Throwback Thursday… Great Central Railway steam gala (again)

January 30, 2020January 29, 2020 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

GWR 7800 class 4-6-0 7820 DINMORE MANOR
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XC 50-230mm f4.5~6.7 OIS at 107mm, 1/100s, f8, ISO 500

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was the winter steam gala at the Great Central Railway.

GWR 7800 class 4-6-0 7820 DINMORE MANOR
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XC 50-230mm f4.5~6.7 OIS at 113mm, 1/100s, f8, ISO 320

7820 DINMORE MANOR, a Great Western Railway (GWR) 7800 class 4-6-0 steam locomotive was visiting from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway and I managed a couple of trips from Loughborough Central to Leicester North and back in the warmth of steam-heated carriages…

Monochrome Monday… Pylons

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Pylons, May 2019
Nikon FA, Nikkor 45mm f/2.8P + Y44 yellow filter – 1/250s, f8, – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 320

An image from May this year… taken while ‘gongoozling’ on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section – River Soar Navigation) at Zouch on the Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire border.

Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Single frame… Great Central Railway steam gala

October 4, 2019October 2, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Southern Railway 'Schools' class 4-4-0 925 'CHELTENHAM' Southern Railway ‘Schools’ class 4-4-0 925 ‘CHELTENHAM’
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 45mm, 1/400s, f6.3, ISO 500

Today’s ‘Photography Friday’ involves a trip to the autumn steam gala at the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire.

The above image was captured at the same event seven years ago and shows Southern Railway ‘Schools’ class 4-4-0 locomotive No.925 ‘CHELTENHAM’ at Loughborough Central station, preparing to couple on to its first train of the day…

Coincidentally a classmate of ‘CHELTENHAM’ should be running today… No.926 ‘REPTON’ is visiting from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and I’m looking forward to having a ride behind it.