Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 (edited) As I post quite a few pictures in the "Creative Picture" thread which aren't all that creative, I thought I'd post them here instead. They are just things that've caught my eye. You might like them; you might not. They will be all railway-related in some way. Many will be current, others older. All pictures are taken from the public-side of the fence. #1 SWT units Weekends usually find the carriage sidings on the west side of Guildford station full of units awaiting their Monday-morning call. Edited June 12, 2016 by Peter Kazmierczak 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 #2 Passing near Woking The 13.47 Salisbury - Waterloo approaches Woking, as the 14.20 Waterloo - Exeter slips into the picture. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 #3 Late evening departures Freightliners for Trafford Park and Leeds await departure time at Southampton Maritime Container Terminal. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Nice pictures at not boring in my eyes. Would it be possible to show the lens data of the shots. Keith HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 #4 Sheltering from the rain The footbridges over both the Portsmouth and West of England/Bournemouth lines at Woking Junction are a popular spot to watch the trains go by. An advantage is that there are some trees to shelter beneath when the inevitable June showers appear. Here a Class 450 heads an up service as the drizzle falls. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Nice pictures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 Thanks for your comments Keith. To be honest I'm not really into the hardware-side of photography. I just point and shoot and hope for the best.......... I use two cameras - a Nikon Coolpix L810 (what is termed as a "bridge camera" I understand) and a Sony DSC-WX200 (which just slips into the pocket), though the latter is really my wife's..... The Nikon is very good for telephoto shots, but doesn't like taking moving trains in more low-light conditions. My example has just developed a strange trait of the image jumping around as you zoom in - rather disconcerting but it doesn't seem to effect the final image, though doesn't help with the composition. It uses normal AA batteries, which I prefer, as it's easy to carry around sufficient spares. The Sony is better at capturing moving trains, but the image quality/colour balance isn't as good (in my eyes) as the Nikon. The first three photos above are taken with the Nikon; the final one with the Sony. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 #5 Summer's evening at Finsbury Park You know the kind of day, when it's been hot and sticky in the City and the heat still lingers into the evening. Back c1969, D5600 - still in green livery by the look of it but with a BR logo - runs into Finsbury Park with a northbound evening local towards the end of the rush hour. The stock is formed of BR non-corridors. D5600 was new to Hornsey in March 1960, moving to Finsbury Park the following month when that depot opened. It moved to March in January 1961, then to Immingham in April 1966 before returning to Finsbury Park in April 1966 where it was allocated when this picture was taken. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 #6 Westhouses Westhouses shed, or what was left of it, in July 1977. One of those locations that slipped off many people's radar, mine included. However it played an important stabling role in BR's quest to move coal from the (then) numerous local colleries. Class 20s to the fore in this shot, with 20005 (one of the original batch) taking centre stage. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 #7 Late Evening at Poole The 20.50 to Waterloo ready to depart on a grey June Sunday evening, formed of 444002. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 #8 Matching numbers 444035 on a Weymouth train, paces 450035 leading an Alton service, at Woking Junction. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 That last photo makes me glad I'm no longer Track Engineer responsible for Woking Jn and sleep a whole lot easier these days 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 #9 Over and under The 10.27 Waterloo - Waterloo via Kingston service crosses the Twickenham Flyover, as a pair of Cl.450s pass beneath on the 10.12 Reading - Waterloo. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) #10 Steam train in the landscape Ex-SR 31806 pulls away from Corfe Castle earlier this afternoon, with the 12.40 Swanage - Norden, running approx 10 mins late. It almost looks like a model layout from this angle, high on the castle abutments. Edited July 16, 2016 by Peter Kazmierczak 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted July 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2016 Definitely a model.... Too much relief on the roofs in the foreground, and while the close coupling looks good on the coaches, there is far too much of a gap betwween the tender and the coaches. Need I go on? Please post in the 'How realistic is my model?' thread in future, or Mod 4 will be called on! Regards (and excellent work) Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2016 #10 Steam train in the landscape Ex-SR 31806 pulls away from Corfe Castle earlier this afternoon, with the 12.40 Swanage - Norden, running approx 10 mins late. It almost looks like a model layout from this angle, high on the castle abutments. DSCN2040.JPG Nothing boring about that one Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) #11 Thousand at Cowley Bridge D1035 "Western Yeoman" heads a down special towards Exeter on 27th August 1973 at 11.20. Those were the days when I actually labelled my pictures....... A typical dull and overcast Bank Holiday Monday. After all these years, I wonder if anyone knows what 1Z55 was? Edited July 17, 2016 by Peter Kazmierczak 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointstaken Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Most of these photos would be useful to modellers because of the detail they show. Boring ? No way !! Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2016 #11 Thousand at Cowley Bridge D1035 "Western Yeoman" heads a down special towards Exeter on 27th August 1973 at 11.20. Those were the days when I actually labelled my pictures....... A typical dull and overcast Bank Holiday Monday. After all these years, I wonder if anyone knows what 1Z55 was? File2167.jpg I suspect that it was probably a relief train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 I initially thought this was a weird idea for a thread - I prune out my boring photos but have found at least one. See below. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 #12 Collector shoe The interface between train (Class 444 in this instance) and power supply (3rd rail). 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I suspect that it was probably a relief train. Or a special/excursion train running within the Western Region. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) Peter Kazmierczak says: " I just point and shoot and hope for the best.........." And I'm glad you do, I always like to see your photos. I like this topic, too, for it is here that we can place the everyday, "boring" photos. I'd like to add one such, taken in, I think, '74, with my then new addition of a Prinzflex telephoto (200mm I think) on my also new Practica LLC, this is a goods yard at York in an everyday occurrence. I'd love to have the cahnce to be bored by this kind of scene now Edited September 29, 2016 by Peppercorn 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 This, too of Newark, in '74, same telephoto lens, same camera 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew s Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Class 170 DMU at Egleton with a Birmingham NS - Stansted Airport service.August 2015. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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