Guest Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The joys of an end balcony at the back end of a train at speed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) An animated scene at Rhyl during remodelling. Hand signalling was the order of the day as 150 120 working the 12.33 Crewe-Llandudno crawls past 150136 heading the 12.30 Holyhead-Stalybridge on 14th January 1990. 47010 stands on the occupied Down Fast line.... Edited September 19, 2012 by coachmann 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 An animated scene at Rhyl during remodelling. Hand signalling was the order of the day as 150 120 working the 12.33 Crewe-Llandudno crawls past 150136 heading the 12.30 Holyhead-Stalybridge on 14th January 1990. 47010 stands on the occupied Down Fast line.... That's not me on top is it ? Merf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Bristol Docks 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon020 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Railwaymen told me there was one photographer on the platform at Dinting when the 1980s derailment started and that he ran like hell. Wise move when wagons leave tracks, as there is no knowing where either will go once the dynamic forces are unleashed. Richard Kaye had an article published in TRACTION 200 (Nov/Dec 2011) covering this, complete with his photographs of the event. Impressive photos and I think it's fair to say that he was lucky in a number of respects. I must get a better indexing system; it took me a while to find this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 St Denys, 1977. Just love the name of that station. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The 19.24 Nottm - Darlington Freightliner accelerates past Toton - July 1980 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I didn't actually witness it, but I arrived at Paddington just a few minutes after 50 041 derailed with the Up Sleeper on 23/11/83. I was on my way into Padd on the Metropolitan line from Hammersmith, en route to Old Oak for a shed turn and there was still some dust hanging in the air as we came past. I could see the rear of the train still upright near Royal Oak but as we got closer to the front it was clear all was not well. Getting off the tube and walking round to platform 8 you could have heard a pin drop that morning. My colleague Dave Hewiitt was secondman on Paddington A Pilot when it happened and he and his driver climbed on top of 50 041 to help it's driver out of the cab. The following week I was on one of the ballast jobs during the clearing up operation, it was fascinating to see how quickly, relative to today, that everything was put back to normal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Horn Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Quite like this location, fresh from the start of the Mid Norfolk Class 47 Gala weekend, shame no sun! Cheers Tim 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 A "Peak" at St Pancras. What could be more natural? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted September 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2012 That's a great pic Peter. But it's crying out for a crop: Hope you don't mind. Martin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 By all means Martin. Though personally I feel you've cropped off slightly too much. Regards, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted September 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2012 By all means Martin. Though personally I feel you've cropped off slightly too much. Hmm. Maybe. But the break between the vehicles destroys the lines. Ideally you would have pressed the shutter 1 second earlier, so that the distracting "1" on the door could be cropped out without losing the lamp post. Hindsight's a wonderful thing. Or maybe it can: Thanks for a classic pic. Martin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) Nothing very "Creative" about this photo of No.40 2-8-0 Baldwin built in 1925 for the Lancaster & Chester Railway Co. of South Carolina. Now owned by the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad of New Hope, PA. Photo just cropped a little by IPhoto. No trespassing, I'm standing at the end of the platform as it comes around a passing loop to the front of the train, having just taken on water. Best, Pete. PS That is the Fireman's backside projecting out of the cab door on the left (as you look at it). He was in the process of climbing aboard. Edited September 22, 2012 by trisonic 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Horn Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Todays contributions from the NVR gala. DSCF2968 by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF2975 by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF2985 by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF3014 by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF3016 by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF3036 by Coldgunner, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Alternatively............ But I don't want to labour the point too much. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Let's cross the road to watch 55014 leaving with the 3 o'clock down, in characteristic Deltic fashion. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 A "Peak" at St Pancras. What could be more natural? Did you get a shot just before or just after for us gasholder fans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveArkley Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Did you get a shot just before or just after for us gasholder fans? Here this is a family forum, none o' your back room gasholder pictures here matey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted September 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2012 Barrow Hill, 22nd September 2012 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Southern sunshine and shadow. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 The fireman's view from a Standard Cl.4 2-6-4T. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post coachmann Posted September 25, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) I lost this image after a disaster with the PC some years back, which led me to pack in photing trains. But this morning I found a 10 X 8 printout, which I have scanned back onto my computer. I was at Rhosniegr (near the airfield) mainly to include the gorse in my pictures but the Red Arrows practicing for the weekends event was an additional bonus... Edited September 25, 2012 by coachmann 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I lost this image after a disaster with the PC some years back, which led me to pack in photing trains. But this morning I found a 10 X 8 printout, which I have scanned back onto my computer. I was at Rhosniegr (near the airfield) mainly to include the gorse in my pictures but the Red Arrows practicing for the weekends event was an additional bonus... If it had been anyone but you, Coach, I would have suspected that the aircraft had been Photoshopped in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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