Photographic Competition 2011
The Club 2011 Photographic Competition took place on Friday the 21st October, when invited guest judge Geoff Plumb came along to pick the winners from the categories below and to come up with the overall winner. Geoff has been taking railway photographs since the 1960s, and continues to take photos of today's railway scene, while before he retired his day job was a TV cameraman. For the 2011 competition it was decided that club members could enter any picture taken after January 1st 2005. Geoff has a website Plumb Loco which shows some of his many photos.
Geoff Plumb (left) presenting the trophy to John Casson for the best photograph entered into the 2011 competition. This photo also came first in the Prototype Steam category.
John Casson’s winning entry. GWR large prairie waiting for the right away from Carrog station, Llangollen Railway on Monday 20th April 2009. The photograph was taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ-18 1/200sec f=22.6mm ISO100
Prototype Diesel/Electric: Photo taken by Pete Miller at Wolverhampton 21-09-11, Pendolino 390042 waiting for the next run to Euston via Birmingham New Street.
Prototype Atmospheric: Photo taken by Russell Burridge. “Last winter's early December snowfalls even caught-out the normally efficient Germans, and the metre-gauge line from Drie Annen Hohne (junction with the Harz Railway 'mainline' from Wernigerode to Nordhausen) to the 3,700 foot summit of the Brocken mountain had only re-opened that afternoon, Monday 6th December 2010. The photo was taken at the passing-loop station at Schierke on the return journey just as the winter sun was setting. The locomotive is an 0-4-4-0T Mallet, number 99 5901, which is always popular with visiting railtour groups.”
Prototype Night Shots: Photo taken by Pete Miller of a Chiltern Turbo 165014 taken at Princes Risborough 11-12-08.
Model Steam: Photo taken by David Lane of the layout Whitchurch Road.
Model Diesel/Electric: Photo taken by Kevin Wood of a Class 33 in the good yard on the layout Saffron Street.
Photographic Competition 2019
The Club 2011 Photographic Competition took place on Friday the 18th October, when invited guest judge Geoff Plumb came along again to pick the winners from the categories below and to come up with the overall winner. For the 2011 competition it was decided that club members could enter any picture taken after January 1st 2012.
Geoff Plumb (left) presenting the trophy to John Casson for the best photograph entered into the 2019 competition. This photo also came first in the Atmospheric Steam category.
John Casson’s winning entry. Driver shrouded in steam whilst BR Standard class 4 No. 76079 takes water at Pickering station, NYMR.
Prototype Steam: Photo taken by Francis Gomme at Porthmadog of Linda crossing the Cob
Prototype Diesel/Electric: Photo taken by John Casson of a Virgin Trains ‘Pendolino’ No. 390 129 negotiating Crewe North Junction to pass Crewe station non-stop.
Prototype Night Shots: Photo taken by John Casson of a BR Standard ‘9F’ 2-10-0 No.92212 outside Ropley shed, Mid Hants Railway
Footplate: Photo taken by Pete Joels of GWR Lady of Legend with pulling a short vintage train (including a good looking ex-GW clerestory 3rd coach
Model Steam: Photo taken by Pete Joels of the ‘Dean Goods’ Doing Goods Stuff! It ran all day with the unique ‘Risborough Venturer’ pick-up goods Special.
Model Diesel/Electric: Photo taken by Francis Gomme of Western Thunderbird, Thame Garden Rly