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Despite the poor light it's worth noting the sheer scale of the structure, which easily belittles a train consisting of 2 locos and 13 coaches
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    Hello everybody. My name is Matt, and I'm a keen railway enthusiast and railway employee. I've been taking digital photos since 2002, but things really kicked off with the purchase of my first digital SLR Canon. I started with a 300D, then 400D and now use a 450D. Lenses I have used range from the Sigma 10-20mm HSM, Canon 18-55mm EF-S, Tamron 17-50mm f2.8, Canon 28-135mm IS USM, Canon 70-300mm IS USM. I don't have photo purchasing enabled because uploading the high quality images would eat my Quota.

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    IMG_3357.jpg   As is always the way with steam charters, for some reason people think this gives them carte blanche to stand wherever the hell they like to get a photo. At Vigo bridge there were around 20 people trespassing within sight and I suspect at least double that for this 2 mile climb from Bromsgrove  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (483)
    IMG_3354.jpg   A closer view as 'The Duke' gets to grips with it's 13 coach train, helped by 66050 shocing at the rear. Even for a double kilchap exhaust it made a very loud roar  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (297)
    IMG_3367.jpg   Despite the poor light it's worth noting the sheer scale of the structure, which easily belittles a train consisting of 2 locos and 13 coaches  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (172)
    IMG_3365.jpg   From Barnt Green the charter went via Lifford, Nuneaton, Leicester, Oakham and then this magnifiecent viaduct at Seaton/Harringworth  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (172)
    IMG_3349.jpg   BR 8P 4-6-2 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' battles the infamous gradient of the Lickey incline with a train from Gloucester to London Waterloo via a torturous route  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (108)
    Voyager_HST.jpg   Well now, how's this for spoiling both a livery and a unit all at once???  Photoshop imagination  (68)
    IMG_2572.jpg   The driver receives his last instructions before departing the terminus  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (65)
    IMG_2588.jpg   If you could remove the person it would be hard to tell the difference between a model and a real loco  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (55)
    IMG_2670_orig.jpg   This is how the original shot I took of 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' laeding 'The Midlander' away from Birmingham New Street looked. how cruel of the LM 323  July 2010  (50)
    10 IMG_2700_1.jpg   The same shot in black and white  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (46)
    11 IMG_2670.jpg   Thanks to the wonders of Adobe's Photoshop, I was able to rewrite the timing of that 323 and make this unforgettable image of an unforgettable moment in Birmingham New Streets history.  July 2010  (41)
    12 IMG_2705.jpg   This station is an intermediate stop used for people wanting a walk or a picnic in the large field behind the loco. The train is seen at the end of the loop ready to join the single line back to the terminus  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (36)
    13 IMG_2714.jpg   A closer view of the train coming down the straight track  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (34)
    14 IMG_2581.jpg   Here is a gauge 1 version of a Freightliner Class 66  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (33)
    15 Arriva_Voyager.jpg   And how's about this, if rumours are to be believed this may well be on the cards! And through my crystal ball I had done this over a year ago. It's not truly accurate however, because if it's Arriva this would have turned round at Cheltenham and would not be seen here.  Photoshop imagination  (32)
    16 Class_47s_XC.jpg   Another possible solution to summer timetable overcrowding on the XC network as a pair of Class 47s hired from Riviera Trains climb the Lickey  Photoshop imagination  (31)
    17 IMG_2710.jpg   Another slight climb is evident as the loco brings the train out of the tight curves from the terminus, which is very reminiscent of Porthmadog on the Ffestiniog railway  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (31)
    18 IMG_2696.jpg   The only real workout the loco gets is on two climbs, the first being this climb up to a tunnel (as is the case with light railways, the tunnel is just cosmetic)  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (28)
    19 IMG_2691.jpg   We had a visit to the Evesham Vale Light Railway, and I was very impressed with the little run and this slightly overpowered loco  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (28)
    20 IMG_2700.jpg   The loco is seen again as it crests the sunmmit and approaches the tunnel  Recent updates or re-edited shots  (27)
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    Hello to all visitors! My name's Matt and I'm a rail enthusiast and employee, now working for Cross Country. I have worked as a guard on the railway since 15th September 1997 and have always had a keen interest in all things rail (expect maybe single axle units!!). My photography really kicked off in 2002 with the purchase of my first digital camera, what leaps and bounds we have experienced since then eh?
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    As is always the way with steam charters, for some reason people think this gives them carte blanche to stand wherever the hell they like to get a photo. At Vigo bridge there were around 20 people trespassing within sight and I suspect at least double that for this 2 mile climb from Bromsgrove
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