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Loch Treig : 37401 with the last Corpach - Mossend SLK above Loch Treig
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| These photos are a joy to look at - classic trains and magnificent locations. Brilliant. |
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D9009 at Loch Awe with the DPS Freedom of Scotland (25th June 2003)
UK - Railtours and Specials |
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| hi i would just like to say that this shot is a cracker. The best i have seen of the tour so far. Great shot.
keep up the good work |
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Rannoch Moor : with Corrour station in the background, 37402 and 37232 lead a Corpach - Mossend freight south over the moor
UK - West Highland Line |
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SHOW US THE PHOTOS TAKEN WITH THE OLYMPUS
FILM SLRs |
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| Photos pre-2006 were taken on film. |
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Denis propels a ladle of molten metal into the foundry at R B Tennent's of Whifflet (8th February 1984)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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2005-12-22 16:43:13 |
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| Hi Alan,
I noticed your site on Jim Ramsay's site, and turned to these steam Sentinals.
I worked in Tennents for many years, left about 1980,
and in the maintenance dept. for a time on the fitters section, and noted maintenance of the Sentials on
planned maintenance reports.
So I was pleased to see these phots, as there was
no chance when working.
James Tennent, the founder, had two sons, Norman
and Howard,
Howard remained in charge after the Father died,
and Norman went to Crewe works as a Director.
Howard named the loco's after his family,
There was debate in the works about the use of steam
as BR was going diesel, but the works engineer at the time was an older man, and insisted steam was the most reliable.
you probably know one is in Summerlee and two are
at Bo'Ness being overhauled.
hope these comments are of interest,
and you have a fine site, and been taking fine railway
pics for some time.
I only started in quantity after resorting to part time
work,
Alastair Blackwood
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An unidentified BLS Re4/4 crosses Baltscheider viaduct bound for Brig (June 1982)
Switzerland - SBB / BLS / SOB |
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2006-01-12 21:11:06 |
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| Good photo its nice to see the line before it would double tracked but that is a Re4/4 not a Ae4/4! |
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| The description has been corrected. |
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DS Blumlisalp at Thun
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| This boat really has a history, having been left to rot for 17 years before being rescued by 'friends of steamboats' and brought back in service.
Check out my blog:
http://bluemlisalp.blogspot.com/
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An articulated bus waits at Bahnhofplatz, Luzern
Switzerland - Towns and Cities |
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| Not a Trolleybus but a diesel bus |
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Articulated trolleybus at St.Gallen
Switzerland - Towns and Cities |
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| Excellent picure, like the others: but I think it is St Gallen and not Fribourg!
The colour is too good for Fribourg and is St Gallen as I remember it from 1993; I thikn the number as well [Fribourg trolleybuses are numbered in the 500s]; and the rails in the road are from the Trogenerbahn. |
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| Quite correct, it is St.Gallen. The caption has been amended. |
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8F 48151 glinting in the evening light at Fort William depot
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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Maude is seen from Calton cemetery approaching Edinburgh Waverley (1st December 1984)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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| You don't give up when it gets dark |
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75014 darkens the sky on the last part of the climb to Slochd with a southbound special
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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| Impressive pic. Pity it was obviously such a dark day, but what an image of power! |
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Gem4/4 802 leads a Bernina Express below the spiral viaduct at Brusio (12th July 2005)
Switzerland - RhB / FO / BVZ |
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| Good afternoon
I have spent this afternoon looking at your recent collections taken in Scotland and various ones in Switzerland. I am going to Switzerland at the end of next week and am familiar of the location this shot was taken from a previous visit and wondered if you could tellme roughly how long it is in walking distance from the station please.
I am a cautious rater but your collection is excellent.
Thank you
Peter Keating |
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An unidentified Ae6/6 leads a short freight south at Pieterlen (11th July 2005)
Switzerland - SBB / BLS / SOB |
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| The description has been amended. |
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A pair of Class 20s make an unusual sight in the valley of the Carron Water, north of Carmont
UK - Aberdeen to Dundee & Perth |
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| This pic is my favourite - beautiful scenery. |
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A Class 27 races past Pitmedden near Dyce with an Inverness - Aberdeen service
UK - North from Aberdeen |
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Mallaig : 37402 with the 14.05 Fort William - Mallaig entering Mallaig (22/06/86)
UK - West Highland Line |
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| What wonderfull pictures. Having taken railway pictures myself I appciate the skill, energy, patience, time and sheer artistry that have gone into these photos. The highlands are a part of world I love.
The weather is a bit fickle is it not, but what a master you are of it. |
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Clearing up operations in the aftermath of a freight train derailment at Cupar (04/06/88)
UK - Central Scotland and Fife |
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| I recall it well. I spent many days at the site
Firstly we had to wait for a big enough road crane (300T) to arrive from somewhere south of the border
Then I had cranes from Haymarket and Carlisle to clear the wagons that got through the bridge and rolled down the bank |
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40145 and 50022 climb above the Tay on the Perth - Ladybank line with 1Z25 Inverness - Edinburgh (09/10/06)
UK - Railtours and Specials |
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| To see such a constant run of good quality photos makes me happy, cracking stuff here. Dave http://daviddawson.fotopic.net/ |
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45407 and 62005 crossing Auch viaduct with 5Z45 Fort William - Carnforth ECS (14/10/06)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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| Dear Alan,
Your site was drawn to my attention at a discussion group I subscribe to, Railway Modelling Web2
http://www.rmweb2.co.uk and you might be pleased
to know you have drawn many favourable comments.
My own comment on the subject photograph is that
is the most breathtaking, awe inspiring, magnificent
photograph I've seen in years.
As an ex-pat Scotsman, your photograph summonsed emotion from my me that I haven't
felt for some time indeed. Thank you.
Do you think it might be possible for me to obtain
a means of enlarging your photograph for framing
and display in my home ??
I would be only too happy to pay whatever costs
might be involved, but I'm not too sure about what
process would be involved.
Thank you and very best regards,
Charles Craig
Sydney, Australia. |
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The end of the line at Dufftown with 27010 on a SPRS railtour (31/05/80)
UK - North from Aberdeen |
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| Alan,
Really nice site - loco here is 27010. Good framing btw! |
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| That is the loco id added. Thanks for that. |
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Turntable at Aberdeen Ferryhill (13/06/06)
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| Sad to see it in such a state of disrepair.
Does this mean the end of of any future steam hauled trains to Aberdeen?
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A section of narrow gauge track serving the Tay salmon fishing station at Seggieden, near Perth
Railway Relics |
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| Alan,
I remember spotting this section of narrow gauge when, as a youngster in the '60s, I used to take the train from Larbert to Dundee to visit my grandmother. At that time, steam locos were still very much the norm. I'm sure the main line still went through Glenfarg at that time. It wasn't until the early 80's that I actually made a point of finding it to prove that my memory served me correctly. Didn't realise it was a salmon fishery though! |
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Balloch Pier and "Maid of the Loch" (Sep 81)
UK - Glasgow and WCML |
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| Blinding, simply fantastic. I have often wondered if photographers have boxes of slides stashed away with such gems as this, but this one is greater than could have been expected. Legendary. |
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Stranraer Harbour station and the Larne ferry on a gloomy day in September 1981
UK - Glasgow and WCML |
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| Fantastic picture! has everything: the train, the boat (with bow raised) and the atmosphere created by the typically West of Scotland miserable weather. |
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37694 and 37693 with steel empties between Crawford and Abington (24/07/90)
UK - Glasgow and WCML |
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| Cracking Shot!!!!! The Railfreight Coal livery looked smart on the 37s |
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K4 61994 and A4 60009 head "The Great Britain" on the climb from Blair Atholl to Drumochter, seen approaching Dalnacardoch (10/04/07)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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| Hi Alan,
This is a FANTASTIC shot what memories haven't yet seen any of the Great Britain so enjoyed browsing hoping to see 'The Marquis' today at Dingwall |
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GNER's "Mallard" refurbishment programme reaches its illogical conclusion
A Little Bit of Fun with Photoshop |
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| That is an awesome picture!! |
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37097 at Kincraig Crossing with the 13.30 Bridge of Dun - Brechin (05/05/07)
UK - Heritage Lines |
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| Good photo there. By the way, i'm the person in the cab on the left side. :D |
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37097 near Arrat's Mill with the 17.15 Brechin - Bridge of Dun (05/05/07)
UK - Heritage Lines |
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| Nice photo great background scene. |
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66611 with 6B32 Aberdeen - Oxwellmains in the sunshine at Fetteresso, south of Stonehaven (22/08/07)
UK - Aberdeen to Dundee & Perth |
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2007-08-26 20:11:54 |
Left by Tom Tractor Trash (#0) |
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| Nice to meet you there Alan. What happened to the shot before.... there's a beep on my video corresponding to a nice shot on the bridge! |
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40145 emerges from Cruach snow shed onto Rannoch Moor with the SRPS tour from Carlisle to Fort William (25/08/07)
UK - Railtours and Specials |
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2007-08-26 20:07:14 |
Left by William Turvill (#0) |
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| Super shot. I wish I had been there! |
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2007-08-26 22:53:07 |
Left by Robert McCulloch (#1027801) |
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| Fantastic pic. At least you had better than I had at County March. |
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| SUPERB photo Alan, must be one of your best !! |
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K4 61994 storms out of the snow shed and onto the moor with 1Z94 Glasgow - Fort William (01/09/07)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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| Just magic. The composition breaks the trend for such shots, and the location is totally unique. I had planned to go for this, at the exact same spot no less. However, when I saw the weather forecast I chickened out! |
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| I had to go back to this spot as I managed to lose my monopod after taking the shot of 40145 the previous weekend. Found it after a bit of searching and it hadn't suffered any ill effects from its week on the moor. Moral ...... don't lay any of your gear on the ground and wander off looking for a better angle. |
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Rannoch Moor : in typical West Highland weather, 156492 reaches the top of the 1 in 53 climb from Rannoch with the 08.21 Glasgow - Mallaig (01/09/07)
UK - West Highland Line |
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| That E1 is really taking a beating from you! |
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| Waited for more than two hours in a mixture of wind, driving rain and sunshine for the K4. The chap I was with was using a Canon 5D but it succumbed to the damp when the special eventually appeared.
Needless to say, the E1 got the shot. ... a truly weatherproof camera. |
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Back north again beneath Schiehallion
Hogwarts Express 2007 |
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| I honestly don't think I've ever seen a railway photograph with Schiehallion featured so prominently before, which is kind of strange considering how much presence it has in this part of Scotland. I'm loving your new takes on this place. |
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The middle of nowhere (well, I suppose it must be somewhere ..... it's just not near anywhere)
Hogwarts Express 2007 |
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| This location just tugs at the emotion, and it's just unbeatable in light such as this. I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing the moor, keep them coming! |
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Winter snow at Cruach
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| hi i am loving your display.
one question how do you get the snow like this
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| Quite simple ...... the snow is flour. Self-raising if I remember correctly :-) |
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45407 climbing to Plockton with the Inverness - Kyle leg of "The North Briton" (14/04/08)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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2008-04-17 05:14:20 |
Left by Dougie from Plockton (#0) |
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| 10/10 again Alan !! Great shot at one of my favourite locations. I live just opposite the line there.
P.S. it was the 'NORTH' briton. |
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| Must have been thinking about last year's tour when I did the captions. That's them all corrected now. |
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45407 and 45231 racing towards Carmont with the Aberdeen - Dundee leg of "The Great Britain II" tour (12/04/09)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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| great set of photo's of the gb2 railtour.
12 out of 10 for the carmont photo. |
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45231 and 62005 crossing the moor between Rannoch and Corrour with the Jacobite ECS to Fort William (14/05/09)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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2009-05-15 14:09:23 |
Left by bob shand (#1036546) |
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| fantastic shot Alan |
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5Z62 Carnforth - Fort William with 45231 and 62005 catches the evening sun on Rannoch Moor as it heads towards Corrour (14/05/09)
UK - Steam in Scotland |
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| just viewed your photo's of steam over rannoch.
one word comes to mind, stunning,if i could take photo's half that good i would be happy.that good i have kept them on file.well done enjoyed viewing. |
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37670/401 crest the summit in Glen Lochy with 1Z67 Oban - Workington (22/08/09)
UK - Railtours and Specials |
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2009-08-24 20:44:29 |
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| An absolute belter of a pic in my opinion.The rest are really good as well.Could you please give me a rough idea of where you took this pic.
Thanks Hugh Gibson |
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| It is taken from the same spot as the next photo but looking in the opposite direction. |
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47812 / D1916 heads north through Stonehaven on a SERCO route learning working to Aberdeen (23/10/09)
UK - Scottish Miscellany |
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| Now this is completely baffling Alan ;-)
47239 visited Aberdeen on 30/11/1973, 13/4/1974 and 14/4/1974 at least ! Do you think it forgot how to get back that it needed those people in the cab ?
Wonderful capture of the real two tone green - wish I was there.....
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