Little update from a couple of weeks ago. Having assumed there would be no more railway photography this side of the New Year, because of rubbish weather and a lack of trains, the last Saturday of November dawned bright with sunshine and blue sky. The Worth Valley were running their Santa Special train service, so me and the Eldest Child nipped out to get a quick snap or two.
Thanks to the dogs/dog shit/ scary hooded youths which populate this wood a lot of the time, I avoid the place after about 1 in the afternoon, but early in the morning it seemed rather nice, and was happily deserted.
The only annoyance was a lot of the frost had gone by the second train of the day, but the upshot was the sun was in the right place.
The main loco was my favourite from the Worth Valley fleet, the American S160-class "Big Jim" suitably bedecked in tinsel.
Normally I prefer a lower-angle shot here, but it involves wearing wellies and standing in the river, and it was carrying a bit of floodwater today so we avoided it. The shot has been published online twice so far anyway though, so obviously a few people like the angle.
The rarely-used Class 25 diesel as tail-end Charlie.
So a nice little unexpected chance for some train shots there in a location which I haven't been down to for a while. Probably no more train shots this side of January 2017 anyway, so it was nice to end on a sunny shot.
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