Cotton Mill Express 18th April

Cotton Mill Express 18/4/09

Is this one running?

Neil

 

Timings posted on UKsteam.info today, so looks promising.

 

Definately running (info from thread on previous one cancelled). Looking forward to travelling on this with 3 colleagues from the Fleetwood Nautical College - took advantage of the table for four discount

 

Times for this Saturdays Cotton Mill Express
45407 i believe
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t09/t0418a.htm

Neil

 

No tickets yet !

Promised for tomorrow.

 

If you have paid you are going

The stewards have all the info anyway as to who has paid

 

Roll on Saturday ! Looks like the suns going to shine aswell [-o<

Plenty to choose from on the mainline this weekend :-k Good old Cotton mill for me, fancy a stroll up to Greenfield station in the sunshine with my little boy who's kept reminding me about the Cotton mill for weeks ! The missus is sneaking of to do some geneaology, best dad / lad time there is chasing steam engines. If your riding, give us a cheery wave, i'll be the fella juggling a 2.5 yr old and a video camera at the east end of Greenfield!!!
Looking forward to some good stuff on nat pres saturday evening!

kind regards all !

Matt.

 

Pudsey and Talisman auction for me

 

Oh no! Curse of the 'we have to go shopping'!
Luckily the shop we need is in Elland so might be around there which will make a change, but I have never been before so will need to find a spot.

Might go to York later as well, but we will see.

 

Finally got the shot i wanted since my little cock up in January...
Tango
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14674685@N ... 6/sizes/o/

 

Hi All

45407 on the Cotton Mill express today minus headboard but adorned with a wreath, presumably for Bernard Staite, (correct me if i am wrong)
(Photos a bit late due to card reader packing in)
http://www.huddersfieldsrailways.photos ... 23278.html
http://www.huddersfieldsrailways.photos ... 23277.html
http://www.huddersfieldsrailways.photos ... 23281.html
http://www.huddersfieldsrailways.photos ... 23270.html
http://www.huddersfieldsrailways.photos ... 23279.html
http://www.huddersfieldsrailways.photos ... 23282.html

All photos at
http://www.huddersfieldsrailways.photos ... 84235.html

Neil

 

Hello all ! Nice to have the sun out eh ! Took a stroll to my local station at Greenfield this morning, put the camera on the stand, stood back and enjoyed the spectacle with my little boy instead of peering through a lens ! No clever panning or zooming, here are the results........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUcHqf0Y7vY

As we've come to expect, train was beautifully turned out, dead on time, and going like the wind. Well done to all =D>

Matt.

 

I could almost smell the exhaust! ;-)

 

I think that collection is the perfect example of the "machine gun" approach to railway photography. Put a lot of thought and effort in? No just turn up and hold the shutter button down utnil the train has passed. Average would be the very best I could use to describe those photos.

Have you ever thought of being a bit more selective and just uploading one or two of the better shots, rather than uploading every shot, no matter how average, and then posted "hey look at my photos" on every known railway forum and yahoo group?

 

Wouldn't it have been a bit more respectful if you had sent your post as a PM instead of publicly criticizing a fellow forum member?
Remember not all linesiders are photographic whizz kids.
And yes I could have PM'd this to you but I'm trying to make a point to more people than just you.
Manners Maketh The Man.

 

Does anyone know who had the reigns and who was on the banjo today? :-k
I think i saw Mr Birmingham on the footplate, but i was dazzled by that strange bright light in the sky, glinting off the magnificent black Staniers ' spangley paintwork !!!

Matt

 

Missed it today due to work - actually i saw the white exhaust as I walked up the lane near Huncoat to get a snap

 

I agree.

 

I didn't have any spare time to go rooting out new spots this week so "THIS" will have to do I'm afraid.

I also wanted to get back for "The Yorkshire Pullman".