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Over the coming months, we hope to build up a library of interesting photos (old and new) to help inform people of the subject - last added to on 30 June 2008.

Preserved 86259 - a study

86259 returned to mainline active duty on 1 March 2008 with a railtour to Liverpool from Birmingham.  A few days later, locomotive owner Les Ross gave permission for these photos to be taken by Colin Frew.

86259 at Birmingham Railway Museum

A cab overview

The inside of the transformer tunnel

Cab controls of 86259

Less Ross is a well known radio presenter from Birmingham

The replacement cast crest

The paintwork finish is astonishing

 

Calcutta /Kolkata Trams - photographed 5 February 2008

Calcutta 5 February 2008

Calcutta 5 February 2008

Calcutta 5 February 2008

Calcutta 5 February 2008

 

Dublin LUAS - Video (Streams in Windows Media Player) - filmed 11 & 12 September 2007

Napoli bay - Pictures

Larkhall Reopens - Pictures & Video (streams in Windows Media Player)

Historic Trolleys in USA

Salt Lake City.   Bamberger interurban No 350 at Salt Lake City terminal in 1939

Cedar Rapids.    Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway ("CRANDIC") No 120, formerly from the Cincinnati and Lake Eire RR, at Cedar Rapids in 1951

Cincinnati. City tram 2439 at Fairmont Loop in 1950.  Note use of twin trolley poles

Denver.  City car 303 at 17th and Welton Streets, 1947

Fort Collins.    Municipal Railway single truck Birney No 20 on College in 1947

Kansas City.   PCC 766 in 1952

Minneapolis.  PCC 319 outside the State Capitol, 1953.

Tulsa.  Sand Springs Railway No 74 on the beautiful heavily used suburban reserved track.  1953

Waukesha 

Speedrail No 63 on Milwaukee local, 1950

Waterloo  

Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Northern RR No 102 in 1954

Larkhall Station

Larkhall has an extensive car-park

Larkhall station terminus

Overall view of larkhall, looking towards Hamilton

The view towards Hamilton from platform 2, Larkhall

Larkhall stations is considerably below prevailing ground level

Intermediate stations share simple construction

The new buffer stop at Larkhall

Naples Bay

Building design map for metro line 1 - Metro Collinare, Napoli

Pompei Villa Dei Misteri Station - for Pompei ruins

Sorrento station

British Scenes

Class 86 Electric locomotive in early 2007 after restoration and repaint. The locomotive is now called "Les Ross" after a local rado star!

 

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