Freight train, freight train.........

While waiting to meet Ian at the railway station a few days ago, I spotted this freight train looking bright and cheerful. It reminded me of a song we used to sing at school about a freight train going"so fast". I'm not sure why that popped into my head as this one was stationary!

I showed Ian my efforts and was surprised when he said he hadn't got a picture of this colour scheme on a freight engine of this type. No doubt he will capture it for his archives at some point before they repaint it.

Katharine

[Graham Thresher]

A super shot.

[Julia]

Wonderful shot! Lovely to see the train station too!

[Ivan]

It almost looks like a model - super image - fav!

[Judith Johnson]

Oh yes I remember it well. Don't think I sang it at school though - thin it was on the radio. Peter thinks it was sung by Nancy Whiskey.

[Dianne]

Great shot - no wonder Ian was jealous!

[Judith Johnson]

PS. He's just come in to say he thinks it was the Chas.McDivett skiffle group so I looked it up on Google. Guess what - he was right! What a memory. He was only 10 when it came out in 1957. Try this link to listen to the song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QoKkXDPGmw

[Lynne Hart]

Very colourful freight train, nice pov.

[Margaret Obey]

Another song invading my brain! What is it about 365? Great shot

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful capture of the train and station. fav. (As I love trains)

[Arthur Loosley]

I also love trains so it has to be a fav!

[gloria jones]

Fab capture...love the lines, comp, light. Fav

[bruni]

The title freight train freight train sound so familiar. I wonder if I know that song that reminded you of it. will google it. a very imposing picture of this train.

[Richard Sayer]

I remember this song from the 6.05 Special on the TV at 6.05pm on Saturday evenings. This programme is famous for being the first to bridge the gap between 6 and 7 pm - before that we had music and an 'Interlude' screen for an hour!

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg Thank you. Glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@juliac Thank you. York has a nice station building. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ivan Thank you for the comment and fav. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@busylady Thanks for the comment and link, it brought back great memories. I remember singing it at primary school with the teacher who was in a skiffle group. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dide Thank you. Its not often I get a shot Ian doesn't. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@lhart Thanks. I thought it attractive. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ceilidh Thank you. Sorry about the song, but it has been in my head since Tuesday! Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thank you. I like trains too, but not as much as Ian does! Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@wordpixman Thanks Arthur for the fav and comment. We have lots of trains here in the museum as well as in the station. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@seattlite Thanks for the comment and fav. Stations are great to look at trains and people. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bruni Thanks Bruni. Thanks to Judith and her husband Peter, this is the link for the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QoKkXDPGmw

[Fisher Family]

@vignouse Thanks for the reminder Richard, I remember it well. Katharine

[Arthur Loosley]

@fishers ... Thank you Katharine. I have enjoyed my visits to the NRM but it's a long way from East Anglia so don't get there very often.

[Jacqui Paterson]

great shot. Fav

[Pete Roberts]

Nice shot Katharine and good lines

[Fisher Family]

@witchyjacq Thanks Jacqui, its nice to have a fav for a train picture, they are usually Ian's province. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pjr Thank you, glad you liked it. Katharine