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Ron Smith Collection
I live in Braintree, Essex and have been interested in steam locomotives as long
as I can remember. My introduction to steam engines were ex-
I was introducted to the delights of London stations. I followed the well trodden path to Willesden shed then down to the canal, under the fence and into the back of Old Oak Common. Then followed frantic attempts to record as much of the rapidly disappearing scene in the 60's as I could afford. Before the end of BR steam I had developed an interest in industrials and foreign steam which kept the interest alive in following years.
Like so many others, my first camera was a Kodak 'Box' Brownie. I quickly found that
it was only possible to photograph stationary subjects. As soon as I could afford
it, I changed to an Ilford Sportsman 35mm camera. All subsequent cameras were 35mm
including my current Minolta which I bought just before I retired in 1992. From the
mid-
Apart from photography, I also get my hands dirty and spent over 9 years helping
to restore 80151 to running order. I still travel to the Bluebell Railway in the
summer to take part in the effort to create an '84' 2-
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