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Re: Changes to my fotopic site - advance warning         

Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: Mike Hughes
Date: Sep 6, 2008 03:21

In message , Big_Al MD.com> writes
>Mike Hughes wrote:
>> A message to all those who've been following my fotopic postings
>> As I've now got more that 150 photos on the South Shore part of my
>> fotopic site and over 120 on the 'real' trains part of the site I
>> realise that it is getting a bit more difficult for people to find
>> specific items of interest to them.
>> Therefore I will shortly be adding new collections and moving some
>>of
>> the existing photos over to these new collections as and when I find out
>> exactly how to do it (I think I've got it sorted but I have to be
>> certain that I've got it right before I go too far).
>> Two examples of the kind of collections I hope to create are photos
>>I've
>> taken of Charlie Fox-Wilson's Broke Brick Mountain and Cliff South's
>> Ashley Danville and Deanstown layouts. It should also make it easier if
>> anyone wants to link to a specific 'theme'.
>> This should take place by Tuesday or Wednesday next week but in the
>> meantime this is your chance to view the whole of the gallery at
>> http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/
>> If I get enough time I may also 'rationalise' some of the photos and
>> delete those which are out of date or no longer relevant e.g. older
>> photos of Broke Brick or the AD&D - unless you want me to keep the older
>> photos on my site so that you can see the progress that has been made
>> between photo shoots. Just in case you miss anything follow the link
>> above. The photos are currently viewed as last first so you may want to
>> go to the back photo on the index and then work forward as I will
>> probably delete the older photos first.
>> I should also have some news for you about a new 'collection' which
>>will
>> feature my loft layout - if I can remember to take the camera up there!
>> I have in mind to take photos of the installation of a Lenz 150 DCC
>>auxiliary (point motor) decoder which will operate up to 6 turnouts at
>>time. As I'm using this with Tortoise motors it did originally present
>>me with a few problems which I've managed to solve and which may help
>>others. Anyone interested in this?
>>
>
>Where were the BC Rail photos taken?
>I see you are in UK but the photos kinda look like Vancouver, BC, Canada.

They were indeed taken in Vancouver by one of my fellow club members.
I've also got several Canadian photos taken in Winniandy (Grande Cache,
Alberta) on what was a very unusual day for them - they actually had two
trains there on one day, one with 6 locos and one with 4.

--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England
Interested in American trains real and model?
Look here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/
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