the next generation for sig (junge1) by mickuk50
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morning all :o)
this is the next generation sig especially for you :o)..i went to northallerton train station yesterday in hope of getting some fast motion shots of these trains thundering through but could`nt get the shutter speed slow enough because of the bright day .will be going back again though ,i wont be beaten lol :o)..some info below for anyone interested ,i know jeff will be .as a point of interest this train is running back to front for some reason .
thanks for looking and take care .thanks for the well wishes for june`s mum :o)
mick
The intercity 225 is the fastest locomotive-hauled domestic train in the united kingdom, comprising a class 91 electric loco , and nine mark 4 coaches and a dvt class 82 at the rear. The Class 91 locomotives were built by b.r.e.l at the crewe works as a spin-off from the advanced passenger train project, which was abandoned during the 1980s, whilst the coaching stock was built by gec alsthom in birmingham � again borrowing heavily from the Advanced Passenger Train .
The InterCity 225 entered service with british rail on the east coast mainline in 1990. The units also operate on a small section of the west coast mainline between glasgow and carstairs. In 1996, as part of the privatisation of british rail, all InterCity 225s were sold to hsbc rail, which currently leases them to national express east coast.
The InterCity 225 has a theoretical top service speed of 140 mph (225 km/h); during a test run on Stoke Bank between peterborough and grantham an Intercity 225 reached 162.6 mph (261.7 km/h). However, except on high speed 1, which is equipped with cab signlling,british signalling does not normally allow trains to exceed 125mph (201) km/h, due to the impracticality of observing lineside signals at high speed.
Comments (44)
Tuggy
Excellent capture...Jen
babuci
Great POV Mick and I like a shade of the fence.
beachzz
Wow, that's a pretty impressive machine there, "more powerful than a locomotive", well, ok, that was Superman, but that's what came to mind right off the bat!! It is a great shot, can't wait to see what else you come up with!!
Meisiekind
Lovely capture Mick. I do so like the shadows casted by the fence!!! Great dedi to Sig! :)
Doriutz
wowww... excellent shot :)
alhak
it's just a sign of the times, our lives are all speeding up way too fast, excellent photo but give me an old steam train anyday
artaddict2
Excellent shot and information Mick, as you know I have a fsdination for trains too, I never get tired of viewing them. Jeff has spoke of trying to arrange a meet up with you at the National Railway Museum at YORK later in the year!!! Would be great if we could !
JeffG7BRJ
At 162.6 mph it would almost be like flying Mick, faster even. Excellent capture of this beast, and very interesting reading as well, top marks for homework mate, lol. This is one of the great things about RR, one is always learning new things, I didn't know we had trains as fast as this in the UK. So thanks for enlightening me to that fact Mick, I will have to send you that definition of a fact. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
phill456
Awesome capture and very informative word of wisdom, does thou sprout, lol. Fabulous result, I do love looking at trains, especiallty ye olde steam. Thanks for the share Mick.
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic details and beautiful light
durleybeachbum
That fence shadow down the left is worth a shoot of its own, Mick!
Bossie_Boots
Superb capture Mick im not a lover of trains there scare the life out of me for some reason but thank you for info have a great day hugs lou x
SapUS59
superb capture Mick of this beauty !!
G_Mansco
Splendid shot, love it ;O)
fredster66
Extremely cool shot my friend. Very nice!
uk601
great pov. fantastic shot
PD154
Excellent capture mate, she doesn't have the panache the 125 has/had, but at least she got to service not like the sqandered APT :), great bit of info on this picture, and dosen't it P you off when you cant get that shutter down..But a wonderful capture nonr the less mate, hope you weren't up there with a bright opange anorak and a bobble hat ROFLMAO!
ledwolorz
Fantastic capture.
Alz2008
Great capture Mick, excellent well done mate
Dreamingbee
really fantastic shot - you have the eye for special things
emmecielle
Attractive shot! :)
magnus073
Really an amazing looking train, excellent photo. Congrats on 50 images Mick
auntietk
Great shot! It looks really fast. Very sleek. Nice pov - looks like it goes on forever!
MrsLubner
The lines on these new trains are amazing and something we playfully drew in our notebooks during those early years in school back in the 1950's - the incredible future where trains and hover-craft met...! And the future is NOW! (I think someone else said that first, so don't credit me with being wize...LOL) Here in the US, the train system is hardly operating. They publish schedules but no train runs on one and you might get to your destination as much as 36 hours later than booked. City trains (Lightrail) does a fairly good business, especially with gasoline prices up now, but those trains to not travel more than a mile or two outside of the city limits. I sure love how the rest of the world uses trains so well. Maybe we can learn a lesson from this...I doubt it though. We, as a nation, do not seem to learn much from anyone else or even from our own mistakes! But ya gotta love us...we do provide entertainment. LOL
furuta
Beautiful train. Wonderful shot!! (I created a CG of a wineglass. at your comment...)
flora-crassella
...toll, wie Du den ganzen Zug auf eine Foto gebracht hast. Sehr interessante Ansicht!
lil_t
Excellent capture and pov, Mick! Fantastic color and clarity, too! :)
Maya06
great shot my friend, hugs Maya!!!
timtripp
excellent and imformative
Richardphotos
that is one fast train. they proposed a high speed train from Dallas to Houston but it never got off the ground