Friday, December 22, 2017

Simpelveld: Post II - pictures by Andrew Waugh

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As mentioned in the previous posting, here are pictures of Simpelveld's post II by Andrew Waugh, shot in 2005. They complement my own pictures from 2015, when I took only a single shot at post II:

Post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Points 22, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Double slip switch 23, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Facing point lock at double slip switch 23, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Lever frame, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Block instruments, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Block instruments, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Block instruments and lever frame, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Lever frame, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Block instruments, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Block instruments, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Block instruments and lever frame, post II, Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Many thanks to Andrew for all these images!

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Simpelveld: An exhibition of interlocking frames - pictures by Andrew Waugh

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More than 18 months ago, Andrew Waugh has sent me pictures from Simpelveld he made in May 2005. I confess that I have forgotten about them, but now I'll present them in two postings.

I present them now, after quite some time, in two postings, as a complement to my own pictures from 2015. Andrew's photos consist of a gallery of interlocking frames from a small exhibition at Simpelveld, which I show here; and an additional set of photos from post II, which I will present in the next posting.

VES interlocking 1912, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

VES interlocking 1912, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

VES electromechanical interlocking with five rows of levers, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

VES electromechanical interlocking with five rows of levers, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Siemens 3414 interlocking frame, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Siemens 3414 interlocking frame, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Siemens 3414 interlocking frame, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Siemens 3414 interlocking frame, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Siemens 3414 interlocking frame, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Panel of a Dutch relay interlocking, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Panel of a Dutch relay interlocking, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Dutch command frame, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

Alkmaar levers, museum Simpelveld, 9.5.2005 (photo by Andrew Waugh)

The next posting will show pictures from post II (signal box II).

Sunday, December 17, 2017

A journey from Sweden, 1989: Germany

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Starting signals P7, P6, P5 with shunting signals, Flensburg, 4.8.1989

Station building, Flensburg, 4.8.1989

Starting signal P8, signal box Fw, Flensburg, 4.8.1989

Drivers's cabin DB 628 201, Flensburg, 4.8.1989

Like Östersund, Flensburg had a (different type of) mechanical train indicator:

Train indicator, Flensburg, 4.8.1989

Train indicator, Flensburg, 4.8.1989

Two 628 railcars meet somewhere near Barderup, 4.8.1989

Once more, a few photos from crossing the Rendsburg High Bridge:

Rendsburg and High Bridge, 4.8.1989

Rendsburg High Bridge, 4.8.1989

Rendsburg High Bridge, 4.8.1989

Kiel Canal below Rendsburg High Bridge, 4.8.1989

Kiel Canal below Rendsburg High Bridge, 4.8.1989

Rendsburg High Bridge, 4.8.1989

Racks in a signal box, Hamburg-Altona, 4.8.1989

Signals, Hamburg-Altona, 4.8.1989

A signal box, Hamburg-Altona, 4.8.1989

Leaving Hamburg Hbf, 4.8.1989

Harbour bridges, Hamburg, 4.8.1989

And, finally, there was a long night journey back to Austria ...

Saturday, December 16, 2017

A journey from Sweden, 1989: Some shots of Danish ferries

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In these old times, trains had to be ferried from Helsingborg to Helsingør, and later over the Great Belt. My photos are medium at best, but here they are nevertheless:

DSB MH 402, Helsingør, 4.8.1989

Helsingør, 4.8.1989

DSB ME 1503, Denmark, 4.8.1989

DSB MY 1155, Ringsted, 4.8.1989

DSB MM 7734, Ordrup, 4.8.1989

DSB MM 7734, Ordrup, 4.8.1989

DSB MH 401, Korsør, 4.8.1989

Ferry Prins Joachim, Korsør, 4.8.1989

Ferry Prins Joachim, Korsør, 4.8.1989

Ferry Prins Joachim, Großer Belt, 4.8.1989

Ferrying of goods wagons was also done:

Ferry Prins Joachim, Denmark, 4.8.1989

Ferry Prins Joachim, Denmark, 4.8.1989

Little Belt, Denmark, 4.8.1989