Crab 13065 at Burrs


Photo Information
With the last steam hauled train of the day, 14:15 Heywood - Rawtenstall.
East Lancashire Railway.
Best viewed large.
12/01/2015 - 09:37sportyman531
CategoryTransport
Shutter Speed1/640
Aperturef/5
LensN/A
ISO400
Focal Length17.01mm
Views/Likes51/0

GIULIO57

Link Posted 12/01/2015 - 14:03
Impressive when large
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bwlchmawr

Link Posted 12/01/2015 - 16:14
A very ugly locomotive but beautifully captured.
Best wishes,

Andrew

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davidrobinson

Link Posted 12/01/2015 - 18:41
An impressive piece of engineering, well captured with a lovely backdrop.

davidtrout

Link Posted 12/01/2015 - 18:42
Nicely photographed, you were blessed with good light. As Andrew says the LMS 'Crabs' were not the most handsome of locomotives but they did their work efficiently for more than 30 years on both freight and passenger trains.
David

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Last Edited by davidtrout on 12/01/2015 - 18:43

Teaka53

Link Posted 12/01/2015 - 21:53
Definitely best large, very impressive
Malc

pauljay

Link Posted 12/01/2015 - 22:52
They don't get much better than that!
Paul.

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sportyman531

Link Posted 16/01/2015 - 17:09
Thanks for the kind comments guys!
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