Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I could have easily spent a whole day in the Museum, but unfortunately it had to be a quick stop on my way from the North to Cambridge. I don't remember seeing the Bullet Train but the Hogwart's Express was definitely in the station and looked ready to go. Ditto the Mallard. Everything was polished to a fine sheen and looked gorgeous. >They are indeed! >The UK has a much better relationship to her Industrial Heritage >than most other countries, although the museums in Munich and Berlin >are excellent York is in a class of its own. >Thanks are due to Martyn Hamlyn and his colleagues - they do a >wonderful job in York, which is BTW one of the most historical >cities imaginable. >Quite a few of the exhibits are "on-tour" most of the year, for >example the Flying Scotsman. Which, of course, went and developed a >crack in the fire-box >when I went to see her at Scarborough last year and was replaced by >a Stannier "Black 5", which are more or less 2 a penny, for the trip >I was booked on. (snip) >>Richard, >> >>Those locomotives are beautifully rendered, and show their excellent >>condition. This is especially noticed in contrast to the condition of the >>German locomotive shown on the LUG recently. Great shot! >> >>Jim Nichols >> >> >>>[Original Message] >>>From: Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> >>>To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>>Date: 3/7/2005 9:35:26 AM >>>Subject: [Leica] Three Recent Shots >>> >>>Here are three more people shots from the recent archive. I >>>followed this couple for a while mentally willing them to hold >>>hands, but no such luck. >>> >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/PEOPLE/P7010042_2_web >>> >>>And, from York, at the Railway Museum: >>> >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/PEOPLE/24A_0318_web >>> >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/PEOPLE/16A_0310_web >>> >>>Comments, criticism and discussion always welcome. >>> >>>-- >>>Regards, >>> >>>Dick >>>Boston MA >>>_______________________________________________ -- Regards, Dick Boston MA