Newport to Hereford line

[Dexxas]

I love following train lines in Google earth anyone else do that

Between Newport and Hereford line between Pontrilas and Howton on the
A465 i spot these two multiple units on the same line is this unusual this close

Dexxas

 

[Mintona]

I was following just north of Gloucester towards Ashchuch, lots of trains on that bit!

I think they're on different lines though.

 

[Tom]

More likely two trains chopped together and stitched together by a computer on a same line - just the photos taken about a minute from each other.

 

[Gizmogle]

I do it sometimes when I get bored and stuff.
The images aren't actually live though. The image of my estate has half of it missing, so is obviously very old.
Go look around Derby Etches Park. There was some good stuff there last time I checked IIRC.

 

[Tom]

How much new stuff did you cop?

 

[Spaceflower]

The aerial photos usually come in 1km square tiles and are then patched together. Therefore they dont represent a 'snap shot' of the country at any particular time. It could be the same train photographed at different times or different trains on different days. You will notice different shades and sudden breaks in these shades along straight lines representing different weather conditions for each 1km tile, emphasising this point.

 

[466.networkers]

I have found a Class 508 on my line on Google Earth.
The pictures are about 4 years old as the new Sheppey Crossing hasn't even started to be built!

 

[FusionRail]

mine still shows my old astra, old garage [it fell down], so it must be about 4 years old... you can even see people running round the track at my school

 

[Dexxas]

Another intresting one i found same line trains between Stroud and Swindon

two multiple unit formations..

:???:

 

[Tom]

Will be the same ... images just stitched together ....

 

[Daniel]

Slight bump, but a good way to show this is:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&h...0.11474&spn=0.000705,0.001824&z=19&iwloc=addr

Notice the 3 car Eurostar

 

[Tom]

No - it's that cloaking device they now use ....