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The weather was poor at Tamworth High Level when Peter visited. The train he pictured is a Class 120 Cross Country DMU, it has Cardiff Central on the blind. It is unlikley Peter was here on a photographic trip in this weather but he did carry his camera when on business.
Peter Shoesmith Circa 1964
Copyright John Whitehouse & Geoff Dowling: All rights reserved
A different sort of edit from the car-rig test a couple of weekends ago.
I've attempted to clone out the rig again.
SOOC version is here:
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A wet Lichfield Trent Valley on 23rd November 2023, courtesy of Storm Bert, as former West Midlands Trains, now Northern, Class 323 No. 323203 passes while working 5H70 1718 Allerton Depot - Wolverton Centre Sidings. it about to pass beneath the high level platform where, on days of old, it would have stood on too numerous occasions to mention while working a Birmingham Cross City Line service. Rob Class 66, of this parish, alerted me to this working as I had turned up for a passing kettle, and I am pleased to say that he once again plays a starring role in the picture!! Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved.
The shy winter sun is vanishing behind Auckland' s bridge and it's bay.. Seen from the Sky Tower, August 2016.
Golds HIll between Tipton and Wednesbury. The area was once a hive of activity, with the level crossing serving a number of workers' cottages off to the left and the line busy with coal and steel trains to and from local factories.
The cottages disappeared 40-50 years ago and traffic along the line diminished during the 1980s as UK manufacturing industries declined and failed in the face of international competition and Margaret Thatcher's policies.
The line closed in 1993, with various British Rail departments unable to agree on who would fund major repairs to Dudley Tunnel and Parkhead viaduct.
Since then there has been much talk of conversion into a tram route, which has finally been confirmed. I'll be riding the line some time around 2022.
I was somewhat horrified as I watched a large Swamphen take this duckling, as I had assumed they were 100% vegetarian. However that sharp red beak and long powerful legs and claws gave a thorough advantage to the Swamphen over the blunt bill and webbed feet of the duckling's parents. The father duck in particular showed persistence and a level of aggression I've never seen in a Pacific Black Duck. the Swamphen however was unperturbed by his violent though essentially harmless flapping and quacking. The struggle for this first duckling lasted around 15 minutes. A second duckling was taken soon after which only elicited a brief chase from the mother duck.
"Girls are like fireworks
Their kiss lights up the night
Their hugs make everthing bright
When they get mad they explode
When they are happy they make everthing glow."
-Anonymous
A location in transit,
a night journey,
occupy the senses,
stop mental pictures,
have a quiet moment
in the newness of it all.
It's just over a month until we go on our next Minimoon, and I just realised that I hadn't uploaded all of my photos from our last jaunt to Devon in the Spring!!
Prepare yourself for Brixham and Devon shots by the bucket load!!
Sony α7 II
Sony 28-60mm lens F4-5.6
Excerpt from www.hiddennewfoundland.ca:
The Brigus Tunnel is a surprising reminder of the impact that the Labrador fishery and seal hunt had on the community of Brigus. The historic town is littered with reminders of what life was like hundreds of years ago and is known for its large number of heritage buildings and picturesque gardens. But the most notable historic site in the town is a large tunnel cut through solid bedrock near the harbour front. To many people’s surprise the tunnel is an artifact of the Labrador fishery in which many of the town’s inhabitants once participated.
The tunnel was built for the famous Captain Abram Bartlett. Bartlett frequently made trips to Labrador to partake in the summer fishery but due to an overcrowded harbour would often have trouble finding a dock to unload his catch. After purchasing a larger ship, his previous berth at Riverhead was no longer usable. The only remaining suitable deep water berth nearby was in Brigus Harbour. Brigus' sheltered and deep water harbour was ideal for holding large ships but finding a place to dock a ship was often difficult due to surrounding cliffs. A tunnel through the ridge would give Bartlett access to his ship and allow for easy offloading of the catch.
Bartlett immediately purchased a section of land near the ridge and hired the help of Cornish miner John Hoskins. Hoskins began construction of the tunnel around 1860. John Hoskins was a professional who had previously been employed at the Tilt Cove Copper Mines on the Baie Verte Peninsula [Virtual Museum]. The roughly 80 foot long tunnel was constructed by hand drilling holes into the rock in which gunpowder would be placed. In order to keep the drill bits sharp a special forge was constructed near the tunnel site. The tunnel is reported to have taken around four months of continuous work to complete. The tunnel measured eight and a half feet high and about eight feet wide allowing wheel barrows, wagons and even horse and carriages to access the wharf on the other side. The tunnel was used until around 1910.
Today the tunnel is accessible by anyone who wishes to venture through. The tunnel is located near the waterfront behind St. Georges Heritage Church near the Bartlett Memorial.
Realizando unas pruebas sobre las 10:00 de la mañana, con un filtro Heliopan ND 3.0, para comprobar efectos sobre el mar...
Waiting to catch a train for Euston on the way to the Isle of Wight I managed to catch this early morning snap of a southbound coal train in charge of an 8f approaching Tamworth High Level.
“The Field”, a popular spot for spotters of West Coast expresses had the bonus of a similar view of less exotic motive power on the Derby to Birmingham main line. By July 1965 spotter numbers in the Field were well past their peak after the withdrawl of Princesses and Duchesses.
Actually made as a gift for a good friend who hosted me for a week in his flat.
One SB600 on each side, shot at 1/4 power, triggered by Commander unit of the D200, bounced off big white paper sheets.
An Italian Tornado makes a fast low level pass through Vouraikos Gorge as part of a familiarisation flight prior to the 2025 Iniochos exercise at nearby Andravida air base.
Aircraft: Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS MM7086/6-60.
Location: Vouraikos Gorge, Achaea, Greece.
Cooper holds the perfect pose, level head, eyes front, full concentration. I couldn't ask for a better dog, friend and constant companion !
Another shot from my trip to Linda Vista hospital several weeks ago. This was an on the spot idea which turned out ok.
Strobist: sb-800 front left in a collapsed shoot thru. bare sb-sb800 with green gel behind. Triggered by pocketwizards. Lighting Diagram on the Blog.