Lest We Forget the former "Billy Bardon" at Cossington 20240718--111
66623 Lest We Forget passes Cossington, working 6Z46 15.09 Trowse Yard - Barrow Hill Up Siding no. 1 stone empties.
This was not my intended location for this train, especially as I've photographed this angle several times - including this loco when it was in Bardon Aggregates blue and named Bill Bolsover (see this picture). I'd planned to get it at East Goscote, where I had not yet done the evening (north side) shot using the pole. However, for some reason the camera failed to fire when I pressed the shutter release, despite a couple of test shots while the pole was raised working correctly. (I'm not exactly sure what went wrong, but think I might have pushed the lock slightly forwards as I tried to take the shot - and the camera fired perfectly after the train had passed.)
While I had been waiting at East Goscote (I was there in loads of time as there was not much else to do!), the level crossing failed: essentially, after a westbound Cross Country service passed, the barrier on my side raised correctly but the other one stayed down and the lights continued to flash. I telephoned the signaller (East Midlands ROC) using the crossing telephone, and also mentioned the problem on a Whats App group of railway photographer friends. One of those friends updated me when 6Z46 had passed Frisby, and when my shot had failed I sent a quick message to say so... and had an immediate reply to say, "See you at Cossington" - at which point I realised I could probably have a second stab. 6Z46 had been twelve minutes early at Frisby, although had crawled for most of the way to East Goscote and then stopped (or pretty much stopped) at the crossing in case road users were ignoring the lights (although the raised barrier had correctly lowered when an eastbound train had approached and had remained down, and Network Rail staff had also arrived on the scene - and were assisting me in turning drivers round!); but it still had to stand time at Syston, and I arrived at Cossington just before it set off from there (about two minutes behind schedule).
I then did manage the shot at East Goscote, on the Freightliner sand train from Middleton Towers less than three-quarters of an hour later, by which time the level crossing had been reset and was working properly again.
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Lest We Forget the former "Billy Bardon" at Cossington 20240718--111
66623 Lest We Forget passes Cossington, working 6Z46 15.09 Trowse Yard - Barrow Hill Up Siding no. 1 stone empties.
This was not my intended location for this train, especially as I've photographed this angle several times - including this loco when it was in Bardon Aggregates blue and named Bill Bolsover (see this picture). I'd planned to get it at East Goscote, where I had not yet done the evening (north side) shot using the pole. However, for some reason the camera failed to fire when I pressed the shutter release, despite a couple of test shots while the pole was raised working correctly. (I'm not exactly sure what went wrong, but think I might have pushed the lock slightly forwards as I tried to take the shot - and the camera fired perfectly after the train had passed.)
While I had been waiting at East Goscote (I was there in loads of time as there was not much else to do!), the level crossing failed: essentially, after a westbound Cross Country service passed, the barrier on my side raised correctly but the other one stayed down and the lights continued to flash. I telephoned the signaller (East Midlands ROC) using the crossing telephone, and also mentioned the problem on a Whats App group of railway photographer friends. One of those friends updated me when 6Z46 had passed Frisby, and when my shot had failed I sent a quick message to say so... and had an immediate reply to say, "See you at Cossington" - at which point I realised I could probably have a second stab. 6Z46 had been twelve minutes early at Frisby, although had crawled for most of the way to East Goscote and then stopped (or pretty much stopped) at the crossing in case road users were ignoring the lights (although the raised barrier had correctly lowered when an eastbound train had approached and had remained down, and Network Rail staff had also arrived on the scene - and were assisting me in turning drivers round!); but it still had to stand time at Syston, and I arrived at Cossington just before it set off from there (about two minutes behind schedule).
I then did manage the shot at East Goscote, on the Freightliner sand train from Middleton Towers less than three-quarters of an hour later, by which time the level crossing had been reset and was working properly again.
Visit Brian Carter's Non-Transport Pics to see my photos of landscapes, buildings, bridges, sunsets, rainbows and more.