Manuel Erhardt @erhardt@librem.one
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
Ever wondered how the #tramway #tracks look like under the pavement? A #grooved #rail is used, invented by Alphonse Loubat in 1852. It consists of a railhead, which carries the tram's weight, and a guard that may act as a checkrail.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_profile#Grooved_rail
Photo credit: Radomil/CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grooved_tram_rail_end_view.png
#RailwaySunday #tram #GroovedRail #urban #UrbanTransport #technology
The Mooka Station (真岡駅, Mooka-eki) in Japan has quite a unique station building that resembles a steam locomotive. It was constructed in 1997 and even features a smokestack and a headlight.
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mooka
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/moka-station
Photo credit: Photo credit: Saniboh/CC BY 3.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%9C%9F%E5%B2%A1%E9%A7%85_%E9%A7%85%E8%88%8E.jpg
#RailwaySunday #Mooka #TrainStation #RailwayStation #locomotive #Japan #Asia
Most locomotives are equipped with a sandbox that contains (surprise 😉) sand. The sand can be dropped on the rail in front of the driving wheels to prevent the wheels from spinning and to improve traction. This might be necessary due to weather conditions like rain and snow, or on steep grades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_(locomotive)
#RailwaySunday #locomotive #sandbox #RailwayTrivia #weather
Photo credit: RHaworth/CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandbox_270.JPG
Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is the main railway station in #Antwerp, #Belgium. Constructed between 1895 and 1905, it is widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture of the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerpen-Centraal_railway_station
#RailwaySunday #TrainStation #AntwerpenCentraal #Antwerpen #architecture #railways #trains
Photo credit: T meltzer/CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Belgien_7525.jpg
Since 1999 the #CPKC #HolidayTrain tours #Canada and the #US in november and december. The goal is to raise money and awareness for #foodbanks. In its 25 years of service, it has collected more than $24.3 million and ~5.3 million pounds of food.
https://www.cpkcr.com/en/community/HolidayTrain
Photo credit: Eric Bégin/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. https://flickr.com/photos/ericbegin/3073079648/
#RailwaySunday #Christmas #xmas #holiday #train #railway #poverty
The #LandwasserViaduct in #Switzerland is part of the #WorldHeritage-listed #AlbulaRailway. The 136m long and 65m high instructure was constructed in 1901/02.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landwasser_Viaduct
Photo credit: Glacier express on the landwasser Viaduct. Champer/CC BY-SA 3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GlacierLandwasser.jpg
#RailwaySunday #railway #trains #RhaetianRailway #RhätischeBahn #FerroviaRetica #BerninaExpress #viaduct #Grisons #Landwasser
The #VibrantExpress (Chinese: 動感號), also known as #MTR #CRH380A or #MTR380A, is a high-speed train operated by #HongKong government-owned public transport operator MTR. It entered service on 23 September 2018, has a capacity of 581 seats and an operational speed of 350 km/h.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrant_Express
Photo credit: N509FZ/CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CRH380A-0251@FTI_(20180927161411).jpg
The Polish SM31 is a shunting locomotive used by the Polish State Railways. Due to its rectangular shape, it was nicknamed "coffin".
#RailwaySunday #Poland #PKP #SM31 #coffin #locomotive #diesel #railways #train
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKP_class_SM31
Photo credit: Sigman/CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SM31-044a_locomotive.jpg
The Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan) is a 398-kilometre long single track railway line in Sweden. The first section of the line opened in 1888. The trains hauled by Iore-class locomotives are 68 cars long and weigh 8,600 tonnes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ore_Line
Photo credit: Kabelleger / David Gubler/CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MTAB_IORE_101_%2B_119_Katterj%C3%A5kk_-_Vassijaure.jpg
The Addis Ababa Light Rail in Ethiopia's capitol is the first of its kind in eastern and sub-saharan Africa. The two lines began operation in 2015 and have a total daily ridership of 56,000. The rolling stock consists of 41 low-floor trams by CNR Changchun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa_Light_Rail
Photo credit: A.Savin, Wikipedia/Free Art License (cropped)
#RailwaySunday #Africa #Ethiopia #AddisAbaba #AddisAbabaLightRail #RapidTransit #Tram #LightRail #EthiopianRailwaysCorporation
With 5,068 metres above sea level, the Tanggula railway station in Tibet is the highest railway station in the world. The unstaffed station is part of the Qinghai-Tibet railway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanggula_railway_station
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Yaohua2000/CC BY-SA 3.0
#RailwaySunday #Asia #China #Tibet #Railways #QinghaiTibetRailway #Qingzang #Trains #TrainStation #PublicTransport
Railbus near Coleraine.
Photo credit: Albert Bridge/CC BY-SA 2.0
The Blue Train travelling between Cape Town and Pretoria is one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world. It is marketed as a rolling 5-star hotel by its operator. The ride takes about 27 hours and offers butler service en route.
http://www.bluetrain.co.za
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Train_(South_Africa)
#RailwaySunday #Trains #Railway #Africa #SouthAfrica #BlueTrain
Image credit: Luxury Train Club/CC BY-SA 2.0, https://flickr.com/photos/14589121@N00/4472928293/
Today I did a bit of trainspotting and what comes with it: checking the scedule of a specific connection, following realtime traffic visualisation and trying to be ready when the train is approaching. I'm happy with my shot 😁
#RailwaySunday #TrainSpotting #RailFanning #Switzerland #Biel #Bienne
In the Montparnasse derailment (22 October 1895), a train approached the station too fast and overran the buffer stop at the Gare Montparnasse terminus. It crashed through the wall and partly fell onto the Place de Rennes.
While all passengers survived, a woman in the street was killed in the incident.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment
#RailwaySunday #railway #trains #France #Paris #Montparnasse #derailment #accident
The Trans-Mongolian Railway connects Ulan-Ude on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Buryatia, Russia, with Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia, China, via Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. [...] The 1,110 kilometres of the railway in Mongolia (as of 2017) are managed by UBTZ (the Ulaanbaatar Railway Company), a 50/50 Russian–Mongolian joint-stock company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Mongolian_Railway
Image credit: Olaf Just/CC BY-SA 3.0
Glenfinnan Viaduct - black train on railway bridge under heavy clouds.
The picturesque viaduct is seen in many films, including Harry Potter.
Photo credit: Roland Lösslein/Unspash License
#RailwaySunday #Train #Steam #Scotland #Glenfinnan #GlenfinnanViaduct #HarryPotter
Ex-SAR 33-200 locomotive now owned by Sheltam and doing duty in DRC for SNCC. Picture taken near Kamina, DRC.
Image credit: Redhonda/CC0 1.0
#RailwaySunday #Train #Railway #DRC #Congo #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo #Sheltam
With over 960 km of track being more than 4,000 m above sea level, [the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, pictured,] is the highest railway line in the world. The Tanggula railway station at 5,068 m is the world's highest railway station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai%E2%80%93Tibet_railway
Image credit: Windmemories/CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20140504_NJ2-0022_and_NJ2-0033_on_Qingzang_Railway_near_Lhasa_02.jpg
Ontario Northland's Polar Bear Express train south of Moosonee (Canada).
Image credit: 40rev/CC BY-SA 3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polarbearexpressheadend_3076.jpg
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.
Joined Aug 2019
