The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway gradually returned to normal operations over the Spring (well, as close as anybody can get to 'normal' in these times), which has meant we've been able to return to properly riding on, and photographing, the trains. The line have been giving their diesel fleet a fair bit to do, which is handy as I (Ben) tend to do reasonably well at getting pictures of diesels published in the mags, and on the KWVR website. There seems to be more photographers interested in the steam services, so I tend to be competing with more, and longer-established, snappers with steam shots.
Not that the weather was brilliant when Spring started, with some very wet days...
...contrasting with some occasionally very warm ones. This is Vulcan, on a chance-shot whilst I was out for a walk, repositioning some of the stock moved for the filming of the Railway Children sequel.
We managed a couple of days of riding the trains (alongside me using it as a more pleasant alternative to the bus on a few occasions). 20031 tended to operate the first couple of trains of the day at the weekends.
I seemed to have a knack for this; whenever it was a Saturday I was free to either ride the trains or visit to take pics, the weather would be utterly awful.
Nothing like standing around for 20 minutes in heavy rain just for a pic.
"Vulcan" again, in rather better conditions.
20031 at Bridge 11.
Not often my pics get photo-bombed by wildlife!
Trying for something a little more creative, angles-wise, to compensate for the dull white sky.
37075 down by the river at Ingrow.
With a shot published in Rail Express Magazine, one of several shots from these sessions that were used in mags or on the KWVR's roster emails.
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