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lomond
10th of July 2005 (Sun), 14:44
These are some shots of the 3 foot narrow gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.
It was built in 1875 with the purpose of transporting iron-ore from workings above Boot village to Ravenglass and the mainline railway.
It is now used as a tourist attraction with 120,000 visitors per year.
lomond
10th of July 2005 (Sun), 14:45
One more.
PhotosGuy
10th of July 2005 (Sun), 18:20
Nice shots!
embdude
11th of July 2005 (Mon), 00:46
Cool toys!

I also really like your frames...
Would you be willing to tell me how to make them?
lomond
11th of July 2005 (Mon), 04:26
I also really like your frames...
Would you be willing to tell me how to make them?

Not really my frames.
I use a script called Mike's Framer by Mike Mostowyj.
He is a member of our forum. Here is a link to the thread.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=75175&highlight=script
Andy_T
11th of July 2005 (Mon), 05:50
Wonderful train pictures, Cameron :D

Thanks for sharing!

I really like the one on the turning platform.

Best regards,
Andy
RockOne
11th of July 2005 (Mon), 06:32
Nice pics !
yakbut
11th of July 2005 (Mon), 13:44
Good shots of a great little railway.
badrotation
12th of July 2005 (Tue), 09:41
Nice shots, but are you sure it is 3' gauge? It looks like the railheads are MUCH closer than 3'

(BTW, I am a railroad worker :) I work on standard gauge steam locomotives :D )
Belmondo
12th of July 2005 (Tue), 09:58
Nice shots, but are you sure it is 3' gauge? It looks like the railheads are MUCH closer than 3'

(BTW, I am a railroad worker :) I work on standard gauge steam locomotives :D )

I wondered about that, too, but checked their website, and it's 15 inches.

It sure looks like a fun place to go see some really large model trains, though, doesn't it?

Many industrial 'railroads' were strictly home-grown, very small, and were intended exclusively for in-plant use without any thoughts of interchanging with regular railroad equipment. I've seen them as small as 12" gauge, where the 'locomotives' were actually people pushing rail carts around. Someone was very clever to have gotten the idea to turn this industrial line into a tourist railrod.

The equipment on La'al Ratty looks to be just about 1/4 actual size, and seems to be beautifully made and maintained. I'd love to see it in person someday.
Ballen Photo
12th of July 2005 (Tue), 10:32
Hi Cameron, These little trains are pretty neat. I had no idea that they actually used these miniatures for work. :shock:
Thanks for sharing these nice photos. :D
-Bruce