Photos of some 'special' trains

Marco · Post by **Marco** » 09 May 2004 18:31

Purno wrote:I like this train too:

The Spanish AVE

It looks a bit the same as the French TGV

The AVE is a modified TGV (the engines are Alstom, I think). New AVE line will use a modified versions of the ICE3 (Siemens). AVE gauge is the standard 1435mm, Spanish gauge is about 1672mm.

Anyway, trams are trains.

NSB's DI3 engines (or other NOHAB AA16) are used in Italy by private track builders.

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 09 May 2004 18:45

I always thought trams would be classed as road vehilces since they obey traffic lights and have number plates.

Kamerat · Post by **Kamerat** » 10 May 2004 00:27

Born Acorn wrote:I always thought trams would be classed as road vehilces since they obey traffic lights and have number plates.

They do obey traffic lights, but they don't have plates. Here in Norway trams are under the same laws as trains.

Marco · Post by **Marco** » 10 May 2004 15:46

Born Acorn wrote:I always thought trams would be classed as road vehilces since they obey traffic lights and have number plates.

Trams don't have plates, as far I know.

Where do you class tram-trains?

mnorman · Post by **mnorman** » 10 May 2004 17:04

Some British streamliners:

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 10 May 2004 21:50

mmmmm, coronation class in a can.

P.S. mnorman, have you been seing the Mark Williams on the rails documentaries on Discovery channel?

Very interesting. Ron Weasleys dad loves the coronation class.

Kamerat · Post by **Kamerat** » 11 May 2004 12:28

This is a picture of wagon 1337 (some online gamers should be familiar with that number

) of Oslo Sporveier's T8-series. Rebuilt from the T4-series (original number 1156 built 1976) in 1986 with larger driver cabin, one door moved towards the front and support for overhead powerlines (600/750V) instead of 3rd rail (750V). In 1995 it got support for 3rd rail again and now mainly used on line 1 and 4 where it's both overhead and 3rd rail.

Picture taken by me in January on Tøyen underground station, train is on line 4 and heading south-east to Bergkrystallen:

Kamerat · Post by **Kamerat** » 11 May 2004 12:42

mnorman wrote:Some British streamliners:

Very nice steam engines!

John · Post by **John** » 11 May 2004 14:52

erm, the first three i hvae seen before, i know ones called: duchess of gloucster (red, looks like one in the db set) and coronation (a blue colour).
some of the things produced in the stream lining age are well ...

Saskia · Post by **Saskia** » 11 May 2004 15:12

DB is still the best

Yes, this is a real steam engine

This is a modern container transporter:

Narrow-gauge steam engine:

That's enough for today *g*

GoneWacko · Post by **GoneWacko** » 11 May 2004 15:14

Ugh.

To my opinion they're extremely ugly

mnorman · Post by **mnorman** » 11 May 2004 16:02

John you're wrong about the streamliners: The Duchess of gloucester was unstreamlined. And the Coronation train was on the back of Mallard. and yes the Coronation engines do look like the one in the DBSet, but were Blue as well as red.

as for more engines

John · Post by **John** » 11 May 2004 18:28

mnorman wrote:John you're wrong about the streamliners: The Duchess of gloucester was unstreamlined. And the Coronation train was on the back of Mallard. and yes the Coronation engines do look like the one in the DBSet, but were Blue as well as red.

hmmm, thought one of the coronation engines was called coronation, got confused, twas queen elizabeth (which was blue).

and duchess of gloucester was stream lined,
"Designed by Sir William Stainer FRS, the streamlined 'Duchess of Gloucester' was put to traffic in May 1938, the first of the class to carry the LMS Crimson Lake livery. "

so there

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 11 May 2004 18:57

It was removed shrotly after, since it only made the train heavier and people didn't like streamlining anymore.

Kamerat · Post by **Kamerat** » 11 May 2004 19:39

Saskia wrote:DB is still the best Yes, this is a real steam engine ...

As real as these two?

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 17 Jun 2004 10:03

I like this one too. The Belgian SNCB/NMBS 1100.

Saskia · Post by **Saskia** » 17 Jun 2004 10:37

Kamerat wrote:
Saskia wrote:DB is still the best Yes, this is a real steam engine ...
As real as these two?

I meant the type, not exactly that vehicle, which is obviously a model

edk256 · Post by **edk256** » 17 Jun 2004 13:17

This is my favorite metro car in the New York City subway. It's over 30 years old, and looks like merde, but it is the fastest car. The rainfan window at the front is really cool, too. There are many active varieties of rolling stock, too.

Also included is a picture of the newest rolling stock, received on NYC subway property about 2.5 years ago, and they are only on one line.

BTW, theses are NOT my pics.

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 17 Jun 2004 13:28

There aren't many seats in this metrocar. It's probably too crowded for more seats or something?

edk256 · Post by **edk256** » 17 Jun 2004 13:55

Which one? The old, carbon steel rusting R40, or the brand new stainless steel R143? BTW, both have the same dimensions, 10 feet wide, 60 feet long, and therefore, the same # of seats.

Both get as crowded as hell during rush hour. Both seat 44 people. Another class of metro car, the R68, has 68 seats, and is 75 feet long. it is also 10 feet wide. The MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the statewide agency that runs NYC Transit, which in turn operates the trains) bought the 75 foot cars thinking that fewer cars per train is better, for there would be fewer parts. Instead of 10 cars that are 60 feet long, you'll have 8 cars that are 75 feet long. Unfortunately, they have the same # of doors, and millions were spent on modifying trackage (moving sinals, enlarging tunnels) so the new cars would fit, so that offset the cost savings. There is a pic below, both exteriro and interior.

Those are NOT my pics.

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