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56086 in lareg logo Battlefield line gala Class 02 on shunter shuttles 33019 Griffon 1010 with freight at Desamparados 260909 Desamparados 1010 again 1010 waits for the road Radio Ok received, 1010 departs for Callao

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]]> Fri Oct 2 2009 Portugal - Porto area , Contumil http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1704947.html A short business trip to Porto gave me the chance to look for some CP 1400s. .... Tuesday 26 May 2009: A short business trip to Porto gave me the chance to look for some CP 1400s. ....

1413 from Contumil station 1413 at Contumil Moose line up 1438 with 1419 behind 1453 with 1450 behind 1450 - stored ?? 1967 at Contumil 1419 1450 1453 moose line up2 contumil view Scrap line 1452 1406, a Newton le Willows beast 1168 1406 1406 1168 again 1452 1971 1413 and four wheel tank 5618 departs Contumil sidings 1422 inside Leixoes port Jardim do Morro Metro Campanhas station Inter Regional express for Lisbon CP electric CP dmu at Campanhas dmu view

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]]> Tue May 26 2009 Argentina October 2008 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1606856.html A flying visit to Buenos Aires saw me scratching a few more locos for haulage and one or two for sight!! Highlights included a run behind EM02, following on from EM01 scored in July; then almost solid Alco action on LSM, and including 8456 on the Junin, with a ballast leap at Muniz to cover required B811 working, which is my last serviceable one for haluage on LSM. Then a full day scooping small Alcos on TBA, plus the GR12s and their great chime whistle! Over on Belgrano Sur, which is much improved, my disappointment when MF624 was ripped at Tapiales turned to joy when it was replaced by Henschel 1402. I was also able to cover MF102, and the Puente Alsina service round the curve to Kilo 12 ( De Elia/castello) behind F612, having previously done the P Alsina line from Kilo 12 to Alsina earlier in the year. A final spin on Roca saw my last required loks avoiding me, so I will have to go back ! Also covered the Tren de la Costa tourist line and also the short Tren Lugero/ Light railway along the front of Puerto Madero. Wednesday 5 November 2008: A flying visit to Buenos Aires saw me scratching a few more locos for haulage and one or two for sight!! Highlights included a run behind EM02, following on from EM01 scored in July; then almost solid Alco action on LSM, and including 8456 on the Junin, with a ballast leap at Muniz to cover required B811 working, which is my last serviceable one for haluage on LSM. Then a full day scooping small Alcos on TBA, plus the GR12s and their great chime whistle! Over on Belgrano Sur, which is much improved, my disappointment when MF624 was ripped at Tapiales turned to joy when it was replaced by Henschel 1402. I was also able to cover MF102, and the Puente Alsina service round the curve to Kilo 12 ( De Elia/castello) behind F612, having previously done the P Alsina line from Kilo 12 to Alsina earlier in the year. A final spin on Roca saw my last required loks avoiding me, so I will have to go back ! Also covered the Tren de la Costa tourist line and also the short Tren Lugero/ Light railway along the front of Puerto Madero.

E715 arrives into Retiro EM02 ready to run onto stock to form 12.58 Retiro-Grand Bourg EM02 at Aristobolo del Valle B823 at Palermo with 13.45 Retiro-Pilar B816 leaves Villa del Parque with 14.01 Retiro-JC Paz B001/MF001 with 14.33 Retiro-JC Paz B820 starts away from Santos Lugares with 14.49 Retiro-Pilar B819 enters Santos Lugares with 15.05 Retiro-JC Paz B823 with 15.34 Pilar-Retiro Shells of B804/B810 and B817 at Kilo 1 seen from passing train Kilo 1depot with GT22 and Gaia B602 1418 dumped on kilo 1 allegedly awaiting engine repairs 8456 at retiro with Ferrobaires 18.10 to Junin 8456 at retiro. I took this train to Muniz! The reason for bailing at Muniz was to score B811, my last LSM serviceable Alco, on 19.52 Retiro-Pilar GR12 6626 passes through Merlo on ecs from Moreno to Haedo 652 running round at Merlo 652 departs M Acosta with 10.18 to Lobos service Not too much clag from this driver! 655 enters Mariano Acosta with 10.22 Las Heras-Merlo 655 at Merlo running round, seen from main platfrom GR12 6599 enters Moreno from Mercedes direction 6599 on 11.54 Moreno-Mercedes La Reja and 6599 departs for Mercedes GR12 6609 enters La reja with 10.43 Mercedes-Moreno 6609 running round at Moreno G22 A711 looks smart in LGR livery as it runs round at Haedo to form 13.55 to Temperley F623 in new LBS livery at tTapiales Crossing the LGR line at De Elia/ Kilo 12/Castello. G catan line crosses over and P Alsina branch comes in from the right On board 1402 on 13.48 B Aires-Belgrano service after MF624 was failed at Tapiales Henschel 1402 leaves Justo Villegas on 13.48 to Belgrano MF102 in new LBS livery at Aldo Bonzi with 15.21 B Aires-Belgrano F612 at Aldo Bonzi with the stock for the Puente Alsina shuttle F612 with stock forming 16.15 Aldo Bonzi-Puente Alsina 1402 at Aldo Bonzi, returning to Buenos Aires station Aldo Bonzi station with 1402 on Belgrano-Bs As service 1402 and F612 at Aldo Bonzi and a friendly wave from LBS staff! A614 departs Sarandi with 17.15 Constitucion-La Plata service B&L loco at Retiro Another view of RSD16s on kilo 1 for parts, seen from Mitre service

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]]> Wed Nov 5 2008 argentina and uruguay July 2008 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1558856.html Another visit to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with the chance to tour the FEPSA depot at Ingeniero White. I was able to see some of the changes on Belgrano (Ferrovias) and on LSM with the influx of ex Moroccan/ RENFE and CP locomotives. FEPSA provided a couple of surprises at Ingeniero White with ex ndeM G12s #6639 and 6640 preparing to leave on a freight with Alco RSD16 dead in tow, plus more Alcos inside the depot. The usual GA8s were scuttling about the yard. Ferrosur Roca GE #2004 was seen at Grunbein later in the day. Back in Bs As and a visit to LGR and to LBS to see the new liveried locos and sample as many new ones as possible for haulage! Then over to Montevideo, but no time for a visit to Peņarol, so no shovelnoses seen this time! Sampled Alsthom 813 to 25 de agosto and back, plus some shots at Carnelli and the elusive ANCAP shunter inside La Teja refinery Thursday 17 July 2008: Another visit to Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with the chance to tour the FEPSA depot at Ingeniero White. I was able to see some of the changes on Belgrano (Ferrovias) and on LSM with the influx of ex Moroccan/ RENFE and CP locomotives. FEPSA provided a couple of surprises at Ingeniero White with ex ndeM G12s #6639 and 6640 preparing to leave on a freight with Alco RSD16 dead in tow, plus more Alcos inside the depot. The usual GA8s were scuttling about the yard. Ferrosur Roca GE #2004 was seen at Grunbein later in the day. Back in Bs As and a visit to LGR and to LBS to see the new liveried locos and sample as many new ones as possible for haulage! Then over to Montevideo, but no time for a visit to Pe_arol, so no shovelnoses seen this time! Sampled Alsthom 813 to 25 de agosto and back, plus some shots at Carnelli and the elusive ANCAP shunter inside La Teja refinery

E717 at E Scalibrini Ortiz n a working into Retiro EM01 ex Moroccan G22 at Florida RSD35 ME61 (ex 6761) takes ecs to Boulogne ME61 turns on the power as it heads for Boulogne 8456 at retiro stabled for Ferrobaires service to Junin 1417 at Retiro appears to have gained an auxiliary fuel tank !!! B819 at Palermo on a service to JCP EE 1417 rescues B001 and storms thru Devoto 6576 and 6606 shunt the sidings at Galvan 6576 and 6606 in the sunshine at Galvan Galvan sidings with 6576 and 6606 GA8 5551 Veronica is still in FA livery Ing White GA8s 8480 gets a tow behind 6640 ( ex ndeM 5888) and 6639 ( ex 5875) RSD15 8480 dead in consist 6640, 6639 and 8480 on freight NEX plate of 6639, ex N de M 5875 Cab side of 6639 FEPSA tractor action! G12 # 6633 at Ingeniero White RSD35 #6418 receives attention inside RSD16 8474 inside Ing White depot G12s 6576 and 6606 arrive on depot Grunbein station Ferrosur British made weighing scales at Grunbein GE C22 #2004 at Grunbein (Ferrosur) G22 #A705 shows off its new livery on LGR A625 at temperley after a storming run from Ezpaleta F611 on LBS at Tapiales with stock for the Puente Alsina service ex FEVE henschel 1402 in Tapiales yard U10B#MF101 at Buenos Aires station The peculiar arrangement at De Elia Dusk on LSM at Retiro as ex RENFE 319237 backs onto a service for JCPaz A709 on 08.45 Constitucion-Temperley via Bosques Ferrobaires GT22 #9064 is on the service to Mar del Plata A905 sports its new LGR livery as it enters Villa Dominico with 10.30 Constitucion-La PLata Drama at Retiro as B814 suffers a bogie fire on 11.53 service to Pilar The driver extinguishes the fire on B814... tehn we were shunted back into the platform B814s rear bogie shows evidence of where the fire was Kilo 1 on LSM and B804,B810 and B817 have already given up their bogies 319237 arrives at Palermo with a Retiro bound service B812 departs Santos Lugares with 12.34 Retiro-Pilar 319220 at Villa del Parque with 13.49 Retiro-JC paz Inside ANCAP's La Teja refinery Porter 0-4-4-0 is seen shunting Nice to see this old lady back at work! 813 departs Carnelli with 17.30 Nueva terminal-San Jose service 810 shunting at Carnelli sports the spark arresting baffler used when entering the ANCAP refinery line Carnelli line up 810, 2005 and 812 viewed from passing train 813 prepares to run round at 25 de agosto after arriving with 08.30 service from Nueva Terminal At 25 de agosto the line splits, ahead to San Jose and to the right, Florida. 613 runs round

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]]> Thu Jul 17 2008 AFRPS Scunthorpe Diesel weekend May 2008 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1516259.html This year's AFRPS promised to be a good one with plenty of ex BR haulage available........ Saturday 10 May 2008: This year's AFRPS promised to be a good one with plenty of ex BR haulage available........

Arnold Machin at Frodingham platform exBR 02 at Frodingham platform HNRC 81 is ex BR 20056 EWS provided 08685 for the 12.00 train Newly named Bagnall AFRPS depot showing 13300 and Hunslet 58 and Drewry D9520 from the Nene Valley also put in a turn D2853 on a brake van ride Couple of demics passing a Hunslet hard at work Industrial scene from brake van Corus 93 and HNRC 81 HNRC 81 arrives at Frodingham platform Highline No 6 at Frodingham platform Corus 51 in the yards HNRC 81 after arriving with the last service of the day

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]]> Sat May 10 2008 Veracruz Mexico May 2008 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1516219.html A couple of days spent in Veracruz to see the railway action in the freight yards Friday 16 May 2008: A couple of days spent in Veracruz to see the railway action in the freight yards

KCS loco line up Veracruz freight yards FSRR 14097 FSRR 14093 shunts at Veracruz yards FSRR 14097 shunts at Veracruz port KCS line up at Veracruz yards KCSdeM SD60 at Veracruz KCS SD60 line up TFM GP38-2 #1130 at Veracruz SD60 KCS 3816 and 3829 cab detail 3842 3808 and 3803 line up 14097 shunts the quayside at Veracruz port 14097 FSRR C30super7 Veracruz yards with KCS line up and FSRR AC4400s in distance Ex Ferromex AC4400W now on FSRR roster FSRR depot at Veracruz with C30-7s FSRR 4512 was on static tests 9637,14509 and 6748 on shed 14503 still in NdeM blue C30super7 line up at Veracruz Roof details of FSRR AC4400W 4512 FSRR 14094 C30-7 shunts at Veracruz C30-super7 FSRR 14094

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]]> Fri May 16 2008 Northern ireland April 2008 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1489357.html Went over to Belfast for the Blue Thunderer Railtour, hoping for 113 and covering all the lines advertised. Not disappointed on both counts! Friday 4 April 2008: Went over to Belfast for the Blue Thunderer Railtour, hoping for 113 and covering all the lines advertised. Not disappointed on both counts!

class 80 unit at Whitehead Castle departs Larne Town 8113 at Dublin Connolly reversing out of Bangor 111 takes ecs to Yk Rd for refuel 111 head for York Road to refuel genny van 8113 still on the rear! Platform 3 at Lisburn Lisburn platform 3 for Antrim! The tour at Antrim 80 unit at Belfast Central

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]]> Fri Apr 4 2008 Uruguay & Argentina Sept 2007 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1369463.html Another flying visit to Uruguay via Buenos Aires and the chance to score some more locos, plus a CAB RIDE in shovelnose 1506! Hellfire! Saturday 1 September 2007: Another flying visit to Uruguay via Buenos Aires and the chance to score some more locos, plus a CAB RIDE in shovelnose 1506! Hellfire!

Inside cab of Baldwin 5037 Baldwin 5037giving cabrides Alsthom 8018 at remedios Alsthom 805 at Nueva Terminal B823 leaves Villa del Parque B802 dit behind A913 B802 at Santos Lugares B816 at Santos Lugares A608 still on Gutierrez shuttles! A614on 09.45 Const-Bosques A601 rests at Remedios E713 at Boulogne. My last one for haulage! Las Piedras 805 waits for freight to cross 1506 shunts at Carnelli 1506 at Peņarol after cab-ride! 802 on 13.25 Nueva Terminal- Progreso 813 at Carnelli 1505 inside Peņarol works Peņarol works with ganz 1542 at Peņarol Peņarol roundhouse with 1525,1539 and 1506 1544 and 1525 plus steamers 1515 at Peņarol roundhouse GE C18-7i 2008 at Peņarol Gaia D609 arrives Victoria 656 arrives Los Cardales 656 656 departs Ze;aya in typical style 654 667 at Zarate 667 on 14.30 Zarate-V Ballaster 662 arrives Ing Maschwitz with 15.23 ex Zarate-V B ex CP 1217 at KM34.5 with 14.03 Merlo-Las Heras 1217 receives attention 1217 finally departs Km34.5 1221 arrives with 12.40 Lobos-Merlo 659 at Moreno F613 on metre gauge A605 on a Haedo-Temperley F618 waits at Tapiales

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]]> Sat Sep 1 2007 Argentina June 2007 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1328194.html Latest trip to Buenos Aires in June saw me covering LSM for required Alcos and ex CP EE power plus a few spins on Belgrano ferrovias and over to Constitucion Monday 18 June 2007: Latest trip to Buenos Aires in June saw me covering LSM for required Alcos and ex CP EE power plus a few spins on Belgrano ferrovias and over to Constitucion

8450 Ayalen B822 at Villa del Parque LSM liveried A914 at Palermo Retiro LSM E701 leaving A del Valle Monster B807 leaving Villa del Parque A907 arrives Berazategui from Constitucion A705 arrived at La Plata A628 drags failed A630 into la Plata A628+A630 La Plata A628 on a La PLata-Constitucion working ExCP 1418 at Retiro At Caseros GR12 6617 B819 on a Retiro-Pilar service G12 A601 in the rain Bosques-Gutierrez shuttle At Gutierrez Running round Gutierrez station A907 on a La Plata service A705 at Ezpaleta with a train from La Plata

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]]> Mon Jun 18 2007 Scunthorpe steelworks AFRPS http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1297732.html Just a few photos from a brake van tour I went on around the Corus works at Scunthorpe, courtesy of the AFRPS. Recommended Monday 4 June 2007: Just a few photos from a brake van tour I went on around the Corus works at Scunthorpe, courtesy of the AFRPS. Recommended

D2853 brings the tour stock back to Frodingham platform Arnold Machin brings the brakevans up for the tour Arnie Machin arrives with the tour at AFRPS shed platform HNRC class 20 no 82 No 82 is hard at work standing in for a Hunslet High line view High line loco Yorkshire Janus no 53 followed by janus no 91 HNRC class 20 no 81 passes the vans

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]]> Mon Jun 4 2007 Ireland 2007 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1248970.html Photos from 2007 visits to Ireland starting with the ITG Docklands Pioneer railtour in April,plus photos from a few moves in the days after the event. The next batch of photos is from the second visit between 20-22 July when I got to sample some silver machine action. Friday 6 April 2007: Photos from 2007 visits to Ireland starting with the ITG Docklands Pioneer railtour in April,plus photos from a few moves in the days after the event. The next batch of photos is from the second visit between 20-22 July when I got to sample some silver machine action.

079 at Connolly on the ITg tour stock! Railtour at Muine Bheag 152 leads 190 Muine Bheag 190 and 152 at Waterford 152 amd 190 at Waterford Bubbles and Yanks at Carrick Carrick on Suir 134 and 124 Tipperary photo stop with 152 and 190 Limerick Junction 189 and 146 wait for driver 168 on cements at Limerick Junc Portarlington 142 and 144 187 at Portarlington sidings 073 on the blocks at Heuston off the Galway service 1st April 086 at heuston off the Waterford service 1st April 165 at Heuston. When will this work a railtour? 224 at Connolly with the 07.35 Enterprise to Belfast 2nd April 079 was at Drogheda 146 and 189 head an empty timber for mayo 192 and oil empties at Connolly 074 comes through Portarlington on 2nd April Norfolk meet at Portarlington 074 and 080 084 at Newbridge on 17.10 Athlone 165 at Limerick station pilot 234 and 8208 at heuston 081 at Ballina on 16.15 FO ex Heuston 081 at Ballina 075 at Athlone 09.15 Galway-Heuston 079 at Cork on GAA special 079 GAA Portlaoise-Cork 163 Heuston pilot 088 arrives Kildare 12.00 Galway-Heuston 084 departs Portarlington 15.15 Heuston-Galway 233 on Dockands Pioneer at Clonsilla Docklands station with 233 Push pull set at Dock;ands

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]]> Fri Apr 6 2007 Argentina December 2006 http://gareth1494.fotopic.net/c1166605.html A few shots from visits made to installations at Ingeniero White ( Bahia Blanca) on 11/12 and Buenos Aires Km 5 ( Ferro Sur Roca) on 13/12, plus the usual big Alco action on LSM and the very loud G22s on Ferrovias Belgrano. Saturday 23 December 2006: A few shots from visits made to installations at Ingeniero White ( Bahia Blanca) on 11/12 and Buenos Aires Km 5 ( Ferro Sur Roca) on 13/12, plus the usual big Alco action on LSM and the very loud G22s on Ferrovias Belgrano.

GT22W 9051 arrives at Km5 GE U13C 6016 at ferroSur Roca sheds at Km 5 A627 storms past 9051 6651 is another G12 ex NdeM 6617 in NCA livery at Palermo B826 leaves Palermo U13C 6016 at Km 5 9017 a FerroSur Roca GT22W 9010 arrives on shed B819 leaves santos Lugares E719 on Ferrovias service E718 runs round at Grand Bourg FEPASA GA8s at Ingeniero White Ingeniero White sheds 6577 and 6584, a pair of GR12s exNdeM G12, now 6638 at Ing White sheds Ingeniero White Inside Ingeniero White sheds, 6583 and 6625 5552 is a GA8 coupled to Gr12 5564 and 5551 coupled together 5551 Veronica in old FA livery 5551, GA8 cab detail ex CP 1417 at Retiro with the Hurlingham express service 1417 at retiro B819 at retiro 1417 at Hurlingham B814 leaves Villa del Parque

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