15/07/2025Taswegian1957

CFFC: Up Close


Up Close—CFFC

This week’s theme is of close ups. My mini theme is things I saw at transport museums and preserved railways.

I visited the Transport Museum in Luzern, Switzerland where I took the first two photos. I am still editing but will share more from this visit later.

Orbiter 2-Transport Museum Luzern
Close-up view of a vintage steam locomotive's front, showcasing the interior of the smokebox and steam components.
Open Wide

These next two photos were taken at the Epping Ongar Railway near London. The first is obviously a name plate. The second, slightly bizarre view was taken through a carriage window. I will explain more about that later.

Close-up view of the nameplate 'Pitchford Hall' on a vintage steam locomotive.
Name plate
A collection of mannequins, some lying on a surface and others sitting upright, viewed through a window with an outdoor background.
Mannequins
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Taswegian1957

I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs,Teddy and Brodie and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly.

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