Bluebell Railway, Sussex

[Ian T]

These were taken on New Year's Eve. A nice place to take photos, but unfortunately the main yard outside is now out of bounds thanks to health and safety legislation. It's a shame, as the railway seems to get less geared to railway enthusiasts and more towards tourists...

http://tk41.powweb.com/photos/bluebell/Dsc_0300.jpg

http://tk41.powweb.com/photos/bluebell/Dsc_0312.jpg

http://tk41.powweb.com/photos/bluebell/Dsc_0313.jpg

http://tk41.powweb.com/photos/bluebell/Dsc_0321.jpg

http://tk41.powweb.com/photos/bluebell/Dsc_0334.jpg

[rayfin]

Nice set of atmospheric shots there. I remember chasing trains along that line a good few years back.


Ray

[markp]

Wow, missed this thread before...

Great that you managed to get so close to the engines in the sheds, and like you say - a shame health and safety ruin the fun. I like number 3 the best, lovely lighting and composition.
Not sure about number 1 - the light/dark contrast is good, but it's a shame there's not a great deal of detail on the dials and controls in the shadows (though this could partly be down to my monitor...)

[Ian T]

Thanks for the comments!

You can still get in the sheds, but not the yard. The first one I took by lifting my camera up onto the footplate and pushing it into the cab and hoping the picture would come out ok - unfortunately it was very dark up there and so the picture didn't come out brilliantly.

Yes, 3 was my favourite, and a nice opportunity. They were doing some welding underneath, and so had the lights set up.