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Stagecoach Cumberland ADL E30D - Enviro 300 is seen at Common End working a 600 for Carlisle.

"Hit Listed" 150229 calls at a nearly deserted Caerphilly on 26/10/2024 with 2Y66 15:44 Bargoed - Barry Island service.

Date: 1984
Location: Sunderland
Chassis: Leyland Olympian
Body: Eastern Coachworks
Vehicle Registration: WDC218Y
Operator: United
Fleet no.: 218
Service: 220 Sunderland-Durham

Northeast Corridor Train 3705 crosses the brand new Portal North Bridge with a 9-car set of Arrow III EMUs destined for Jersey Avenue. The new bridge unofficially opened for traffic on March 13, 2026 and is considered to be one of the most important infrastructure projects in the nation. Contrasting this gargantuan bridge is the 48-year old set of Jersey Arrows crossing the bridge which are slated for retirement in the near future.

With just the small sticker by the front passenger door alluding to its new operator, A320 EI-DTA wears full Alitalia scheme as it arrives at Heathrow, despite it being six months since the airline had ceased operating and been taken over by new Italian flag carrier ITA Airways.

Aircraft: ITA Airways (AZ/ITY) Airbus A320-200 EI-DTA "Ada Negri".

Location: Western Perimeter Road, London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom.

On Saturday 27/1/2024, 8869 (down V/Line passenger to Warrnambool) is seen slowing at Footscray station (Melbourne) with N453 in charge. The last working of N's hauling N sets to Warrnambool was on March 30, 2025. As of April 2026, N453 is one of just five members still assigned to haul N set carriages on the last remaining loco-hauled V/Line service, which is the Swan Hill line.

Stagecoach Cumberland Scania N230UD - Enviro 400 is seen at Cockermouth working a X5 to Workington.

SNCF's Nez Cassé 22236 sits in warm store in the Sotteville Graveyard with about 45 of its classmates.

Many BB22200s were there from VSG - Villeneuve St. George depot in Paris. They had lost work to EMUs with a timetable change in May 2010.

Some were ex-FRET locos awaiting new roles.

Other than withdrawals due to accidents, none was withdrawn until 12/01/2012.

About half of the VSG ones, (mainly numbered between 22201 and 22226), were withdrawn while in warm storage.

This was probably to supply spare parts at Rouen's Quatre-Mares (QM) Works next door for the remaining class members.

Some were modified for TER passenger work, and 22236 joined them.

The Nez cassé Série BB22200s were a class of 205 dual voltage Bo-Bo's built for high speed running on passenger services.

Prototype 22201 was delivered by Alsthom (now Alstom), in December 1976.

They rest were built in batches from May 1977 to 1980 and 1983 to July 1986.

They have a top speed of 200 km/h and a power rating of 5,600 kW (7,500 hp).

While built for French operations, a batch of 9 of them were used in 1994/1995 on Chunnel freights before the UK Class 92s were ready to take over.

Being one of the last built classes of Nez Cassé ("broken nose"), many are still working.

They are found on ICs, some TERs, at SNCF Infra and even a few still allocated to Fret.

History on 22236:
Big thanks as usual to Christophe Hespel for his trainsso.fr database 🙏

22236 was delivered to SNCF on 29/12/1977.

It was first logged at the Graveyard on 29/08/2010, and last logged there in August 2011.

Unfortunately, the arrival date is not known.

Soon after August 2011, 22236 went into Quatre-Mares Works for a repaint and preparation for TER passenger services.

As at April 2026, it is active in PACA livery working for SNCF working off STF Alsace.

SNCF's 63517 awaiting its fate in Road 1 of the Sotteville Graveyard with 35 other BB63400’s and BB63500’s.

63517’s History:
Big thanks as usual to Christophe Hespel for his trainsso.fr database information🙏

63517 was built by Brissonneau & Lotz and delivered into service with SNCF on 07/11/1956.

It was first logged in the Graveyard from Chalindrey Depot on 29/08/2010.

The 580 strong BB63500s were built for over 15 years between 1956 and 1971.

Most of the class are withdrawn, though a few were rebuilt in the early 2010s as BB64600s and are still active in 2026.

Quite a few in this Road 1 line were included in these lucky ones. But not 63517.

It wasn’t officially withdrawn until 12/01/2011, (over 4 months after its arrival).

It was last sighted at the Graveyard by us with this photo on 24/05/2011.

Unfortunately, many scrapyard convoys were not seen by French railway enthusiasts, or they were not able to get the loco consist numbers.

So, I am uncertain which scrapyard 63517 went to, but probably scrapped in 2011.

NB: The 3 approved asbestos removal scrapyards at the time are in the album info section.

Any confirmation, of extra details for my database, is gratefully received 🙏 🙏

Easing its way downhill from Shap Summit with a Glasgow to Manchester/Liverpool express is BR Standard 6P5F 4-6-2 72004 "Clan MacDonald" - c.1956.

Please do not share or post elsewhere without permission of the copyright holder(s).

© 2026 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 120 format monochrome negative; photographed by the late Antony M S Darnbrough.

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OS 4720 Nove Zamky - Bratislava hl. st. arriving at Bratislava with 361 102-7

On Sunday, we took another swing at the shot at Fremont, since the crossing gate kinda screwed things up for us on the first try.

The fireman got a little out of control - so much so that the plume of smoke actually blocked out the side light sun.

So, I opted to go vertical to maximize the get on the excessive smoke. Later in post, I figured why not go with some B&W for the fun of it.

-NKP 2-8-4 #765
-Fall Colors Steam Special 2024
-Indiana Northeastern Fremont Division, MP 33.52
-IN-827 & E Swager Dr Crossings, Fremont, IN
-October 20, 2024

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-Little River Railroad 4-6-2 Pacific #110
-LRR Pumpkin Trains 2024
-Indiana Northeastern Old Road Division, MP 78.36
-Division St / BL-69 Crossing, Coldwater, MI
-October 20, 2024

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It was hard to tell of the worker on the top of the hopper was actually doing something work-related up there or if it was an opportunistic move for a better vantage point for 765 passing.

-NKP 2-8-4 #765
-Fall Colors Steam Special 2024
-Indiana Northeastern Fremont Sub, MP 47.39
-E Elm St Crossing, Reading, MI
-October 19, 2024

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Arriving in Liverpool a day early due to storm Dave

NameVIKING VESTA
FlagNorway
IMO9852444
MMSI257944000
Call signLAUR8
vessel typePassenger Ship
Length (m/ft) 228.3/749.1
Beam (m/ft) 28.8/94.5
Gross Tonnage54300 gt
Sister-shipsViking OCEAN fleet (Vela, Mira, Libra, Astrea)
Builder FINCANTIERI-MARGHERA SHIPYARD
Year of Build 2025

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Arriving in Liverpool a day early due to storm Dave

NameVIKING VESTA
FlagNorway
IMO9852444
MMSI257944000
Call signLAUR8
vessel typePassenger Ship
Length (m/ft) 228.3/749.1
Beam (m/ft) 28.8/94.5
Gross Tonnage54300 gt
Sister-shipsViking OCEAN fleet (Vela, Mira, Libra, Astrea)
Builder FINCANTIERI-MARGHERA SHIPYARD
Year of Build 2025

SNCF’s 66298 and 66214in the storage lines near the bridge at the Sotteville Graveyard, (with 66308 and 66196 either side).

This was a “short” line of 12 diesel locos either side of the bridge with 66196 the furthest away from the depot/ city end:
66196
66214
66298
66308
66456
66429
66503
66405
63404
66113
UID BB63000 Vert
UID BB63400 Arzens

Beyond 66196, further up the track, was a line of another 30 diesels (yo-yo’s, BB66000’s and BB67000’s).

History of 66298 and 66214:
NB: Big thanks as usual to Christophe Hespel for his trainsso.fr database information🙏

Both built by either CAFL or Alsthom, (cannot find any confirmation which company built which loco in the Class).

66298:

Delivered to SNCF: 07/09/1967
Withdrawn: 29/11/2011 from Bordeaux Depot. Travelled 2,246,340 kms. (Withdrawal after storage in the Graveyard).
Graveyard sighting dates: 29/08/2010 to 2?/06/2018
Status: Scrapped sometime after 2?/06/2018 at unknown scrapyard


66214:

Delivered to SNCF: 10/11/1965
Withdrawn: 29/11/2011 from Avignon Depot. Travelled 2,539,011 kms. (Withdrawal after storage in the Graveyard).
Graveyard sighting dates: 29/01/2011 to ??/08/2012
Status: Scrapped sometime after ??/08/2012 at unknown scrapyard

NB: No arrival, departure or scrapyard details known.

Any confirmation of extra details on these loco, is greatly received 🙏 🙏

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Arriving in Liverpool a day early due to storm Dave

NameVIKING VESTA
FlagNorway
IMO9852444
MMSI257944000
Call signLAUR8
vessel typePassenger Ship
Length (m/ft) 228.3/749.1
Beam (m/ft) 28.8/94.5
Gross Tonnage54300 gt
Sister-shipsViking OCEAN fleet (Vela, Mira, Libra, Astrea)
Builder FINCANTIERI-MARGHERA SHIPYARD
Year of Build 2025

© All rights are reserved, please do not use my photos without my permission

Arriving in Liverpool a day early due to storm Dave

NameVIKING VESTA
FlagNorway
IMO9852444
MMSI257944000
Call signLAUR8
vessel typePassenger Ship
Length (m/ft) 228.3/749.1
Beam (m/ft) 28.8/94.5
Gross Tonnage54300 gt
Sister-shipsViking OCEAN fleet (Vela, Mira, Libra, Astrea)
Builder FINCANTIERI-MARGHERA SHIPYARD
Year of Build 2025