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St Winnow Syphon

            When a 37 traverses the Fowey branch it would wet the appetite of any railway photographer and it certainly did mine. The weather forecast gave a 50/50 chance of a shot in sunshine which was pretty decent odds. I arrived at Golant on the Fowey branch with 45 mins to spare, there were a handful of enthusiastic photographers all anticipating 37418 and co's arrival. She was working the 0756 from Exeter Riverside. The purpose of the trip was to ascertain the viability of reopening the branch to passenger traffic. I had my drone with me but I was expecting the showers and rain would keep her grounded. A dry interlude allowed me to launch her and do a recci.  The classic Golant shots were all on but I wasn't seeing anything new, I then flew up the river to St Winnows Point and saw a gap in the trees. The drone and myself were separated by at least 3/4 of a mile which made accurate positioning a challenge but I felt a shot was on if only the rain held off and I could combat the strong winds buffeting the drone all over the place. Time for a battery change and to get prepared for the 37s arrival. Battery management would be crucial and with no reporting point for RTT on the branch I would have to launch the drone shortly after she reported leaving Lostwithiel and hope she didn't stop on the branch. Well a weather window opened and I launched in sport mode getting in position in record time. A cloud darkened the whole scene and it shed a few drops of rain...bugger ! But then in an instant the cloud cleared the sun came out and the Syphon emerged from the woods, the lag in shutter release and actuation was going to be a challenge over such a distance but this is the shot I got, I would have preferred her to be a few feet further forward but its not a bad shot. St Winnows Church is in the background and I have no idea what the history is with the White House on the foreshore.
   

Taken in: UK / England / St. Sampson / Golant (show map)

Taken on: September 7, 2022

Tags:

Class 37

37418

St Winnow Point

Cornwall

Caroline « less

Sets appears in: • Drone Shots • Class 37

Groups appears in: • Railway Photographers • UK Class 37 more » • Rail UK: Cornwall Railways • Loram Trains UK « less

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