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Canon 5D and 50D with L series lenses. I use the 5D mostly for railway and other transport photography and the 50D for air shows and other aviation stuff.
Must have been quite exciting on the footplate too. The crew was going into unknown territory so it must have taken some nerve to keep pressing on in search of the record.
July 3rd 1938 on Stoke Bank to see 4468 break the world record. 1001 other things in different years I'd love to do too but if it has to be just the one choice, 4468 gets it.
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Looks like Thomas is in the platform at Havenstreet
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=50.705591,-1.2150383&z=19&t=h&hl=en-GB
and a steam loco plus support coach approaching Swindon
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=51.579159,-1.7295489&z=18&t=h&hl=en-GB
The profile of the smoke deflectors...
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