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This really is an image about change in the Ponders End area. New (expensive) flats can be seen where once a Council tower block stood.
The road we see the trucks on is now a dead end and houses a few industrial company sites, with Ponders End station at the end and access to the River Lea a little way down for pedestrians & cyclists. There are empty plots long awaiting redevelopment.
The road until the mid-1960s was the only road into Ponders End and beyond and used to lead to a level crossing. The road I'm standing on here is the by-pass dual carriageway which goes over the River Lea and now carries all the traffic passing through the area.
The line up of tarmac trucks suggest that somewhere locally, more change is happening.
Pentax K3iii & 20-40mmWR
I met this fine looking cat while walking through town on a cold day, resting in the middle of the road
Sony A7iii (aperture priority AF). Overall, my experimenting with AF has produced mixed results. For quick shots AF is helpful. However, when you have time to compose your shot, manual focusing is infinitely better. Anyway. I had a short talk with this lady. She was eager to leave the footpath and walk on the road in order to get to the bus stop. She finds walking very difficult, in particular managing the kerbs that frequently interrupt the footpath. Why do cars get the privilege of running on a smooth and uninterrupted surface whilst pedestrians have to climb up and down the kerbs? And off she went, on the tarmac braving the cars.
An observational capture of a crew I watched as they worked with precision and speed to get the flight ready. Was quite fascinating.
PS: I will catch up with all my friends and their great pictures & posts once I get back home.
Tallington Tarmacās 0-6-0 diesel hydraulic gets to grips with a rake of FCA wagons conveying precast sections for the London āSuper Sewerā. The loco seems to be Thomas Hill 290V of 1980, rebuilt by the Hunslet Engine Co. in 2012 as 9382. Two rakes will make up 6O26, 2302 Tallington - Grain. Sadly the contract has nearly been fulfilled. The friendly crew said only a few more trains will run, and the works will close.