Steaming in the mist at England's most southern railway!

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Steaming in the mist at England's most southern railway!

Post by mhlr » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:20 pm

Well it truly is the most southern, it's right on the tip of the Lizard Peninsula. Today was rather humid and misty, and a bit wet at times... making a very atmospheric railway!
The lines detailing has improved a fair lot since I was last there last year, and its sure a great railway packed into a small garden!

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The yard. If Charles' roof was closed it would have made a great shot!

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The serpentine works.

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A little Fowler diesel sits outside the goods shed (based on a shed at St. Mary's docks on the Scilly Isles  :P ).


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A cabbed Wilma steams it's way into the yard.


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Ma' Fowler... back at it's original home!

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Sister classes of loco.

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'Donald E. Jones' steams through the tunnel.

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'Ben~Ben' passes Kynance Halt.

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'Lyn' and a train of L&B wagons.

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An unusual combo. of a Charles and LGB W&LLR-ish coaches.



And don't dispear, I have, yet again, another video coming soon!  :lol:
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:23 pm

What a fantasticly atmospheric railway. Looking forward to the video.
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Post by laalratty » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:54 pm

I'll second what Mr Bond wrote, a fantastically atmospheric railway. That first photo would probably have been worth sending to put as the 16mm association photo of the week without Charles cab roof

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Post by mhlr » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:05 pm

laalratty wrote:That first photo would probably have been worth sending to put as the 16mm association photo of the week without Charles cab roof
Hmmm good idea, I will perhaps have to have a go and see what I can do in Photoshop later ;)
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:27 pm

That's cheating!

Brilliant looking line, I'd love to visit. Mind you, that's quite a treck even from Plymouth!

MDLR

Post by MDLR » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:28 pm

It just goes to show that it doesn't HAVE to be sunny to get some great photos. Thank you for sharing them with us!

Fun & Games tomorrow - starting to run the Modified Mamod in (weather permitting......)

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Post by mhlr » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:49 pm

Thanks for the nice comments guys!

I just spent 30mins photoshopping that first picture, to edit out the roof... but I saved it, and now it's disappeared into thin cyber air! :? I wonder if it would be acceptable as it is...?
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Post by MDLR » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:55 pm

All you can do is send it to Andrew Charman - let him be the judge!

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:57 pm

It's a lovely photo and I think is better as is! It shows that garden railways have the great advantage of not having to have fiddle yards- they can still be very well detailed and function as a preparing area!
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Post by laalratty » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:06 pm

MDLR wrote:All you can do is send it to Andrew Charman - let him be the judge!
I thought it was Tim Gregson who decided what the photo of the week would be?

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Post by mhlr » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:40 am

Maybe this for the DVD too? (obviously with the railway's owner's consent).

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Post by LMS-Jools » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:37 am

Marvelous Line,
I too would love to visit.
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:44 am

Lovely jubbly! I like a good 'ride' along the line! It really gives one a fell of what the railway really looks like from a passenger point of view!
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Post by MDLR » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:58 pm

laalratty wrote:
MDLR wrote:All you can do is send it to Andrew Charman - let him be the judge!
I thought it was Tim Gregson who decided what the photo of the week would be?
I was thinking of SMT rather than the Web Site - it'd make a good back page picture!

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Post by SillyBilly » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:42 pm

Great atmosphere.

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