This one is kind of an oddity that I took at Keighley.
Photo Date:
2/18/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:43:18 PM
Location:
Keighley, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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112
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0
Title:
ex-BR D6700 "The National Railway Museum," At The National Railway Museum
Description:
D6700 was the first of British Rail's Class 37 "Growler" diesels, and was also one of the first into preservation. These locomotives, in spite of their meager 1,750 horsepower and 80 m.p.h. maximum speed, are still used today, even occassionally working long-distance passenger services, although these more often than not are charters. D6700 works charters and excursions exclusively, being a part of the National Collection.
Photo Date:
2/19/2007
Upload Date:
5/17/2007 7:45:20 AM
Location:
York, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
BR1 D6700(Class 37)
Views:
437
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0
Title:
ex-LMS 7050 At The National Railway Museum
Description:
7050 was one of the first diesel locomotives in regular service in Britain, being part of the London Midland & Scottish Railway's limited attempts at dieselising shunting duties in the 1930s. Surprisingly, it's been preserved, and this was largely due to its long career in the War Department, which didn't end until 1979.
Photo Date:
2/19/2007
Upload Date:
5/17/2007 7:45:35 AM
Location:
York, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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265
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0
Title:
ex-LNW 790 "Hardwicke" At The National Railway Museum
Description:
Here's another oddity that I finished the roll of Ilford from the Keighley & Worth Valley with. "Harwicke" held a record for average speed over a distance of 71.5 m.p.h. (correct me if this is wrong) that stood for many years after the "Race to the North" that inspired it. Maybe the photo is not as dramatic as the K&WV stuff, but it is still, I think, a valid use of an FP4 frame.
Photo Date:
2/19/2007
Upload Date:
5/2/2007 7:41:27 PM
Location:
York, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
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170
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0
Title:
NR 86902
Description:
The British Rail Class 86 electric was originally introduced in the 1960s for 100 m.p.h. Intercity passenger services on BR's West Coast Mainline, but today Class 86s have been replaced there by Class 87s and by the new Class 390 Virgin Pendolino tilt trains. Since the 1970s, when the Class 87s came into service, however, Class 86s have been used on mail trains, on the Great Eastern mainline after it was electrified in 1987, on charters, on freights, and in this case, in Maintenance of Way service. It is actually a bit rare to see a proper Network Rail locomotive, but since Network Rail took over their own track maintenance one would have to assume that having some dedicated locomotives have become a good idea.
Photo Date:
2/19/2007
Upload Date:
5/17/2007 7:45:51 AM
Location:
York, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
NR 86902(Bo-Bo Type Electric)
Views:
175
Comments:
0
Title:
The National Railway Museum Great Hall
Description:
This is, as many people know, the Great Hall of the National Railway Museum, formerly a shop. I used to do volunteer work here when I lived in York, and enjoyed every minute of it. From left to right in this photo, we can see the replica "Iron Duke," L&NW 790 "Hardwicke," SR 3131, BR 55019, "Royal Highland Fusilier," the original KF7 4-8-4 exported to China, BR #92220 "Evening Star," and 41001, which was the lead power unit on the original HST.
Photo Date:
2/19/2007
Upload Date:
5/17/2007 7:46:01 AM
Location:
York, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
BR1 41001(UNKNOWN)
SOU 3131(SD45)
BR1 92220(2-10-0)
BR1 55019(Class 55)
Views:
1048
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0
Title:
Virgin Voyager 220031
Description:
Virgin Voyagers are primarily used, and always were intended to be used, for "Cross Country" services, in other words intercity services which bypass London. This brings most of them through York, as here.
Photo Date:
2/19/2007
Upload Date:
5/17/2007 7:46:16 AM
Location:
York, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
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130
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0
Title:
FGW 43140 and FGW 165212 in Paddington
Description:
This was my train to Cardiff, on the left. It's obviously a rebuilt Intercity 125, but I don't remember if this was one of the reengined ones.
Photo Date:
12/31/2007
Upload Date:
10/18/2008 2:27:25 PM
Location:
London, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Locomotives:
FGW 43140(Class 43 HST)
FGW 165212(DMU)
Views:
194
Comments:
0
Title:
Cardiff Central Station
Description:
Im not sure if I took this on my way out of Cardiff, or on my way in, but Im 90% certain it was on my way out or sometime soon before. Notice the original "Great Western Railway" lettering, which is still relevant as this station is still served by First Great Western.
Photo Date:
1/7/2008
Upload Date:
5/31/2009 2:49:26 PM
Location:
Cardiff, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
80
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0
Title:
FGW 43192
Description:
Photo Date:
1/7/2008
Upload Date:
5/31/2009 2:51:03 PM
Location:
Cardiff, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
56
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0
Title:
FGW Class 43s in Paddington
Description:
I took this as we were arriving into Paddington, and reflections off the safety glass or not, I still like it. I have no idea about the numbers of the trains this time, of course.
Photo Date:
1/7/2008
Upload Date:
5/31/2009 2:53:02 PM
Location:
London, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
67
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0
Title:
Arriva Trains Wales 175006 in Cardiff Central
Description:
This is an Alstom (BR) Class 175 Coradia DMU. They were intended as a new generation of DMU that could operate at 125 m.p.h., although this was quickly downgraded to 110 and then to 100. 125 m.p.h. DMUs were eventually produced (in the form of the Virgin Voyager and BR Class 180), but the 175 Coradia never ended up filling such a role. Originally introduced in 2000 on First North Western, they have since been transferred to Arriva Trains Wales. Given the absurdity of the BR privatisation scheme, they have never been owned by a railway or Train Operating Company (TOC), but are instead owned by Angel Trains and leased to the TOCs, at much greater expense to the taxpayer.
Photo Date:
1/6/2012
Upload Date:
2/17/2013 12:07:08 PM
Location:
Cardiff, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
ARRIVA 175006(DMU)
Views:
87
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0
Title:
Arriva 175013
Description:
Heres another Coradia shot, but from the trip back. I got this one with my cameraphone.
Photo Date:
1/7/2012
Upload Date:
2/23/2013 9:35:12 AM
Location:
Abergavenny, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
ARRIVA 175011(DMU)
Views:
175
Comments:
0
Title:
Freightliner 70011
Description:
This was my first look at one of the new Class 70 freight diesels, this one working for Freightliner. Actually, these locomotives were already four years old when I took this, but I had been away from Britain for awhile so I hadnt been able to get a photo. They have several interesting facts about them, in addition to the usual specifications. First of all, theyre made by General Electric, which would make them the first large order of G.E. diesels in British history, in spite of the popularity of G.E.s in North America. Being completely authentic G.E.s, they were built in Erie, PA, just like the Dash 8s I chased as a teenager. Secondly, they are perhaps the first BR class to reuse a previous class number, as 2 SR electrics and one Southern Region BR electric from the 1940s were considered Class 70 electrics under BR. 20 of these units are reported to have been built, although they arent numbered sequentially, carrying the numbers 70001-70011 and 70013-70023 (Wikipedia says 70001-70011 and 70013-70020, but this makes no sense). There is also a demonstrator numbered 70099, and Freightliners order is for 30 units, so more will likely be built. GBRf also have expressed interest in buying some of them. Their horsepower rating is 3,690, making them the most powerful diesels ever to be used in Britain (unless someone can correct me), and they are rated for a top speed of 75 m.p.h., which is typical for a G.E. freight diesel.
Photo Date:
1/7/2012
Upload Date:
2/23/2013 9:36:02 AM
Location:
Cardiff, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Yard,Action
Locomotives:
FREIGHTLIN 70011(UNKNOWN)
Views:
128
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0
Title:
Freightliner 70011, Picture 2,
Description:
That last shot wasnt very good, and neither is this one, but here you can see the entirety of the locomotive a bit better. The unit caught me by surprise so I wasnt able to get the cameraphone awake fast enough to get a good shot.
Photo Date:
1/7/2012
Upload Date:
2/23/2013 9:36:38 AM
Location:
Cardiff, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Yard,Action
Locomotives:
FREIGHTLIN 70011(UNKNOWN)
Views:
80
Comments:
0
Title:
Sidings in the Albion Dockyard
Description:
A lot of the Albion dockyards arent open to the public even today, although there is some access because a lot of private boat owners dock nearby. While Albion handle far smaller boats and ships than in the past, they still do a fair amount of business in refitting. I dont know the status of these railway sidings, but the Bristol Docks Railway, now primarily a steam tourist railway, is nearby.
Photo Date:
8/22/2012
Upload Date:
7/19/2013 2:21:10 PM
Location:
Bristol , UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Yard,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
46
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0
Title:
Bristol Docks Railway, Edited Version
Description:
Like most ports, Bristol acquired extensive rail connections in the 19th Century, and many if not most of these remain today. Much of it is ex-Great Western, as Great Western controlled most of the original rail services in and out of Bristol. Even the Bristol & Exeter was eventually taken over by them. However, due to the ports decline (with much of this having to do with its inability to take the largest, newest ships), these rail lines have either become dormant or been included in the Bristol Docks Railway, a steam tourist railway that uses the lines into the port. When I visited, I didnt catch a train in steam, but I found some of the equipment in the yard. Unlike most rail facilities in the developed world, tourists and trains have to share some of the same space, as several of the tracks are embedded into the pavement of docks that are now pedestrianised for tourism. As a result, although I didnt spot any moving trains, I was constantly looking over my shoulder. I was standing on the tracks here, for example, but in the pedestrian area.
Photo Date:
8/22/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 6:55:49 AM
Location:
Bristol , UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Station,Track
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50
Comments:
0
Title:
Bristol Docks Railway, Picture 2, Edited Version
Description:
My sense was that the tourist rail route went back into the woods, but came out somewhere else. In any case, this line was clearly not open to the public, so I didnt follow it. Again, I was standing here in the pedestrian area.
Photo Date:
8/22/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 6:57:24 AM
Location:
Bristol , UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Yard,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
50
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0
Title:
Bristol Docks Railway, Picture 3, Edited Version
Description:
There was quite a lot of preserved freight equipment in the yard, here you can see a freight van on the right (a boxcar in American terms), a brake van (equivalent to a caboose), and a gondola. You can see some of the embedded track in the foreground.
Photo Date:
8/22/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 6:58:30 AM
Location:
Bristol , UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Station,Track
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Views:
43
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0
Title:
Bristol Temple Meads, Picture 2, Edited Version
Description:
Although I was an avid railfan when I lived in Britain, I rarely visited Temple Meads until recently. Now I go there regularly when Im in Britain. This is the front entrance, with the taxi rank. The station dates to the days of the GWR, although as far as I know it isnt original. Although the site dates back to 1840, most of the present station dates to 1870, when it was redesigned by Francis Fox to accomodate more traffic.
Photo Date:
8/22/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 6:59:24 AM
Location:
Bristol , UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
43
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0
Title:
Bristol Temple Meads, Picture 3, Edited Version
Description:
Temple Meads is frequently used for charters, steam excursions, and so on, so its not uncommon to see steam-era coaching stock there. This train appears to be either ex-Great Western or BR Mk.I, but with Western Region livery. In truth, BR Mk.I stock was based on the designs used on the private railways in 1947, so its often hard to distinguish from genuine pre-1948 stock without a careful examination. One way or another, this is BR Western Region livery rather than GWR livery.
Photo Date:
8/22/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:00:13 AM
Location:
Bristol , UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
43
Comments:
0
Title:
Arriva 142072
Description:
These BR Class 142 "Pacer" railbuses were originally introduced by BR in the 1980s in an attempt at cutting costs on branchlines. Being as cut-rate as they are (like most railbuses), they have sometimes been rated by railway magazines as the most hated rail vehicles in Britain, although Im not clear on where they got their survey data. Im just thankful to have rail transport, although I would agree that they ride rough, theyre slow (75 m.p.h.), theyre loud, theyre a little bit cramped, the seats are crude, and they arent always kept clean (although this isnt a result of the design). I rode this one, now Arriva #142072, to Cardiff from Barry.
Photo Date:
8/23/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:11:32 AM
Location:
Barry, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
ARRIVA 142072(DMU)
Views:
99
Comments:
0
Title:
Arriva 150281
Description:
While looking at the other extra Barry photo, I found three more, but from my cameraphone. This one is on the bridge to Barry Island on the Barry Island branch. The train is a BR Class 150 DMU, still in use after roughly 35 years (I dont know the exact build date). These were old even when I was living in Britain, and are still in service even today. They can only operate at about 75 m.p.h., but this isnt a problem on many of the branchlines in Britain, and they have an advantage over most of the newer classes because they have more luggage space, or at least usable luggage space. Theyre particularly handy if youre travelling with a bike.
Photo Date:
8/23/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:09:54 AM
Location:
Barry Island, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
ARRIVA 150281(DMU)
Views:
101
Comments:
0
Title:
Woodford and Sons (Barry Scrapyard), Edited Version
Description:
Barry scrapyard was really my reason for visiting Barry. Its the outer end of the Barry Island branch, of course, but with a direct two-track (I dont know if its considered mainline) connection to Cardiff. In the 1960s, when British Rail were scrapping the last of their steam, Barry Scrapyard, or Woodham Brothers, Ltd., was given most of the work. Although BR initially didnt want any of the steam preserved (for a variety of reasons, but mostly an ideological hatred of railway history), in the end the majority of it was, and Dai Woodham (1919-1994), the owner of the scrapyard, became well-known as a key figure in the history of British steam preservation. In the end, 213 steam locomotives were rescued from the yard, and 100 restored to operation. This operation took over 20 years, with many locomotives remaining in the yard into the 1980s, and as you can see here, at least two remain there today. These two appear to be BR #92245, a 9F Class 2-10-0 built at Swindon in 1959, and BR (ex-LMS) #44901, a Black 5 4-6-0 built at Crewe in 1945. Neither is likely to be scrapped, but restoration has been put off literally for decades. Woodham Brothers does little with metal recycling today anyway, having decided to rent out a large portion of their land for office units. Their website states that: "Today our main activity is providing affortable business units to Businesses in the Barry area on keyside at Woodham Barry, Barry Docks. We have 25 units up to almost 5000 sq feet, which were built in the 1970s under the leadership of the late Dai Woodham MDE, BEM."
Photo Date:
8/23/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:06:54 AM
Location:
Barry, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
BR 92245(2-10-0)
BR 44901(4-6-0)
Views:
650
Comments:
1
Title:
Barry Station, Picture 2, Edited Version
Description:
Heres a shot with both the regular passenger station for Barry in the foreground, and Barry scrapyard in the background.
Photo Date:
8/23/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:08:04 AM
Location:
Barry, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Yard,Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
BR 92245(2-10-0)
Views:
272
Comments:
0
Title:
EWS 66128
Description:
EWS still operate a large proportion of the freight trains in Britain, and their primary locomotive, as planned, has become the Class 66, built by GMLG in London, Ontario during the late 1990s and early 2000s. I remember when these were being delivered, and they still look new today. GMLG, or General Motors Locomotive Group, has since been sold off by GM and is now known as EMD, an older name denoting Electro-Motive Division, which GM used from 1942 to 1990 to denote locomotives built at the old Electro-Motive plant in LaGrange, Illinois, although the new EMD is based in London, Ontario.
Photo Date:
8/23/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:10:47 AM
Location:
Barry, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Yard,Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:
EWS 66128(Unknown)
Views:
175
Comments:
1
Title:
Semaphores
Description:
These are the semaphores controlling the branch line to Barry Island. Traditional semaphores like these, often connected to mechanical interlocking systems controlled by telegraph, while increasingly rare, can still be found throughout Britain. In contrast, the branch to Barry is one of the newest in Britain, or at least one of the last to have been built in the steam era (newer light and high-speed rail projects are another story, of course), having been completed in 1896. Prior to the lines construction, there had been no road access, although as you can see theres road access now. Barry Island is primarily a seaside resort, although when I was there it seemed smaller than in fact it is. This was probably because I wasnt very interested and didnt walk around much.
Photo Date:
8/23/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:05:07 AM
Location:
Barry Island, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
55
Comments:
0
Title:
Tracks Under Conwy Castle, Picture 4, Edited Version
Description:
Here are the rail tunnels through the castle. These arent unique in Britain, but are unusual, even surrealistic. This is the edited version, but I wasnt able to decide whether this one was better than the original. Consequently, Ive posted both. The DMU was a Class 158 operated by Arriva, but I wasnt able to get the number.
Photo Date:
8/25/2012
Upload Date:
9/26/2013 7:14:41 AM
Location:
Conwy, UK
Author:
Jon Searles
Categories:
Tunnel,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
78
Comments:
0
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