As mentioned in the last post, I (Ben) had been out a bit this summer trying to get pics of the Staycation Express, the regular Skipton-Appleby excursion train. We'd toyed with going on it, but couldn't guarantee 5 seats together, and there didn't seem much to do to keep The Childs happy for the day in Appleby in the present Coronoconditions... So, as a railway enthusiast who spent most of the year not taking train pics (and could see that happening again in Lockdown;Round Two, this time it's Christmas) I settled for trying to get pics of it. Bless-em, Locomotive Services Limited know the value of getting people to photograph their trains, with a right variety of nice colourful locomotives on the roster (compared to West Coast Railways, who only paint their locomotives in dull maroon). The green 37 had swapped out for this rather beautiful Scotrail 47. Glossy.
It was a nice start to the day, reasonably bright and sunny...
...though the sun was rapidly going in behind the clouds, promising a day of manky tuppaware-lid sky and crap lighting for the pictures when the train arrived.
I'd already done this location earlier in the summer, but the flat lighting did at least mean I could go over the level crossing, to what would normally be shooting into the sun.
Just to prove I'm on the 'safe' (public) side of the crossing; I've been here before to photograph steam services, and had to contend with absolute prats standing right by the tracks, shouting 'because it's what we did in the 60's and I'm still alive you ealth and safety-lovin bloody idiot kid...'
Running late due to problems up the line (a lightning strike at Ribblehead of all things), the southbound hammering past.
Time for a bit of flower photography whilst waiting for the return.
Over the level crossing, and here's the Scotty 47 leading on the return.
Large-logo blue on the back.
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