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6-Mar-23 Mono Monday #28 - Derby Lightweight RailCar "Iris"
Built in 1956 by the Derby British Railway works, this was one of two single car units built for the Banbury to Buckingham/Bletchley lines. The Derby "Lightweights" were of a non-standard engine configuration so only lasted in service to the late 1960's before being withdrawn. "Iris" survived by being reallocated to the Derby Rail Research facility, before finally being preserved in the late 1990's. A more standard configuration version of the Lightweights was constructed in 2,3 and 4 car sets which survived in service till the mid-1980's.
Colour version of this shot in the Mountsorrel Branch March 2023 gallery. https://kdp450.smugmug.com/UK-Heritage-Railways/Great-Central-Railway/Mountsorrel-Branch-March-2023/
Byron Fair Photography
3 weeks agoVery cool pp.
Greg&Rose Photography
3 weeks agoSuperb B&W shot like the tones and POV
fotoeffects
3 weeks agoIt looks like a lovely old car! I really like your sepia treatment which makes it fee like an older photo!
Lgood
3 weeks agoWhat a wonderful monotone image, it really suits the time frame from which the rail train was new. Great capture!
Calazone's Flics
3 weeks agoGreat railcar capture, it has an original era feeling to it!
Terry Allen
3 weeks agoGreat shot, story and nice sepia presentation of this lightweight railcar! Like seeing the people on board.
Donna McCommon
3 weeks agoSuper shot and pp of this neat little car. Great info.
Gene Hyder
3 weeks agoExcellent shot.
Marc DeGirolamo Photography
3 weeks agoNice shot of this unique little railcar...I can understand why the single unit did not survive.... :-)
I like the coloured version
DycasStudios & CaseyElizabethPhotography
3 weeks agoWhat a wonderful photograph. I love the muted sepia, it really adds a nostalgic feel to the photo.