Thanks for the comments, Alan. Rail in this country is being crapped on by underinvestment by successive governments. The lines are falling apart and there's no political motivation to repair them. Here's an example of a local authority who are trying to rescue the situation. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/260192/lifeline-for-gisborne-napier-rail-link $4m is probably the weekly pothole budget for the highways.
I've had another look at the photo now that the sun has gone down (we've had stunning weather today) and have dropped the shadows a bit. Same url as before but for comparison I've put the old photo at: http://www.multi.net.nz/weka-pass-orig.jpg BTW that steam was LOUD. Cheers, Dave > On Nov 27, 2014, at 8:26 pm, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > You're too modest. That's a great shot - plenty of steam for the > photographers. I took a gander at their website. The EE Diesels seem to be > identical to some still operating in Zimbabwe. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: David Mann > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 8:47 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: *** SPAM ***PESO: A Good Head Of Steam > > I forgot I'd taken this, but a couple of weekends ago we spent a night in > Hanmer Springs. Just after we'd had lunch in Waikari we saw the Weka Pass > Railway steam train was about to leave, so we hopped across the road and into > the station to watch it go. > > Unfortunately I only had my cellphone with me but the camera you're carrying > is the best one in the world... > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/837/#peso > > I hope I've got the levels right as I'm in a very bright room at the moment. > > We rode on this train a few years ago. It's a short but pleasant journey. > > Cheers, > Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
