Google Earth Trainspotting

hurrella · Post by **hurrella** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:24 pm

well...

If you start from Paddington station, and follow the GWML along for around 4 road over-bridges, just before the 5th, there is a train (possibly HeX?)- which appears to have no track west of it.

TOMMO79 · Post by **TOMMO79** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:10 pm

There's a Corus 60 near Hull Docks, an EWS 37 behind Perth station and loads of stuff around the Teeside docks.

ForburyLion · Post by **ForburyLion** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:13 pm

I've spotted a 37 west of Old Oak Common and loads of EWS 66's.

viperskil · Post by **viperskil** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:03 pm

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... 704417&t=k

unless Eurostar have seriously changed their ideas on how trains work these passangers will be goin nowhere a rake of eurostar coaches with no powercar thats very odd!!

mattvince · Post by **mattvince** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:56 pm

viperskil - Don't talk rubbish. The train is mostly Mark III vehicles - the panels above the toilets/vestibules make this clear - but the images are split (through the last vehicle I presume). The Power Car is an HST Class 43 (although angle and resolution prevent it's number from being 'copped'!). The last vehicle is first-half Mk3, possibly rear-half Mk2 - presumably one of the old Mk2 hauled sets caught at the right time - or the image has been photoshopped by the GoogleEarth staff to look complete enough.

Post by **dorlan** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:15 pm

There's another train just west of Reading, which appears to have no power car at the front! The original post shows the HST at Pangbourne.
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Ian J

wookey · Post by **wookey** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:21 pm

http://local.google.com/local?f=q&sll=5 ... 007145&t=k

lol, oh dear, look who i can see sitting light engine by the platform

viperskil · Post by **viperskil** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:34 pm

On what i was saying is that it is in the eurostar yard so i thought it was a eurostar set I have connections in the company who can confirm it is their yard if your not certain.

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:49 pm

TOMMO79 wrote:There's a Corus 60 near Hull Docks,.

have you got the co-ordinates for the 60, i cant find the rft

Post by **dorlan** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:17 pm

There's even more of an oddity in this one at Old Oak Common
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It looks like the same train has been snapped twice!
At least you can see the join, this time!

Ian J

Post by **martinhodgson** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:09 pm

Round Carnforth there is a container train passing through. The train can also be seen a few minutes down the line at Morecambe South Junction!

philbozz · Post by **philbozz** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:40 pm

At Birmingham International station there is a Virgin HST and a Centro 323.

And there appears to be a tractor on the line between Berkswell and Tile Hill

spartacus · Post by **spartacus** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:07 pm

The old Prince of Wales Colliery near Knottingley has a contender for a train snapped 3 times! Either that or there was some serious congestion that day! There's a surprising number of trains in the Knottingley/Castleford district, as well was some engineering going on at the Worth Valley by the looks of things, between Damens and Oakworth. I'm sure someone would be able date the photo from that!

JSReeves86 · Post by **JSReeves86** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:16 pm

There is an lpg train leving Furzbrook LPG trminal as well.

staticxfreak · Post by **staticxfreak** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:49 pm

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... 010064&t=k

D'oh!!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... 005032&t=k

Think this one shows you how old it is...