lostwin(m)
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24/10/86. And here's 27001 making an artful exit at Queen St.
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D6130
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Swoon!
lostwin(m)
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I like to think that at times I was trying to push into areas of more progressive railway photography. These were the pictures of others that I was intrigued by and i was definitely at an age to absorb influences. I've posted quite a few previously, this is what else I was up to..
24/10/85. An EMU and a small bush.
24/10/85. An EMU and a small bush.
lostwin(m)
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02/05/85. More vegetation, this time starting to intrude upon 08382 - stored at Leicester Depot.
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15/10/85. Not great exposure on this one, unusual composition. 31424 arriving at Leicester.
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01/07/86. I think I was going for something fairly abstract here. 31309.
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08/07/86. A bit of symmetry captured through the cab. 37406 & 37051.
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02/05/85. It has its downsides too. Like clambering amongst the BRUTE trolleys for an original angle just as a pair of Peaks unexpectedly turn up on an early morning St.Pancras working 
. 45129 & 45136.
. 45129 & 45136.
eastwestdivide
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Presumably you weren’t able to drag anything more out of the black in software? It’s surprising sometimes how much you can get from a scan witha bit of tinkering.
I think I’ve got a similar shot, either there or at Nottingham, which has a similar deep overbridge
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It was more that I hadn't adjusted the exposure correctly to compensate for the darkness of the tunnel resulting in the 31 being over exposed. I've done what I can in Photoshop tone it down.
Looking back, I guess it is inevitable that miscalculations on exposure, poor compositions or just missed shots occurred - that just part of the territory as a photographer. Working on these pictures now, my biggest frustration though is my apparent lack of consistency on film development. I would say that less than half of my films have been adequately developed, even fewer done really well. I seemed to have got into a good workflow with Ilford FP-4 for a while, which resulted in quite a few rolls developed with punchy, low grain images. I then changed to Kodak T-max 100 and things got inconsistent again.
You can rescue a lot of stuff in Photoshop, as I am having too now as I eek out anything remotely sharable, but a well exposed and developed negative sparkles in a way that even a 'shopped flatter negative doesn't. I really wish that I had been more critical with film development timings, temperatures and chemical freshness.
eastwestdivide
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Aah. Always difficult to get that kind of compensation right
lostwin(m)
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April 85. A couple more from my one - and only - visit to Moor St station in Birmingham.
lostwin(m)
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I guess the humble 08 shunter could lay good claim to being the most successful diesel loco in the UK. Certainly the most numerous and the longest lived in service. Cool stripy ends too, which were good for B&W photography.
02/05//85. 08908 keeps itself busy at Leicester where it will shortly attach an extra mail carriage to the back to the train arriving under the power of 45116.
02/05//85. 08908 keeps itself busy at Leicester where it will shortly attach an extra mail carriage to the back to the train arriving under the power of 45116.
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29/07/85. 08941 is caught in an unlikely sandwich attaching carriages to the back of the 06.50 Swindon - Penzance working at Plymouth. It is 47555 that is under power.
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29/07/86. Same day at Plymouth and an interesting - but not wholly successful, to these eyes - wrap around yellow (white?) end treatment is modelled by 08641.
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That's interesting....I've only ever been to Moor St once as well......and even then only dragged there by unit spotters!
Lovely shots again.....they really capture the time....
What's going on with the duff and the Billy Bunter ....they're not coupled surely?
Lovely shots again.....they really capture the time....
What's going on with the duff and the Billy Bunter ....they're not coupled surely?
lostwin(m)
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May 86. Perhaps part of the reason why they were so long lived is that for much of the time it seemed, they sat around doing nothing. 08908 again at Leicester.
That's so true - of station pilots at least. There was one at each end of Waverley and they didn't move much. Different locos from HA would back on to the stock in the terminal platforms and the front loco released when the train departed, so there was generally nothing for them to do! I'm sure the gronks that worked in marshalling yards got a bit more action.......but they were probably the ones withdrawn first!
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A posted another image of this operation earlier in the thread and invited thoughts as to what might be going on, as I couldn't work it out. My notes just say they are shunting in two carriages to the back of the train, in both pictures the 47 is clearly the one being driven.
That's interesting, and I note there weren't many suggestions forthcoming! I certainly can't think of any, and I don't think I've seen a moving consist like that before. Triple headed forties, all working, sure
, but never a shunter working with a loco like that... 
Sun Chariot
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Ah yes, 08641 (unofficially named LAIRA, if I recall). The cabsides were yellow and the cab roof light grey.
In the background is what appears to be Mk3 stock from the previous night's Edinburgh to Plymouth sleeping car service.
It looks pretty ghastly I have to say......
Sun Chariot
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I trawled through my class 08 photos a few weeks ago. Some fabulous liveries and - ahem - some best left on the drawing board!It looks pretty ghastly I have to say......
Sun Chariot
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Oh that's just rubbing salt into the wound of people like me who only saw them after their withdrawal....I don't think I've seen a moving consist like that before. Triple headed forties, all working, sure
I think I'm glad to have given up by then......!
To me, a gronk is always faded carriage wash streaky BR Blue, with wasp ends and totally filthy
lostwin(m)
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As I am running out of photos , I’ve made a rather nostalgic purchase today…
Photo of said event coming up presentlyOh that's just rubbing salt into the wound of people like me who only saw them after their withdrawal....
A freight train though, unfortunately.So we can expect a selection of shots of our crappy modern railway?! If anyone can make it look good, it'll be you!
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Yeah, not quite sure how I'll approach it or what I'll look to take, but i've still got my film camera gear and a wider selection of lenses than just the 50mm I had at the time, so let's see.So we can expect a selection of shots of our crappy modern railway?! If anyone can make it look good, it'll be you!
Looking forward to it already!
Any regular loco workings near where you're based nowadays?
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