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    390004

    Hi all Saw this EMU at Stafford last night, just wondering when it was released into traffic with the updated livery? http://www.photos-by-richard.fotopic.net/p67482390.html Sorry if this has already been discussed. Cheers, Richard
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    Train Nicknames...

    My mate and me have some right laughs with the 153's on the North Staffs... Dog Box Derby Dog Box Dog Kennel Derby's Finest Crate Skateboard Flying Brick Seats-on-floor Tin Rockets Rocket Rollerskate Tin Can Sardine Can Standing-only Plenty more mind!
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    Sony 50mm f1.8

    :D Thanks for the picture as an example. I might be able to use f1.8 with ISO400 with 1/400 perhaps, if that's the result you got. Cheers! Ps, Great shot/s Matt :)
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    Sony 50mm f1.8

    Hi all I have been considering to buy the 50mm standard f1.8 lens by Sony for my Sony a300. I am looking to take moving night shots without flash which is to why I need such a low aperture. Would anybody recommend this lens, and or recommend that I get it just for the experience with...
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    What do you do while you're on a train?

    I just gaze out of the window, usually aimlessly. Look out for traction or freight, spotters/photographers etc. Order some food when on ATW's WAG (Hot beef sandwich!). And from the trip to Derby two weeks back, try not to make it obvious that I was looking at the blonde opposite on a cramped 153!
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    XC HST's

    Virgin did this once with their Class 221s. Made an interesting sight, but I don't recall of a XC Voyager doing the same. :|
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    HST refurbs : Great Western v Cross Country

    I spent Derby to Bristol Temple Meads on a XC HST, and I was very impressed with the comfort. I saw inside a FGW HST and it looked very comfortable, too.
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    Things you would like to do again (even if impossible)

    Sit in the park at Uttoxeter, and actually work out whether it was a 56 (my memory maybe decieving me!). Being sat on a 150 for about 15 mins after the guard told of 'A slow freight train'. Seeing the NMT from my first school classroom! The Valenta scream from the NMT echoing across the...
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    Asked for date of birth and postcode when ID'd at supermarket - is this normal?

    My mum & sister came back from Iceland yesterday. My mum had picked up some of that Echo Falls 4-pack stuff, and during the remaining time in the alcohol isle, my sister was told she couldn't buy it! She turned round and said "I'm not buying it, my mum is" But in reply "I still need ID"...
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    Competition 435 :: Class 158s/159s

    Thanks for the tip. I might E-mail my entry in next time. Cheers
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    Competition 435 :: Class 158s/159s

    Hopefully my photo will be uploaded to the competition this time, as last time my entry wasn't included!
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    Autumn is here :(

    I was not particually looking forward as it seems to go so quick but I am looking forward to some landscapes :)
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    Things you wouldn't hear on the railways today....

    "Fancy a cabride, lad?"
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    Rugeley - 90049/66053

    I've had pics like this from the fields to the north of the station... http://www.photos-by-richard.fotopic.net/p66727769.html Also for sale :wink:
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    Rugeley - 90049/66053

    Excellent shots Ferret. Rugeley is a personal favourite spot of mine, got a pic of 70003 in Rail Express 170 from there. Cheers
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    Photograph Prints For Sale From My Website

    Hi all I have been in contact with a printing company, and have secured some prints of photographs on my site. Any pictures can be printed for personal use, and you can follow the caption details for this. I have started adding the captions to August's photos...
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    Competition 431 :: Voting

    Can anybody explain why mine wasn't included? I did upload it.
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    Which 60's would you like to see preserved?

    60010. Child-hood memories... Of chasing it for about a mile on the school bus! 60062 (Samuel Johnson). He was the Uttoxeter-born Doctor (my home town). 60082 (Mam Tor). Massive mountain in Peak District, and represents the class's time in Peak Forest, etc.
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    DRS 47802, 47712 & 66414 pass Uttoxeter - 5Z47 Carlisle to Barrow Hill - 11 Aug 2010

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxrFmomxGKw DRS 47802, 47712 & 66414 pass Uttoxeter - 5Z47 Carlisle to Barrow Hill - 11th August 2010 Cheers
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    6Z70 in the sun at Northallerton

    Wouldn't TEAs be more appropriate for a soft drink?! :lol: Great shot :D

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