City of Leicester Holiday Express!

Splendid shot Peter that I like very much ~ I wish you a good week ahead ~ Stay Safe ~ Nick

Hi Nick,
Thank you very much!
I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

It had to be a steam train from you Pete !!!!! those were the days with huge queues at the start of the holiday fortnight

Hi Peter ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

My dear Peter,

"A great subject for photographers" and of course it is one of a nice example of the steam locomotives which still working in England and in our world!
A wonderful shot again!

Love Füsun
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My dear Füsun
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
Glad you like it.
Unfortunately this railway is getting rather boring to visit, as all the good views are disappearing.
This was a real last minute bonus!
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Love Peter
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Admirable et excellente capture bien partagée ..C'est toujours intéressant de voir les vielles choses qu'on utilise toujours encore plus les vieilles locomotives à vapeur ..
Bonne et agréable semaine.

Hi Malik ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

Hi Peter nice one here was this at GCR. Best wishes Alan

Hi Alan,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Looks very different from when we were there. Same place as the pic below, but now a housing estate, but a little gap in the hedge..
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/46193646

A good sight for holiday makers as well Peter, lovely shot!

Hi Maggs ,
Thank you for visiting!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

What a pity that this scene is changing. Good that you could show it to us while it still looks lovely there!

Hi Eva ,
Thank you very much!
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Shame our country side keeps being given over to houses..
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, and keep safe,
Peter

Take me back to these days you can keep the modern that is so DULL outstanding.

Hi Steve ,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
Glad you like it.
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, and keep safe,
Peter

excellente,

Hi Annaig,
Thank you for visiting!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, and keep safe,
Peter

Elle a encore belle mine cette vieille dame, une belle image aussi ainsi saisie !
Bonne nouvelle semaine Peter. Amitiés.

Hi Jocelyne ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, and keep safe,
Peter

Wonderful image

Hi Annemarie ,
Thank you very much!
Glad you like it.
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, and keep safe,
Peter

Superb capture Peter !

Hi Roger,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Last place I visited in the day, and an absolute punt if it would be any good or not!
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, and keep safe,
Peter

A holiday express, what a great idea! Where does it lead you?

Hi Christa ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Unfortunately not so far - the great town of Leicester!
Best Wishes, Happy Monday, and keep safe,
Peter

You managed a perfect photo without a 10m tripod:-))

Hi Gudrun ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
I always thing railway locomotives look better from low down anyway!!
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

I would have been shocked if you hadn't taken a photo of a train for our event!

This one is really nice. I like the foliage in the foreground framing the train. This train says holiday on the front - was there some holiday it was running for on the 19th?

Did you ever even consider photographing something else for the event? (This isn't a challenge, just a curiosity.)

Hi Laura ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Unfortunately not a special holiday, just a bit of nostalgia for the 1960's when excursions were common.
In fact I did consider many things, and took over 100 pictures that day, reducing it to 19 possible (including the one linked below, and another to come on Friday), However, to get best chance of a nice picture I went with what I know, and what I can do well.
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter
www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/52078868

Nostolgia is good too!

I think it's cool that you took so many photos and then edited down. I never seem to have the time for all that editing. My backlog is way too big.

Thanks for the link to the other photo. (Commented on it over there)

Hi Laura ,
Your second visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I always take the 'machine gun' approach, as I am not good enough to figure out what compositions will work and what won't, so I try loads, very little of which is successful.
My thinking goes.. Just suppose you were walking through the woods and a big wild animal came running towards you. Which weapon would you prefer, a rifle (which shoots once), a revolver (which shoots six), or a machine gun (which shoots hundreds)? Which would give you best chance of survival...?
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

haha - Camera as survival technique. Love it.

A fine shot Peter. No complaints from me that you chose the Great Central for your contribution to World Photography Day. I was on the 8F that afternoon!

Hi Pete ,
Thank you for visiting!
I am so happy that you like the scene.
It was a last minute decision to come here, otherwise I would have let you know.
I do have one photo of the 8F in Quorn station with a crew member (driver with hat on?) checking the platform before moving off, but not the best photo ever... And another with the 8F tender first pulling empty mineral wagons and fireman looking out. If either are you, I'll post them!
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

Always a thrill to see a steam train passing through

Hi Trevor,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
Glad you like it.
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

AS A STEAM LOVER THIS PHOTO MAKES MY HEART BEAT FASTER !

BEAUTIFUL LADY BEAUTIFUL PHOTO !

Hi Pam ,
Thank you for visiting!
Glad you like it.
I do have a whole album of these!!
www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/album/930620
Best Wishes, and keep safe,
Peter

Lovely old engine! Takes me back to my youth when we often travelled on trains. I loved the smell of the train smoke!