Views in Camera
DBS operated Colas Engineers Train at Bright(not)side - 9283/92+9287/95
Fortune favours the 'nosey' once more ... so in the right place at the right time and though weather predictions were for the commencement of 'a really hot, sultry week, where temps. may get into the early 30's 'down south'', none of that was happening here, mid morning at the sometimes ill-named 'Brightside'. Sunday mid-morning had me early over in Rotherham for birthday celebrations, mum was 91 and she had suggested I come here first to photograph this odd working coming down from Shipley, small white lie there but no matter! To 'big up' the look of a rather glum Brightside a set of 2 different traction types on both road and rail. On the tracks is a Colas liveried Civil Engineers train with around 800 tonnes in tow, 5 full of new ballast, 3 half full and 4 full old ballast, hauled by smart looking Colas class 56, 56105. Passing along the up line into Sheffield at 11:09, 15 minutes early whilst, on the left and a bit of colourful interest to the background a green 'Kingstown Furniture' truck makes its way towards Brightside, helping to make it live up to its name! On the right and now right in front of the camera and positioned to avoid those bl**** blue lamp standards, wouldn't mind if they worked, is Colas 56105 on the 6C53 Shipley to Toton North Yard move, presumably taking spent ballast back for cleaning and re-use. Now in the background and removing 'brightness' from Brightside is another colourful liveried HGV, this time in the form of the 'Ocado Online Supermarket' unit adding pick-ness to the gloom of the sky towards Meadowhall station, seen under the bridge in the background. The extensive passenger 'platform accommodation' maybe glimpsed here in the form of up and down line, rusty 'bus shelter' type provision; I am sure these were very hand in the midst of cold howling wind and rain, or snow, in the middle of winter!
DBS operated Colas Engineers Train at Bright(not)side - 9283/92+9287/95
Fortune favours the 'nosey' once more ... so in the right place at the right time and though weather predictions were for the commencement of 'a really hot, sultry week, where temps. may get into the early 30's 'down south'', none of that was happening here, mid morning at the sometimes ill-named 'Brightside'. Sunday mid-morning had me early over in Rotherham for birthday celebrations, mum was 91 and she had suggested I come here first to photograph this odd working coming down from Shipley, small white lie there but no matter! To 'big up' the look of a rather glum Brightside a set of 2 different traction types on both road and rail. On the tracks is a Colas liveried Civil Engineers train with around 800 tonnes in tow, 5 full of new ballast, 3 half full and 4 full old ballast, hauled by smart looking Colas class 56, 56105. Passing along the up line into Sheffield at 11:09, 15 minutes early whilst, on the left and a bit of colourful interest to the background a green 'Kingstown Furniture' truck makes its way towards Brightside, helping to make it live up to its name! On the right and now right in front of the camera and positioned to avoid those bl**** blue lamp standards, wouldn't mind if they worked, is Colas 56105 on the 6C53 Shipley to Toton North Yard move, presumably taking spent ballast back for cleaning and re-use. Now in the background and removing 'brightness' from Brightside is another colourful liveried HGV, this time in the form of the 'Ocado Online Supermarket' unit adding pick-ness to the gloom of the sky towards Meadowhall station, seen under the bridge in the background. The extensive passenger 'platform accommodation' maybe glimpsed here in the form of up and down line, rusty 'bus shelter' type provision; I am sure these were very hand in the midst of cold howling wind and rain, or snow, in the middle of winter!