Google StreetView trainspotting

[NLC1072]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bar...d=Gy2ihKpqm4R5QygqYSTpNg&cbp=12,331.06,,0,4.4


357 at east ham depot

 

[j0hn0]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...=WjGoRV9IVQuMmgz8EO7bew&cbp=12,25.04,,0,-5.85

for all those Welsh Highland fans, no 87 cimbing towards Rhyd Ddu

 

[Bittern]

A 170 headed for Bathgate.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...=UStuheyd7-EUWZW1_oZKRg&cbp=12,75.26,,0,13.26

 

[Black Cat]

Class 66 with tanks approaching Tyne Yard.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Heaton,+Newcastle+Upon+Tyne&sll=51.544197,0.065303&sspn=0.003503,0.009645&g=Barking,+Essex,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Heaton,+United+Kingdom&ll=54.923356,-1.604041&spn=0,0.004823&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=54.922334,-1.605012&panoid=yBdgsceU3fsQGJ_yaGwTuA&cbp=12,192.85,,0,18.16

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

Class 60 I think. It also looks like its that one that still being using in its BR colours, which must be pretty rare by now....
Nice find, I like these.

Class 47s at Gloucester.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...=KvYqEkmxbR_NeIvvf5OrNw&cbp=12,108.24,,3,1.31

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...1.862356,-2.230198&spn=0.001204,0.002411&z=19

 

[Bittern]

Not a train, but a gem in the Scottish/English borders.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...=Os_wdAYydttO3adDFKnQWw&cbp=12,280.79,,0,2.58

 

[Black Cat]

Class 60 I think. It also looks like its that one that still being using in its BR colours, which must be pretty rare by now....
Nice find, I like these.

Class 47s at Gloucester.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...=KvYqEkmxbR_NeIvvf5OrNw&cbp=12,108.24,,3,1.31

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...1.862356,-2.230198&spn=0.001204,0.002411&z=19

You're right, my mistake, just get used to seeing 66's along there.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hexham&sll=51.544197,0.065303&sspn=0.003503,0.009645&g=Barking,+Essex,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hexham,+Northumberland,+United+Kingdom&ll=54.954043,-1.547066&spn=0,0.013733&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=54.952505,-1.545086&panoid=y-zVfe4XKtwcNxbSY81yow&cbp=12,295.22,,0,15.3

Freightliner class 66 with coal wagons at Pelaw,
if you look over the other side of the bridge there is a T&W Metro pulling into Pelaw Station.

 

[LM Class 323]

An EWS Class 66 In The Sidings Near LDV And Metrocamel

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...d=BQNuXnSgMu7-riOk2ce1vw&cbp=12,152.05,,1,2.5
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An Class 43 FGW HST At Newbury

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=New...d=QnLcPlpqbtzSwjp2mCqGDw&cbp=12,93.86,,1,2.45

 

[Mojo]

47 or 57 at Carstairs: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=&i...=B8ORyeSRCaLaJzIs1Wv35w&cbp=12,339.63,,0,0.21

 

[142094]

Class 66 with tanks approaching Tyne Yard.

Not sure why that has been maked as Heaton, since it's a couple of miles away from Newcastle never mind Heaton!

 

[Bittern]

156 near Gretna.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...zufYfxly_ASuaNFvjS7InA&cbp=12,259.73,,0,13.96

 

[Mojo]

Not sure why that has been maked as Heaton, since it's a couple of miles away from Newcastle never mind Heaton!

It's based on the location the user typed in when they found it, and manually moved the map.

 

[weehector]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bla...=6IFA7TF4dXzF1nbdMKHoIQ&cbp=12,65.77,,0,-0.77

158720 at Blackwood crossing (between Achnashellach and Strathcarron) heading for Kyle of Lochalsh

 

[Crossforth]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bla...81&ll=57.434695,-5.410767&spn=0,0.084543&z=14

I like the way they have blurred out the number as if they know that spotters will be using Google Street View

Yet they forgot about the coach numbers

 

[Black Cat]

Not sure why that has been maked as Heaton, since it's a couple of miles away from Newcastle never mind Heaton!

Like Mojo has mentioned, I started searching at Heaton Depot and worked my way down to Tyne Yard, the original search was still displayed at the top of the screen.

 

[Bittern]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bla...81&ll=57.434695,-5.410767&spn=0,0.084543&z=14

I like the way they have blurred out the number as if they know that spotters will be using Google Street View

Yet they forgot about the coach numbers

WTF?

Oh, and whatl ine is that? I'm guessing either Far North or Kyle.

EDIT: Turns out that she's 158 580!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bla....36&ll=57.43451,-5.411024&spn=0,0.087891&z=14

 

[Peter Mugridge]

158 720, you mean?

 

[Crossforth]

WTF?

Oh, and whatl ine is that? I'm guessing either Far North or Kyle.

EDIT: Turns out that she's 158 580!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bla....36&ll=57.43451,-5.411024&spn=0,0.087891&z=14

That's just dodgy picture taking

All you can see is the bits in bold: 158720

 

[Bittern]

158 720, you mean?

The poor MS Paint job makes it look like 580.

 

[S19]

Hi I was looking at Google StreetView around the area I live and was blown away to see a DRS 37 and 20 loading up with nuclear cannisters - note the armed police!

google class 37 and 20

Wonder if anyone else has found remarkable train shots on Google...

(Oh and hello by the way, Alan in Dunbar)

That'll be Torness then?

Civic Nuclear Constabulary are present on every nuclear site. Where I work we are lucky, we have our own railhead into both stations within the site perimeter, so no HGV journey is needed to transport the flasks to and from site.

 

[Crossforth]

Not quite Street View but...

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=55.015204,-2.992487&spn=0.011835,0.042272&t=h&z=15

What is that place and is that a long line of class 20s in the middle?

 

[90019]

That'll be Torness then?

Yep, you can see it in the distance.
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The poor MS Paint job makes it look like 580.

There is no 580.
IIRC, they're all between 701 and 959.

 

[Crossforth]

There is no 580.
IIRC, they're all between 701 and 959.

701 - 736, 738 - 741, 748, 752 - 759 ,763, 766, 767, 769, 770, 773, 774, 777, 780, 782 - 799, 806, 810, 812, 813, 815 - 872, 880 - 890, 901 - 910, 950 - 959

There have been other units but they are the current ones.
880 - 890 carried previous numbers but that is the only difference, no modifications.

 

[leewoods60019]

class 66

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ms...=_2gu9AR3gXJkdSyy-iXasg&cbp=12,141.21,,2,0.93

 

[Bittern]

There is no 580.
IIRC, they're all between 701 and 959.

I didn't know.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Not quite Street View but...

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=55.015204,-2.992487&spn=0.011835,0.042272&t=h&z=15

What is that place and is that a long line of class 20s in the middle?

Zooming out it seems to be Carlisle, so I'd suggest it's the DRS depot?

 

[Bittern]

Are the 20's still technically in service? I thought they were withdrawn but I can't find any info on their withdrawal.

 

[Black Cat]

Not quite Street View but...

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=55.015204,-2.992487&spn=0.011835,0.042272&t=h&z=15

What is that place and is that a long line of class 20s in the middle?

It's Smalmstown MOD Depot, more photos here

 

[Crossforth]

Cool, thanks for that

 

[jopsuk]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bla...81&ll=57.434695,-5.410767&spn=0,0.084543&z=14

I like the way they have blurred out the number as if they know that spotters will be using Google Street View

Yet they forgot about the coach numbers

That's easy- the system automatically blurs anything that looks like a car number plate or a face. Black text, of the right size, on a yellow background, will easily trigger that. The carriage numbers are white on purple- much more obviously not a number plate.