Lines in the Landscape

[scottystitch]

 

70 815 Just North of Laurenecekirk with the Oxwellmains - Craiginches bulk cement.

 

 

[scottystitch]

In a heat haze and with the turbines earning their keep, DRS 66432 begins the climb to Carmont from Laurencekirk with the daily intermodal to Craiginches, today.

 

[Shadow]

Crossing the Adur at Shoreham

 

[Claude_Dreyfus]

 

 

66174 crosses the Arun flood plains at Pulborough heading the 09:08 Eastleigh East Yard -  Windmill Bridge Junction - 19 April 2019.

Edited April 21, 2019 by Claude_Dreyfus
Correct 'autocorrect'!

[Andy Louch]

Worting Junction last week.

[bimble]

Two from a trip to Scotland I took last month.

 

The first is an unidentified DMU heading south, away from Rannock station

 

The second is an unidentifed 66, heading south through the Cairngorms

[NCB]

Nice. Reminds me I took a couple of pics at Rannoch Station in 2005, on an extremely wet day:

 

[eastwestdivide]

Resurrecting this with a couple of recent shots of trains creeping through the townscape.

Knaresborough:

 

Strood:

[Rugd1022]

Can't remember if I've already posted this one, road learning between Syston and Manton Jcn a few years ago...

 

 

 

 

 

[4630]

Colas 70816 descends from the bridge, out of shot to the left, across the river Calder at Cooper Bridge as it slowly approaches the signal protecting Heaton Lodge East Junction on 31st July 2019 with 6E32, 10.07 Colas Ribble Rail to Lindsey Oil Refinery.

 

 

Edited July 31, 2019 by 4630

[scottystitch]

Tornado drifts down through The Mearns with the return Aberdonian for Edinburgh:

[Andy Louch]

Few phots from recent trip 'oop north'!

[Andy Louch]

...and one from KWVR, my first visit since the early 1980's!

[Andy Louch]

Nice to see the preserved “Hastings” DEMU out on the mainline yesterday; a first for me.

[Ian Smeeton]

Lines, but no trains

 

 

Fairbourne Railway tracks in the foreground, Barmouth Bridge behind

 

 

Fairbourne Railway abandoned tracks in the foreground, with Barmouth behind

 

Regards

 

Ian

 

 

[martin_wynne]

Bewdley North Box

 

 

Martin.

[martin_wynne]

Lines no longer in the landscape. As if today wasn't grey enough, while sorting photos I found this.

 

Dolgellau in the early 1970s. Now vanished under the A470.

 

 

Martin.

[PhilJ W]

That is more likely the late 60's. In about 1974 I visited Wales and stayed at a B&B in Dolgellau. The B&B was a house built on part of the old station site, although the house was new it was not brand new.

[martin_wynne]

37 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

That is more likely the late 60's. In about 1974 I visited Wales and stayed at a B&B in Dolgellau. The B&B was a house built on part of the old station site, although the house was new it was not brand new.

 

Hi Phil,

 

It can't be earlier than 1969 because I can see from the negative margins that it was taken in a camera which I purchased that year. I was in Wales that year, but further north -- I have reasonably good records of my 1969 negs and they don't include the Dolgellau ones. Unfortunately my good intentions to keep full records didn't last and I have only sketchy records for subsequent years -- I didn't think I would ever forget where I'd been, but 50 years is a long time.

 

My best guess is 1970-1972 -- I was abroad in 1973 and later in the 70s I was busy with work and had less time to wander about with my camera.

 

cheers,

 

Martin.

[PhilJ W]

It would be well before 1974 as I toured Wales in my Anglia estate which I replaced later in that year.

[NCB]

I moved to the Aberystwyth area at the end of 1970, and over the subsequent years used to go north quite frequently; before the bypass was built in the late 1970s all north, and indeed Bala, bound traffic had to pass over the bridge to the west of the station. So I was familar with the roofs of the two station buildings, which could be seen poking above the parapet. Unfortunately I was camera-less at the time, and so missed taking a pic. But I'm pretty sure they were there around 1972 and maybe even 1973.

[Ian Smeeton]

Just noticed while browsing the Network Rail Website, that they are running a 'Lines in the Landscape' photo competition.

 

I am sure that there are a few contenders on this thread.

 

Link: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/railway-enthusiasts/landscape-photographer-of-the-year/

 

Regards

 

Ian

[martin_wynne]

37688 on Victoria Bridge, Severn Valley Railway, 11th September 2019.

 

 

Edited November 22, 2019 by martin_wynne

[martin_wynne]

The new High Moselle Bridge in Germany opened on 21 November 2019. It may not be a railway but it is definitely a line in the landscape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Moselle_Bridge

 

Wikimedia Creative Commons

 

That is more than double the height of Crumlin (which definitely was a railway):

 

 

Edited November 25, 2019 by martin_wynne

[St Enodoc]

2 hours ago, martin_wynne said:

The new High Moselle Bridge in Germany opened on 21 November 2019. It may not be a railway but it is definitely a line in the landscape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Moselle_Bridge

 

Wikimedia Creative Commons

 

That is more than double the height of Crumlin (which definitely was a railway):

 

 

Thanks Martin. That's the clearest image I've seen yet of viaduct guardrails on GWR bullhead track!