This morning the official press launch took place for the new Azuma trains due to begin running between London, York and Scotland from Thursday 1st August.
A special train for media people ran from York to Darlington and back this morning. The world's fastest steam locomotive 'Mallard' was brought out of the railway museum to stand alongside the new train before it's departure to Darlington.
This is a wicked looked vehicle. I'd love to ride on that. It certainly looks as though it would hit some impressive speeds. Nice capture of the two together.
Thank you all for your comments and favs, which put this shot on the Popular Page.
The Azuma is an impressive looking train, but on the routes between London, York and Scotland it is limited to a maximum speed of 125 mph because of the limitations of the signalling system on the route. It's designed maximum speed is 140 mph. One thing that does impress when it is working in electric mode is its rapid rate of accelleration away from the platform.
I am looking forward to a journey by Azuma, hopefully reasonably soon.
@kjarn@will_wooderson Thank you both for your comments. I find it interesting how simular their profiles are despite their differences in age and technology.
Ian
August 2nd, 2019
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Thank you all for your comments and favs, which put this shot on the Popular Page.
The Azuma is an impressive looking train, but on the routes between London, York and Scotland it is limited to a maximum speed of 125 mph because of the limitations of the signalling system on the route. It's designed maximum speed is 140 mph. One thing that does impress when it is working in electric mode is its rapid rate of accelleration away from the platform.
I am looking forward to a journey by Azuma, hopefully reasonably soon.
Ian
Ian