1J74 Plymouth to London Paddington. Class 802 bi-mode IET in GWR green livery seen here running parallel with the Kennet and Avon canal on a glorious summers morning passing the Crofton Beam engines.
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On the morning of August 4th, I decided it was time to go photograph at Zanigrad. When I got there, I was quite surprised to see many cows there, which I had to walk past to get to this spot. Some were even here at first, but after some time they decided to leave. Retro Istria, connecting Budapest and Warsaw to Koper, was obviously the main target of the day. It was running more than an hour late, this meant that the light at this location was much better than it would have been if it had arrived on time. And to the delight of all the photographers along the line, we were lucky enough to have a freight train going uphill right after it, with 363-005 in the retro yellow color scheme pushing at the rear.
Retro Istria was hauled by 363-001, wearing a gold sticker celebrating 50 years of this class of locomotives, nicknamed "Brižita" after Brigitte Bardot. However, time is ticking for them, as new TRAXX locomotives have been ordered to replace them, and they are no longer receiving overhauls.
The train is seen passing the abandoned village of Zanigrad, with a breathtaking view of the Karst Edge and the sea in the background.
Continental spare tire and bumper
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Street Classics Cruise - Georgetown Cruise Night - Mold-Masters SportsPlex
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 + Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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Class50 50017 Royal Oak heads away from Colwall towards Hereford on 12-6-88
The working is the 1B31 1345 London Paddington to Hereford service.
The black and white half timbered house appeared in GWR publicity material. In 1988 it still appeared to be lived in. Today it still stands and is within the grounds of a school and unoccupied. The view has gone as well and is now just an avenue of trees. Sad really!
35mm negative processed by myself and taken with an Olympus OM1.
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