bingley hall Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Revisiting the trams in the landscape theme, TramLink's 2540 approaches Gravel Hill stop on the New Addington line on 29/8/15 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomisd Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) One train - four landscapes. All were taken on the erstwhile Boston & Maine's Hillsborough branch between Wilton and Nashua in New Hampshire. In the three years that I lived in Nashua, this (11th May 2011) was one of the few times that I saw this train run during the day. It consisted of plastic pallet hoppers and propane tanks. The most cars I saw were five, the fewest one. The photos all show the train working back from Wilton (a passing loop at the former station beyond Milford, where the train has to work to in order to run round) to Nashua with the empties. The distance from Wilton to Nashua -15 miles, the time taken to do the journey - four hours! You wonder if a train with a crew of three and a load of four cars, working at an average speed of 3¾ mph is really viable however it does make for good photography Crossing the Souhegan river between Wilton and Milford Running alongside Route 101a between Milford and Nashua From the bridge on Baldwin Street, Nashua Crossing Main Street, Nashua Edited October 11, 2015 by nomisd 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted October 11, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2015 One train - four landscapes. All were taken on the erstwhile Boston & Maine's Hillsborough branch between Wilton and Nashua in New Hampshire. In the three years that I lived in Nashua, this (11th May 2011) was one of the few times that I saw this train run during the day. It consisted of plastic pallet hoppers and propane tanks. The most cars I saw were five, the fewest one. The photos all show the train working back from Wilton (a passing loop at the former station beyond Milford, where the train has to work to in order to run round) to Nashua with the empties. The distance from Wilton to Nashua -15 miles, the time taken to do the journey - four hours! You wonder if a train with a crew of three and a load of four cars, working at an average speed of 3¾ mph is really viable however it does make for good photography Crossing the Souhegan river between Wilton and Milford DSC_0093.jpg Running alongside Route 101a between Milford and Nashua DSC_0116.jpg From the bridge on Baldwin Street, Nashua DSC_0145.jpg Crossing Main Street, Nashua DSC_0160.jpg Hi nomisd Great photos - much appreciated! If you have more like these - I'm sure there are several members waiting patiently to see them... Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomisd Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 If you have more like these - I'm sure there are several members waiting patiently to see them... I do have some more (and have more of the Hillsborough branch if anyone is interested?) Firstly, Apex, Nevada. Apex is just north of Las Vegas and to be honest much more interesting than Vegas. There is absolutely nothing there other than a number of gypsum mines hence the interest to the industrial railway enthusiast. It, I found about six months later whilst watching it, appears in the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever. South of Vegas is Kingman in Arizona. Its probably best known for being mentioned in the song Route 66 (and to be honest, why we visited). These three locos were parked on the northern outskirts of the town. If you ever find yourself in Kingman, do visit the Route 66 museum - its one of the best museums I have ever visited. The next two photos are both taken in the port of Portland, Oregon. I like driving around big ports, there tend to be railways everywhere. Portland was particularly good as it had these vast wastelands in it that had nothing but roads and railway lines. I happened on this train driving along one of these roads. This loco was just parked up on the edge of one of these wastelands. It did strike me at the time as an odd place to have a stabling point. The next photo is one of the best industrial locations that I have visited. It is Godfrey Lumber in Statesville, North Carolina. They chip wood and load it into open wagons which are forwarded to the paper and furniture industry. The wagons are loaded via the conveyor on the left, the wagons being moved along by compressed air. When two of them are loaded the loco, a 1941 built 25 ton General Electric, takes them to the mainline exchange siding. The loco is seen heading back to pick up more wagons after depositing two. When I arrived and went into the office to explain why I wanted to do the manager replied )to be read in your best southern accent) "I have had a few people come and ask to take photographs but I ain't ever had no Englishman"! Finally one a bit more familiar to most people - the St Ives branch taken from the footpath by West Cornwall golf club 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted October 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2015 I do have some more (and have more of the Hillsborough branch if anyone is interested?) Hi nomisd, More of the Hillsborough branch would be great. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomisd Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi nomisd, More of the Hillsborough branch would be great. Thanks I have put a thread up in the USA & Canada section here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Midland mainline winter 1985 Cliff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Lots of lines here Cliff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 More landscape than lines: I had about 10 shots as it bobbed in and out behind buildings, and this was the best of the bunch in poor October morning light (1/500 sec; f/4.5; ISO 1600). Another shot had a great row of chimney pots, but the train was in the wrong place on that one. Will try again some time, and if it doesn't work, it's quite a sight to first hear the sound, then see the exhaust above buildings, and then see the train appear. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Whilst waiting for a train to pass by one day... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) And, so, before we cross we'll look to the left - aha! all clear And then to the right... A station in the east midlands in the mid nineties. I can't remember where, but a mechanical services engineer and I had to go and look at the Midland Bank there as they were tarting them up at the time. Didn't get a chance to return as another consulting engineer got that job. Lucky them. Not. PS: Silly me, I've just realised that the train in the second photo is travelling away from the photographer (me) Edited October 28, 2015 by Peppercorn 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Wellingborough - first view looking north, second looking south. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks Peter. That's not too far from me, so I think I'll make a return visit. Cliff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted October 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) . Edited November 12, 2016 by 4630 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hornby first radius curves? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Goodness knows where and when I took this one. Southern mainline, though, with a BB or MN fast approaching with what looks may be Pullmans Edited November 6, 2015 by Peppercorn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted November 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) . Edited November 12, 2016 by 4630 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Nicely lit Russ. Is that a stonewall on the hillside above the left-hand cab of the unit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted November 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) . Edited November 12, 2016 by 4630 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted November 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) Edited November 6, 2016 by martin_wynne 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Almost balletic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wind-bent grasses. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Martin should like this, with not a train in sight. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Bus enthusiasts will doubtless identify this railway location, where I was earlier this morning. Pretty rubbish light though - not much one can do with dull but dry conditions. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Martin should like this, with not a train in sight. Somehow reminds me of Turner's "Rain Steam and Speed" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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