Pete S

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Header photo - passenger ferry 'Orcadia', Orkney North Isles, my photo 1990.

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Pete S@bogglington· 18h

And they would get to the top of the hill at about 20mph I understand. This also 1979, at Vigo, my photo.

Pete S@bogglington· 1d

Birmingham New Street station in the rain. My photo May 1979.

A scene at New Street station, Birmingham. A diesel loco and it's train, a rainy platform and the buildings in a misty background.

Pete S@bogglington· 17d

Stromness, my photo 1999. #NotMyCat

A scene in a rainy narrow street. A cat is looking out from behind a wall.

Pete S@bogglington· 20d

Your photo reminded me of a couple of things - On yonder hill there stands a coo If she's no there she's awa noo (Which I understand is a parody of some of McGonagall's nonsense) and, from 'Sunset Song', set in the 1910s...

A section of text from 'Sunset Song' by Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Pete S@bogglington· 23d

Landscape with fields and trees. My photo 2026.

Fields, trees, and a bright and cloudy sky.

Pete S@bogglington· 27d

London - King's Cross station. My photo Dec 1977.

Black and white photo of night-time scene at a station (King's Cross, London).

Pete S@bogglington· Jun 30

Adderley Park station, Birmingham, with Deltic D9000 when it was hired by Virgin Trains for some of the Birmingham-Ramsgate trains. My photo 4 July 1998.

Pete S@bogglington· Jun 29

The stereo effect also works well with a mix of old and new tech...

A vintage stereoscope used to view a stereo-pair photograph on an ipad.

Pete S@bogglington· Jun 27

Girnigoe and Sinclair's castles, near Wick, Caithness. My photo 1971.

In the foreground there is grass, parts of a fence and a stone dyke. Two ruinous castle buildings are in the background.

Pete S@bogglington· Jun 21

Tay Bridge. My photo 1988.

Pete S@bogglington· Jun 16

Bristol Temple Meads station, the RPPR (Railway Pictorial Publications Railtour) Deltic to Devon re-run. My photo 5 March 1978.

A view at a station. A photo against the light of a diesel loco alongside a platform. A few people are near the end of the platform, a bridge further away and buildings on the skyline.

Pete S@bogglington· Jun 12

A road sign in 2026 - seems to show a 1960s Triumph or Beeza (or similar) with an Avon fairing, with a rider wearing a 'pudding basin' crash hat. Also a car looking like a Ford Anglia, even with the unofficial googly eyes.

A road sign photographed in 2026, showing what looks like a 1960s motorbike and car.

Pete S@bogglington· Jun 4

Betty Corrigall's grave, Hoy, Orkney. My photos May 2026.

Pete S@bogglington· May 24

Reddish depot, loco 40106, my photo April 1980.

A diesel loco inside a large industrial building (Reddish depot).

Pete S@bogglington· May 16

My photo 1977.

Pete S@bogglington· May 4

Leicester Odeon, my photo June 1983.

Leicester Odeon, a large cinema building. It is usually photographed front-on showing the whole of the ODEON sign, it is closely surrounded by other buildings, but for a while a different view could be had after a nearby building had been demolished.

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 30

A crop of the photo in the original post

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 30

Doncaster Works, Deltic engine. My photo June 1978.

A diesel engine (Napier Deltic) in a large industrial building (Doncaster Works).

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 26

London, a view from Tate Modern. My photo 2017.

A view across the River Thames in London from a high viewpoint. A boat towing two loaded barges, a footbridge spanning the river and various buildings in the background.

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 20

York station. My photo June 1977.

Trains in a main-line station (York).
A platform far left, tracks in the lower part of the photo and a large overall curved roof

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 13

Before the bridge, my photo 1971.

The Kylesku ferry, 1971. A stretch of water, a small ferry with a car and a person visible on the deck, and hills in the background with an overall grey sky.

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 12

London - a scene at King's Cross station. My photo Feb 1980.

A scene at a London main-line station (King's Cross). A platform and passengers on the left, a stopped diesel loco at the head of a train, and a man working on the tracks, protected by warning flags in front of the loco. A large domed roof above with scaffolding on part of it. Another train on the right hand side.

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 6

Part of the Ring of Brodgar, Orkney. My photo June 1990.

A field full of flowers with a few standing stones at the top of the picture. Some land and hills are just visible in the distance behind the stones.

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 5

My photo 16 Oct 1977. Class 40, either 40081 or 40083 in the picture, they were double-headed on the RPPR 'Deltic to Devon' trip, replacing the Deltic which was not available.

An almost silhouetted front of a diesel loco, some people on the left by the engine's cab, and some more folk in the mist on the platform to the right.

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 2

Birmingham New Street station. My photo March 1976.

Birmingham New Street, two diesels amongst the concrete and grime. My photo March 1976.

Pete S@bogglington· Apr 1

Birsay, Orkney - cliffs at Marwick Head from The Point near the Brough of Birsay. My photo April 2026.

A view from a rocky and sandy beach. Cliffs and a headland left hand distance and a pale cloudy sky. Bright reflections on the sea.

Pete S@bogglington· Mar 28

Battersea power station. My photo December 1989.

Battersea power station in the mist. A large building with four tall chimneys. River in the foreground.

Pete S@bogglington· Mar 26

Sun and Moon, my photos 1992.

Pete S@bogglington· Mar 20

King's Cross station, London. My photo Feb. 1980.

A scene at King's Cross station, London, Feb. 1980. A station platform in the foreground, a wall to the left, and part of the canopy roof and the ornate supports visible. A diesel loco (Deltic) is in the station, and various station fittings are seen above and to the right.

Pete S@bogglington· Mar 18

I saw this work in Musée d'Orsay in 2018, and liked the way the gallery floor matched the floor in the painting quite nicely.