Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here are some more classic steam locomotives: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Whitby/Railway-Heritage/?g2_page=1 Includin an A4 Pacific "Sir Nigel Gresley", the Flying Scotsman and what I think is the archetypal UK steam locomotive, the Stanier Black 5 Cheers Douglas Raimo K wrote: > Here is a better image: > http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuva:Hr1_1021_Rm.jpg > This the Finnish engine Hr1 - known as Ukkopekka. Two survive. > All the best! > Raimo K > personal photography homepage at: > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/ > > > Quoting Philippe Amard <phamard@numericable.fr>: > > >> Not bad indeed. >> Looks like it got a wee bit of tuning though :-D >> The four front wheels show a slightly different model I'd say. >> Mine was still operating when I shot that 25 years ago as a remanant >> of a European past age. >> BTW. I travelled these and I can tell my kids that TGVs are way >> cleaner >> I guess India no longer uses them though and they must have >> disappeared altogether. >> Thanks all for your precious information. I'll end up liking and >> shooting more trains as your passion seems very contagious. ;-) >> Phx >> >> >> Raimo K wrote: >> >> >>> This is not too bad, either: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ukkopekka.jpg >>> All the best! >>> Raimo K >>> personal photography homepage at: >>> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/ >>> >>> >>> Quoting "A. Lal" <alal@duke.poly.edu>: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> It looks like a Class WG goods locomotive. Approximately 2500 of >>>> > these were built. These, and the magnificent Class WP passenger > locomotives, were extremely rugged and reliable engines. The types WG > and WP were thelast broad gauge steam engines used on the Indian > Railways. > >>>> The Class WPs are to my eyes amongst the best looking steam >>>> > locomotive ever made, along with the Class J of the Norfolk & Southern, > the streamlined Class 03 of the DRG and, of course, the A4 of the LNER. > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Philippe Amard" <phamard@numericable.fr> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 11 December, 2007 6:31 AM >>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Steam engine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> For train lovers, retrieved last night from the cigar box. >>>>> Shot in Kadjuraho, India in 1982, and probably part of the >>>>> >> British heritage there. >> >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/2ytnf7 >>>>> Phx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >