Red Night Sky
1Z10 Railway Photographs of the Year competition.
Category 3 - Scoop
What looked like a signal fault on the line from Drax gave the ideal opportunity to capture a momentarily stationary Biomass Train coming from Drax.
I spent three nights at the beginning of June looking for summer sunsets to build into railway photography, this photograph being the very last one of those three nights.
Positioning myself at Heck, with a view of the ECML and the line to Drax, I’d managed a few sunset shots but it now was getting late and the light had gone. Just as I was about to pack up I heard in the distance something coming out of Drax, a check of the diagrams and a quick reposition and I caught 60095 on the 21:56 to Jarrow, what was interesting was the train stopped at the Red signal for a few moments then proceeded through the Red, I took a few shots handheld but the result wasn’t that great, I could have done with my Tripod setting up to get a longer exposure.
Just about to pack up again and I heard another train in the night air coming from Drax, this time determined to get a shot I rushed to set up the Tripod in anticipation of a stop at the Red signal. The camera was in position and sure enough, for a few moments, the train drew to a stop, long enough for me to fire a couple of long exposures before departing through the Red.
If you’ve not seen I’ve put a YouTube video together of my three nights photographing Sunsets, Silhouettes and Shadows.
66198 4R39 22:34 Drax Power Station to Immingham
Hensall Heck Ings crossing. @22:34
1st June 2021
If you didn’t already know 2021 represents a significant milestone in the history of the Phoenix Railway-Photographic Circle with the celebration of our 50th anniversary by publishing a book to showcase some of the members work, past and present, from 1971 to the present day.
The book contains 14 chapters and 144 pages of photographs depicting the work of over 50 accomplished railway photographers with many differing styles and approaches. It takes an alternative view on photographing the railway scene over the past 50 years.
The book, called 50 Years of Phoenix published on 14th May 2021 with orders now being taken – click on this link to order your copy:
www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15554
Why not take a look at the PRPC web site at
Red Night Sky
1Z10 Railway Photographs of the Year competition.
Category 3 - Scoop
What looked like a signal fault on the line from Drax gave the ideal opportunity to capture a momentarily stationary Biomass Train coming from Drax.
I spent three nights at the beginning of June looking for summer sunsets to build into railway photography, this photograph being the very last one of those three nights.
Positioning myself at Heck, with a view of the ECML and the line to Drax, I’d managed a few sunset shots but it now was getting late and the light had gone. Just as I was about to pack up I heard in the distance something coming out of Drax, a check of the diagrams and a quick reposition and I caught 60095 on the 21:56 to Jarrow, what was interesting was the train stopped at the Red signal for a few moments then proceeded through the Red, I took a few shots handheld but the result wasn’t that great, I could have done with my Tripod setting up to get a longer exposure.
Just about to pack up again and I heard another train in the night air coming from Drax, this time determined to get a shot I rushed to set up the Tripod in anticipation of a stop at the Red signal. The camera was in position and sure enough, for a few moments, the train drew to a stop, long enough for me to fire a couple of long exposures before departing through the Red.
If you’ve not seen I’ve put a YouTube video together of my three nights photographing Sunsets, Silhouettes and Shadows.
66198 4R39 22:34 Drax Power Station to Immingham
Hensall Heck Ings crossing. @22:34
1st June 2021
If you didn’t already know 2021 represents a significant milestone in the history of the Phoenix Railway-Photographic Circle with the celebration of our 50th anniversary by publishing a book to showcase some of the members work, past and present, from 1971 to the present day.
The book contains 14 chapters and 144 pages of photographs depicting the work of over 50 accomplished railway photographers with many differing styles and approaches. It takes an alternative view on photographing the railway scene over the past 50 years.
The book, called 50 Years of Phoenix published on 14th May 2021 with orders now being taken – click on this link to order your copy:
www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15554
Why not take a look at the PRPC web site at