West Midlands Day Ranger - 10/3/12

[96tommy]

A day visiting Moor Street, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Tyseley, Water Orton and Smethwick

Includes freight, many 172's and 70018 on a Freightliner

http://tommysrailwayphotos.smugmug.com/Trains/2012March/West-Midlands-Day-Ranger/21884018_3CBkvd#!i=1744944208&k=rXSZDp2

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Some nice shots there!

With regard to Water Orton, photos 55-61 are from there aren't they? I'm not a 'spotter' / photographer (well, not that much!), but when I was there taking some photos back in last summer, I was sharing the platform end with 14 other people, quite a good area, plenty of freight and regular traffic, and very few members of the public to spoil it! I was surprised then to pass it yesterday at about 1555 without a soul in sight - I didn't think that possible in daylight hours.

 

[96tommy]

Yeah, your right about the photos. I think my train got in at 16:01 so if you was past 5 minutes later, you would have seen me!

No one else turned up and it was quite quiet, was surprised I got any freight because last time I went on a Saturday for a hour there was none at all.