BLOGMASTER

SET UP JANUARY 2010. PLEASE SEND ANY PHOTOGRAPHS/INFORMATION ETC., TO DAVE, AT THE FOLLOWING NEW EMAIL ADDRESS platt.precology@gmail.com
Click on any pic and all of them appear to view.

Monday 17 February 2014

DRS Show-stopper - class 68

Sorry for the long delay but I have been very busy lately on other matters. This post, 17th February 2014, comprises fifteen pics from nine contributors; the latter is the highest number of contributors for a long time.
The post is dominated by the new DRS class 68 'running in' in our area and, according to reports, a very handsome locomotive. Another change for this year to add to the" no more competitions change" is that all pics will now be grouped together.


WINWICK & ELSEWHERE


The first two pics have been sent in by Alan Rigby. This one shows EWS (DRS) class 90, 90020 Collingwood on a Crewe - Carlisle working on 2nd February 2014. Behind is DRS class 47, 47805. the location was Winwick.







Next is the new DRS class 68, 68002, photographed behind the same class 90 as above . The loco is on test on a Carlisle - Crewe working through Winwick on 4th February 2014. The pic is from Alan Rigby.







Next up is EWS (DBS) class 66, 66104, on a Wigan 'wagons for repair' return working through Winwick on 29th January 2014. In the opposite direction GBRf class 66, 66707 Sir Sam Fay. Great Central Railway is shown on an Ironbridge - Seaforth biomass empties working.  The pic is from Jeff Nicholls.





Our fourth pic features a rare four-loco consist, through Winwick on 1st February 2014. The locos were Freightliner class 66s, 66415, 66547, 66606 and 66957. The pic is from Jeff Nicholls.






Next is a pic from Ieuan Wood. This shows a 'Tuebrook - Drax loaded test run'  with GBRf class 66, 66735 and an unidentified GBRf class 66 in charge.






This another shot of DRS class 68, 68002, behind class 90, 90020. The location was beneath the M62 at Winwick; taken by Jeff Nicholls on 5th February 2014.








DBS class 60, 60004 is shown next in a pic from Bob McClellan, taken on 3rd February 2014. The working was the Preston tanks empties and the location, Lowton Junction.








John Smith's pic of GBRf class 66, 66707 Sir Sam Fay. Great Central Railway is up next. The working was empty biomass and the location, Lea Green. john's pic is dated 29th January 2014.








DRS class 66, 66301 is pictured next, running light engine through Winwick on 29th January 2014.









'The Deviatoner' rail tour is shown here in Matthew Chambers' pic taken at Stafford on 8th February 2014. DRS class 20's, 20303 top and 20304 tail, were the locos.







Geoff Monks has sent in the next pic, showing Thompson 'B1' class 4-6-0, No.61264. The location was Burrs on the ELR and the date, 2nd February 2014. The service was Heywood - Rawtenstall.







Brussels is the location for this next shot taken by David Quayle on 25th January 2014. The main train is a Thalys - Amsterdam - Paris service with a Belgian class 27 in the photo, also.







The' electric blue' class 86 is up next from Ieuan Wood. Taken at Winwick on 1st February 2014 the shot shows the preserved loco E3137 (86259) Les Ross on the 'Cumbrian Mountain Express'.









The penultimate shot in this post is from Matthew Chambers. The 'Buffer Puffer 11.0' is pictured at Crewe headed by DRS class 37, 37610 T.S. (Ted) Cassady 14.5.61-6.4.08. DRS class 37, 37405 was on the tail. Matthew's shot is dated 25th January 2014.






Finally, shot fifteen is from Ieuan Wood. The Edward Thompson 'B1', No. 61264, is pictured again at the ELR Gala on 19th January 2014.

Monday 3 February 2014

Photographs of the Year - 2013

In this post, 3rd February 2014, I am showing the two winning photographs from 2013. All the monthly competition winners were judged by yourselves and the winning Winwick and Alternatives photographs are shown below. I think you will agree that they are different but equally superb photographs.

WINWICK PICS 

BEST WINWICK PHOTOGRAPH - 2013 was number 7 by John Smith with 21 points.



Featured is one of Charles Colletts finest, ex GWR 'Castle' class 4-6-0, No.5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe leading one of William Stanier's finest, ex LMS 'Princess Coronation' class 4-6-2, No.46233 Duchess of Sutherland. The 'Special' was 'The Cumbrian Conqueror' running Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle - Shap - Crewe - Tyseley; John's shot of the return leg was taken at Red Bank on 15th June 2013.

2nd was number 11 with 11 points. 3rd was number 1 with 8 points. Eleven of the fifteen entries gained at least 1 point. 


ALTERNATIVE UK PICS 

BEST ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPH - 2013 was number 5 by David Quayle with 14 points.  

Four locos are featured in David's pic taken at in a snow storm at Bewdley on 23rd March 2013. They are ex GWR small 'Prairie' 2-6-2, No.5164, ex GWR 2-6-2 'Prairie', No.4566, ex BR 'Standard' class '4', 2-6-4T No.80072 and ex SR 'WC' class 4-6-2, No.34007 Wadebridge.





2nd was number 9 with 9 points.  3rd was number 16 with 7 points. Fourteen of the sixteen entries gained at least 1 point. This section was more strongly contested.


***I have a large number of pics in at the moment but as I have been busy with the competitions, please hold back any more pics for a week or so. Thank You.