On my visit to London earlier this month, I called into Clapham Junction to visit with my friend Hassard Stacpoole who lives nearby.
Hassard brought me on a tour of the area to highlight the changes south of the Thames since my last visit.
London is a dynamic city. There are cranes and construction sites everywhere you look.
The area around Battersea Park is rapidly being transformed from an old industrial area to a modern residential community.
Using my FujiFilm X-T1 and Lumix LX7, I made these photos from our tour of the area.
My intention is to compare these images with similar views exposed years ago, as well as photos showing further change from my next visit.
I’m pretty sure the passenger vehicles on the London transit networks have been called cars for a very long time, and of course the origins of some of the London Underground system had American involvement. The 5-car units are on the Overground – former national rail lines now subsumed into the Underground ambit.
Hope they reinstall the trademark 4 chimneys at Battersea. IMO the building would look like a plucked chicken without them.
“5 Car Train” – sounds like they’re speaking American. What happened to “5 Carriage Train” – or is “car” short for “carriage?”
Spent a day there back in ’04 watching the last of the slam-door stock in use.