Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Raimo I was very pleased to see that people in your country also think its important to preserve industrial heritage. Quite spectacular locomotives you showed. I've just been looking at the Finnish Railway Museum site gallery, and noticed that the funnels (smokestacks) of quite a few of the steam tlocos are large and conical for catching sparks - were the locomotives wood fired? I also saw that at least 3 were built here in Hannover at the Hanomag factory (now Komatsu earth moving machines), Cheers Douglas BTW, for anyone else interested the Museum is here: http://www.rautatie.org/web/en/default.asp Raimo K wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >