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Tag Archives: Diesel
British Rail Class 08 Shunter
The British Rail Class 08 diesel shunter is not in line to win a prize for looks. But then they were built as functional workhorses and not as beauty contestant entrants. There are quite a lot of them in heritage … Continue reading
Posted in Trains & railways, transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Chasewater Railway, Class 08, Diesel, Mid-Hants, shunter, train
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British Rail Class 43 HST.
I saw my first Class 43 in Bristol in 2015, and I have to admit I was not sure whether to be impressed or nonchalant about it. As far as I was concerned they were not visually very attractive, but … Continue reading
Posted in Outside RSA, Trains & railways, transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Bristol, Class 43, Diesel, First Great Western, Great Western Railways, HST, tilting train, train
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British Rail Class 37
I like the British Rail Class 37 diesels, and this is my tribute to them, albeit that I have only seen 4 so far. They are also the closest I will probably ever get to seeing a Class 55 Deltic. … Continue reading
Posted in Outside RSA, Trains & railways, United Kingdom
Tagged British Rail, Class 37, Co-Co, Diesel, GWR, Mid-Hants, railway, train
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Miscellaneous Trains
Trains spotted here and there in South Africa, often loco’s and sometimes oddities and peculiarities. Special thanks to Ronnie Lovemore for images of the Class 91 Diesels. © DRW 2009-2018. Moved to blog 17/08/2014