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A freight train and passenger service are reported to have collided south-west of Moscow. It seems as if several wagons of the freight train derailed and collided with the passenger train. 5 reported deaths but some are saying it is as high as 15 deaths and 45 injured...
Hi there! This evening I inadvertently caught some arcing between the overhead lines and a train pantograph on camera. I was wondering how common this is and what if anything are the consequences? I am fairly ignorant on the subject so I apologise if I sound naive. I thought this was only a...
Hi there! I've been photographing trains recently with my Nikon D3200 but have been interested in moving into video. The problem I am having is that the onboard mic is terrible and picks up a lot of movement from the camera. I am looking into getting an external microphone to attach to my...
Last night I was down at a station just outside of Glasgow waiting to see the Fort William - London Euston Caledonian Sleeper service. As I was waiting, a ScotRail service pulled in to the station and the driver pushed down his window before asking "Seeing any interesting trains?". I told him I...
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