The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: August

Chocolate Brown and Cream Train

14 Nov 2024 2 46
Particularly in the summer you noticed the dust motes rising and falling with passengers joining and leaving the train.

Girls, Two, Photographing For The Purpose Of

04 May 2024 6 2 138
It was a Tuesday afternoon during August. The sun shone. August is a time for Philosophy and Growing Up, Far more than any other month.

Waiting, but Not for a Train

12 Aug 2019 146
“How much of human life is lost in waiting.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Nikon D2Xs and AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm lens.

The Retreat from Mendip Vale

13 Jun 2021 2 2 139
From the passengers' point of view these corridor train carriages were greatly superior to the foetid open plan types we suffer today.

A Friday Afternoon In August

17 Mar 2020 4 203
Lyme Regis, 2014. Nikon D2Xs and Tokina AT-X 535 Pro DX 50-135mm F2.8 lens.

Locomotive Lamps

21 Sep 2019 2 173
Nikon D2Xs and AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm lens.

Running the Locomotive Round

20 Sep 2019 3 158
Nikon D2Xs and AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm lens.

Inside the Cab

25 Aug 2019 3 160
I don't know what functions the dials perform. Engine driving is an activity requiring knowledge of all this pressure and vacuum stuff. Maybe I'll Google it. Nikon D2Xs + Tamron 35mm f/1.8 lens,.

Firebox

25 Aug 2019 2 157
There is some talk about regulating the use of preserved steam locomotives to contribute to dealing with the climate emergency. I was glad to have seen this view at close quarters. Nikon D2Xs + Tamron 35mm f/1.8 lens,.

On the Footplate

25 Aug 2019 1 2 191
To my untrained eye as a visitor to the East Somerset Railway, I think sometimes he drives and sometimes he shovels. He had sole charge of the engine in between runs and invited me to join him on the footplate. This was an exciting experience. Quite hot, too. Nikon D2Xs + Tamron 35mm f/1.8 lens,.

Inside the Signal Box

Under a Bridge

12 Aug 2019 4 2 124
Nikon D2Xs and AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm lens.

A Locomotive In Search of a Train

08 Aug 2019 3 145
Nikon D2Xs and AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm lens. I look at this and I am struck by the inadequacy of the so-called standard gauge. Cheaper, of course, but so many bad decisions stem from putting profit ahead of other factors, in this case both safety and comfort.

Signals at the Witham Friary End


25 items in total