The Vlocity set heads for Melbourne over the new Avon River bridge past the Stratford Apex Park.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 125
Tag: Train
Stratford VLocity
A Melbourne bound VLocity unit leaves Stratford station, and is about to cross the new Avon River bridge. These units and increased service frequency have been responsible for a resurgence in regional rail travel in Victoria. Even so, they don’t have the same feel as a “real” train!
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 41
Tait Essendon
The Essendon end of the Tait shuttle between Flinders Street and Essendon stations back in 2017.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 3200
Tait Flinders Street
The Flinder Street end of the Tait steam shuttle between Flinders Street and Essendon stations.
- Aperture: ƒ/11
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- Exposure bias: +5/10EV
- Focal length: 28mm
- ISO: 3200
Tait Unit Interior
The interior of one of the early Tait carriages with a clerestory roof. The ornate pressed ceilings , luggage racks, varnished wood, and lamp shades are a stark contrast to the simple red paint wooden bodies. The first Tait trains were built in 1909, and the last entered service in 1952, they remained in service until 1984 by which time they were referred to as Red Rattlers.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 1600
Lego Puffing Billy
A motorised Lego replica of the Puffing Billy steam railway that winds through the Dandenongs. This model was created by Alexander McCooke and it runs on normal Lego railway track, it is seen here at the 2011 MUGs Brickvention.
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- ISO: 200
Central Station – Country Link XPT
The HST‘s Australian cousin the New South Wales XPT in Country Link livery at Sydney’s Central Station.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 1600
Cockington Green Gardens – High Speed Train
An InterCity 125, or High Speed Train (HST), rounds one of the bends on the Cockington Green Gardens railway.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.4
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 23.7mm
- ISO: 100
Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon looking towards CBD
Looking south, back into central Sydney, from the south pylon on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Train Wars 2022
or maybe strange train fellows. Darth Vader, Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker (sitting down) share a train home from Oz ComicCon. And of course no-one batted an eyelid.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.85
- Camera: Pixel 6 Pro
- Focal length: 6.81mm
- ISO: 36
Waterloo International and Eurostars
And we are off to Paris. Waterloo International station and Eurostar Class 373s, 3223 and 3222 and a third peeking out on the far left. French-owned 3223 was soon to whisk us away to the France.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64
Bears at Ryde Pierhead
The Isle of Wight is well known for it’s dinosaurs, or the fossils that are discovered there. But, some dinosaurs still roam the earth. This Class 483 train, London Underground trains, that ran from Ryde Pierhead down to Shanklin. These trains were built in 1938 and were almost 70 years old when seen here in 2007. They soldiered-on until 2021 making them the oldest mainline trains still in operational service in the UK.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
- Focal length: 7.9mm
- ISO: 64