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Pany P&S (Leica Lens)

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Another Shinkansen at Kyoto station

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M10 - Summicron 75

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Letting off steam. (Please click this image for a better version of the photo.)

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Leica CL, 40mm Summicron, Ilford HP5

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Muottas Muragl cable car over a sea of fog - Upper Engadin, Switzerland ...

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Mt. Rigi, Luzern - cogwheel railway

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The 200th year anniversary of the birth of passenger railways in the world was celebrated over the weekend of 27-28 September 2025 in County Durham, England. The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first passenger train carried passengers for the first time, as well as coal from the collieries in south west Durham, to a port at Stockton on Tees. The train was hauled by Locomotion No 1 designed and built in Newcastle upon Tyne by Robert Stephenson, the son of George Stephenson, known as the father of the railways. This anniversary train pulled by a replica of Locomotion, set off from Shildon to travel a similar route as its predecessor via Darlington to Stockton on Tees.

After the celebrations, as the train left Stockton on its way to facility where it could be lifted onto a low-loader road vehicle for transport to a museum, these few photographs were taken with a SL3. The first 2 with a 90-280 and the others with a 24-90 at 90mm on Sunday 28th September last. Shutter speed 1/1600s for most - which is why motion of the wheels is frozen! The raw files were processed in Lightroom. Some passengers wearing dayglo orange coats were removed!  Generative AI is very powerful!

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Very tempted to purchase the Hornby 200 year celebration pack, which contains 3 locos, including Locomotion No1 and Rocket.  

Lady friend and I went for a ride on our local preserved line today, including a stop to view the yard at Toddington.  I have shares in the Peak below (45149).  Murky day, sun came out later.

 

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Leica C,  f5.6, 1/100s,  ISO 80

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Parked ahead of the Peak above, a privately owned  Class 20 (20137)

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C typ112, f5.7, 1/125s,  ISO 160

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Leaving Sudbury station, Suffolk

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Nokton Classic 40mm F1.4/ M-E 220.

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Local train at Berlin Alexander

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ICE at Berlin

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Arriving at Berlin Alexander

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