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Welcome to 'The Siding'.  
 Lurking down here at the end of the line, underneath an old tarpaulin, is an occasional look at some images that went wrong, ideas that didn't quite work and stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.  Take care (and bring a torch).

60009 nr Alton 19 November 2005
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19 November 2005
Dawn, just outside Alton and in freezing fog, the silhouette of A4 'Pacific' Union of South Africa drofts towards Bentley with a Cathedrals Express tour to Chesterfield and Barrow Hill.  The A4 had just completed a short season for Steam Dreams and was not returning to Alton following this trip.

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1 September 2004
34027 Taw Valley waits in the night just outside Winchfield with a Sunny South Special returning from Weymouth to Kensington Olympia. Note the exhaust trailing off into the night air and a 16 day old moon rising over the trees in this unusual view.

71000 Winchfield 09 July 2006
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09 July 2006
The original image of the cab view of 71000 in mainline 2006. 71000 waits at Winchfield in this moody view. Unfortunately it's poorly composed with a woolly head stuck in the corner.

45231 Fleet 31 August 2006
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31 August 2006
Nightime at Fleet station.  45231 is silhouetted against the station lights as it makes steady progress on the 'up slow' behind the 8.40pm stopping service.  The Sherwood Forester was returning to London Victoria on this Cathedrals Express tour to Westbury and Taunton.
 

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20 March 2004
A shutter speed of 1/250 is not enough for Nunney Castle as it steams through Twyford on its way to Reading and Bristol fronting `The Bristolian`.
71000 Fleet 09 July 2005
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09 July 2005
71000 Duke of Gloucester tears through Fleet as night falls on the return leg of this 'Sunny South Special' run by 'Steam Dreams' towards London Kensington. 71000 was returning from Weymouth. I'd gone for the silhouette but didn't get the sky in, maybe some atmosphere though.

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08 December 2004
71000 Duke of Gloucester heads into Alton tender first towards the end of a lengthy 12 hour trip from Crewe.

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01 March 2008
I'd had doubts about this shot across the Pond at Fleet as I suspected the subject would be to dark.  This is a reasonable view but 35028 Clan Line is just too hidden to make this shot worthwhile.

       
       

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