Ex L&Y loco

[chorleyjeff]

I like the oily smoke. Although it indicates inefficient combustion

Jeff

[bugmeister]

Definitely a belcher

 

Without the person on the footplate this wouldn't be anywhere near as effective, and could be a static display, Like this, the loco appears to be doing (or about to do) some real work.

[KateW]

I agree with Bugs. A lovely photo.

[ChrisLumix]

What line is that?

[chorleyjeff]

What line is that?

Keighley and Worth Valley.

The Railway Children was filmed there.

I have a lineside pass so can get closer to the action.

Jeff

[ChrisLumix]

Keighley and Worth Valley.

The Railway Children was filmed there.

I have a lineside pass so can get closer to the action.

Jeff

 

Oh right - I've been on that. I was thinking there might be one closer to (your) home.

[chorleyjeff]

Oh right - I've been on that. I was thinking there might be one closer to (your) home.

There is. The East Lancs Railway. But they don't do lineside passes so photos are more difficult.

[ChrisLumix]

There is. The East Lancs Railway. But they don't do lineside passes so photos are more difficult.

 

I remember when I was still a Scouser, I regularly took trains out of Lime Street - first stop Edge Hill, starting point of the world's first passenger railway and set in an awesome sandstone cutting.

[NannyFerret]

Smashing capture and framing.

[chorleyjeff]

I remember when I was still a Scouser, I regularly took trains out of Lime Street - first stop Edge Hill, starting point of the world's first passenger railway and set in an awesome sandstone cutting.

When Eric Treacy was a young curate (later bishop of Wamkefield) he took B&W photos on a medium format camera of railway engines around Lime Street and Edge Hill. He got lineside because of his position in the church and community. He only took photos of express passenger engines in good light and they were wonderful photos. He was prepared to wait until everything was just right to get the picture as he did when taking photos in the deep cutting on the rare occasions sunlight got down there. A lesson for us all I think in not settling for second best when making pictures.

When I was a lad I tried taking photos at Lime Street of steam engines but predictably they were useless. I then waited for about 50 years before trying steam engines again but by this time it was just big boys playing at trains rather than the real thing - but I try to make it look real :-)

Cheers

Jeff

[ChrisLumix]

I've got a couple of B&W shots of the Rocket, but sadly not on a public line, it was in the Merseyside Museum circa 1980. Not very special shots, just a case of "Ooh, the Rocket, must grab a shot."

[Heather]

like this image but its a shame you couldnt get a little more of that lovely black smoke in without chopping off the train 

[chorleyjeff]

like this image but its a shame you couldnt get a little more of that lovely black smoke in without chopping off the train

Thanks for comment. I do have a tendancy to close in too tight. I think it is because I like to see detail. But I agree more context would be more pictorial.

Cheers

Jeff

[annie]

Thats a cracking picture.