Swanwick Junction - Part 2 (April 2019)

More from the heritage railway at Swanwick Junction, Derbyshire. This selection takes more of a wider angle view including some of the buildings, locomotives, wagons etc. I particularly like the luxury 'rail replacement service' bus!

Swanwick Junction (April 2019)

Swanwick Junction is part of a heritage railway on the former Ambergate to Pye Bridge line closed in the 1960's and now run by Midland Railway - Butterley. The visit was part of several outdoor watercolour painting days I attended during April and May all on the broad theme of transportation.

I really enjoyed the day particularly as I was a railway enthusiast as a child. Many of the locomotives being preserved at Swanwick Junction were in service at the time when I had the greatest interest and it bought back lots of memories.

Once the painting session had finished there was enough time for some photography. The subjects that appealed the most were the surfaces and textures of the old wagons, carriages and engines including rust, peeling paint, great colours etc. These were some of the results:

April on the Southwell Trail - Oak Trees

For a number of reasons, including a focus on my painting activities, I have got further behind with my photoblog posts. I had considered skipping over some content in an effort to catch up but this would mean missing out some photography that I really like. For example, during April I particularly enjoyed the transitional colours of the oaks trees on Southwell Trail as new leaves and catkins started to develop. It may seem a small detail now we are in July but I think the photos are worth including as part of this year’s photography record:

 By the end of April the canopy had really filled out with plenty of fresh greens on display: