The last bit of the climb 20220323--446
Talyllyn Railway no. 3 Sir Haydn and no. 4 Edward Thomas approach Abergynolwyn with a passenger train from Tywyn.
Both locos were built for the Corris Railway. No. 3 dates from 1878, having been built by Hughes' Loco and Tramway Engine Co. Ltd. at the Falcon Engine and Car Works in Loughborough (works no. 323), while no. 4 was built by Kerr, Stuart and Co. Ltd. (works no. 4047) in 1921.
Taken during a photo charter organised by David Williams, on the third of three days.
Having unnecessarily taken the pole with me at some of the lineside photo stops when we were climbed to a point where we looked down on the railway, I left it on the train when we stopped here. But I quickly realised that if I'd brought it with me it would have been useful to (a) stand behind people and see over their heads rather than get the odd elbow on the left-hand edge of a frame, and (b) get the train completely clear of the lineside fence when it was closer to the tree on the right (and I could have stood further back and included the whole of the gate as well as some of the path leading down to it). Never mind... one to remember next time!
To see my non-transport pictures, visit www.flickr.com/photos/137275498@N03/.
The last bit of the climb 20220323--446
Talyllyn Railway no. 3 Sir Haydn and no. 4 Edward Thomas approach Abergynolwyn with a passenger train from Tywyn.
Both locos were built for the Corris Railway. No. 3 dates from 1878, having been built by Hughes' Loco and Tramway Engine Co. Ltd. at the Falcon Engine and Car Works in Loughborough (works no. 323), while no. 4 was built by Kerr, Stuart and Co. Ltd. (works no. 4047) in 1921.
Taken during a photo charter organised by David Williams, on the third of three days.
Having unnecessarily taken the pole with me at some of the lineside photo stops when we were climbed to a point where we looked down on the railway, I left it on the train when we stopped here. But I quickly realised that if I'd brought it with me it would have been useful to (a) stand behind people and see over their heads rather than get the odd elbow on the left-hand edge of a frame, and (b) get the train completely clear of the lineside fence when it was closer to the tree on the right (and I could have stood further back and included the whole of the gate as well as some of the path leading down to it). Never mind... one to remember next time!
To see my non-transport pictures, visit www.flickr.com/photos/137275498@N03/.