Sir Nigel Gresley

[colinb]

LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley 

rattling through Rowston in Lincolnshire 1/12/22 on the way to Lincoln Christmas Market.

 

 

 

Edited December 2, 2022 by colinb

[vanguard]

Nice set of images, I love the sense of drama of your first image.

[Clicker]

Ooh you can see  the resemblance to the Mallard steam train can't you ? .. ... The family of Sir Nigel objected to the inclusion of a Mallard duck with his statue at Kings Cross Station about 4 or 7 years ago and had it removed  much to the disapproval of a lot of steam train enthusiasts I think ... ! 

I agree about the   intensity and drama  from the  head on  image in the first  pic Colin ....It looks like an angry face ! 

A  very   nice set especially for the steam enthusiasts amongst  us ... 

[colinb]

11 hours ago, Clicker said:

The family of Sir Nigel objected to the inclusion of a Mallard duck with his statue at Kings Cross Station about 4 or 7 years ago and had it removed  much to the disapproval of a lot of steam train enthusiasts I think ... ! 

I didn't know about this Penny, I wonder why they objected, it seems a nice tribute.

Thank you both for the kind comments.

[Ryewolf]

Great shots Colin, I wanted to see this train at North York Moors Railway this year

[Fogey]

I stand in awe!

[CMunzel]

I love the first image: so dramatic!

[colinb]

On 04/12/2022 at 00:31, Ryewolf said:

Great shots Colin, I wanted to see this train at North York Moors Railway this year

I think it looks much better now its 'back to black' 

[Andyandhazel]

Thats a great set, I like the panning shots showing the movement of the motion gear.

It's been a number of years since I saw Sir Nigel, it was in Garter Blue then I think I have some old film shots when it was down at Mid hants