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Lattice footbridge, Peak Rail
Minolta Dynax 800si, Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD at 35mm, 1/90s, f11 – Foma Pan 400 rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol S at 1:9, 8½ mins at 20°c.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Window frames
Minolta Dynax 800si, Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD at 50mm, 1/45s, f8 – Foma Pan 400 rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol S at 1:9, 8½ mins at 20°c.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
ESSO Fuel Oil tank 2335
Minolta Dynax 800si, Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD at 50mm, 1/60s, f8 – Foma Pan 400 rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol S at 1:9, 8½ mins at 20°c.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
British Railways class 4MT 2-6-4T 80002
Nikon D600, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G at 120mm, 1/200s, f7.1, ISO 640
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Ten years ago it was this British Railways standard class 4MT 2-6-4T steam locomotive at Keighley station on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
The tight curve and steep gradient out of Keighley station always makes locomotives work hard and there are a number of spots from which interesting and dramatic images can be captured.
St Pancras, January 2023
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 27mm, 1/40s, f4, ISO 12800
Hunslet class WD 0-6-0ST WD132 at Darley Dale (Peak Rail)
Nikon D600, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G at 40mm, 1/60s, f8, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Ten years ago it was this Hunslet class WD ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST steam locomotive at Darley Dale station at Peak Rail.
Peak Rail was one of the few heritage railways that ran trains in January and February but sadly they haven’t done so for a few years now… I’ll definitely be paying another visit when they do start running in March though!
River South Esk Crossings, Montrose
Nikon F3HP, Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5 Ai-S at 35mm, 1/250s, f11 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
A view of Montrose (road) Bridge seen from beneath the South Esk Rail Viaduct in October 2022.
The pretty uninspiring road bridge opened to traffic in 2004 and replaced a much more visually interesting structure dating from 1930. The 1430ft long South Esk Rail Viaduct was built by the North British Railway (NBR) in 1881 and carries a single-track section of the Edinburgh-Aberdeen main line.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Lady Eveleen and Ferryden Viaduct
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 22mm, 1/300s, f8, ISO 200
Replica Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 ROCKET
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 80mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Twelve years ago it was Stephenson’s Rocket! (albeit the replica built by Locomotion Enterprises (1975) Ltd in 1979).
This replica of the famous 1829 original was in action at the National Railway Museum at York, running up and down the Warehouse Line with a replica Liverpool and Manchester Railway 2nd class coach (built in 1930) and I managed a ride in the latter…
Replica Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 ROCKET
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 18mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 400
The 1979 built replica is currently on display at Locomotion in Shildon but the 1829 original is currently on display at the NRM (along with another, part-sectioned replica, dating from 1935).
Motor Rail Ltd Bedford England
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/60s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
An image from the Golden Valley Light Railway (GVLR), a narrow gauge line only a mile or so from here.
Motor Rail Ltd (or the Motor Rail & Tramcar Co Ltd) built many narrow and standard gauge locomotives powered by either diesel or petrol engines at their works at Bedford… The company also used the trade name ‘Simplex’ and parts from at least two (unidentified) locomotives are visible here.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
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