The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: British Railways

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore. Nikon D40 and AF-S Nikkor 28-200mm VR lens. Shot at a focal length of 200mm (multiply that by 1.5 for the equivalent field of view for a full-frame camera).

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore. Nikon D40 and AF-S Nikkor 28-200mm VR lens. Shot at a focal length of 75mm (multiply that by 1.5 for the equivalent field of view for a full-frame camera). However, the image has been quite strongly cropped to remove some intrusive elements not noticed at the time, and to restore pictorial balance.

Photographed at the East Somerset Railway with a Nikon D700 and a Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D lens. See www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/No46447.aspx

I visited the East Somerset Railway near Cranmore in Somerset on 1st July, a hot day such as Edward Thomas immortalised in 'Adlestrop'. I reflected on what enables preserved railways such as this to thrive. Enthusiasm, of course - of volunteers and visitors alike. And the availability of locomotives and rolling stock, thanks to Dai Woodham at Barry not being in a rush to break up the scrapped BR locomotives. But - paradoxically perhaps - it is the motor car which makes preserved steam possible, for it often operates in the back of beyond, and is accessible only by private transport for all practical purposes. Nikon D2Xs and Tamron Di II SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical (IF) lens.