Dean Forest Railway, Parkend station

The Dean Forest Railway is a heritage line that runs 4.25 miles between Parkend and Lydney in Gloucestershire. It was formerly part of the Severn and Wye Railway that ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The railway is run by volunteers who manage the track, buldings and a variety of heritage steam and diesel powered locomotives, carriages and goods wagons. There are plans to extend the line a further 2.5 miles to near Beechenhurst. Currently the railway's activity is curtailed by the Covid19 pandemic but the outside of the station at Parkend is open to visitors. As I stood on the footbridge to take this photograph I was struck by how much the scene resembled a model railway layout and how it was the sort of shot that some would process with a "toy" or diorama camera effect.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon D5300

Colourful carriages

My eye was drawn to these colourful railway carriages across the tracks at Grantham Station when we were waiting for the London train. The combination of a recent clean and the sharp, early morning light made them stand out from the more muted colours around them. I'm not a great fan of the myriad colour schemes of the "competing" railway companies that now ply their trade on Britain's railway racks, but these carriages satisfied my photographer's craving for deep vibrant colour.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

St Pancras-King's Cross pedestrian tunnel

The pedestrian tunnel in today's photograph was opened in 2014. It links St Pancras International with King's Cross St Pancras Underground Stations. The tunnel design is by the architects Allies and Morrison with the integrated "light wall"that features changing art installations the work of Speirs + Major. Whilst the tunnel is visually interesting to adults to children it appears to be absolutely compelling, the compulsion being to run through the zebra stripes completely ignoring the light show!

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100