Photos, videos and docs of Jon Searles, with the keywords: "uk"

ex-LNER #4771 (ex-BR #60800), "Green Arrow," York Central Station, York, North Yorkshire, UK, 2003

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:15:01 +0000

I used to help maintain "Green Arrow" at the (British) National Railway Museum in York, and this was the first run when I was one of the people who helped prepare it, so it was a moment of pride. It was preparing for a run to Scarborough, so I rode the train out and back and took a lot of photos, including this one. I wasn't qualified to actually work the run, as the regulations in Britain are pretty strict on that. Note that it's painted in BR Brunswick Green, and carrying its BR number, 60800. It has since, from what I've heard, been repainted back to its proper LNER colours (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong on this!).

GNER Intercity125, York, North Yorkshire, UK, 1999

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:15:01 +0000

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I took this on the same day as the other York Intercity 125 picture, but this one was in a completely modern GNER livery, and had been for some time, as you can see the rust already soaking through. Remember that these modernistic-looking trains are already, in some cases, 30 years old!!

Ben Nevis, Scotland, UK, 2003

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:50:01 +0000

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Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in Britain, and I've always liked this photo so much that I've included it, in spite of the bad scan. This mountain is so tough to climb that it's used to train British commando units like the SAS.

Loch Ness, Scotland, UK, 2003

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:49:01 +0000

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This is the famous Loch Ness, and due to the poor quality of the scan, I put off posting this until now. I was hoping to get a better scan, but it could be weeks or months before I have one, so I figured I'll post this now and see what people think. We didn't see the monster, but I did attempt to swim in it, and it was even colder than its reputation indicates. I had to stumble out before I became paralysed and in danger!!

Intercity 125 Panshot, York, North Yorkshire, England(UK), 2003

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:51:02 +0000

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I took this on one of my many trips to London, and until I found it in my collection a few weeks ago I had forgotten completely that I had it. I figure it should fit nicely into the various rail-oriented groups on Flickr, and interest a number of people, so why not post it? :-)

First Great Western Intercity 125s and Adelantes, London Paddington, London, England(UK), 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:43:01 +0000

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Jumping way ahead in my trip, since I took few photographs during the night, this is after I arrived in London Paddington, after having arrived in Brussels, changed to the Eurostar, arrived at London Waterloo, and taken the Underground to Paddington. At this point, I finally had enough light, in other words, to shoot handheld. I've always loved the way the trains at Paddington, which are nearly always high performance in looks as well as reality, look so great when lined up and read to go! :-)

Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales(UK), 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:42:01 +0000

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When I finally arrived in Cardiff, I obviously took a lot of pictures, but for the moment I'm only posting a few. Cardiff does indeed have a castle, like many major European cities, so here it is. :-) It's history, like many castles, is a bit mysterious, as its foundations are Roman. The oldest parts of the current castle were constructed in 1091 by the Normans, although the castle was rebuilt again in 1869, part of which involved the very elaborate clock tower that you can see here. As you can also see, there's a crane in the background, and that's because it's being rebuilt again, although this time solely for preservation.

Trees Reflected In The River Taff, Cardiff, Wales(UK), 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:42:01 +0000

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I did a shot shoot when I was in Parc Bute, or Bute Park, Cardiff's main park, and part of this involved shooting some mediocre landscapes. :-) This one is perhaps my favorite, and I still may post-process it a little bit. I just don't have the time right now.

ex-BR #44767 (ex-LMS #4767) "George Stephenson," Holt, Norfolk, England(UK), 1999

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:40:01 +0000

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I took this shot at Holt station on the North Norfolk Railway, along with a roll of other black and whites that I took that day. This was my second visit to the North Norfolk Railway, which was done precisely to shoot photos, and in particular black and whites.

ex-LMS #5000, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire, England(UK), 1999

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:40:01 +0000

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I took this at the National Railway Museum of Britain in York, and the locomotive is the very first of the famous LMS "Black Five" 5P5F Class 4-6-0s. Although some others had lower numbers, like 4767 downloaded right before this, the first Black Five does nevertheless carry the number 5000. Here it's displayed coupled to a period version of the Royal Train, as it would be configured to pull it.

GNER #91121 "Archbishop Thomas Cranmer," York, North Yorkshire, England(UK), 2000

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:40:01 +0000

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This was more or less certainly not taken in 2000, as I have no record of any trips to York in 2000, so the copyright date is wrong. It's probably like that because I had this photo in with my 2000-2001 darkroom stuff. I do I recall taking it while I was on a research trip to York, after going there had become routine but before I actually started living there (2002-2004).

ex-GWR #5972 "Olton Hall" Hauling "The Wizard Express" Into York, North Yorkshire, England(UK), 2003

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:35:01 +0000

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Here's ex-GWR #5972 "Olton Hall" a.k.a. "Hogwarts Castle" pulling "The Wizard Express" into York after a run to Scarborough, taking advantage of the Harry Potter craze for all it's worth. In actual fact, not only is the story pure fantasy, but so is the paint scheme and name on "Olton Hall!" It's a Great Western Hall Class, not a Castle Class (Castles were 4-cylinder, while Halls were 2), and Great Western painted their locomotives Brunswick Green, not red!! Oh well, one would have to assume that everyone enjoyed themselves on this particular day.

ex-BR #60800 (ex-LNER #4771 and 800) "Green Arrow" On Scarborough Bridge, York, North Yorkshire, England(UK), 2003

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:30:01 +0000

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Here's a shot that I actually planned in advance, knowing that "Green Arrow" was working the Scarborough Express on the day in question. The yellow tint to everything is from the sun.

BR #37186 (model), York Model Railway Show, York, North Yorkshire, England(UK), 2003

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:30:01 +0000

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This is, in actual fact, only a model. It's one of the most accurate model locomotives I've ever seen, and the only notable flaw I can see with it is that the "soot" around the chimney (smokestack) just looks like a finger smudge or spilled model cement. I think it was in O Scale, but I'm not sure since I don't remember, and in any case the model is far too good to identify as one scale or another based solely on a photograph.

Ducks, Parc Bute, Cardiff, Wales(UK), 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:26:01 +0000

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I took this shot during the same session as my other Parc Bute shots, simply liking how it looked. It's a bit blurred, though, so I'm leaving the verdict up to you. The light was a bit low, so I was using the 1/45 setting on the shutter of my MZ-10.

Battersea Park Power Station, London, England(UK), 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:25:01 +0000

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This is...yet another Battersea Park shot!! :-) This time, though, instead of viewing it from the LB&SCR mainline, we're seeing it from the old GWR. I think that this shot may in some ways be much better than the other one, though, in spite of the better detail on the other one. I like the color and contrast on this one better.

K&WV Excursion Departing, Picture 2, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England(UK), 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:47:01 +0000

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Here's another one.

K&WV Excursion Departing Keighley, West Yorkshire, England(UK), 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:47:01 +0000

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Whoops!! I forgot these two. Enjoy. :-)

ex-London & North Western #790, "Hardwicke" at the National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire, England(UK), 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:47:01 +0000

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Here's another oddity that I finished the roll of Ilford with. Maybe it's not as dramatic as the Keighley & Worth Valley stuff, but it is still, I think, a valid use of an FP4 frame.

Train Windows, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England(UK), 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:47:01 +0000

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This one is kind of an oddity that I took at Keighley.