Railway Photographs by Jonathan Lewis

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Welcome This website displays a selection of my photos I have taken of proper traction in the UK and also some foreign stuff mainly from Switzerland which is one of the few countries left with a ‘proper railway system’ as well as some decent scenery. There is the odd exception to ‘Classic Traction’ rule on some of the more scenic lines in the UK where any loco in my opinion makes a fine sight and classic traction is few and far between in some places. The photos in the ‘Archive’ section are not that great as most of my early photos are poor but most of the sights have sadly passed in history and replaced with 4 car plastic DMUs and they call it progress!

I have used various cameras over the last 10 years starting with a Canon A1 and then a digital Canon G3 and later a Canon G5 before using a Canon EOS 10D and now I am using a Canon EOS 5D.

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1	UP 4169 leads a freight up Sherman Hill at Borie, Wy - 1/9/2004	Western USA	(19)
2	Another historic RhB Ge6/6 I (‘crocodile’ locomotive) 415 is seen here leaving Davos with a private railtour from Chur to Chur via Klosters, Davos, Filisur and Thusis – 24/07/2006	Switzerland - July 2006	(12)
3	37417 and 37410 are seen working 1Z39 at Skipton - 01/12/2007	December 2007	(11)
4	The 1950s built BLS Ae4/4 251 is seen here working a special (which came as a bit of a surprise but it was not seen in its normal position dumped round the back of Spiez depot that morning) north past Reichenbach (heading for Basel?) - 18/07/2006	BLS - Lötschberg	(11)
5	Cumbres and Toltec (ex D&RGW) K-36 484 leads a train up the Cumbres Pass outside Chama, NM- 28/08/2004	Western USA	(11)
6	37410 and 37417 are seen leading 1Z37 near Whitchurch - 01/12/2007	December 2007	(11)
7	SBB Re4/4 11233 leads a Gottard passenger upgrade at Wassen after completing the first level of track before entering a tunnel to bring the train up a level in the hill into the station at Wassen where it will travel back in a north direction before turning another loop and heading back in the direction of Göschenen and the Gottard tunnel – 08/07/2006	SBB - Gottard	(9)
8	BNSF 4444 leads a freight downgrade at Bealville, Ca - 8/08/2005	Western USA	(9)
9	After just having two freights heading north a southbound freight did make up for it at this location and with a pair of ‘Classic’ BLS Re4/4s. Here BLS 184 and 173 are seen near Kandergrund with a southbound freight – 29/12/2006	BLS - Lötschberg	(9)
10	37674 on a sunny day at Didcot	Local(ish) Memories	(9)
11	460099 is seen leading a Gottard semi-fast service south past Steinen – 31/12/2006	SBB - Gottard	(8)
12	BLS 465005 leads an Re4/4 past Kandersteg on the Lotsberg pass. There is now less from a year left of freight over the famous Lotsberg pass before the new Lotsberg base tunnel opens - 15/07/2005	Switzerland	(8)
13	Wassen	SBB - Gottard	(8)
14	The brown BLS Re4/4s are not as old as they look and some were built in the 1980s. Here BLS Re4/4 190 and another double head a northbound Lötschberg freight downgrade at Reichenbach – 27/07/2006	BLS - Lötschberg	(8)
15	UP 7296 leas a freight up Shermen Hill at Hermosa, Wy - 31/08/2004	Western USA	(7)
16	UP 8617 is seen leading a west bound double stack about to cross the Continental Divide west of Rawlins, Wy - 02/09/2007	Western USA - Summer 2007	(7)
17	11109 still in the ‘Swiss Express’ orange livery is seen leading a southbound Gottard service at Steinen – 31/12/2006	SBB - Gottard	(7)
18	57009 and 57003 lead 4M55 past Cholsey (in place of the normal 66) - 03/04/2006	April 2006	(7)
19	Amsteg	SBB - Gottard	(7)
20	BLS 465013 is seen leading a northbuond freight over the Frutigen Viaduct - 14/07/2006	BLS - Lötschberg	(7)