It was a gloomy, low-lit winter’s day when we went for a wander around Bridgnorth’s Severn Valley Railway. The reason for this visit is described elsewhere (Connected On And Off The Rails), so I will confine myself to mentioning that it had something to do with rivets and Graham’s model-making enterprise.
All these photos were originally colour shots which did not convert too well to straight black and white due to the aforementioned poor light. So I’ve added the blue-ish haze for interest’s sake. I think it suits the coal-burning, hard iron, cold steel, railway yard feel of steam locomotion.
For more trains and tracks please clickety clack over to Cee’s B & W Thursday.
Tish Farrell 
Some great shots, Tish, and I love the bluish haze….. I’ve visited that railway some years ago, in late summer so my images are nowhere near as atmospheric 😀
Hi Tish, love the bluer hues of your photos this week. Adds to the old feel of them. 😀
Glad you like the look, Cee. Wishing you a good week.
Awesome shots, Tish!
makes me blue thinking of all the family days out on this lovely railway many years ago – especially like your train buffers shot (note I’m a bit of a steam buff but evidently not in the league of Graham and his rivets)
Laura, you would not want to go there – rivets wise. It’s all getting a bit out of hand and now involving micrometer screw gauges tuned to one thousandth of an inch and the installation of a very pukka lathe in the conservatory. Yikes!
I can see the appeal of the allotment then – even in this weather 😉
Railways always get my attention (and cars and motorbikes and canals 😉 ) – re-reading LTC Rolt’s Landscape with Machines at the moment. I recommend Tish – much of it about Shropshire and the Welsh Borders in the 30s.
I’ve only read Rolt’s bio of Thomas Telford – one of my heroes. Many thanks for the Landscape and Machines title.
You have to admire the dedication of the people that keep these railways going, often volunteers too.
Mostly volunteers at SVR, I think. Yes, they work like Trojans, bless them.
Love those trains!
yes, what’s not love, Bumba 🙂
Tish, I think the editing gives your shots the perfect vintage look.
janet
Thank you, Janet. I thought so too 🙂
That blue tint works a treat – lovely images here Tish.
Thanks, Jude. Am v. pleased you liked it. Must go look for some leaf shots. You’ve reminded me 🙂
The first shot is a cracker, Miss T.
Thank you, kind sir. Steamy too?
Steamy photography has its place, I’m sure.
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Love this beautiful post!
Thank you, Anna.
I enjoy your photos from the railway very much. I love the editing choice and your compositions are strong and seductive.
That’s lots of lovely praise, Paula. Thank you.
Love the photos Tish. Don would have loved wandering around there!
Alison
Feel like I was here before and thought I left a comment but it might have evaporated – lol
Love the blue tint
Maybe it was the earlier colour version post 🙂
Yes!!!!!!
Love the guys between the carriages being coupled 🙂
That bluish haze worked quite well, Tish. What a great idea!
Thanks, John.