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🇫🇷 Aujourd'hui, j'ai scanné des photos d'août 2001 lorsque j'ai visité le musée des transports à Nürnberg (DE). Une première série avec :
L'avant aérodynamique des SVT (Schnell Verbrennungstriebwagen) type Hamburg qui assuraient dans les années 1930 des relations rapides entre Berlin et Hamburg d'où leur surnom "Fliegender Hambuger". Ce design aérodynamique a été repris par d'autres pays comme les Pays-Bas, la Belgique ou encore la France.
Le confort spartiate pour le conducteur de cette locomotive E 33 datant des années 1920... A comparer avec le confort des postes de conduites actuels...
Confort de conduite "socialiste" avec le poste de conduite d'une locomotive série E11 de la DR (Chemins de fer de la RDA entre 1949 et 1994).
Symbole de puissance et de rapidité, les rames TEE VT 11.5 de DB (chemins de fer fédéraux Ouest-Allemands entre 1949 et 1994) datant des années 1950. La décennie appelée outre Rhin "Wirtschaftswunder" (miracle économique) a été celle du lancement du réseau TransEuropExpress qui reliait les grandes villes européennes (de l'Ouest). Ces rames étaient engagées dans des relations entre l'Allemagne, le Benelux, la France, la Suisse et même l'Italie. A noter que les DSB (chemins de fer danois) avaient acquis des rames semblables pour le service intérieur et les fameux "Lyntog" dont j'ai parlé hier.
A suivre...
Bonne soirée! 👋 🙂
🇬🇧 Today I scanned photos from August 2001 when I visited the Transport Museum in Nürnberg (DE). A first set with :
The aerodynamic front of the Hamburg-type SVT DMUs (Schnell Verbrennungstriebwagen) which provided rapid connections between Berlin and Hamburg in the 1930s, hence their nickname "Fliegender Hambuger". This aerodynamic design has been taken over by other countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Spartan comfort for the driver of this Class E 33 locomotive dating from the 1920s... Compare with the comfort of current driving stations...
"Socialist" driving comfort with the driver's cabin of a DR Class E11 locomotive (GDR Railways between 1949 and 1994).
A symbol of power and speed, DB's TEE VT 11.5 trainsets (West German federal railways between 1949 and 1994) dating from the 1950s. The decade called "Wirtschaftswunder" (economic wonder) in Western Germany. This decade saw the rise of the TransEuropExpress network which connected major European (Western) cities. These trains were engaged in relations between Germany, the Benelux, France, Switzerland and even Italy. Note that the DSB (Danish railways) had acquired similar trains for the domestic service and the famous "Lyntog" which I spoke about yesterday.
Some good news for the North of England as long delayed plans for the Northern Powerhouse Rail looks to be about to get under way.
That said, there's many a slip twixt cup & lip, and this looks to be more about planning & intent that actual work on the ground.... but we can for now hope that actual rail construction will follow, not just more money flowing to (London based?) consultants.
Over 600 Cabinet Office files have been released under the 20-year rule, covering Tony Blair’s Labour government, 2004–2005. They include correspondence, policy papers, and detailed records on the privatisation of #British Rail, notably CAB164-2253, which covers legislative strategy for the #Railways Act 1993, franchise planning, pensions, and freight operations. Other files relate to Kim Philby’s archive, the 2012 Olympics bid, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. More than 80 documents are digitised and available online via The National Archives, with the remainder accessible in person at The National Archives in Kew, south-west #London. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/more-than-600-government-files-released-under-20-year-rule/
A typewritten document titled Key Facts on other countries’ rail privatisation plans summarises the rail situations in four countries. In Argentina, annual losses of £400 million are recorded, with plans for long-term private sector concessions while the state retains track ownership. France faces high subsidy costs, largely to service a £14 billion debt, and has no immediate plans to privatise. Germany anticipates a £5.5 billion loss in 1992 and intends to restructure its rail system into separate sectors ahead of privatisation in the next century. Japan restructured its railways in 1987, dividing the national network into seven publicly owned companies, with plans to float shares when market conditions improve.
In a desperate attempt to keep voters in Northern England on board (as it were), Labour are once again promising that the much delayed, but frequently promised, Northern Powerhouse rail scheme of enhanced links from east to west in the region will be finalised & initiated in the new year.
We've been here before, but as always the Treasury will be worried about the costs of any transport initiative not based on London commuting.... I'm not holding my breath!
Photo of an old railway station from the 1860s which is still in use; the main building along with the platforms, water tower, and goods shed are made of a dark stone with dark red woodwork, and a slate tile roof. The signal box stands three stories tall, and is made of horizontal wooden planks painted cream. In the foreground the original wooden level crossing gates are preserved in place next to their modern replacements. Two tracks of five foot three inch broad gauge run between the two platforms, with the main station building and water tower next to the signal box, and the goods shed forming part of the shelter for the other platform.
Tomorrow, rail passengers will be enduring or celebrating the new rail timetable; a once in a decade major shift in timetables intended to increase capacity & efficiency.... everyone will be hoping it goes better than the disastrous May 2018 renewal.
The Q. will be whether the Dept. of Transport & the operators are on the same page, or whether any lack of communication has left the railways under-prepared?...
While on one level this story of a AI-generated picture of a bridge collapse (after the earthquake centred near Morecambe Bay on Wednesday night) leading to train cancelations seems relatively minor, its an example of the sort of disruption that the use of AI is already generating.... we may soon find that having no real trust in any images will cause all sorts of social problems (which is not to say that disruption is not already evident).
Printed colour postcard showing a view of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft Baureihe 01 Einheitsschnellzuglokomotive or Standard Express Locomotive, built by Borsig of Berlin in 1925.
A moody view from inside a train, looking out through a rain-streaked window at a station platform during a late summer sunset. Streaks of water run vertically across the glass, distorting the scene. Beyond the wet window, the sky glows a warm orange and yellow, contrasting with the dark silhouettes of overhead gantries, lampposts, and railway tracks. The platform appears wet and reflective under the dim light, with distant buildings vaguely visible.
How much has privatisation cost you (this is a Q. for UK followers only, of course)?
the answer is around £250 per year for 15 years (at least).... so not so much the improvement of services then but rather the successful looting of the population while offering a decline, under-funded & increasingly decrepit service in a range of sectors.
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