Buckfastleigh

The Railway


Once it was quite jolly travelling on the railway. Now it is intolerable.

Freight Through Westbury

17 Jan 2018 2 144
Canon EOS 40D and Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM lens.

Liberated Freight

Not Adlestrop

05 Jul 2017 68
One afternoon Of heat

Some Old Steam Locomotive

03 Sep 2009 85
Built in Swindon in 1939 this is a 2884 Class 2 - 8 - 0 locomotive numbered 3803.

GWR 3803

03 Sep 2009 175
Built in Swindon in 1939 this is a 2884 Class 2 - 8 - 0 locomotive numbered 3803.

Steam Train

01 May 2016 1 1 90
Nikon D700 and AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF lens.

Steam B&W

01 May 2016 83
Nikon D700 and AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF lens.

Hommes 40, Chevaux En Long 8

01 May 2016 2 1 89
A photograph of double doors on a dilapidated truck in the sidings of the East Somerset Railway. Under scrutiny, the signs "Hommes 40" and "Chevaux En Long 8" look suspiciously recent in comparison to the peeling paint and air of general dilapidation. Perhaps some film project had a hand in this. The original photograph showed much more detail, but being taken from a low viewpoint it displayed converging verticals, vestiges of which remain despite processing in Lightroom. The action of correcting the verticals meant that a much reduced portion resulted. This is such a compelling subject that it could be worth a return visit with a stepladder.

Converging Verticals

01 May 2016 3 2 113
Maybe this would be how it appeared to a Shetland pony. Under scrutiny, the signs "Hommes 40" and "Chevaux En Long 8" look suspiciously recent in comparison to the peeling paint and air of general dilapidation. Perhaps some film project had a hand in this.

Evening Chronicle

05 Jul 2017 5 2 185
The 'Evening Chronicle' was published daily in Bath, Somerset covering news in Bath, northern Somerset and west Wiltshire until 2007 when it was renamed the 'Bath Chronicle' and published weekly. It has had many changes of identity in its time. In the 1960s it became the 'Bath and Wilts Evening Chronicle' and in 1974 was retitled the 'Bath and West Evening Chronicle'.

Green Park Station

02 Jan 2019 2 2 70
Nikon D300s + Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens.

Whistle

17 Jul 2019 101
Nikon D40 and Tamron SP 35mm F1.8 Di VC lens. The D40 has a crop sensor and so pairing it with a 35mm lens makes using it like the old days of film when you bought a camera with a standard 50mm lens. 1600 ISO; f/11; 1/500th. You can obtain much more clarity from a prime lens.

Photo Opportunity

01 Aug 2019 1 2 107
The lady in the foreground was posing for her companion to take her picture. It seemed too good an opportunity to miss.

Curve

28 Jul 2019 1 98
Sydney Gardens: Brunel's railway, circa 1841.

Train at Mendip Vale

14 Aug 2019 3 2 135
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S lens.

Crossing the River Avon in Bath

04 Aug 2014 1 100
Nikon D2Xs + Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR lens.

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