Railway News and Photos with David Arkwright
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Henschel Wegmann 61001. Streamlined steam train of the German Railways, 1936.
Huge low pressure cylinders on a Finish l compound loco.
Kings Cross station, London.
Class 50 008 Thunderer, designed to haul express passenger trains at 100 mph.
Class A1 4-6-2, No.60117, "Boris Russell" on the turntable at London Kings Cross.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Sunnyside, Ontario, Canada. 1923.
The British Rail Class 08 is a diesel–electric shunting loco, positioning carriages in the sidings in Manchester 1976, and the sidings when full.
LMS Jubilee 4-6-0, 45680 Barfleur in Birmingham. 1961.
Power Unit for the Jamal Express, 2607 series GM-EMD GT18L (Metre Gauge) Locomotive. India.
Tracks in Japan after an earthquake.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Two Class 68 used on the Chiltern railway. Running from London Marylebone to Birmingham (Moor Street and Snow Hill).
British Railways Class D16/2 was a class of prototype diesel locomotives built by British Railways. The original locomotives, numbered 10201 and 10202, worked services on the Southern Region of British Railways. They were transferred to Camden depot in the London Midland Region in April 1955.
Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland. Built between 1897 and 1902. Used in the Harry Potter films.
Eastern European steam. I think. No info.
4953 "Pitchford Hall" is a GWR Hall Class on the Great Central.
Monday, March 17, 2025
Active narrow Gauge railways in Greece
Narrow gague entering Piraeus, Greece.
N700 series Shinkansen train in de-icing sprays.
BR Standard Class 5 73156 is a preserved British steam locomotive. Its restoration at Loughborough on the Great Central Railway was completed in 2017.
Leicester Depot with 8 former BR classes present. Class 20, 27, 33, 37, 47, 56, 58 and 91.
LNER Class 91 in York Station.
Delhi Metro Bombardier metro cars are equipped with Bombardier's MITRAC propulsion and control system.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Brazilian loco RUMO 8318.
Class 66 heading a Europheonix Class 91.
Leicester depot.
45544, was a Fowler "Patriot" 4-6-0 locomotive that was withdrawn in 1961 and scrapped in 1962. It was part of the LMS Patriot Class, seen here at Preston.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
DB Class 67 Cargo on passenger duties,
Class 69 on track laying duties.
WWII German AA Train to support troops.
ScotRail power car Class 43 HST ablaze just after leaving the Tay Bridge recently.
The LNER W1 No. 10000 (also known as the Hush-Hush due to its secrecy) was an experimental steam locomotive fitted with a high pressure water-tube boiler. The locomotive had a corridor tender and ran non-stop London-Edinburgh services to time in 1930 's. ;
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Class 68, DRS 68006, mainline mixed traffic diesel-electric locomotive in Derby.
Filey Station, Lancashire showing off the new roof 2025.
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Class 67 Bo Bo, heading a GW Pullman train at London Victoria.
The Blue Midland Pullman.
Canadian National GE ET44AC 3280 GE ET44AC.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Helsinki station, showing l to R, VR Class Edo driving coach, Pendolino Plus, Allegro Finnish train.
Union Pacific and BSNF lines running through Cajon Pass.
46233, Duchess of Sutherland (LMS 6233 & BR 46233), 46232, also known as the Duchess of Montrose, heading the Royal Scot, both steam locomotives belonged to the Princess Coronation Class. On the right, an old Johnson MR Class 3F 0-6-0 - built 11/1892.
BR Class 67. 30 were Spanish built mainly for the Royal Mail.
British Rail Class 67 002, Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives that were built for the English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) between 1999 and 2000.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
AMTK No. 506 ia a GE Dash 8-40BW DC Silent locomotive.
No. 31466 passes D7076 BR Class 31 diesel electric locomotive 31466 built in 1959 and 'Hymek' D7076 built in 1962, preserved on the ELR.
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SNCF Class BB 22200 electric locomotive, No. 22296. The BB 22200 class is a dual-voltage locomotive capable of operating on both 1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC systems.
Class 55 Deltic 55013 'The Black Watch' Hull Paragon station 1981.
Shinkansen train, nicknamed Doctor Yellow. Currently, there are only two active Doctor Yellow trains--one owned by Central Japan Railway Co. 9022, better known as JR Tokai, and the other by West Japan Railway Co. 9021, or JR West.
The British Rail Class 397 Civity is a class of electric multiple unit built by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF for lease to TransPennine Express by Eversholt Rail Group. A total of twelve five-car units were built to operate services on TransPennine North West.The British Rail Class 331 Civity is a class of electric multiple unit built by CAF, owned by Eversholt Rail Group, and currently operated by Northern Trains. A total of 43 units have been built - 31 three-car units and 12 four-car units - at a cost of £500m.