Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - 'Scene Thru The Lens'
Bob Branch Photo Charter - WHR(C)
24th October 2008 to 27th October 2008
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24.10.08: The Welsh Highland Railway (C) hosted a Photo Charter, organised by Bob Branch, between 24th and 27th October. It would not have been possible for me to have taken the photographs in this collection without the generous co-operation, and warm welcome, of Bob and his fellow photographers. I extend my grateful thanks to them all – and hope that, when they see the captions to some of the photographs in which they feature, they accept them in the spirit of good-humour that was obvious throughout their visit!
24.10.08: ‘Ruby ’ – a 72 seater, 1966-built, AEC Routemaster (RML2515) - was used to transport the group of photographers between locations... I was picked up at Harbour Station at 07:15 – then it was off to Dinas to collect a Conductor, before calling in at Caeathro Garage for a fuel, food and foto stop...
24.10.08: The bus was driven by David Davies, with James Sutherland being the Conductor for the day...
24.10.08: Next stop was to pick up the group of eighteen photographers who were staying at Planwydd, at the top end of Llyn Cwellyn...
24.10.08: “All aboard, please..!”
24.10.08: Then it was on to Rhyd Ddu to pick up the rest of the group, who were either staying at different locations in the area or just joining the group for a day or two...
24.10.08: The first rays of sunlight hit the upper slopes of Mynydd Drws-y-coed, as ‘Ruby’ waits for the last stragglers to board, before heading off to the Aberglaslyn Pass...
24.10.08: In Rhyd Ddu Yard, Pete Gray and the P-Way Gang were preparing to move the tamper out of its ‘shed’...
24.10.08: Paul Lewin delivers a motivational speech to the train crews, to prepare them for the rigours ahead... At least, that’s what I hope he was doing!
24.10.08: 'Ruby' rounds the bend approaching Bryn y Felin, on the way to the Aberglaslyn Pass...
24.10.08: On arrival the photographers spread out to find their choice of location. Some picked the wide-open spaces and heady heights of the valley sides...
24.10.08: ...while others decided to see how many photographers could fit on the same rock
24.10.08: “Come on, there’s room for a few more..!”
24.10.08: The appearance of a wisp of steam in the distance heralded the arrival of the train, and brought a swift end to the party games...
24.10.08: Well almost – someone’s still playing ‘Hide and Seek’...
24.10.08: ‘Prince’ makes the first run-past of the day, through the top section of the Aberglaslyn Pass...
24.10.08: “...98, 99, 100. Ready or Not, Here I Come!” – Steve Sedgwick shields his eyes from the strong sunlight, so he can see when the train re-appears from the far end of the Pass...
24.10.08: ‘Prince’ - with coaches 24, 23 and 10 – heads through the middle section of the Pass, towards the first of the short tunnels...
24.10.08: The strong sunlight enhances the autumnal colouring of the beech leaves, as ‘Prince’ heads towards Tunnel 2...
24.10.08: Staying close to, and only slightly above, the water level ensured that the sunlight helped to emphasise the varied colours in the river, as ‘Prince’ again heads towards the tunnels...
24.10.08: A change of mood, and a switch to ‘black and white’, as the strong backlighting had the effect of ‘washing out’ the colours in the original photograph...
24.10.08: Framed by the silhouettes of trees near to the camera, ‘Prince’ powers through the Aberglaslyn Pass - with the surface of the river reflecting the brilliant blue sky...
24.10.08: ‘Prince’ emerges from Tunnel 3 and heads into the advancing shadows at the southern end of the Pass, as the train slows to a halt before the entrance to the long tunnel...
24.10.08: The fireman appears to have been a little over-enthusiastic, as ‘Prince’ storms the 1 in 60 grade towards Tunnel 2...
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