Railway News and Photos with David Arkwright
Sunday, June 29, 2025
TGV Duplex train, which is a double-decker high-speed train operated by the French national rail company, SNCF.
A3 No. 60036 'Colombo', the driver thought he was running into a straight through platform in York. In the process of lifting back onto the rails. 1958.
Hiei train, operated by the Eizan Electric Railway (also known as Eiden), sight seeing train in Kyoto, Japan.
PKP Cargo EU07-200 electric locomotive pulling a freight train. The EU07 series are a class of electric locomotives used by Polish State Railways (PKP) for freight and passenger services.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Metro-North P32AC-DM 222, which is a heritage unit painted in the classic New Haven Railroad green and yellow scheme.
BR232-561 Poland.
Amtrak AEM-7 electric locomotive No. 942, from several years back.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Odakyu 60000 series MSE (Multi Super Express) Romancecar. Japan.
Denver and Rio Grand Western Railroad No. 6013, ALCO PA 1, 1967.
The complex "diamond crossings" at the east end of Newcastle Central Station, renowned in the early 20th century as the "largest railway crossing in the world". An A4 in the 1950's.
Two British Rail Class 20, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1, is a class of diesel-electric locomotive. In total, 228 locomotives in the class were built by English Electric between 1957 and 1968.
Savannah & Atlanta Railway GP-35 diesel-electric locomotive.
Amtrak EMD AEM-7 in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
London Underground, Metropolitan line.
Heathfield Tunnel, in Sussex, is to reopen for one weekend after being shut for 60 years, after being repaired. And what was the last train to run on the line, June 1965.
GMD GF6C electric locomotive, specifically BC Rail GF6C 6001.
ATSF 5264 Ex-Amtrak SDP40F.
Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Reading T-1 is a class of 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive.
New York Central P-2 electric locomotive.
CN Spadina Yard in Toronto, Canada, grain elevators. The site closed in the 80's, now occupied by sports arena.
Birmingham New Street station in the late 19th or early 20th century.
ETR 252 "Arlecchino," an Italian high-speed train from the 1960s, recently restored and put back into service.
Union Pacific locomotives: a GE U50 and a GE U50C. Both are diesel-electric locomotives
Thursday, June 12, 2025
2 Peak Diesels and a Class 8F at Wellingborough, Northants.
East Midlands Railway, Adtranz Turbostar, class 170.
CN loaded iron ore train, Minnesota.
Pennsylvania Railroad Shop Yards in Altoona.
Granite City Steel Works GCSX 1191 (EMD SW8) Granite City, Illinois.
Monday, June 2, 2025
VR Intercity train, specifically the double-decker IC2 model operated by VR in Finland.
A dozen class 60 diesel loco’s abandoned in Cheshire’s White Moss quarry, built during 1989 and 1993, awaiting dismantling.
Great Western Railway (GWR) 0-6-0 Pannier Tank locomotives. 1965.
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Huey P Long Bridge over the Mississippi at Bridge City, Louisiana.
Class 55 Deltic 55013 'The Black Watch' Hull Paragon station 1981.
Transport for Wales, BR DMU Class 197.
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.