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You want more atsmopheric shots from me, I hear you cry? Okay, here they come! Two shots of LMS Black 5 45407 coming up!

Manchester (03/11/07): http://www.davidhennesseystrainworld.fo ... 85767.html

York (16/12/07): http://www.davidhennesseystrainworld.fo ... 78111.html


and as an aside (16/12/07)...


The NRM's side attraction: http://www.davidhennesseystrainworld.fo ... 78103.html

37604: http://www.davidhennesseystrainworld.fo ... 78109.html
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Lovely shots David
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almark wrote:Lovely shots David
Cheers Mark! :)
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Paul - absoloutley amazing shots - superb photographic talent.
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Fantastic shots Chris,love the first one.
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some old ones of mine taken on a Zorki 4K.

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Great shots Kev,love the second one!
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Here's some more of mine:
6024 and a couple of HSTS at Paddington after arriving with Nick and Shirley Parry's wedding train!
http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p42489467.html

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p42489468.html

And D1015 in the modern part at the same time,on the same night,what are the chances of that! The photo that is not the lamp!!!!!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p42489469.html
And a few more i dug out on my website:
5051 with an atmospheric backdrop at Didcot
http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p41980570.html
http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p41980573.html

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p41085630.html
One of the only times i'll admit to taking photos of Voyagers!!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p40398568.html
Riviera Morning Ronny (57601) leading the Great Briton 1 towards Penzance past dawlish

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p40398585.html
6024 and 5051 catch the glint at Stoke Canon on the return!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p40398581.html
Holiday in the west 1950's style!
6024 and 5051 race through Dawlish Warren

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p39356684.html
Could almost be the 1950's,7802 at BTM

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p39118986.html
Western Champion at Woking

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p38706180.html
37411 runs round the "Bard 'n Birch" tour at Banbury last year

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p38162592.html
One of my personal,but yet most simple favourites,is this lamp at Quorn on the GCR!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p38161079.html
34067 at London Victoria

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p38161073.html
A 377 and an atmospheric sky at Eastbourne

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p36982773.html
Rood Ashton Hall on the turntable at Didcot in 2006

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p36816292.html
A pair of 33's........at York!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p36816321.html
Pitchford Hall at York

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p36428051.html
My favourite engine (Steam!) 4771 "Green Arrow" at King's Cross with it's pnultimate mainline tour (to York)

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p36250417.html
48773 in Bewdley Yard

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p36250190.html
6024 at Paddington......again

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p35830657.html
34067 at London Bridge!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p35607863.html
Could almost be the Cambrian! Blue Anchor as 9351 departs.......

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p34194377.html
7802 at Shrewsbury,after arriving from Aberystwyth for the FINAL time

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p33735109.html
Meldon Quarry and its former line of stored stock and locos.

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54801607.html
A grand lineup at Didcot last week!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54801635.html
5043 on the Turntable

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54800588.html
The smokebox door of 4965 with an atmospheric background

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54800590.html
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Another trio of shots, this time with steam engine crews. Either having a casual laugh or chat, or contemplating their long hard jobs.

Saturday 1st July 2006: http://www.davidhennesseystrainworld.fo ... 43490.html

Saturday 23rd June 2007: http://www.davidhennesseystrainworld.fo ... 45606.html

Saturday 8th March 2008: http://www.davidhennesseystrainworld.fo ... 64862.html
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Brilliant David! First ones best in my opinion. 8)

Some of mine from the same category:

Ron Smith carefully backing no9 down onto its train at York August 11th 2007 (Made front page of fotopic exactly a year later :) !):
http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p44269222.html


http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p44269210.html Ron Smith chatting to the signalman at Garsdale same day,classic dales weather!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p43096421.html The crew of 73129 recreate the events of 40 years prior,with this arrival at Swanage, 9th July 2007

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p43096394.html Much the same with the driver of 34081 "92 Squadron"

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p43967225.html David Blair,looking back down his train at Ravenglass 14th July 07

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p42489455.html Geoff Ewans takes a break at Newbury Racecourse! (A well deserved one!) 16th June 07

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p41449296.html The crew of 60009 pose at York,knowing they've done well so far 19th May 07

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p50467580.html My dads that he insisted i included from the 60's,and it is a rather good shot!

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p46462115.html My personal fav: Ray Churchill and Alistair Meanley await the RA from Solihull after returning from Bristol,September 2007

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p46462114.html Different subject: Sunset over Minehead

http://www.mark-walker.fotopic.net/p46462178.html And Scamp watching over Somerset,from the top of Exmoor!

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Brilliant David! First ones best in my opinion.
Thanks Mark. Hopefully shows that you don't always need trains alone to make your pictures more atmospheric. The first picture will go some way to proving my point - nothing like an engine crew in high spirits and good humour.
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Agreed,shows a sort of "Human railway" :)
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Time to revive this topic!

More from me:
http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p55395630.html Mallard in the NRM

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p55394429.html Lovely!

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p55381670.html Clan Line simmering at Victoria

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p55153807.html Fred Lewis on 5029 at BTM

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p55153820.html One of Shrewsburys SB's,name of which i forgot,Crewe Something i think?

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54960370.html 37114 ;)

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54960373.html 37427 lives,its been in the wash......

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54960369.html ooh look pretty lights!

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54960368.html My lords sea wall lights !

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54960367.html 37427 cropped up again!

http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/p54960366.html Christ,37114 and 427 in the same shot ;)

Cheers and sorry,
Mark!
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