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European Railroad Discussion > Little Trip out near Ludlow this AfternoonDate: 04/29/20 11:34 Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: exhaustED Combining a need for a bit of afternoon exercise with a desire to see a slightly unusual working, I managed to get the below photo this afternoon, on the Marches route in the rural west of England.
This is a Colas Railfreight class 56, travelling light through South Shropshire on its way from Shrewsbury to Worcester and back, presumably for crew familiarisation/training. I've wanted a way to get a decent shot of the main semaphore in this photo for a long time, and this is pretty much the only way it can be had - a southbound train (ideally a light engine) in the late afternoon... preferably with the sun shining...  Date: 04/29/20 12:50 Re: Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: 86235 Looks like the Bromfield outer home.
Date: 04/29/20 12:57 Re: Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: exhaustED That's the one. Very, very slightly reminiscent of a Southern Pacific/Santa Fe cantilever... if there's something wrong with you!
Date: 04/29/20 19:10 Re: Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: krm152 Very nice Class 56 photo.
Thanks for the posting. ALLEN Date: 04/29/20 23:12 Re: Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: exhaustED Thanks Allen.
Date: 04/30/20 03:26 Re: Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: 55002 Good to get this. Is great, when everything comes together for once. Chris uk
Date: 04/30/20 06:26 Re: Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: tq-07fan Looking at the Google Streetview this wasn't an easy shot to get, but you got it to come out perfect. I especially like including the sheep in the picture, it characterizes the area.
Jim Date: 04/30/20 07:42 Re: Little Trip out near Ludlow this Afternoon Author: exhaustED tq-07fan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Looking at the Google Streetview this wasn't an > easy shot to get, but you got it to come out > perfect. I especially like including the sheep in > the picture, it characterizes the area. > > Jim Good detective work there Jim - yes, I had to do a little 'exploring' to get there. Not a big distance, but a couple of little obstacles had to be negotiated. I got some quizzical looks from many of those sheep... I was really pleased it all came together so I could get the shot. We've had a glorious April in terms of weather and yesterday it broke... but the sun came back out in the afternoon and the chase was on! Strange how things work out - if I hadn't been furloughed for April there's a good chance I would have missed it... back to work tomorrow though, at least from home! |