The GWR British Rail Class 802 train (802020 NHS Key Workers) in Taunton station. youtu.be/RmeRxDe5L8U
The GWR British Rail Class 802 train (802020 NHS Key Workers) in Taunton station. youtu.be/RmeRxDe5L8U
The GWR British Rail Class 802 train (802020 NHS Key Workers) in Taunton station. youtu.be/RmeRxDe5L8U
An adaptation of the Hitachi British Rail Class 802 for Amtrak
What makes this train set unique is that it is a bi-mode (electric and diesel) multiple unit. Primarily this train would be used on the Northeast Regional, Keystone Service, Pennsylvanian, Empire Service, Maple Leaf, Adirondack and Ethan Allen Express trains (though it could also be used on Pacific Surfliner trains to San Francisco is Amtrak ever chooses to provide intercity rail to San Francisco). This is because (barring the Keystone service), all of the services require a change in locomotives (south of Washington DC, west of Harrisburg, New Haven-Springfield are unelectrified). This change in engine takes time. By having a bi-mode train, this change in engines would be negated, speeding up travel times. Obviously the train would be adapted for American rails (i.e. 3 voltages, crashworthiness).
What can Amtrak gain by buying this kind of train set.
- Amtrak can sell most of the P32AC-DMs (which they use for the Empire Service, Maple Leaf, Adirondack and Ethan Allen Express trains) to MNCR and LIRR, though some will remain for Lake Shore Limited trains. This can only happen, however, if Amtrak double-tracks the entire Empire connection and extends the overhead electrification to at least where it merges with the MNCR Hudson Line.
- Amtrak can start selling and even retiring P40s and P42s that would have been used on the Northeast Regional, Pennsylvanian, Empire Service, Maple Leaf, Adirondack and Ethan Allen Express.
- Amtrak can lease or even sell several of the ACS-64s that would have been used for the Northeast Regional and Keystone/Pennsylvanian services to other electric commuter railroads. I can see MNCR using them for Penn Station services as they can do 12 kV 25 Hz and 12 kV 60 Hz (which the M8s can't), MARC for express services on the Penn Line (this would also retire the HHP-8s in use), and SEPTA for a future NEC express line. Additionally, Amtrak can sell some of them to Caltrain for use on the Baby Bullet trains (this will supplement their order of Stadler KISS trains), enabling them to retire their aging F40PHs.
- Just like with the P40s and P42s, Amtrak can also start retiring their Amfleet cars (many of which are past 40 years of age)
British Rail Class 458 521 & 511 (458/5, Unit Numbers 458521 & 457511) Alstom Juniper Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains. Pulling into Egham station, on South Western Railway (SWR) Reading & Windsor Lines service 2C42, the 1339 Reading to London Waterloo, UK. Taken at 14:23 on 26/11/2021. v.redd.it/oxg4ne0g19d81
Ever enjoy a FAST train ZOOM by!? I do, like these British Rail Class 387 137 & 387 138 (387/1, Unit Numbers 387137 & 387138) Bombardier Electrostar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains flying by Ealing Broadway!! On a Heathrow Express (GWR) service from Terminal 5 to London Paddington. v.redd.it/p9dta9t7zn781
Very nice smile on that British Rail Class 458 (458/5, Unit Number 458524) Alstom Juniper Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. As it pulls into London Waterloo station (ex-Eurostar platforms) on a South Western Railway SWR, Windsor Lines service.
British Rail 31438 (Class 31 Diesel locomotive) seen here with a train of blue-grey Mk1 and Mk2 coaches at North Weald station on the Epping-Ongar Railway. 3rd August, 2019.
British Rail Class 700 Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Passing Cricklewood station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9R35, the 1435 Bedford to Gatwick Airport, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/eainpukudn981
Did you know there's a cute little train around Birmingham!? This is the British Rail Class 139 (Unit Number 139001) Parry People Mover PPM60 railcar. It runs on the West Midlands Railway (WMR) Stourbridge Town Branch Line between Stourbridge Town & Stourbridge Junction station. A 5 minute journey!
British Rail Class 700 Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Passing Cricklewood station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9R35, the 1435 Bedford to Gatwick Airport, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/czah01vlsta81
British rail class 318 in Glasgow on a snowy day
British Rail Class 700 102 (700/1, Unit Number 700102) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling away from London Blackfriars station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9S41, the 1454 Cambridge to Brighton, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/gtmyoz69tzd81
British Rail Class 700 142 (700/1, Unit Number 700142) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into London St Pancras International station, on a Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service to Bedford, UK. Operating on 25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary. v.redd.it/u2rog7gm6w681
British Rail Class 700 Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Passing Cricklewood station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9T34, the 1355 Brighton to Bedford, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/fav9noz48nd81
British Rail Class 717 021 (717/0, Unit Number 717021) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling out of Moorgate Northern City Line station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Great Northern (GN) service 2W04, the 2313 Moorgate to Gordon Hill, UK. Video taken 14/01/2022. v.redd.it/g5wx9g4couc81
British Rail Class 377 619 (377/6, Unit Number 377619) Bombardier Electrostar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. At London Victoria station, on a Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Southern service, UK.
Let's put a smile on that face!! British Rail Class 458 (458/5, Unit Number 458524) Alstom Juniper Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train pulls into London Waterloo station (ex-Eurostar platforms) on a South Western Railway SWR, Windsor Lines service with a smile!
Great British Rail freight class 66, 66780 in Cemex Express livery approaches Deansgate in Central Manchester with freight from Felixstowe to Trafford Park.
British Rail Class 458 521 & 511 (458/5, Unit Numbers 458521 & 457511) Alstom Juniper Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains. Pulling into Egham station, on South Western Railway (SWR) Reading & Windsor Lines service 2C42, the 1339 Reading to London Waterloo, UK. Taken at 14:23 on 26/11/2021. v.redd.it/0gwakwh109d81
British Rail Class 700 Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Passing Cricklewood station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9T34, the 1355 Brighton to Bedford, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/c859w5cr8u981
British Rail Class 378 201 (378/2, Unit Number 378201) Bombardier Electrostar / Capitalstar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train at West Hampstead (WHD) railway station. On a Transport for London, London Overground (TfL LO) North London Line service from Clapham Junction (CLJ) to Stratford (SRA), UK.
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British Rail Class 717 021 (717/0, Unit Number 717021) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling out of Moorgate Northern City Line station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Great Northern (GN) service 2W04, the 2313 Moorgate to Gordon Hill, UK. Video taken 14/01/2022. v.redd.it/g7r6l5h7ouc81
British Rail Class 700 102 (700/1, Unit Number 700102) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into London Blackfriars station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9S41, the 1454 Cambridge to Brighton, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/8mq0txz2w7b81
British Rail Class 700 002 (700/0, Unit Number 700002) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into London St Pancras International station, on a Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service to St Albans City, UK. Operating on 25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary. v.redd.it/9iugfnjg8ga81
British Rail Class 700 102 (700/1, Unit Number 700102) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling away from London Blackfriars station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9S41, the 1454 Cambridge to Brighton, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/2zgpgff8x7b81
British Rail Class 700 002 (700/0, Unit Number 700002) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into London St Pancras International station, on a Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service to St Albans City, UK. Operating on 25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary. v.redd.it/woml5aqdfmb81
British Rail Class 222 004 (222/0, Unit Number 222004) Bombardier Voyager Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train. Passing Cricklewood station, on East Midlands Railway (EMR) service 1F52, the 1515 London St Pancras to Sheffield, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/dubi79ruwg981
British Rail Class 315 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains. At Shenfield railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML). They run on TfL Rail services, which run from London Liverpool Street, UK
South Western Railway Class 455 number 5701 at London Waterloo. Built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) in York between 1982 and 1985, they are used on both SWR services (like the train shown) and Southern services. They will be replaced eventually on SWR routes by the Class 701 Aventra.
British Rail Class 700 006 (700/0, Unit Number 700006) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling away from London Blackfriars station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9O53, the 1507 from Luton to Sutton, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/ogzbm6ijo8a81
British Rail Class 360 101 & 117 (360/1, Unit Numbers 360101 & 360117) Siemens Desiro Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains. Passing Cricklewood station, on East Midlands Railway (EMR) service 1Y36, the 1410 Corby to London St Pancras International, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/ka1dmr96sta81
British Rail Class 360 101 & 117 (360/1, Unit Numbers 360101 & 360107) Siemens Desiro Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains. Passing Cricklewood station, on East Midlands Railway (EMR) service 1Y36, the 1410 Corby to London St Pancras International, UK. Video taken 31/12/2021. v.redd.it/005fvv2gdn981
British Rail Class 377 619 (377/6, Unit Number 377619) Bombardier Electrostar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. At London Victoria station, on a Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Southern service.The most common UK suburban train!
British Rail Class 315 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains. At Shenfield railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML). They run on TfL Rail services, which run from London Liverpool Street, UK
British Rail Class 377 619 (377/6, Unit Number 377619) Bombardier Electrostar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. At London Victoria station, on a Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Southern service, UK.
British Rail Class 56 No. 56124 approaches Milford Tunnel (on the Midland Mainline between Derby & Chesterfield) from the north with a loaded MGR coal train | 29th November 1985
British Rail Class 700 006 (700/0, Unit Number 700006) Siemens Desiro City Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into Cricklewood station, on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Thameslink service 9O53, the 1507 Luton to Sutton, UK. v.redd.it/68pk1r5z8u981
Ever enjoy a FAST train ZOOM by!? I do, like these British Rail Class 387 137 & 387 138 (387/1, Unit Numbers 387137 & 387138) Bombardier Electrostar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains flying by Ealing Broadway!! On a Heathrow Express (GWR) service from Terminal 5 to London Paddington. v.redd.it/p9dta9t7zn781
British Rail Class 360 205 (360/2, Unit Number 360205) Siemens Desiro Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into London Paddington railway station on a TfL Rail (ex Heathrow Connect) service from Heathrow Terminal 5. Has since been replaced by Class 345 Bombardier Aventra trains. v.redd.it/5q0r8v33ko881
British Rail Class 360 205 (360/2, Unit Number 360205) Siemens Desiro Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into London Paddington railway station on a TfL Rail (ex Heathrow Connect) service from Heathrow Terminal 5. Has since been replaced by Class 345 Bombardier Aventra trains. v.redd.it/bi853hejgh881
British Rail Class 755 412, 755/4 (Unit Number 755412) Stadler FLIRT Bimode Multiple Unit (BMU) train. Arriving into Derby Road Railway Station, on a Greater Anglia (Abellio) service from Ipswich to Felixtowe, UK. One of the best trains on the UK rail network, featuring level boarding!! v.redd.it/dd339benfyx71
British Rail Class 378 228 (378/2, Unit Number 378228) Bombardier Electrostar Capitalstar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. At Kentish Town West station, on a Transport for London, London Overground (TfL LO) service from Clapham Junction to Stratford along the North London Line (NLL), UK v.redd.it/y6osw7pesh781
British Rail Class 350 263 & 129 (350/2 & 350/1, Unit Numbers 350129 & 350263) Siemens Desiro Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains working in multiple. Pulling into Wolverhampton station, on a West Midlands Trains / West Midlands Railway (WMT / WMR) service to Birmingham New Street, UK. v.redd.it/fzb2zqzq3p681
British Rail Class 377 619, 377/6 (Unit Number 377619) Bombardier Electrostar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. At London Victoria station, on a Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Southern service.The most common UK suburban train!
I designed an N Gauge British Rail Class 22 "Shorty" body for a Kato powered chassis imgur.com/a/7293Rmy
British Rail Class 378 228 (378/2, Unit Number 378228) Bombardier Electrostar Capitalstar Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train. Pulling into West Brompton railway station, on a Transport for London (TfL), London Overground West London Line (LO WLL) service from Clapham Junction to Stratford, UK.
British Rail Class 458 524 (458/5, Unit Number 458524) Alstom Juniper Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train, arriving at Waterloo station (ex-Eurostar International platforms) on a South Western Railway SWR Windsor Lines service, UK. These trains will be cascaded to the Portsmouth Direct Line.
