Last of the Summer Wine?
GBRf 'Shed' unit 66770 nears journey's end as it rolls south through the elegant St Denys station bang on schedule heading the 3.56pm Hams Hall (Birmingham) - Southampton Western Docks (4O32) container train. The extent to which export traffic like this will suffer over the coming months given recent political developments remains unclear.
Per Wiki: The station buildings are fine examples of the Victorian Italianate classical style architecture introduced to the LSWR by William Tite. The original 1867 station building on platform 1 is Grade II listed, now privately owned and renamed Drummond House. Platforms 2 and 3 (seen in this shot) house the waiting room and ticket window, whilst the old station buildings on platform 4 house The Solent Model Railway Group.
The yellow bin in the foreground is of rather more recent vintage, and holds grit for use on the platform surfaces during icy weather.
Techie stuff: Canon EOS 5DMkIII, 24-105mm lens, 25600asa, 1/320s @ F5.0
Comments off for this one, thanks.
8.52pm, 20th March 2025
Last of the Summer Wine?
GBRf 'Shed' unit 66770 nears journey's end as it rolls south through the elegant St Denys station bang on schedule heading the 3.56pm Hams Hall (Birmingham) - Southampton Western Docks (4O32) container train. The extent to which export traffic like this will suffer over the coming months given recent political developments remains unclear.
Per Wiki: The station buildings are fine examples of the Victorian Italianate classical style architecture introduced to the LSWR by William Tite. The original 1867 station building on platform 1 is Grade II listed, now privately owned and renamed Drummond House. Platforms 2 and 3 (seen in this shot) house the waiting room and ticket window, whilst the old station buildings on platform 4 house The Solent Model Railway Group.
The yellow bin in the foreground is of rather more recent vintage, and holds grit for use on the platform surfaces during icy weather.
Techie stuff: Canon EOS 5DMkIII, 24-105mm lens, 25600asa, 1/320s @ F5.0
Comments off for this one, thanks.
8.52pm, 20th March 2025