A1 Class 60163 Tornado passing through KirkcaldyA1 Class 60163 Tornado on the Fife & Forth Circle SRPS Railtour passing through Kirkcaldy on 16/06/13. This train has become a nemesis for me as everytime it has run through something has gone wrong and I haven’t been able to get the photo I want. Today was no different. I got this shot that I wanted and I wanted one a bit closer, just as I went to fire the camera refused to take the picture and by the time It was ready it was too late. This only ever seems to happen with Tornado? Could there really be such a thing as a subject jinx?
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A1 Class 60163 Tornado passing through Kirkcaldy

A1 Class 60163 Tornado on the Fife & Forth Circle SRPS Railtour passing through Kirkcaldy on 16/06/13.

This train has become a nemesis for me as everytime it has run through something has gone wrong and I haven’t been able to get the photo I want.

Today was no different. I got this shot that I wanted and I wanted one a bit closer, just as I went to fire the camera refused to take the picture and by the time It was ready it was too late. This only ever seems to happen with Tornado?

Could there really be such a thing as a subject jinx?

Source: ipernity.com

So why am I the sad one?

When people become successful and with that maybe comes fortune they can afford to live some of life’s luxuries right?

A conversation the other day I was part of was along these lines. None of us are rich by any stretch of the imagination but the topic ended up with the usual “what would you spend the money on?”

The usual suspects came out, nice cars, houses, fantastic holidays, you know the kind of thing.

Most if not all wanted luxury travel from chauffeured cars to private jets and helicopters to ferry them around. So when it got to me and I said I wanted a private train the laughter filled the room and the head shakes caused a small breeze.

“Train spotter”, “saddo” etc etc. I laughed as it really doesn’t bother me, but what is it with people’s perception of trains?

Yeah I like train travel, I do and its a legitimate form of transport so why the derision?

I like flying on planes and I like driving but to be able to hit the rails in a big luxury observation coach a bit like the Royal Scotsman watching the world rush by to me would be the ideal way to travel. Yes I would love it to be steam hauled but a diesel would do. It’s not about driving the bloody thing but just to be able to kick back and relax watching the country flash by?

Does that seam so bad? As for train spotter its the usual name you get called and yet most don’t realise what a train spotter is. I don’t hang around collecting photos and numbers of trains unless a steam tour is going through and then it’s just about the photos but it seems that if you like anything to do with the railways you must like fold up raincoats, flasks of weak tea and standing for endless hours on a platform going nowhere. Well guess what I like going somewhere.

I don’t call someone a petrol head because they like cars or people a plane spotter because they like flying but because I like train travel I’m the sad one?

I don’t get it? But I’m also not ashamed of it or hide the fact I do like rail travel.

LMS 5MT 44871 The Great Britain VI on Flickr. LMS 5MT (Black 5) 44871 4-6-0 Running on the Great Britain VI From Edinburgh to Inverness (1Z26) Taken at Glenrothes with Thornton. She split at Thornton TC so that The Great Marquess could pick up the other coaches and run in the opposite direction and up the west to Fort William. It was a tough one today to get a decent shot as there had been signalling problems and trains coming through the station were delayed. She sat down the line beyond the bridge for about 20 minutes. when I shoot from this station I normally go on the other side but as trains were coming in often due to the delays I decided to stay on this side and glad that I did as the others who stayed over were disappointed, as what you cant see is the Scotrail passenger train that had just pulled out, and just out of shot behind 44871. Fortunately she wasn’t running through too quickly and there were as usual a lot of people trying to get photographs and video.
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LMS 5MT 44871 The Great Britain VI on Flickr.

LMS 5MT (Black 5) 44871 4-6-0 Running on the Great Britain VI From Edinburgh to Inverness (1Z26) Taken at Glenrothes with Thornton. She split at Thornton TC so that The Great Marquess could pick up the other coaches and run in the opposite direction and up the west to Fort William.

It was a tough one today to get a decent shot as there had been signalling problems and trains coming through the station were delayed. She sat down the line beyond the bridge for about 20 minutes. when I shoot from this station I normally go on the other side but as trains were coming in often due to the delays I decided to stay on this side and glad that I did as the others who stayed over were disappointed, as what you cant see is the Scotrail passenger train that had just pulled out, and just out of shot behind 44871.

Fortunately she wasn’t running through too quickly and there were as usual a lot of people trying to get photographs and video.

Former Leven & East Fife Railway on Flickr. Former Leven & East Fife Railway Walking along the trackbed of the former Leven & East Fife Railway that ran from Thornton Junction through Stations such as Leven, Anstruther, St Andrews and linked back up to the mainline at Leuchars.. . This section is between Leven and Lundin Links stations as it crossed the golf courses of Leven/Scoonie Links and Lundin Links itself Like most of the others around the UK this line was closed under the Direction of Beeching
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Former Leven & East Fife Railway on Flickr.

Former Leven & East Fife Railway

Walking along the trackbed of the former Leven & East Fife Railway that ran from Thornton Junction through Stations such as Leven, Anstruther, St Andrews and linked back up to the mainline at Leuchars..
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This section is between Leven and Lundin Links stations as it crossed the golf courses of Leven/Scoonie Links and Lundin Links itself

Like most of the others around the UK this line was closed under the Direction of Beeching

Corriemar (The Dowager House) on Flickr.Corriemar Corriemar (The Dowager House) on the Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866.Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill wemt on to own the estate after russell Snr died. Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of. Unoccupied since 1970 in which it was at the time used for day patients from Stratheden Hospital. along with the other property on the estate Silverburn House. Both house have fallen into disrepair with Corriemar being in the worst condition As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press
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Corriemar (The Dowager House) on Flickr.

Corriemar
Corriemar (The Dowager House) on the Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866.

Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill wemt on to own the estate after russell Snr died.

Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of.

Unoccupied since 1970 in which it was at the time used for day patients from Stratheden Hospital. along with the other property on the estate Silverburn House.

Both house have fallen into disrepair with Corriemar being in the worst condition

As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press

Silverburn House on Flickr.Silverburn House on the Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866. The house was rebuilt and a Flax Mill was also built on the land. Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business was born and died in this house (1956) Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of. Unoccupied since 1970 in which it was at the time used for day patients from Stratheden Hospital. along with the other property on the estate Corriemar. Both house have fallen into disrepair with Corriemar being in the worst condition As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press
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Silverburn House on Flickr.

Silverburn House on the Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866.

The house was rebuilt and a Flax Mill was also built on the land. Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business was born and died in this house (1956)

Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of.

Unoccupied since 1970 in which it was at the time used for day patients from Stratheden Hospital. along with the other property on the estate Corriemar.

Both house have fallen into disrepair with Corriemar being in the worst condition

As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press

The Flaxmill Silverburn Park Estate on Flickr.The Flaxmill on the Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866. The Flax Mill was then built on the land. Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business and inherited the estate after Russell Snr died. Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of. As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press I was fighting the sun with every photo today it was nice to see it but could only shoot from one direction as it was too low and too bright from the direction I really wanted to get the pictures from. I will visit the site again in the future and try and get more photos as I really think it is an interesting building
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The Flaxmill Silverburn Park Estate on Flickr.

The Flaxmill on the Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866.

The Flax Mill was then built on the land. Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business and inherited the estate after Russell Snr died.

Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of.

As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press

I was fighting the sun with every photo today it was nice to see it but could only shoot from one direction as it was too low and too bright from the direction I really wanted to get the pictures from.

I will visit the site again in the future and try and get more photos as I really think it is an interesting building

Seated Shelter in the Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate on Flickr.The Seated Shelter in the Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate. The garden I believe was developed in partnership between Fife council and other agencies/trusts. I have also seen this structure call “The Education room” but I can’t find out any more information on that. Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866.Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business and inherited the estate after Russell Snr died. Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of. As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press
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Seated Shelter in the Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate on Flickr.

The Seated Shelter in the Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate.

The garden I believe was developed in partnership between Fife council and other agencies/trusts. I have also seen this structure call “The Education room” but I can’t find out any more information on that.

Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866.

Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business and inherited the estate after Russell Snr died.

Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of.

As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press

Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate on Flickr.The Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate. I believe was developed in partnership between Fife council and other agencies/trusts. Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866. The Flax Mill as can be seen in the background was then built on the land. Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business and inherited the estate after Russell Snr died. Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of. As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press
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Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate on Flickr.

The Sensory Garden Silverburn Park Estate.

I believe was developed in partnership between Fife council and other agencies/trusts.

Silverburn Park Estate. The Estate was leased from the Durie Family sometime before 1855 by David Russell Snr and was then purchased by Arthur Russell in 1866.

The Flax Mill as can be seen in the background was then built on the land. Sir David Russell (the 3rd son Of Russell Snr) was a Partner in the Tullis Russell Paper Mill business and inherited the estate after Russell Snr died.

Sir Davids Son also David was a very decorated and respected soldier and it was he who was known as Major Russell who gifted the estate to the Leven town council and The National trust of Scotland of which the family were great believers and supporters of.

As of today Fife Council are trying to get support from private financing to bring the whole estate back into a useable condition. the last report being in Fife Press