The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: numbers

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore. Nikon D40 and AF-S Nikkor 28-200mm VR lens. Shot at a focal length of 60mm (multiply that by 1.5 for the equivalent field of view for a full-frame camera).

Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 lens on a Canon EOS 30D.

Brannan of Cleator Moor have manufactured and supplied thermometers, pressure gauges and instrumentation since 1913. The instrument in the picture dates from the 1970s. Nikon D700 + Nikkor-O.C 35mm f/2 lens + Minolta Close-Up No.1 supplementary lens.

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. Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro and Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

Nikon D50 camera. 24mm f/2.8 AF Nikkor lens.