CP 5996 leads 6BAL-21 north at Skookumchuck with a straight shot to Spillimacheen on the Windermere Sub.
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CP 5996 leads 6BAL-21 north at Skookumchuck with a straight shot to Spillimacheen on the Windermere Sub.
GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66305 ‘Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway’ stands in an engineering possession at West London Junction before working the 6G56 15:24 Willesden No. 7 to Toton North Yard flat wagons carrying old sleepers and ballast
4917/ 4829 on SSR 3M29 loaded ballast train departing from the loading point in Mirrool, New South Wales on 11 September 2025. Photo: Phil Melling.
4917/ 4829 on SSR 3M29 loaded ballast train departing from the loading point in Mirrool, New South Wales on 11 September 2025. Photo: Phil Melling.
FR – 20 février 2007 12h17, marche 51-02, Passavant-en-Argonne, Km 194 LGV Est
Lors de la marche 51-02 à 555,5 km/h, la rame V 150 provoque un impressionnant sillage de poussière derrière elle. Mais aucun caillou du ballast ne vole.
Le même train est vu s’éloignant, photographié par l’arrière ici : flic.kr/p/2s4Pibk
La déformation de la face avant est toujours présente au dessus de la grille des avertisseurs (au niveau du sigle Alstom). En comparaison avec la photo du 13 février flic.kr/p/2s3KUCu, les joints entre caisses ont été renforcés et restent bien en place.
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EN – 20 February 2007, 12:17, run 51-02, Passavant-en-Argonne, Km 194 LGV Est
During test run 51-02 at 555.5 km/h, the V150 trainset throws up a spectacular plume of dust in its wake. Yet not a single piece of ballast is lifted.
The same train is seen receding into the distance, photographed from the rear here: flic.kr/p/2s4Pibk
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For the better part of the past week I had been keeping and eye on when this ballast train would return south from Golden. Recently there had been issues with washouts and avalanches on the Mountain Sub, you know the usual mess that comes with this time of year we call spring.
Under the ID of 6BAL-28, a three pack of SD40-2’s wearing the Multimark livery No.’s CP 5988, 5996, and 5922 traverse the Windermere Sub at South Torrent with about 2000’ of ballast empties in tow and CP Angus Van Caboose to bring up the rear.
4917/ 4829 on SSR 3M29 loaded ballast train and seen departing from the loading point in Mirrool, New South Wales on 11 September 2025. Photo: Phil Melling.
4917/ 4829 on SSR 3M29 loaded ballast train and seen departing from the loading point in Mirrool, New South Wales on 11 September 2025. Photo: Phil Melling.
FR – 20 février 2007 12h17, marche 51-02, Passavant-en-Argonne, Km 194 LGV Est
Arc et poussière : les photos habituelles de ce TGV d’essai roulant à plus de 550 km/h ne montrent visuellement rien qui permette de voir la vitesse exceptionnelle. Sauf si on le regarde s’éloigner. À cette vitesse, le train devient presque abstrait : seule la traînée de poussière et l’arc fugitif au pantographe trahissent l’intensité du phénomène.
Voici une vue par l’arrière de la rame V150 à 555,5 km/h (345.2 mph) avec son spectaculaire sillage de poussière. Heureusement le ballast est déjà bien tassé et aucune pierre ne vole, à part quelques rares impacts relevés le soir sous la rame, lors des visites d’entretien à l’atelier de Pantin-Ourcq. La caténaire est renforcée et très tendue, son léger soulèvement est à peine visible sur la photo. L’arc au pantographe illustre les conditions extrêmes de captage du courant à ces vitesses inédites.
C’était la marche 51-02 du 20 février 2007. Les marches (ou « tirs ») étaient numérotées d’une manière très simple : 51 pour le 51eme jour de l’année. Puis 01 était le parcours de mise en place de la V150 en direction de l’est, donc en sens impair. 02 était une marche d’essai dans le sens pair (vers Paris), etc. L’essai suivant, numéroté 51-04, a été le « record des techniciens » à 559,4 km/h, officieux parce que non enregistré officiellement, et modéré pour laisser une marge de progression pour le record officiel en présence de la presse programmé pour le 3 avril.
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EN – 20 February 2007, 12:17, run 51-02, Passavant-en-Argonne, Km 194 LGV Est
Arc and dust : The usual photographs of this test TGV running at over 550 km/h (342 mph) reveal little that conveys its extraordinary speed—except when watching it recede into the distance. At such speeds, the train itself becomes almost abstract—the plume of dust and the brief electrical arc at the pantograph are the only visible clues to the forces at play.
This rear view shows the V150 test train at 555.5 km/h (345.2 mph), trailing a spectacular plume of dust. Fortunately, the ballast is already well compacted and no stones are thrown up, apart from a few minor impacts recorded later beneath the train during maintenance inspections at the Pantin–Ourcq depot. The overhead line is reinforced and highly tensioned; its slight uplift is barely perceptible in the photograph. The visible arcing at the pantograph reflects the extreme conditions of current collection at these unprecedented speeds.
This was run No. 51-02 on 20 February 2007. Run numbering was simple: 51 for the day of the year, 01 for the positioning run eastbound, and 02 for a test run westbound (towards Paris). The following run, No. 51-04, became the “technicians’ record” at 559.4 km/h (347.6 mph)—unofficial, and deliberately kept below the ultimate target ahead of the official record attempt on 3 April.
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Queensland Railways locomotives on work train 0RB2 are seen waiting for the ballast rolling stock to be checked before returning to Roma.
When I reached the south side of Hanley Falls, I made a quick stop to record this parked ballast train. I don't know if this really had a DPU on it or if it was two Granite Falls rock trains sharing the same side track. A month later a BNSF ballast train would derail and slide off an embankment near Morris, not sure if it was this set or a similar one. July 29, 2025.
Op vrijdag 27 maart 2026 was ik weer een dagje met het Deutschlandticket naar Duitsland gegaan, het doel voor deze dag was de 101 110 die met 3 IC rijtuigen en nog een andere 101 van Frankfurt naar Dortmund zou rijden.
Toen ik nog onderweg was kwam er een melding dat de trein met ca. min 50 onderweg was, dat was in dit geval heel gunstig omdat de zon dan nog net iets beter zou staan.
Eenmaal aangekomen op de stek in Wetter (Ruhr) kwam er een nieuwe melding dat de trein nog steeds dik in de min reed. Ongeveer een uurtje later zou de trein langs moeten komen, alleen dat was niet het geval... even later kwam er vanuit de verte een beige locomotief in zicht maar dat was niet de 101 110!
Het is 14:46 als de RPRS 218 469 "Betty Boom" met een beladen ballasttrein langs de 2 fotografen ter hoogte van de Friedrichstraße in Wetter (Ruhr) komt en onderweg is in de richting van Witten.
Hierna werd nog heel even gewacht in de hoop op de 101 110 maar helaas is die niet meer geweest, waarschijnlijk toch een andere route genomen. Ondanks dat een zeer mooie toevalstreffer mee kunnen pakken die ook nog maar net in de zon kwam!
NSW ballast wagon MHBF1402U on 3M29 loaded ballast train at Mirrool in New South Wales on 11 September 2025. Photo: Phil Melling.
Empty ballast train 67775 Gettnau Güteranlage - Zell LU
After a run along the bottom of the glacial valley containing Lake Benton and the "hole in the mountain" prairie, the Huron Sub climbs out of the hole and back up to the level prairie. Once up this grade the line swings west again and passes through tiny Verdi, MN not far from the South Dakota line. Adding some drama to the last RCP&E shot of this trip, perhaps one of my last of an RCP&E EMD out here, is a nice burp of exhaust as they work up the hill. June 29, 2025.
I was glad to get ahead of the train to the classic shot south (RR west) of Lake Benton. My greed was paying off. I don't get out here much, so I knew I should make the most of this chance. Indeed, I haven't been back, and ex-BNSF GEs seem to have taken over. All you can do is enjoy what's in front of you and on this perfect summer day it was a brilliant green preserve hosting a fine pair of EMDs in G&W's ubiquitous orange. June 29, 2025.
A northward departing LNER Azuma at Newcastle Station.
I went ahead to Lake Benton where I had full sun for the first time all day. I decided to be greedy and stop in town for this view with the lake stretching off into the distance. The only other time I followed a train through here I played it safe by going ahead and setting up south of town. June 29, 2025.
