Recent content by chester

thanks people.this 'explorer' swears its true but it sounded so ridiculous.

ive read on 28days later urban exploration site how some people say theyve just asked workers if they can walk around a yard to take photos and been allowed..I find it hard to beleive for a few reasons. has anyone ever tried this and its worked or am i being taken for a ride? cheers.

sadly you'll be proved correct jopsuk.Perhaps this site could just do away with the death on the railways threads as they just bring out the holier than thou and little hitler brigade...you know who you are n i love you all.

gare du nord,sept 15th,some of the worlds top graffiti artists will have 3hrs 15 mins (and a red carpet) to paint the thalys high speed train.ahhh yknow what?im all for it..if these lads have paid their dues trasspassing and risking death+the long arm of the law doing this for years then what...

There will be live graffiti art painted on the thalys high speed train, 4 of the worlds top graffiti artist will have a red carpet and 3hrs 15 mins to decorate the train....inside info and all that. Think its a good idea, no tresspassing or wasting tax payers money cleaning it off. Good on you...

now now demps,no need to get angry old chap,merely expressing my opinion HOWEVER repulsive it may be to some,just as I find celebrating kids deaths on trainlines repulsive.part of being a kid is being stupid+thoughtless and sadly some pay dearly and i find it sad.this is going nowhere so i'll...

dont they have hoardings up alongside the lines of the metro in newcastle that 'artists' are allowed to paint?i cant see how that really helps,as you say there NEVER is enough space for them it seems.

fair enough,i suppose i can see your point as i cant shed a tear for any of them mugs gettin blown up in iraq or afghanistan for OIL+OCCUPATION,so yeah im not all love n sympathy for all.

i honestly cant understand the vitriol some people have towards this.im in no way defending some one doing something stupid but some people here sound so self righteous as if they never did a damn thing wrong or stupid as kids..i know i did.i think he should have known the risks at his age but...

on a liverpool train today and two lads asked me why i was taking photos and i explained and they named this forum as one of their top sites for graffiti vandals to find information about depots,running times and pretty much everything..i really didnt know what to say but theres NOTHING you can...

silly question but are theyre any good spots for overnight freight shots?im guessing that not much moves during the night?

many thanks for that,good to know BUT is there much freight even moved at night there or anywhere in the uk at night?

Hi i'm a photographer but new to rail photography and wanted to know are there any hot spots for overnight frieght anywhere in the uk?many thanks.

Many thanks for that nedchester.I really couldnt beleive that but photographer mates of mine have been asked to leave various locations.crazy isnt it?thanks again.

Hi,im new to rail photography and i really wanted to get night shots of stations,yards and sidings but i've heard about the possibility of being arrested under suspicion of TERRORISM?-is this true? i would never trespass,i mean taking photos from adjacent streets,road bridges etc.surely taht...