Your on!, pint in the railway then, maybe two LOL, then I can roll out the door and catch the last train home
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Now I see why you picked Westerfield, seemed such an odd location for someone way down sarf, mind not top distract you but Derby road with all the coal sidings and such would make an interesting model. The one view I have been looking for is a view south from Westerfield that shows the up sidings and found one very recently that showed the goods yard at Trimley, cracking and very very rare shot.
I apologize in advance for any copyright infringement but I have no idea where this image originates from as it came from my fathers collection and he is an avid postcard collector so its origin is unknown.
Its dated 1911 but look at all that point work for such a small station, interesting to see the link from the up loop direct into the head shunt, typical Victorian overkill. The photographer is obviously up a signal post so a 'now' shot is impossible, but the ever resourceful can achieve something close
I intend to go back in winter time when the trees are bare so more of the buildings will be visible. For those not from the area a little background geology might not go a miss, the railway is on an embankment and probably about 20-30' above the surrounding base ground level so to gain this shot you need to take to tree climbing and your about 30-40' high to get this, I tried to go higher but its awfully spindly up there LOL. Although not on railway property, that'd be trespassing, you do get some funny looks from drivers when they eventually spot you, WTF probably runs across their minds
, most never see you as I'm back near the main trunk and shooting through a gap in the leaves with a telephoto lens. Only down side with a winter shot is that your going to be pretty exposed up there with no foliage to hide you
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