From October to early December a few RHTTs (RailHead Treatment Trains) are based and operated out of Eastleigh Yard using the unusual MPVs which blast the railheads with high-pressure water jets and operate across Hampshire & Dorset removing leaf debris on a daily basis.Main two diagrams through the area covered are 8W85 & 8W84.
Despite moving to Dorset 16 years ago i have never spent much time to the West of Bournemouth.With the only two remaining Freight services left to run in Dorset, the Wool sand train and Hamworthy stone train due within hours of each other i spent the afternoon photographing services in 'Deepest Dorset' including the complex run round of 6O49, the Neasden to Wool empty sand wagons at Dorchester South.
Located in Dorset on the South Coast i am a keen modern railway photographer and have been interested in railways for over 30 years and still have fond memories of watching the class 33s speed through my old home station of Portchester with the Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central services.
Having seen many changes over the years my main focus is on modern day traction with a passion for modern day branchlines and lesser known railway lines & stations along with modern DMUs and EMUs.
So armed with the internet and a digital camera todays rail scene is now even easier to record before it's to late and has been swept away with a blander and even more reduced Rail network.
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Modern Railways is part of the Hants & Dorset Rail Community, so if you have a gallery containing photos from the Hampshire & Dorset areas feel free to join.
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Modern Railways 2007 +
These collections are now split into manageable sections for easy reference with the latest collection containing the most recently taken photos which in turn is updated several times a month.
Modern Railways 2006
These collections are split into Monthly sections except for any 'Focus On' photo collections which are divided into their own sections.
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All photographs have the unit or engine number plus location and any extra information including times - headcode and destination if known.
Most older photographs have been moved to my Archive site for storage as i update this site with new and hopefully better quailty photographs.
Also check out my links to some of the best sites for both railway photography and information connected to the Rail Network, these links are websites that i visit on a regular basis and are updated to reflect this.
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Current photos were shot using a Nikon D200 DSLR and a selection of Nikkor lenses, shot in RAW then converted using Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.
Comments are always welcome good or bad so feel free to contact me.
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All photographs contained on this website are the property of the photographer, they may however be used for use on other websites or for personal use with the authors permission and a mention of where they were obtained.
For any non personal use of the photographs within this website please contact me before any use of the photograph.
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Please note - All photographs were taken in or at public locations or with public access to that location.
Any photographs not so taken were taken with prior permission from official company sources or employees.
