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One of the mills switchers. It is operated remotely by beltpack the engineer (operator? not sure what to call him) was kind enough to pose the engine for this photo.
Today in IR's Ottawa Shops, we find a greater variety of nasty OmniTrax colors. Gruesome grey (OMLX SW12 #1472), garbage green (HBRY SD50 #5008), yucky yellow (HLCX GP38-3 #2525), and brutal black (IR SD45T-2 #9238). Word has it that OmniTrax is supposed to move the tunnel motors over to the CRL, so it won't be long before this one leaves the property.
One of several ex-BN SW1200s that MRL bought. This one was originally built for the Northern Pacific.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Hauptbahnhof
Hamburg, Deutschland
Bronica ETRS 645
Fujichrome Velvia 100F
ISO 100
Shot at box speed
Process & Scan by Genie Imaging Ltd, Unit d4, Jaggard Way, London SW12 8SG
Fujichrome Velvia 100F.Roll 01-14.Bronica ETRS 645.2013-06-18
Earth Designs Garden Design and Build were asked to created a landscape and propose garden design in Balham, London*. Here are the details of the project
The Outside Room Garden in Balham, London SW12
BRIEF:
The space was formerly a double garage nestled between two houses. The roof had been removed, leaving behind a worn concrete and cobble floor, garage doors, and two rusted steel girders crossing the space. In creative terms, the brief was fairly open: to design a clean and contemporary space, suitable for entertaining yet functional enough to accommodate off-street parking for a family car.
SOLUTION:
The design was inspired by the strong sense of enclosure to the space, taking elements of a typical lounge to create something that was very much an exterior room. New railway sleepers, chosen for their clean look and contemporary feel, featured heavily as a construction material.
These were used to create raised beds around the boundaries, an integrated 'sofa' and coffee table, and a dresser-style shelving unit down one side of the space. Judicious lighting within the beds and shelving units served to create ambient lighting similar to that found in a well-planned drawing room.
The 'living room' theme was further enhanced by the inclusion of a bespoke wrought iron chandelier hanging from the cross-point of the girders. To allow for off-street parking, the existing garage doors were replaced with two large bespoke wooden gates, and pattern-imprinted concrete was laid to provide attractive and durable flooring. Planting was used to blur the linear appearance of the space, with architectural, spiky evergreens and lush, leafy climbers taking pride of place. A water feature constructed from a Heath Robinson-esque series of copper piping and funnels provided the finishing touch to the garden.
TESTIMONIAL:
"The phrase 'making a silk purse from a sow's ear' comes to mind! What we had grown used to fondly referring to as 'The Prison Yard' is now a tropical oasis that gets more use than any other "room" in the house. Katrina and her team interpreted our brief perfectly and delivered, through wind, rain, and on one notable occasion a violent thunderstorm, our perfect garden. We can't thank them enough for what is, as one old chap commented in passing, 'The most remarkable transformation I have ever seen'. Thank you. We love it!"
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Earth Designs is located in East London, but has built gardens in Essex , gardens in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire and all over the South East. Earth Designs was formed by Katrina Wells in Spring 2003 and has since gone from strength to strength to develop a considerable portfolio of garden projects. Katrina, who is our Senior Garden Designer, has travelled all over the UK designing gardens. However we can design worldwide either through our postal garden design service or by consultation with our senior garden designer. Recent worldwide projects have included garden designs in Romania. Katrina’s husband. Matt, heads up the build side of the company, creating a unique service for all our clients.
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A busy road runs in front of this station, hence the poor photo. The tube station has a separate entrance on either side of the High Road.
Station Code: BAL.
Line(s) and Previous/Next Stations:
Wandsworth Common < SOUTHERN RAILWAY > Mitcham Eastfields
Wandsworth Common < SOUTHERN RAILWAY > Streatham Common
Wandsworth Common < SOUTHERN RAILWAY > Streatham Hill
Former Name(s): Balham and Upper Tooting; Balham.
Links:
Bronica ETRS 645
Konica Color VX100 Professional
ISO 100
Metered at 50 ISO
Process & Scan by Genie Imaging Ltd, Unit d4, Jaggard Way, London SW12 8SG
Konica Color VX100.Roll 01-01.Bronica ETRS 645.2012-07-03
Grand old pub near the station and train lines, since refurbished. (Close-up of pub sign.)
Address: 77 Bedford Hill.
Former Name(s): The Bedford Hotel.
Owner: Enterprise Inns/Three Cheers Pub Co. (former); Watney Combe Reid (former).
Links:
Pubs History (history)
Panel in the Sanctuary of St Mary's Church, Balham, London SW12
I've not been on Flickr for ages, as I've not had time to take photos for pleasure since becoming a freelance musician, consultant and editor. However, I've taken a set of these pics recently for a fundraising event at the church. Excuse the rough edges - I'm out of practice.
Nikon F100
Jessops Diamond Everyday 200 (rebranded Agfa)
ISO 200
Shot at box speed
Process by Genie Imaging Ltd, Unit d4, Jaggard Way, London SW12 8SG
Scanned with Plustek Opticfilm 7600i
Jessops Diamond Everyday 200.Roll 01-30.Nikon F100.2012.04.14
Formerly a pub, now a bar/brasserie.
Address: 96-100 Balham High Road.
Former Name(s): The Jackdaw and Rook; Bar Interlude.
Owner: (website); Fuller Smith Turner (former).
Links:
Randomness Guide to London (The Jackdaw and Rook)
Beer in the Evening (The Jackdaw and Rook)
Montana Rail Link SW1200 18 (ex-BN 216, nee-NP 157) in storage at Livingston, MT on June 17, 2007.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Dog Walking Services Tooting SW17 - www.harrisons-dogs.co.uk
#Dog Walkers Balham, Tooting and Clapham
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, in San Francisco, CA January 5, 1977
Southern Pacific SW1200 2278 shuffles commuter cars at a Southern Pacific San Francisco, CA commuter station. On the next track over is SP GP40P-2 3199 ready to pull out with a train.
The original slide was badly deteriorated and the electronic reproduction required a lot of processing to get it into this shape. That's why it's a little smaller than the other shots I've posted.
A refurbished pub with a little beer garden out the side. Since renamed as The Balham Arms, then Balham House, then a restaurant, and as of 2019 it's Wolfgang's Beer Haus, and the year after it closed. Now a takeaway.
Address: 90-92 Balham High Road.
Former Name(s): The Balham Arms; The Puzzle; Dragon's Puzzle.
Owner: Greene King [Capital Pub Company] (former); Puzzle Pub Co (former).
Links:
Another bar on the High Rd.
Address: 3 Station Parade, Balham High Road.
Owner: Firefly (website).
Links:
A pair of Montana Rail Link SW1200s sitting in a dead line at Livingston, MT on March 5, 2008. There were nowhere near as many units in storage here as last time I was here. Don't know if that means they were scrapped or sold. Almost all of the ones I found this time were units I didn't see last time.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Tamron 75-300mm lens
Nikon F100
Jessops Diamond Everyday 200 (rebranded Agfa)
ISO 200
Shot at box speed
Process by Genie Imaging Ltd, Unit d4, Jaggard Way, London SW12 8SG
Scanned with Plustek Opticfilm 7600i
Jessops Diamond Everyday 200.Roll 01-16.Nikon F100.2012.04.07
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Lake Charles, LA in July 1981
On July 1, 1981 Dad shot SP SW1200E 2315 (ex-SP SW1200 2220, nee-T&NO 124) at Lake Charles, Louisiana.
BNSF ES44DC No. 7695, the "Golden Swoosh" unit, leads the Richmond, CA to Alliance, TX vehicle train, the V-RICALT, through Franklin Canyon at Christie, CA.
Gary Railway SW1200 319, formerly EJ&E 319 and originally built as Mopac 1157, sitting in CSX's Barr Yard.
Riverdale, IL. 6/17/2013
The former BNSF 3541 (EMD SW1200, originally Great Northern) is seen working in Vancouver, Washington, near the Amtrak station.
Montana Rail Link SW1200 17 (ex-MRL 215, xx-BN 215, nee NP 215) sitting with other out-of-service units at the Livingston shops on June 17, 2007.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Scanned 35mm Print
Photo from the collection of my Dad, Jay T. Thomson; Unknown Photographer
Texas & Pacific SW1200 1280 (to MP 1280) working at Shreveport, Louisiana on December 5, 1972.
Garry Point Park, Steveston BC
Nikon F100
Fujicolor Superia X-tra
ISO 400
Metered at 200
Process by Genie Imaging Ltd, Unit d4, Jaggard Way, London SW12 8SG
Scanned using Plusteck OpticFilm 7600i
Fujicolor Superia X-tra 400.Roll 07-07.Nikon F100.2012-07-08
A pub/bar on the High Rd. Since taken over by Antic and renamed Hagen and Hyde.
Address: 157 Balham High Road.
Former Name(s): Eclipse.
Owner: Antic (website); Marston's (former); Wolverhampton and Dudley (former).
Links:
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Grand Forks, ND in December 1998
On December 12, 2008 Dad caught BN SW1200 199 (ex-NP 140, to BNSF 3537) working the yard on a cold day at Grand Forks, North Dakota.
An Antic pub, still keeping up the appearance of being a bowls club, as it was in a former life. Also known as the BBC Bar.
Address: 7-9 Ramsden Road.
Owner: Antic (website); Gregarious (former); Antic Ltd. (former).
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