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Colas Reflections
I'm fascinated by the impressive viaduct at Whalley, which is just a few miles from my home, and it's recently become a bit of a personal project to see how many different aspects that I can photograph, whilst still trying bring a fresh outlook to it.
After a hefty spell of rain, the conditions on the afternoon of 25th February were much more favourable. This puddle just happened to be handy to allow me to catch something of the reflection of Colas Rail 70812 gliding by with the 09:20 Mountsorrel to Carlisle ballast train.
The two spans on either side of the roadway are infilled to assist in dampening some of the vibrations from trains passing over the viaduct. In a clever piece of design by the engineer, Terence Wolfe Flanagan, the infills were decorated in the style of gothic arches, complete with cornices, in deference to the nearby gatehouse of Whalley Abbey, which can just be glimpsed through the archway here.
If you are interested in an alternative angle on railway photography, why not take a look at the website of the Phoenix Railway Photographic Circle at www.phoenix-rpc.co.uk
Colas Reflections
I'm fascinated by the impressive viaduct at Whalley, which is just a few miles from my home, and it's recently become a bit of a personal project to see how many different aspects that I can photograph, whilst still trying bring a fresh outlook to it.
After a hefty spell of rain, the conditions on the afternoon of 25th February were much more favourable. This puddle just happened to be handy to allow me to catch something of the reflection of Colas Rail 70812 gliding by with the 09:20 Mountsorrel to Carlisle ballast train.
The two spans on either side of the roadway are infilled to assist in dampening some of the vibrations from trains passing over the viaduct. In a clever piece of design by the engineer, Terence Wolfe Flanagan, the infills were decorated in the style of gothic arches, complete with cornices, in deference to the nearby gatehouse of Whalley Abbey, which can just be glimpsed through the archway here.
If you are interested in an alternative angle on railway photography, why not take a look at the website of the Phoenix Railway Photographic Circle at www.phoenix-rpc.co.uk