Calder Ways
Not the most original of spots but another one from the back catalogue that I thought worth a run out during the current lean spell with the camera.
Captured riding over the viaduct at Lobb, Todmorden is Northern's 11.18 Leeds - Manchester Victoria (2M08) service in the hands of a two-car class 150. I was up there scouting locations to snap the Preston - Lindsey tanks and while this was a classic 'must do' spot I have to say the two-car DMU looks much better in the scene than the tanks did, despite the Tug on the front.
The highway is the A646 Halifax Road, and just to the left of that is the River Calder, swiftly followed by the Rochdale Canal. Top left, overlooking the valley, can be seen the tower and church of St Paul's in Cross Stone.
27th February 2015
Calder Ways
Not the most original of spots but another one from the back catalogue that I thought worth a run out during the current lean spell with the camera.
Captured riding over the viaduct at Lobb, Todmorden is Northern's 11.18 Leeds - Manchester Victoria (2M08) service in the hands of a two-car class 150. I was up there scouting locations to snap the Preston - Lindsey tanks and while this was a classic 'must do' spot I have to say the two-car DMU looks much better in the scene than the tanks did, despite the Tug on the front.
The highway is the A646 Halifax Road, and just to the left of that is the River Calder, swiftly followed by the Rochdale Canal. Top left, overlooking the valley, can be seen the tower and church of St Paul's in Cross Stone.
27th February 2015