Welcome. I took my first (poor quality) railway photos in 1979 with a small instamatic 110mm camera. I got my first film SLR camera, a Pentax MG, for Christmas 1983. Initially I only had a standard 50mm lens but later purchased a Miranda 70-300mm zoom. It was not the greatest quality but all I could afford at the time. With my inexperience many of the photos taken in the first couple of years were under-exposed. It turned out it was not my photography skills but the camera was not adjusted correctly with too fast a shutter speed being selected. I only discovered this after about 12 months using the camera. Once the camera had been recalebrated the quality improved. Unfortunately time has started to take it's toll on some of the older slides and they have developed a colour cast only some of which can be removed by photoshop.

I continued to use this camera for a number of years until it was stolen on a train when I fell asleep between Manchester and Leeds. I was on an All Line Rover at the time and had had little sleep the previous few days. Regretably the photos I took the previous day on the Isle of Wight of the 1923 and 1938 stock operating together were lost. Following this I then purchased a Pentax P30N which came with a 28-70mm zoom. I also purchased a standard 50mm lens and continued to use the 70-300mm zoom I still had. I still own this camera today and use it as a fallback. The main bulk of my photos were taken on 35mm slides with this camera.

From 1999 I started to use some compact digital cameras but the quality was not good enough. In addition they had the problem of the shutter releasing a few seconds after the button was pressed. Very annoying when taking railway photos.

By 2007 things had improved considerably and I purchased my first DSLR a Pentax K10D. I started initially using the lenses I already owned but have now upgraded to much better Pentax lenses 17-80mm, 35mm and 70-300mm lenses.

The photos displayed here are some of my better ones and reflect my memories of rail travel over the years. I hope you enjoy them.

The photos on this site have been taken by me are my copyright and may not be used for any purpose without permission. If you require to use any for commercial or non-commercial use you should contact me. I can be contacted by email comments(at)trackbasher.co.uk.

If you would like any further information on the photos or locations I am always happy to help again contact me on the address above.

Thanks for visiting.
Track Basher
South West Wales, United Kingdom, when not out by the lineside or on a train.