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Diesel commuter train (E-M10 + Panasonic 14-140II)

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jbancroft1957 Contributing Member • Posts: 941
Diesel commuter train (E-M10 + Panasonic 14-140II)
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Even if I say so myself, I really like this photo I took this afternoon 

Look carefully and you'll see a bird has come to a sorry end

I think it's the effect of the sunshine on the windscreen of the cab, the heat haze coming off the top of the train and lastly the overall clarity.

Best wises

John

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evandijken
evandijken Regular Member • Posts: 189
Re: Diesel commuter train (E-M10 + Panasonic 14-140II)

Beautifull picture.

And yes, I saw the sorry bird.

Eric

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bs1946
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Re: Diesel commuter train (E-M10 + Panasonic 14-140II)

Nice photo. Trains are always good.

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Martin Ocando
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Re: Diesel commuter train (E-M10 + Panasonic 14-140II)

bs1946 wrote:

Nice photo. Trains are always good.

But sometimes not too good for birds

Poor little buddy. At least he died quickly.

Love the picture, and the heat blur. Very nice.

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Andrew Contributing Member • Posts: 935
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Ok so let me skip the pixel peeper part and let me be a train peeper.  Diesel commuter train?  Looks like an electric train to me since it has a connection to the catenary.  Isn't that a pantograph reaching up to the power line?

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emmygee Junior Member • Posts: 47
Re: Diesel commuter train (E-M10 + Panasonic 14-140II)

Bird is not dead, just resting.

It is a DMU, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_175

Arfa Pint Regular Member • Posts: 219
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It's definitely a diesel, perhaps the heat haze has confused your view, there is no pantograph on this particular train.

Nice shot though.

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jeffharris
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emmygee wrote:

Bird is not dead, just resting.

Its feet are nailed to the train, right?

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jeffharris
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Arfa Pint wrote:

It's definitely a diesel, perhaps the heat haze has confused your view, there is no pantograph on this particular train.

Yep, that's engine exhaust.

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Thanks everyone (nt)

John

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