It's a curse of reducing the image-size on these renders. On full 14Mb image, it is legibly number E656 530. Those quirky Bo-Bo-Bo machines really appealed to me in the 1980s.
I'm afraid they've all gone now, except for a few preserved examples which sometimes work main line specials. They were the successors to the older and less powerful E646 class - seen on the right - and the class were nicknamed 'Caimano' (Alligator) by Italian drivers due to their flexible appearance when rounding sharp curves.Thanks @D6130
Ferrari red as well - genius!
Cardani instruments and their 1938 successors (pictured) were this shade of red, perhaps Ferrari copied it
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The instruments are spot-on....but why is the Capo Stazione wearing a Police uniform?Cardani instruments and their 1938 successors (pictured) were this shade of red, perhaps Ferrari copied it
Part time special constable? I’ve never had any dealings with the Italian police so I bow to your knowledge.The instruments are spot-on....but why is the Capo Stazione wearing a Police uniform?
We'll just have to put it down to the eccentricities of AI!Part time special constable? I’ve never had any dealings with the Italian police so I bow to your knowledge.
19th Century signalmen were nicknamed bobbies & police constables were nicknamed bobbies. See what I did there?The instruments are spot-on....but why is the Capo Stazione wearing a Police uniform?
OK, I'll give you that....although not the case in Italy. In absolute block or single line block days, the Dirigente Movimenti (usually the station master at small country stations) had to wear a red-topped cap when stepping out onto the platform or track. Drivers could only proceed from - or pass through - the station on his or her authority. The same rule applied/applies in many other European countries although the French - being French - had to be different....and issued their station masters with white-topped caps!19th Century signalmen were nicknamed bobbies & police constables were nicknamed bobbies. See what I did there?
And here’s a still from an Italian railway film showing such a hat. Together with an updated AI image.
Fascinating insight about the Italian rules.
Railway modellers, go forth.
I think I've solved your BR(ScR) garden extension @Cowley
Fascinating insight about the Italian rules.
The French white-cap attire does make me wonder what happens if the platform is suddenly filled with uniformed French Navy officers...
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Meanwhile, the virtual pigeon flew out of the virtual garden railway bridge - in time for a virtual running session before sunset.
It is easier to joyride round the M60 in someone elses car than get yourself some of those plates the cameras do not recognise.That's a very expensive-looking car to be dumped in a canal. Presumably some local scallies hot-wired it and pinched it for a high-speed joyride around the M60.
Intriguingly complex inside:Cardani instruments and their 1938 successors (pictured) were this shade of red, perhaps Ferrari copied it
That livery, that EE noise. What's not to love (and it's 38 years since I last had a Tractor thrashing me to and from Kyle!)With the ongoing 222/810 situation at EMR and ASLEF wanting the Class 43 power cars gone, ScotRail needs a solution to come to the rescue!
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Anyone got pond designs and a 3d print file for the Forth Bridge?
That 37 is one of the most beautiful things I think I've ever seen, I might have to torture myself in the TSW livery designer to recreate it!With the ongoing 222/810 situation at EMR and ASLEF wanting the Class 43 power cars gone, ScotRail needs a solution to come to the rescue!
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Anyone got pond designs and a 3d print file for the Forth Bridge?
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Really nice image.
I am now off to Whitby. If only there was a suitable train to get me there.For the AI bus images thread, I have made a "what if" London Passenger Transport Board poster for the 1933 introduction of the STL bus. Link is below.
I felt it only fair to devise a 1930s poster in the style of LNER Publicity Department; and an early 1940s poster in the style of the War Ministry.
AI-generated (not entirely realistic) buses uk images
JUST A BIT OF FUN using Google Gemini, Google flow etc Mine example is on Google flow Lothian country Volvo B9tl Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 on route X27 to bathgate enjoy the AI.
The dictionary says that the latter is a solution to the widespread failure of green roof structures. Reference is made to a TfW pilot. However, it is considered inadmissable for railway downcount.
Err....that image is of a 150/1,not a 150/2.
