In which we look at an old diesel train and a newer steam train
Written by Forest Pines; published at 11:18 am on July 17th, 2009.
Filed under: Geekery, Photobloggery.
Another thing I mentioned that I hadn’t posted really: some pictures of old trains. Which, I know, isn’t something unusual for this site. But I did rather like this one:
Which, I like to think, could almost be a Western Region publicity poster – or rail safety poster, maybe – from around 1964. The impressive new Hymek diesel-hydraulic, made in Britain with the latest German mechanical technology, sweeping past Washford with a non-stop express to Minehead. Here’s some more, and a rather newer steam engine.
Keyword noise: 60163, A1, diesel, diesel engine, diesel hydraulic, diesel locomotive, Hymek, LNER, Peppercorn, photography, photos, preservation, preserved, railway, steam, steam engine, steam locomotive, steam train, Tornado, train, Washford, West Somerset Railway, WSR
In which we visit the Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Written by Forest Pines; published at 10:30 am on November 30th, 2008.
Filed under: Geekery, Photobloggery.
This week: it’s mostly trains.
Keyword noise: 2-8-0T, Bodmin, Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Bodmin General, Cornwall, engine, Great Western Railway, GWR, heritage, loco, locomotive, photography, photos, preservation, preserved, railroad, railway, railway preservation, station, steam, steam engine, trains
In which we visit Levisham
Written by Forest Pines; published at 11:23 pm on December 18th, 2007.
Filed under: Artistic, Dear Diary.
A spare weekend: we went wandering, in the car, and on foot. We drifted through the moorland village of Levisham, as untouched a village as you’ll find in Yorkshire, with one road wandering through it across a broad green. Ambling downhill, we reached the railway station. We watched a train pull in, and shunt about, great clouds of steam rising in the December cold.
Prowling around the station, we discovered its Artist In Residence, Christopher Ware, in his studio. We chatted a little while, and studied his prints of bucolic trains. He can’t have many visitors on a day like that; hopefully we were a welcome distraction for a few minutes.
Keyword noise: artist, Christopher Ware, heritage, Levisham, moors, North Yorks Moors, North Yorks Moors Railway, North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, NYMR, preservation, preserved, railroad, railway, studio, trains, Yorkshire
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