Two shots from the Welsh Highland Railway which runs from Caernarfon to Porthmadog (pronounced Portmadock, not Port Mad Dog). The first is taken on the G1x in Porthmadog and the second on the 5DII + 40 pancake (my point-and-shoot substitute when I haven't got a PAS with me) in Caernarfon. These are the two 16 Class Garratt engines that the WHR have, built in 1958 and exported to South Africa. When the line was rebuilt and opened recently after having been closed since 1934, the WHR bought the redundant locomotives from SA. They are narrow gauge to enable them to go around tight bends in the track.
The shot on the 5D was pushing it as much as I could as it is shot into the mid-day sun and the end of the locomotive is painted black and is in heavy shadow. There are only a few specks blown in the raw of the clouds and I think the blacks have lifted up just fine.
Love these old style engines! We only have greasy diesels here.