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How do you get to Pirdop, doesnt seem to be many rail passenger services?

We all want to get decent photographs at galas and generally we all try to keep out of the way of other photographers and facilitate each other. If you do need to poke a long lens close to another photographers head though, please, please, please, let them know you are behind them, I nearly...

Flying in to Sofia in 3 weeks time, not been in the country for about 20 years, I believe they are a bit anti photographers these days, and where am I likely to catch up with the 86, 87`s? many thanks in advance guys.

Photography Issues at London Bridge. I alighted at London Bridge station on Sunday 23rd April 2017, the day of the London Marathon, I took a photograph of the train I`d arrived on and also the station sign when one of the platform staff came up to me and asked had I just taken a photograph, I...

Manchester to Bournemouth via Brighton off peak, I`m leaving tomorrow after 9.30 direct to Bournemouth and returning on the 4th from Brighton, (I`ll be travelling from Bournemouth to Brighton on the 3rd April), the ticket I`ve found on a senior railcard cost £82.75. The reason I`m doing this is...

Winwick and Roby. Class 88 trials. Tuesday 28th March 2017. Nothing was planned, just thought I`d have a drive over to Winwick on the West Coast Main Line, to see what was around, but like most things in life being in the right place at the right time can go a long way, so my luck was in. As...

Elsecar Heritage Railway, Sentinel Gala. Sunday 26th March 2017. I`m embarrassed to say I`ve never seen a Sentinel in steam before, so couldn’t wait for the Elsecar Heritage Railway`s Sentinel gala, with not just one of these unusual and unique vertical boilers, but two of them, plus a...

in high viz clothing at galas. Such a nightmare trying to photoshop some of these guys out, is it really necessary? Another moan, sorry, guys walking around platforms and in fields at galas in hi viz who are not staff, especially the bright yellow clothing, do you think it adds to the photograph...

Ribble Steam Railway, Diesel Gala. Saturday 25th March 2017. Operating stock Class 05 Hunslet D2595, Class 03 D2148, Class 14 Teddy Bear D9539, Netherlands NS Dutch State Railway class 11 663 in green livery, German railcar Waggon und Masshienenbau E79960 and visiting class 60, Cola Rail...

Stafford. 22nd March 2017. It has been a few years since I had spent a day at Stafford railway station and it proved to be still a very busy rail centre for passing freight trains. I arrived just after 10.00 on a Cross Country Voyager from Manchester Piccadilly. The weather was wet and rainy...

Hi guys, could you please work your magic on this one, on the 30th March I want to travel from Manchester to Bournemouth, and come back via Sandy, using any train and on a senior railcard, I don`t want to be restricted by an advance booking on certain trains and I`m no bothered what time I would...

Cheshire Day Ranger. Monday 20th March 2017. It was the first day of spring and the day started off very wet, but brightened up towards the afternoon, so not a bad day overall. My idea was to go hunting the new acquisitions from the south, the class 319`s, we get everyone’s cast offs in...

Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Gala. Saturday 18th March 2017. I did intend driving down and staying over the weekend, but couldn’t find any realistically priced accommodation so instead opted for the train early Saturday morning. So it was up at 04.00 and a drive into Manchester for the...

Manchester, Preston and Lancaster. Friday 17th March 2017. A short trip out today, taking a Sprinter from Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgate, breakfast in the station café and then after crossing to Wigan Northwestern, I caught a Virgin Pendolino to Preston for a few hours. It was very...

If say I was using a GM area Wayfarer ticket and a Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket on the same day, would I be able to travel directly from say Manchester to Sheffield on a Transpennine service, or would I need a service that stops at the Newmills border, (start of the Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket. ?

South Pennines Day Rover. Wednesday 15th March 2017. I decided to have a mid-week trip out and visited Leeds and the new station at Kirkstall Force, one of 3 new stations on the West Yorkshire network, returning to Leeds to take a slow train along the Dearne Valley on a Sheffield train and...

East Lancs Railway. Steam Gala, (Lostock Hall Theme). Saturday & Sunday 11th & 12th March 2017. Back in the UK and on home ground. The East Lancs Railway always put on a fantastic gala, be it diesel or steam, what a great shame they can`t organise some better weather though for these events, it...

UK to Northern France. London to Calais, (Day 1). Friday 3rd March 2017. A long weekend was in order as I wanted to get over to Sotteville, to see the large locomotive dump, a pilgrimage and piece of history in the making, with hundreds of locomotives stored and awaiting their fate. I was very...

West Yorkshire Day Rover. Wednesday 1st March 2017. A day out over the hill and into West Yorkshire, I drove up to Castleton and took the train to Rochdale as I wanted to photograph the underpass that has been re-opened. They have done an excellent job, part of the old steps what lead to the...

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