Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've always had a soft spot for the Black 5s as well - not that I'm really a spotter, just that they arouse similar passions as Leicas and Rolleis - steam engines are just such wonderful machines, with such a delightful way of doing their job. ?750K? For such an iconic class, it has to be worth it. The NYMR always has been possibly the greatest of the UK's preserved lines, in that it actually povides such a worthwhile transport option - in the winter, it's often literally been a lifeline, with roads closed. Great indeed to see it prosper! When I was young, my local preserved railway was prosaic, but immensely historic - the world's oldest, dating from 1758, and the first to use steam locomotives, in 1812, , and also the first preserved standard guage railway, in 1960 - the Middleton Railway in Leeds. Nothing like so photogenic, alas. Nick ----- Original Message ---- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, 7 September, 2006 11:07:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] UK Steam in BW Absolutely Iconic! Even the Flying Scotsman can't boast such good looks as a Streak. They just spent 750000 GBP- yes threequarters of a million quid! to get it back in safe and running order - worth every penny too. Sir Nigel was a bit short of breath on the first run, and was ignominiously tagged on to the end of a train pulled up to Pickering by a tank engine, later in the day it managed to get up as far as Goathland (Hogsmeade) but without coaches attached, it eventually took a few day to get every thing right - very unfortunate that it was mid-season and August Bank Holiday. But at least they had some other nice stuff running, The Southern is a pretty good looking machine and the Green Dragon looked good in its new livery too, sad that Eddystone was in the deviation yard waiting for maintenance work .The Lancashire Fusilier (Black 5) was running the Esk Valley and Whitby again - and planning permission has been approved to join upthe missing connection from Pickering to the Scarborough-York mainline near Malton - the only thing missing is the money for it. Nice to see a private preserved railway being integrated into the public transport system, and making a profit too. Cheers Douglas Nick Roberts wrote: >There's nothing much more beautiful than an A4. Thanks, Douglas! > >Nick > >----- Original Message ---- >From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>; LEG <leica@freelists.org>; MUG ><MUGers@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Thursday, 7 September, 2006 8:00:12 PM >Subject: [Leica] UK Steam in BW > > >Started scanning some slides from our last vacation, somehow they all >came out with a blue cast, so I ran them off in BW until I have time to >find out what went wrong. For technical freaks: Leica M6 with various >lenses - Fuji Film 100 and 200 ASA - all shot at the North Yorkshire >Moors Railway >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Railway-Heritage/IMG00804092006_edited-2.jpg.html >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Railway-Heritage/IMG01504092006_edited-1.jpg.html >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Railway-Heritage/IMG01404092006_edited-1.jpg.html >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Railway-Heritage/IMG01704092006_edited-2.jpg.html >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Railway-Heritage/IMG01904092006_edited-1.jpg.html > >Cheers >Douglas > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information