But I have just found out that prior arrangements will mean I miss all 9 days of the East Lancs Gala!!! AAAArrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh!
Welcome
Hi and welcome to this collection which is purely dedicated to preserved railways.
Originally, all my photographs were combined in one gallery but it was decided that this was becoming cluttered and complicated, so the decision was taken to split them.
About Me
I hail from the Midlands and chased all things Sulzer throughout the Midlands around the early 80's (Oh well you can't account for taste!) However once the last cross country services went over to 47's and the Peaks were no more on the MML. I too lost interest in the Railway scene for almost 15 years! In that time I didn't photograph things that in hindsight I wish I had!! The last 47's on the cross country services! The last 56's and 58's on their various diagrams! 37's on the North Wales Coast! And many, many other things besides! So having upgraded from my original Praktica MTL3 to various Digital outfits I spend a lot of time capturing todays railway scene, with the preservation of Diesels being fairly high on the priorities! This gallery is dedicated to the various Gala and Centers and shows hopefully a transition from the purely haulage weekends I had to one of more lineside phortography!
I hope you enjoy the site and please come back as the site is updated every couple of weeks!
Three shots is all I have to show for the East Lancs 2008 Gala! Taken on the first Saturday, a very overcast day with only the Peak and Western in action. Unfortunately work commitments and prior arrangements mean that this is one to forget! DOH!
A selection of images taken from the Saturday and Sunday of the Gala. Yet again Tim Moody has put together a superb event which must rank as one of the highlights of the calendar!
Loco's involved were: From the Home Fleet 25059 08266 and D2511. Visiting loco's 37087 courtesy of DRS 31108 from A1A Locomotives Ltd. D7612 & 20110 from South Devon Diesel Traction Group D1023 from N.R.M. York D6737 from Devon Deisel Society
