Jeff Forcier
@bitprophet@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 9 months ago

psst! hey!

STFU!! it's #TGV Tuesday!!! #trains

(Sound strongly recommended!)

Video clip from the late 1970s / early 1980s speed testing of the TGV high-speed French rail, overdubbed with some fat beats and having a burned-in text graphic overlay saying “STFU / IT’S TGV TUESDAY”
Video clip from the late 1970s / early 1980s speed testing of the TGV high-speed French rail, overdubbed with some fat beats and having a burned-in text graphic overlay saying “STFU / IT’S TGV TUESDAY”
Lorry
@lorry@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp last week

I am starting to realise that all this time, trainspotting was just a code-hobby for Autistic people to form clandestine self-help / revolutionary groups, with flasks of tea, sammiches and sturdy raincoats.

#UK#Autism#Trains#Trainspotting#Tea#Thermos#MindTheGap#Sandwich#Therapy#Revolution

In the foreground at right you see a young man in a dark green hooded jacket, leaning slightly forward as he writes into a small notebook. A pair of binoculars hangs around his neck and a camera strap dangles from his wrist. He’s standing on a narrow yellow line marked “Mind the Gap” beside the platform edge. To his left sits a two‑car diesel train painted in off‑white with a crimson stripe, its front end showing the number “5849” and a headboard reading “via Kingston 24.” Steam or diesel exhaust drifts faintly from its roof‑mounted exhaust port. The train’s doors are open, but no other passengers are visible. Further back on the platform, a middle‑aged woman in a dark overcoat and sensible shoes is pouring tea (or coffee) from a bright blue thermos into a matching mug. Behind her, the station’s red‑painted lamp‑posts, signboards and a low brick waiting shelter stretch into the distance. Beyond the fence at right you can glimpse suburban terraces. Overcast sky and damp‑looking tarmac suggest typical British drizzle. Everything about their posture and gear—the earnest note‑taking, the camera, the flask—marks them out as dedicated trainspotters savouring a rare sighting.
In the foreground at right you see a young man in a dark green hooded jacket, leaning slightly forward as he writes into a small notebook. A pair of binoculars hangs around his neck and a camera strap dangles from his wrist. He’s standing on a narrow yellow line marked “Mind the Gap” beside the platform edge. To his left sits a two‑car diesel train painted in off‑white with a crimson stripe, its front end showing the number “5849” and a headboard reading “via Kingston 24.” Steam or diesel exhaust drifts faintly from its roof‑mounted exhaust port. The train’s doors are open, but no other passengers are visible. Further back on the platform, a middle‑aged woman in a dark overcoat and sensible shoes is pouring tea (or coffee) from a bright blue thermos into a matching mug. Behind her, the station’s red‑painted lamp‑posts, signboards and a low brick waiting shelter stretch into the distance. Beyond the fence at right you can glimpse suburban terraces. Overcast sky and damp‑looking tarmac suggest typical British drizzle. Everything about their posture and gear—the earnest note‑taking, the camera, the flask—marks them out as dedicated trainspotters savouring a rare sighting.
In the foreground at right you see a young man in a dark green hooded jacket, leaning slightly forward as he writes into a small notebook. A pair of binoculars hangs around his neck and a camera strap dangles from his wrist. He’s standing on a narrow yellow line marked “Mind the Gap” beside the platform edge. To his left sits a two‑car diesel train painted in off‑white with a crimson stripe, its front end showing the number “5849” and a headboard reading “via Kingston 24.” Steam or diesel exhaust drifts faintly from its roof‑mounted exhaust port. The train’s doors are open, but no other passengers are visible. Further back on the platform, a middle‑aged woman in a dark overcoat and sensible shoes is pouring tea (or coffee) from a bright blue thermos into a matching mug. Behind her, the station’s red‑painted lamp‑posts, signboards and a low brick waiting shelter stretch into the distance. Beyond the fence at right you can glimpse suburban terraces. Overcast sky and damp‑looking tarmac suggest typical British drizzle. Everything about their posture and gear—the earnest note‑taking, the camera, the flask—marks them out as dedicated trainspotters savouring a rare sighting.
Selena the Retro-Princess
@SuperSelena64@vmst.io  ·  activity timestamp last week

I'm fully set now!

Train Controller ✅
Microphone ✅
Rumble Pak to feel the rails ✅
Transfer Pak to unlock Bullet Trains ✅
Official Densha de Go Pocket Watch ✅

All aboard the Selena Train 😎

#retrogaming #nintendo #denshadego #trains
Yogthos
@yogthos@social.marxist.network  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

In less than two decades, China has built the world’s largest high-speed rail system. By the end of 2024, China’s high-speed network spanned 48,000 km, accounting for more than 70% of the global total. The system links 97% of cities with populations of 500,000 or more.

The flagship models, such as the CR450 electrical multiple unit, the world’s fastest high-speed train with a test speed of 450 kilometers per hour. 🚄

https://chinaminutes.com/2025/07/11/chinas-high-speed-rail-in-numbers-connecting-cities-transforming-lives/

#china #trains #hsr
virtualmarc
@virtualmarc@myimg.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Outside behind the train car hall 1 and a locomotive in front of the roundhouse that is currently under maintenance, with another view inside the roundhouse at the railway museum in Bochum-Dahlhausen.

#RailwayMuseum#Eisenbahnmuseum#Bochum#BochumDahlhausen#EisenbahnmuseumBochumDahlhausen#RailwayMuseumBochumDahlhausen#EisenbahnmuseumBochum#RailwayMuseumBochum #photography #photos #train #trains #railway #ruhrgebiet #ruhrpott #ruhr #ruhrarea
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

East Japan Railway’s iconic Cassiopeia sleeper train completed its final journey on Monday evening, marking the end of a 25-year era for the luxury service once known for connecting Tokyo to Sapporo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/japan-luxury-sleeper-train-last-run/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #trains #jreast #cassiopeia