[LRflex] Re: Steam Trains in Black and White

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:48:17 -0700

Douglas,

Steam again?  Wow!  Steam usually means coal for fuel. I wonder if there
is any chance of the Lancashire coal mines opening again?

Jerry

Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Jerry,
> Not recently, many years ago I used to go up to Carnforth, and I did a
> lot of walking in Ribblesdale, around the Settle to Carlisle line.
> But, having been in Germany for over 30 years I don't get back to the
> West of the Pennines much.
> The line shown on most of the shots is the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
> (Google on NYMR, it's a good site) which ios in the process of being
> integrated into the local passenger transport system, everyone wants to
> travel with steam again - amazing!
> cheers
> Douglas
>
> Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
> >Douglas,
> >
> >Lovely. lovely!   I remember the first time I saw the "Flying Scotsman"
> >was at the British Pavilion at the 1939 Worlds Fair in NYC.
> >
> >Have you been to any of the steam RR museums etc. in Lancashire?
> >
> >Jerry (an honorary Lanky)
> >
> >Douglas Sharp wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hello all,
> >>I was so impressed with the look of Peter Dzwigs BW pictures of trains
> >>that I thought I'd have a go too.
> >>
> >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage
> >>
> >>Not really and truly and honestly black and white, I've been playing
> >>with a plug-in that's supposed to emulate the characteristics of various
> >>BW films (these are all fake T-Max), these were all (mostly), taken on
> >>Elite chrome 200 slide film. Leica R7 and Canon EOS 500N both with
> >>various Leica lenses.
> >>
> >>Hope you like them, comments are more than welcome.
> >>cheers
> >>Douglas
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