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the photo speaks for itself.

The RMS Olympic, built in 1911 and scrapped in 1937, was an Olympic-class ocean liner. Alongside was the Britannic (sunk in 1916) and the Titanic (sank in 1912). This is the last picture of the Olympic before she was scrapped in '37.

This was taken on the 1st of May, 1915. This was the last photo taken on the Lusitania's last voyage.

Company: United Lines.

It was the flagship of United Lines, far before the creations of other much more famous ships like the Fedaric. She started construction on the 17th August, 1898 in Belfast, where the Titanic would later be built. Her maiden voyage was on the 1st March, 1902 at 10:15am. She departed Belfast, stopping at Southampton and then Cherbourg. She'd complete this route and many others around the globe. She even got the Blue Riband for a couple weeks! This was taken by a ship from their competitors, Liberty Lines, though. However, she would only last 2 years... In 1904, boiler men shovelled in coal as the ship sailed through the South Atlantic ocean, bound for Uruguay. Suddenly, at 12:35am, on the 21st December, a boiler explosion occurs. The Rexan has a hole on her starboard side of her stern. This immediately causes a loss of power due to a fire starting in the bowels of the ship. There are 2300 people on board. Fire spreads rapidly through the ship's lower decks. She lists to starboard and every boiler man is killed. Only the collapsible boats are pushed into the water, due to the actual lifeboats using mechanics davits.. connected to the (now lost) power. She was going down fast. At 12:59am of the same day, the Rexan sinks 3300 meters down, still engulfed in flames, to the bottom of the South Atlantic. Luckily, flares were sent out and help was called. At 1:20, the SS Lhand, a small ocean liner from an unimportant company, saved the survivors. Out of the 2300 people, only 520 survived, due to the 2 collapsible boats being the only ones launched. Today, she still lies there, slowly deteriorating on the seabed.

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RMS Rexan - 1st picture. SS Lhand - 2nd picture.

I've seen nothing about this and this doesn't look like a passenger locomotive due to it saying Colas. There was also something similar (not the same as this one). Last week where it looked like a class 73 with full yellow and the Network Rail logo on it. What is it?

MATT ROSE READ THIS I BEG 💀💀

like I know they were on different lines but I can't tell the difference sometimes. I keep embarrassing myself. idk if I'm just stupid or anyone else has the same thoughts?

I know it's a 755 but I'm wondering why it has 981/971. I always thought it was just a carriage number but idk.

I'll go first, that one First livery (tell me the name if y'all know it). got all these from Google since i do NOT live in London.

don't know what number specifically since I just came across it but I know it's a cargo 66!