It's time for the traditional end-of-summer session on the Worth Valley Railway, where the last week of daily running in September produced some nice weather, and I (Ben) took the opportunity to nip out between other jobs and get some shots, as well as a day or two actually riding on the trains whilst The Childs were on inset days.
The equally traditional river shot, a bit tricky as I write this, as the recent rain means the river is up a good few feet...
Another shot I've been trying for a while; still need to sort exposure times to get this one right.
'House red' 41241 was doing the honours; probably one of my favourite locomotives in preservation, and a nice flagship for the line.
This week is also about the only chance to catch the greenery and flowers looking nice in reasonable weather, before everything gets grim and dies back...
Not strictly part of the last week services, but with imminent engineering work about to split the line, a lot of shuffling back and forth by engineering stock took place over the week. "Vulcan" and the ex-Tay Bridge maintenance wagon are seen up near Damems...
Passing nice and slowly.
"Railways Illustrated" picked up the shot for the November issue.
Not strictly linked to the Worth Valley shots in the rest of this post, beyond geographical proximity, but I also got a surprising image in print this month, a shot from much earlier in the year; my first 'mainline' class 50 shot, out at Utley, in the Modern Traction Review for 2019-2020. Had no idea this had been picked up for print, I just sent if off speculatively at the time.
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