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English forum => Small talk => The Chat Lounge => Topic started by: Wave Music on August 21, 2011, 22:55:53
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Following the new tendency on forum, supported by the fact there are possibly many train fanatics here or just people who don't hesitate playing various train simulators, along with another fact that I was a kinda train fanatic myself when I was a little snotty kid, let's post your train pics on here! ;D
Here are some of mine, caught from the same spot at 08:30 traditionally:
Modest railbus RA1
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/4677/dsc02234e.jpg)
The shiny and cheerful diesel multiple unit DR1A
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2063/dsc02235e.jpg)
The electric multiple unit ER2K providing service between the administrative center & coastal resort towns
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/563/dsc02246y.jpg)
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8922/dsc02247mg.jpg)
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Love how the driver on the second picture isn't looking were hes going :doh:
Great pictures! :thumbs:
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i don't have any pictures, but theres an excursion train that i see often on my bike route down to the shipping canal. its quite random: a soo line or missabe northern diesel locomotive, a burlington northern snack car, a burlington northern first-class car, a northern-pacific first-class car, a duluth-missabe and iron range car (very old and historic; its the same car from the movie "iron will"), a domino's pizza dinner car, and a union pacific double-story car.
amazing train. sometimes its pulled by a DM&IR steam locomotive.
other times, its just an electric passenger car with authentic aluminum exterior paneling and control areas front and aft.
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Ahh Dont say The word train ... Im back in harwich now after going on a
Scarborough to york
Class 185 (First TransPennine Express)
(http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app3-4/u-cl185.jpg)
York - Peterorough
Class 91 (East Coast)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5460656029_6e9662fc68.jpg)
Peterborough-Ipswich
Class 170 (National Express east anglia)
(http://www.therailwaycentre.com/NewSite%20POD%202008/POD01-11-08.jpg)
Ipswich - Mannigtree
Class 90 (National Express east anglia)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5565231992_a2cb621ac2.jpg)
Mannigtree - Dovercourt (Harwich)
Class 321 (National Express east anglia)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/4604417434_f84ceaa99a.jpg)
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I've only been on a 170 from that list :doh:
*OK technically a 171, but only cause they changed the connector
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a class 171 in southan coulers too?? ;D
Note to anyone who likes watching trains in the UK ..... i reccomend the book Traction Recognition second edition
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Traction-Recognition-second-Colin-Marsden/dp/071103494X
here is a video rewiew about the first 1 by Intercity82 ... there are the same but number 2 have newer trains like Class 70 and Class 380
and coaches .....
http://www.youtube.com/user/InterCity82#p/u/112/i4u6LFcn7Vw
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Train spotting ? Can you spot the 'train' in these pictures ? ;D
(http://www.cheaptraintickets.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/crowded-train.jpg)
(http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/1/2/4/4124.1265229916.jpg)
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a class 171 in southan coulers too?? ;D
Note to anyone who likes watching trains in the UK ..... i reccomend the book Traction Recognition second edition
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Traction-Recognition-second-Colin-Marsden/dp/071103494X
here is a video rewiew about the first 1 by Intercity82 ... there are the same but number 2 have newer trains like Class 70 and Class 380
and coaches .....
http://www.youtube.com/user/InterCity82#p/u/112/i4u6LFcn7Vw
Of course ;D
I have the First edition... ;D
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COOL! .. i got my one yesterday throgh the post ..... i ordered it to my aaress when i was in scarbrough ....it beet me home lol
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Ahh xD
Been on a 158?
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Train spotting ? Can you spot the 'train' in these pictures ? ;D
(http://www.cheaptraintickets.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/crowded-train.jpg)
(http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/1/2/4/4124.1265229916.jpg)
I'm not sure, but it looks like first capital connect service to me...
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I'm not sure, but it looks like first capital connect service to me...
Yes, Stu .... you can say that. It about people going to (or coming from) a religious meet in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh
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Sorry vin sun. worst capital connect is a London based rail operator widely derided for being 'less than perfect.' I was mocking them as they are quite frankly, appaling.
This however looks far worse. How far do they travel like that? It doesn't look particularly, ahem safe and comfortable.
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This however looks far worse. How far do they travel like that? It doesn't look particularly, ahem safe and comfortable.
In the Third World countries of the sub-continent such things do happen. Yes, it is certainly not safe and deaths do occur. These are all the disadvantages the populous countries in Asia have. It may sound absolutely unconcerned and downright rude but we have a saying - the cheapest commodity in such countries is human life !!! Medical aid for the injured (in cases as in the photos) may be greatly delayed or never come !! Governments do try their best and create an awareness but it's all blown to the wind by the uneducated as for him he has to somehow reach Point B from Point A whatever the risk may be !! This train would have possibly stared as an overcrowded one in a city and would have picked up more people from villages and towns along the route to the capital ....... a distance of about 25 ~ 30 Kms.
It's not just the men ....... women too !! ;D The only way to the roof !!
(http://nimg.sulekha.com/others/original700/2008-10-2-4-37-9-14e76ffe5e204b01afedf0a1eb8a2dc4-14e76ffe5e204b01afedf0a1eb8a2dc4-2.jpg)
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I have seen it before I know, but
Why are the trains THAT overcrowded?
Why not put more on?
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I wonder about the % of those who actually paid for the ride on those pics.
Also, again the ER2K:
(http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/1042/dsc02249p.jpg)
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@ TFM
This happens to have occurred for the purpose of attending a religious meet in the capital city. Religious sentiments are very high in under developed countries in Asia and they would do anything to be there. The Railways there may be pressing extra trains into service but even then the mass of the population is simply beyond control to cater to the crowds.
In Bombay the so called "local" train service operates to ferry people from the distant suburbs to the city center where all the offices are. It covers a distance of about 40 Kms and transports 7 million (yes, seven) in a SINGLE DAY. In the peak hours (8 AM to 11 AM and 4 PM to 9 PM) a train departs from the major terminus every 3 minutes !! It is said, that if these "local" trains were put into service in New Zealand, the entire population could be evacuated in 24 hours !!! Below is a picture of one of these trains rolling into a station. Don't miss the guy talking on his cell phone. ;D
(http://www.best-trade-car.com/blogpics/mumbai-train.jpg)
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Ahhh
Is it just for religious ceremonies though they get this busy? because all pictures of Indian Trains are similar with the extra "layer" of passengers on the outside
(there was a episode of The Simpsons which featured a similar train)
Maybe Indian Train operators should consider double deck coaches... can;t be issues with height restrictions...
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I wonder about the % of those who actually paid for the ride on those pics.
May be about 1% on a day like that !! ;D No wonder such Railways have enormous losses !! But on "local" trains of Bombay, most of the "regulars" have a pre paid pass and the others do buy a ticket. Checks do occur at stations and the ticket-less passengers are fined.
@TFM
Yes, we do have double deck coaches - in some ways a unique design :lol:
(http://imgcored.com/images/17264590580753075570.jpg)
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Ahhh :thumbs:
Maybe a triple Decker then :doh:
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Maybe a triple Decker then :doh:
You could be right ..... when seen from inside !! ;D
(http://stbjp.msn.com/i/EC/BCCE7CDAB3918C1C74B73912782.jpg)
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Ahh looks pretty good :thumbs:
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my end-of-school party was in a double-decker rail car. we went from the depot in Duluth all the way up to Two Harbors.
we had a blast. me and my girlfriend drove the train on the way back. :2thumbs:
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my end-of-school party was in a double-decker rail car. we went from the depot in Duluth all the way up to Two Harbors.
we had a blast. me and my girlfriend drove the train on the way back. :2thumbs:
I'm quite sure theres a "joke" in there somewere :doh:
Just out of question, how did the driver manage to see were he was going on that indian train picture? As far as i can see theres a guy hanging on for dear life right infront of his window!
As a note, did you guys now that the class 142 DMU was built out of leyland routemaster bus parts? learn something new everyday!
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Just out of question, how did the driver manage to see were he was going on that indian train picture? As far as i can see theres a guy hanging on for dear life right infront of his window!
You mean the train in Bangladesh (it's a neighbor of India) ...... beats me too ..... maybe the guys in front of the window were guiding him !!!
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Hard to believe but we still have this steam powered train in service in India. It takes people to a hill station called Darjeeling and is fondly know as the "Toy Train"
(http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/5c/9c/42/one-of-the-steam-locomotives.jpg)
(http://travel247.tv/india/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Toy-Train-Darjeeling.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Toy_Train_Darjeeling_West_Bengal_India.JPG)
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Sweet classics. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk2R_mqV4ts
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(http://travel247.tv/india/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Toy-Train-Darjeeling.jpg)
That train is featured in one of the train books I have: two men sitting in front & strew sand on the rails for the wheels to not skid.
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You could be right ..... when seen from inside !! ;D
(http://stbjp.msn.com/i/EC/BCCE7CDAB3918C1C74B73912782.jpg)
looks like the AmTrack car, but an older version :D
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The double deck rail carriage was first operated in Britain. A Bulleid design. Although having seen one in a museum it certainly isn't to the same modern standard as the Indian one shown.
ISTR that under Indian law (I don't know of Pakistan and Bangladesh) but there was not supposed to be any charge for passengers travelling on the roof anyway.
Given the price of worst great western here, I might perhaps ask them if I can travel cheaper if I sit on the roof (just forget the low roof clearance of the IKB tunnel!)
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I know a more comfortable way of traveling on a roof :lol:
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09/19/article-0-067F420E000005DC-402_634x673.jpg)
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thats how i get to school. :doh:
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ooooooh loool that pic just made my day ;D
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i see how he steers it, but how do the gas/brake pedals work?
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.....but how do the gas/brake pedals work?
He uses the mop handle .... if I remember right ! :doh:
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that pic gave me a spontaneus idea:
flybridge RV. its an RV with an open-top driving area.
were off-topic now.
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To get back on to the topic ......
We have a train in India called the 'Palace on Wheels'. It's more for wealthy tourists and it travels to places of historical interest.
(http://www.indiasinvitation.com/userfiles/palace_on_wheels_1.jpg)
(http://www.luxurytrains-india.com/images/palace-on-wheel.jpg)
(http://www.indiatravelblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/twin-bedroom-palace-on-wheels.jpg)
(http://www.indiatravelblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Palace-on-Wheels-bar.jpg)
(http://www.indovacations.net/english/images/Whell-train26.jpg)
(http://www.visittnt.com/luxury-train-tours-india/gifs/palace-on-wheels.jpg)
(http://www.indovacations.net/english/images/Whell-train22.png)
(http://www.liveindia.com/rajasthan/palace_on_wheels_new.jpg)
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that looks cool! ;D
what do the tickets cost?
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what do the tickets cost?
It's a 7 nights / 8 days trip......
Single occupancy - US$ 4700/-
Double occupancy - US$ 3500/- (per person)
Triple occupancy - US$ 3150/- (per person)
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hm, $4700.00.
i make that much in twelve hours. ;D
jk. :doh:
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Wwo! At those prices maybe it IS run by first group capital connect!
I like the bar on the train. A good Indian friend of mine showed me one of the greatest things to come from India, vin sun.... Kingfisher lager ;) (although he DID try to kill me with a rather spicey herb before hand!)
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I like the bar on the train.
I think the bartender heard you ! We have a wide choice, sir .... ;D
(http://www.palaceonwheelstours.com/images/bar.gif)
A good Indian friend of mine showed me one of the greatest things to come from India, vin sun.... Kingfisher lager ;)
Possibly the most popular beer in India. Sells better than Fosters, Bud, Carlsberg .....
(http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/October2003/kingfisher_beer.jpg)
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My new Favrout Top gear episode ...... not very good qualty but ..
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81HgzHSwpcQ
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vns-9sqxmCw&feature=related
:doh:
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Kingfisher and curry!
You got Jaguar LandRover.
We got curry and Kingfisher.
I say we won that one ;)
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;D
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How do u put containers on trucks in railworks ... i cant >:(
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They were loaded together with the game.
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??? What do you guys think about Trainz Simulator 12. I think its a nice simulator. In the past I did not like simulator games, but resently I can not wait to get home from work just to turn on my PC and start with one of the simulator games. :2thumbs: ;D :2thumbs: ;D :2thumbs:
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??? What do you guys think about Trainz Simulator 12. I think its a nice simulator. In the past I did not like simulator games, but resently I can not wait to get home from work just to turn on my PC and start with one of the simulator games. :2thumbs: ;D :2thumbs: ;D :2thumbs:
Trainz Simulator 12 is a dying game unless they will make it with a new ( and gnarly ) engine
railworks 2 pwns Trainz Simulator 12 in every way i can think of
toot - toot
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Today my time table is
School 8:30 - 3:00
Get home get dressed 3:15
go to Mannigtree Station 3:20
get there 3:35
and see the First HST ever to go on the Great East Main line
and this is it
(http://www.traintesting.com/images/NMT%20Duffield-DB.jpg)
i will get a Video and put it on my Youtube Channel at about 6:00