Trains/Tracks

Whilst I was waiting to shoot a sunset the other evening, I thought I'd get a few snapshots of what used to be the railway line that ran between Havant and Hayling line.....and the road bridge which is now the only link with the mainland. Taken from the Hayling Billy line looking towards the road bridge. This is all that is left of the old railway signal.

Whilst I was waiting to shoot a sunset the other evening, I thought I'd get a few snapshots of what used to be the railway line that ran between Havant and Hayling line.....and the road bridge which is now the only link with the mainland. Looking back towards the mainland from the old railway signal across the remains of the old railway bridge.

Whilst I was waiting to shoot a sunset the other evening, I thought I'd get a few snapshots of what used to be the railway line that ran between Havant and Hayling Island.....and the road bridge which is now the only link with the mainland. These concrete blocks are all that remains of the old wooden railway bridge. The rusty metal structures in the middle of the bridge are the remains of the swing bridge, which used to open to let boats in and out.

Palace Gardens Chichester. I love these weathered old bricks.

This has been posted before (about 4 years ago), but not in either of the HFF groups. So, as I nearly forgot it was Friday and didn't have anything else.................... HFF Y'all, have a good 'un :-))

Not been out with a camera for what seems like ages........work, weather etc!!! Had a brief walkabout after work this afternoon, but very gloomy and dull with featureless skies!! Black and white seemed the way to go.

We were lucky enough to be allowed to enter the Rail Depot at the end of the Cobb in Porthmadog to take some photos.

Steam train crossing the Cob just before arriving in Porthmadog station.

Also known as the Balcombe Viaduct,. which carries trains on the mainline between Brighton and London. This is a five shot, hand held panorama merged together in Photoshop. It's not brilliant, (taken in harsh light in the middle of the day) , but I think it shows the scale of this magnificent structure. I took this whilst on a recce with a view to re-visiting sometime for another go at it at dusk or dawn! Looks better large, on black.

Another one from Arundel - with obligatory train.

Happy Fence Friday everyone. Have a good weekend! I'm to Brighton for the day with the grandchildren.........I may pop back later on if I'm still sane..!!

One of the guns on display at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. 18 inch, BL Railway Howitzer, British, dated 1918. Some facts: Calibre 457mm (18 in) Length of Barrel 15.8m (52 ft) Length of Sleigh 7m (23 ft) Weight of Barrel & Sleigh 182,889 kg (180 tons)) Weight of Projectile 1135 kg (2,500 lb) Range 20.3 km (12.6 miles) Crew 24 Well worth a visit if you're in the area: royalarmouries.org/venue/fort-nelson