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The Falls of Dhivach are very close to our home and are the most visited place in Glen Coiltie. Unfortunately the trees and shrubs growing out the sides of the gorge obscure much of the view of this quite impressive cascade, which is where a drone comes in handy!
We haven't had much water up here of late, but the last couple of days have refreshed the watercourse and made everything so very, very green again!
Standing in the yard at Quorn, Great Central Railway on a grey and murky 6th December 2018 is London and North Eastern Railway Travelling Post Office E70294E.
Vehicle History
E70294 was built by the London and North Eastern Railway at York in 1937 to diagram 164 and was originally numbered 2441. Renumbered 70294 in 1943 it remained in service until 1971, entered preservation in 1974 and arrived on the Great Central around 1981.
An unused photo from a few years back, found while digging through my archives tagged with the 6th Street Bridge. Getting nostalgic as this LA icon is about to be demolished and rebuilt. Bittersweet, but long overdue. Downtown is not what is used to be. And that's OK.
I wish I had visited the bridge when it first opened when it was illuminated. Unfortunately, not long after it opened, the copper wire used to provide power to the LED wires were stolen.
It'll be sad to see her go.
It'll be fun to watch her leave.
The countdown is near done for the historic 6th St Bridge. An expansive new project awaits. One which will "unify neighborhoods". DTLA, after the removed stress and strain of a neglected icon, will be shiny and new. Well... That's one outcome anyway. Next up, let's try and fix those smoggy brown skies.
Stabled in the yard at Barrow Hill on the 6th April 2019 is 20 ton brake van 730687. Rather confusingly this London Midland and Scottish Railway brake van carries an incorrect British Railways B prefix rather than a M prefix, also it seems to have lost its stove.
Vehicle History
The London Midland and Scottish Railway introduced its final design of brake van (diagram 1919) in 1935, notionally designed by Stanier and six hundred and thirty five vehicles were built. A further five hundred and twenty two vehicles were built from 1940 to a slightly modified design (diagram 2036) and finally a further one thousand three hundred and twenty vehicles were built by the London Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways from 1942 until 1950, again to a slightly modified design (diagram 2068). 730687 is a diagram 2036 vehicle built at Derby in 1940 to lot 1204.
It isn't somewhere I would usually stop, but a phone call came in and the carpark was... unusually... empty so after finishing the conversation I decided to take a quick photograph of this, the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge at the other end of the Great Glen! The flanks of Aonach Mor and Ben Nevis are disappearing into the clouds to the left of the picture.
6th May 2013
Dicentra Spectabilis
Or to give it the common name, Bleeding Heart. Went out for the afternoon on the motorbike and this was in flower when we got back,the sun has really made the flowers pop out over this weekend.
(c) Sarah Brooke
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Class 25, D5185 heads a line of diesel traction stabled at Loughborough on the Great Central Railway, 6th December 2018.
Locomotive History
D5185 was the last of a batch of thirty five class 25’s built by Darlington Works, being released to traffic on the 24th May 1963, and was one of a batch of thirty five class 25’s (D5183 - D5217) delivered to Toton as part of the dieselisation of the lines north from St Pancras. It was also one of the class 25’s fitted with a steam heating boiler (stone Vapour). It stayed on Midland Lines duties (moving between Toton, Leicester and Cricklewood) until July 1969 when it was transferred to Willesden. A transfer to the Eastern Region followed three years later when it moved to Leeds Holbeck in July 1972. One of the last bastions of steam heating was the Scottish Region and therefore the steam heating boiler of 25035 made it attractive to the Scottish operating authorities and it transferred to Haymarket in February 1975 as part of a swop of four non boiler fitted class 25/0’s (25006/07/08/11) to the Eastern Region (Tinsley) in exchange for four boiler fitted class 25/1’s (25026/33/34/35) transferred to Haymarket. June 1978 was spent under repair at Glasgow Works, with the locomotive being dual braked during this overhaul. On the 12th May 1979 the SRPS operated a railtour which included the freight only line from Dyce Jct to Fraserburgh and 25034 and 25035 were the chosen motive power north of Aberdeen. 25035 was out of service with main generator trouble at Glasgow Works towards the end of 1979 and for the early months of 1980. After almost five years on the Scottish Region 25035 moved to Crewe during November 1980, this was to be its last transfer. A collision at Crewe fuelling point occurred on 6th October 1982 between 25035 and 25190, the former sustaining damage to the cab. This would have normally by this date have resulted in withdrawal but surprisingly repairs were effected at Derby Works between December 1982 and February 1983 with a replacement cab being fitted from recently withdrawn sister 25036. Classified repairs for the class 25’s had long since ceased so it was remarkable that 25035 should receive this repair. On the 14th March 1987 it was left to 25035 to handle the last passenger trip for a class 25 in regular service. The train locomotive, failed on the 1V05 07.09 Holyhead - Cardiff service at Chester. 25035 took the service to Crewe where it was replaced. The following day at tea-time 25035 was withdrawn, moving to Basford Hall on the morning of the 19th March 1987. 25035 was towed with 25057, 25109 and 25265 in the 9L37 10.50 Basford Hall to Leicester Humberstone Road on the 14th July 1987. It remained here until the 9th September when it tripped to Vic Berry's yard with 25109. After an extended stay 25035 left for preservation, heading to the Northampton & Lamport Railway on the 14th July 1988.
Portknockie Harbour on a rare snow day.
The first job of the year took me right out along the Moray coast, however the weather was not quite what I expected! Travel was slow and the job itself took longer than usual, partially as it was the first of the year after a couple of weeks off, and partially because of the weather. Anyway, it scuppered my plans to take a short walk out to photograph the rocks for which the village is famed. Maybe next time!
On the way home the schools were closed early so we had to rely on friends to bring the boys home as Jen's van is not an ideal vehicle for these conditions! I am thinking about a 4x4 winter hack....
This is for my Flickr friend "just jb"--who visited this enchanted isle years ago, to spend time with her friend--who to me was always the Goddess of the Island.
6th Lake, Inlet, NY
Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, California
Impossible SX70 Color GEN 2 test film:
L/D 1/3 to dark
Shot in bright late afternoon sunlight
70F/21C 35% humidity
Shielded
Heated under arm for a few minutes
Scanned 38 hours after shooting
London Midland Railways 170507 and 170504 depart platform 6 at Shrewsbury with 1G48, 15:37 Shrewsbury – Birmingham New Street, 6th April 2016.
Tilly packed her fishing net and her swimsuit and set off for a day at the beach. She didn't catch any fish but she had so much fun playing in the sea.
Today again it just rained and rained.. Inspired by some other photos I found on a Flickr search under 'rain' I thought I'd try and capture some raindrops in a cup. Only the drops weren't really fat enough to spash, only create ripples. I was quite happy with this image though, I like the reflection of a red bucket that was behind in the garden, I didn't even notice it until I loaded the photo onto the screen.
I'll save photographing raindrops for another rainy day!
The heavy rain shower has passed and London Midland Railways 170504 and 170507 start to feel a bit of weak sunshine as they stand in platform 6 at Shrewsbury waiting to depart with 1G48, 15:37 Shrewsbury – Birmingham New Street, 6th April 2016.
This memorial to Major General John Sedgwick from the members of his last command, the 6th Army Corps, was dedicated in 1868. Sedgwick was an 1837 USMA graduate who fought in many of the major battles of the Mexican War. During the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness, he rallied his soldiers to victory. Sedgwick was later killed at the Battle of Spottsylvania in 1864. His statue reportedly was cast from the Confederate cannon captured by his 6th Corps.
Legend holds that if a cadet is deficient in academics, the cadet should go to the monument at midnight the night before the term-end examination, in full dress, under arms, and spin the rowels on the monument's spurs. With luck, the cadet will pass the test.
Where do we find our inspiration for photography? For me it is found on google maps. Trying to find the most interesting parts of a city to photograph and give a different perspective.
Here is the 2nd in a series on the 6th Street bridge.
Closed off for renovation and rain didn't stop me and only enhanced the feel of the unpopulated/barren city.