Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gorgeous images - I like the Blue Peter and the Flying Scotsman the most. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Steam engine > Here are some more classic steam locomotives: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Whitby/Railway-Heritage/?g2_page=1 > Includin an A4 Pacific "Sir Nigel Gresley", the Flying Scotsman and what > I think is the archetypal UK steam locomotive, the Stanier Black 5 > Cheers > Douglas > > Raimo K wrote: >> Here is a better image: >> http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuva:Hr1_1021_Rm.jpg >> This the Finnish engine Hr1 - known as Ukkopekka. Two survive. >> All the best! >> Raimo K >> personal photography homepage at: >> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/ >> >> >> Quoting Philippe Amard <phamard@numericable.fr>: >> >> >>> Not bad indeed. >>> Looks like it got a wee bit of tuning though :-D >>> The four front wheels show a slightly different model I'd say. >>> Mine was still operating when I shot that 25 years ago as a remanant >>> of a European past age. >>> BTW. I travelled these and I can tell my kids that TGVs are way >>> cleaner >>> I guess India no longer uses them though and they must have >>> disappeared altogether. >>> Thanks all for your precious information. I'll end up liking and >>> shooting more trains as your passion seems very contagious. ;-) >>> Phx >>> >>> >>> Raimo K wrote: >>> >>> >>>> This is not too bad, either: >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ukkopekka.jpg >>>> All the best! >>>> Raimo K >>>> personal photography homepage at: >>>> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Quoting "A. Lal" <alal@duke.poly.edu>: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> It looks like a Class WG goods locomotive. Approximately 2500 of >>>>> >> these were built. These, and the magnificent Class WP passenger >> locomotives, were extremely rugged and reliable engines. The types WG >> and WP were thelast broad gauge steam engines used on the Indian >> Railways. >> >>>>> The Class WPs are to my eyes amongst the best looking steam >>>>> >> locomotive ever made, along with the Class J of the Norfolk & Southern, >> the streamlined Class 03 of the DRG and, of course, the A4 of the LNER. >> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Philippe Amard" <phamard@numericable.fr> >>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 11 December, 2007 6:31 AM >>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Steam engine >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> For train lovers, retrieved last night from the cigar box. >>>>>> Shot in Kadjuraho, India in 1982, and probably part of the >>>>>> >>> British heritage there. >>> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/2ytnf7 >>>>>> Phx >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >