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22-FEB-2009	Bruce Clarke

Dodgy curves - Bruce

Didcot Railway Centre in Oxfordshire. Lovely working steam engines from the old Great Western Railway.
The tracks look remarkably wobbly, but they are only used at walking pace...

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Bruce		27-Feb-2009 21:47
Same here Miro. The loco is having its ash cleaned out into the pit between the rails.

Miroslav Kral		27-Feb-2009 20:41
This steam machine reminds Me on some traveling in the days when I was a boy. Really didn't understand those maneuvers, up and down the tracks, again and again.

richdow AKA catman		27-Feb-2009 20:08
wobbly or not these rails are well seen and the crop is perfect.

Bruce		27-Feb-2009 12:15
Thanks Shirley, it's actually a coal-powered power station, and famous blot on the Oxfordshire landscape for miles around. It changes the weather, and gliders use it as a turn point as it's a reliable thermal generator.

Shirley Haden		27-Feb-2009 08:53
Oh I like this one much better. Lots to admire and there's something interesting to have the old steam engine in the same shot with a nuclear power plant. Talk about the old meeting the new.

Bruce		26-Feb-2009 02:26
Thanks Colin and Brent. It all happens at walking pace in this bit, with guys walking and looking out, but it delightfully unrestricted - unusual these days.

Olympus DSLR Challenge		26-Feb-2009 02:11
I like how the steam engine pulls everything back into a different era. One must require a bit of courage to walk around here - looks like a train could come up on you from any direction :-) Excellent portrayal of the theme, Bruce! brent

Guest		24-Feb-2009 21:33
Looks like a great place to visit, something about steam that is so appealing. The tracks are great ttoo, super wobbly bits! - Colin

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