{"id":7262,"date":"2014-06-22T03:53:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T07:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=7262"},"modified":"2014-06-17T08:58:10","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T12:58:10","slug":"paddington-station-may-11-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/paddington-station-may-11-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddington Station, May 11, 2010."},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHST under the Victorian Shed.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Exposed on May 11, 2010 using my Panasonic Lumix LX-3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here we have a contrast. Beneath the Victorian-era shed dating from the time of I.K. Brunel\u2019s famous seven-foot gauge Great Western Railway (purists will note with precision, that the correct measurement of the track was 7 feet and \u00bc inch) idles a 1970s-era HST.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s one of the great things about railways, is the fantastic longevity of technology and infrastructure. No place offers greater contrasts than Britain. Paddington is neither the oldest, and the nearly 40-year old HST\u2019s are hardly Britain\u2019s newest, but the point is made. Perhaps someone else will offer a more perfect juxtaposition!<\/p>\n

Moments after I exposed this image, I boarded the First Great Western HST and soon after was gliding west on Brunel’s\u00a0old GWR route. Today, this is one of the busiest non-electrified mainlines in the world. Not for long though, as I understand the wires are coming!<\/p>\n

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