6989 Wightwick Hall heads north from Horsted Keynes Station on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. This locomotive is painted red thanks to her appearing in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

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Went for a trip on the Churnet Valley heritage railway today and it was lovely!

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At the end of January I made my first visit to the Spa Valley Railway, to see Caledonian Railways № 828 and give my recently acquired "railway lens" a proper runout.

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6989 Wightwick Hall sits in front of some bluebells at Sheffield Park Station on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. This locomotive is currently painted red and appearing in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

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On New Year’s Day I once again headed out to the Bluebell Railway to photograph some trains, starting off 2026 one of the best possible ways.

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I've photographed this cart more times than I care to admit. It's often down at the end of this platform and the weird crookedness of it always amuses me.

(#Yashica24, Ilford Ortho 80 in Rodinal)

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This is the coupling at the back of the steam engine in yesterday's post. There's something oddly primal about these things - grease, metal, steam, and rubber. The orthographic film renders it well.

(#Yashica24, Ilford Ortho 80 in Rodinal)

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If I remember right, steam engines need to have these little lamps left on the front so that they're visible in tunnels. I'm not sure just how helpful that little thing would be, to be honest!

(#Yashica24, Ilford Ortho 80 in Rodinal)

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