Country Area Traction types Pics taken Pics added Tour operator
  AMERICA / AFRICA / ASIA        
Canada Ontario Diesel 2002 feb 2004 private
China 1 Pingdingshan, Handan, Tongchuan, Jilantai,Zhungeer, JiTong, Changzhi, Xunhua Steam april 2003 feb 2004
 FarRail
China narrowgauge Dahuichang, Xingyang Steam april/dec 2003 feb 2004 FR/GS
Autumn in China 1 JalaiNur, Huanan, Meihekou, nanpiao, JiTong Steam sept/okt 2004 oct 2004 FarRail
  Tour report Autumn in China 2004     oct 2005  
Winter in China JaliaNur, Huanan, Meihekou, Xinlongzhen, Benxi, Jixi Steam/diesel dec 2004 feb 2005 GS
Autumn in China 2 JiTong Steam/diesel sept/oct 2005 oct 2005 FarRail
           
Cuba Hershey, Ecuador, Rene Frage, Fiat, Budd, Brill All march 2006 april 2006 FarRail
Hedjaz Syria and Jordan Steam/diesel 2004 jun 2004 Stettner
Hedjaz Syria and Jordan Steam/railcar oct 2007 nov 2007 FarRail
India 1 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Steam nov 2006 dec 2006 Ashok
India 2 Broadgauge and Metregauge Steam nov 2006 dec 2006 Ashok
Japan 1 Shinkansen Electric march 2008 apr 2008 private
Japan 2 Tokyo-Toyama-Osaka-Hiroshima Electric/diesel march 2008 apr 2008 private
Marocco   Diesel/electric 2002 feb 2004 TSP
Nepal Nepal Railway Steam/diesel nov 2006 dec 2006 Ashok
Romania Viseu de Sus Steam/diesel oct 2006 jan 2007 FarRail
Romania Winter at Viseu de Sus Steam/diesel feb/ma 2007 may 2007 FarRail
South Africa The Three Provinces Tour 2007 Steam may/jun 2007 feb 2008 SLST
Tunisia   Diesel/electric 2001 feb 2004 private
Ukraine   Diesel/electric 2003 apr 2004 TSP
Ukraine Winter in the Carpathian mountains, SU, Er, Em, L Steam/diesel feb 2007 sept 2007 FarRail
Zimbabwe and Botswana Steam/diesel aug/sept 2005 sept 2005 FarRail
  Tour report Zimbabwe & Botswana 2005     oct 2005  
           
  WESTERN EUROPE        
Austria 1   Electric/diesel 1995-2005 may 2005 private
Austria 2 33132, 6381301, 6572770 and Steyrtal Steam S/NG 2004/2005 may 2005 v. Sten
Austria 3 Ybbstalbahn Diesel 2004 jun 2004 private
Austria 4 Waldviertel and Oetscherland Steam NG may 2006 jun 2006 Stettner
Belgium   All 2004 feb 2004 private
Czech Republic OBB310.23 and U37002 Steam/diesel 2004-2005 april 2005 v. Sten
Czech Republic 2 464.202, 354.7152 and 354.195 Steam april 2006 may 2006 v. Sten
Czech Republic 3 Olomouc, Decin Diesel/electric 2006 may 2006 private
France Chaumont - Mulhouse electric june 2006 aug 2006 private
France Marseille diesel/electric march 2007 apr 2007 private
Germany 1 Northern Germany Diesel/steam july 2005 july 2005 private
Germany 2 Special workings 118/65 Diesel/steam jan-feb 2005 ma 2005 various
Germany 3 HSB Steam 2004 ma 2004 private
Germany 4 Mosel Electric 2003 feb 2004 private
Germany 5 Rhine Electric 2003 feb 2004 private
Germany 6   Diesel/steam 2003 feb 2004 private
Germany 7 Plandampf around Eisenach Steam 2006 feb 2006 LoRi
Germany 8 Mosel and Eifelquerbahn Electric june 2006 aug 2006 private
Germany 9 Bad Muskau in black and white Steam oct 2006 nov 2006 FarRail
Germany 10 Bad Muskau in autumn colours Steam oct 2006 jan 2007 FarRail
Germany 11 Pressnitztalbahn, Döllnitzbahn, Radebeul Steam dec 2007 dec 2007 private
Greece 1 Standardgauge Diesel/electric 2000-2001 feb 2004 Schöller
Greece 2 Narrowgauge Diesel 2000-2001 feb 2004 Schöller
Italy Sicily Electric/diesel 2005 june 2005 private
Netherlands 1   Electric/diesel 1998-2003 feb 2004 private
Netherlands 2 "Hondekoppen" Electric 1994-2003 feb 2004 private
Netherlands 3 RTM (preserved steam and diesel trams) Steam/diesel 1997-2004 aug 2004 private
Netherlands 4 Sunsets and sunrise over the Netherlands Electric/diesel 2005-2006 jan 2006 private
Poland Wolsztyn Steam/diesel 2005 june 2005 private
Poland2 Wolsztyn in black and white (and a little colour) Steam oct 2006 nov 2006 private
Portugal   Electric/diesel 2000-2001 feb 2004 private
Spain Mallorca Electric/diesel feb 2007 ma 2007 private
Switzerland 1 BLS Electric 1996-2002 ma 2005 private
Switzerland 2 Narrowgauge Electric 1996-2004 aug 2004 private
United Kingdom Bluebell Railway Steam feb 2008 feb 2008 private
           
           
  THEME PAGES        
Theme 1 Playing with Light All 2003-2005 jan 2006 various
Theme 2 Black nights in black and white Steam/diesel 2003-2006 aug 2006 various
           
  ARTICLES PUBLISHED on TPN
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHERS NETWORK
TPN is the online resource for professional and aspiring travel photographers!		        
Article 1 The Shot - What steamtrainphotographers do in China     jan 2006  
Article 2 Photographing Trains - Everything you wanted to know     jan 2006  
Article 3 Steam in Zimbabwe - Some experiences from a photographic tour     feb 2006  
Article 4 Huanan -Two days out in the country     april 2006  
Article 5 Shooting trains in low light situations     may 2006  
Article 6 Anticipation, success and failure     aug 2006  
Article 7 Dumping film - How a trainspotter went digital     sept 2006  
Article 8 Impressions from Romania     jan 2007  
Article 9 TPN in Mallorca     apr 2007  
Article 10 Two weeks in South Africa     jul 2007  
Article 11 Winter rain in Romania     nov 2007  
           
           
Article 101 Article published in "Popular Photography" magazine     march 2008  
           
Railway Photography - Index Page
Site and pictures by Ian Lawrence
Who is this site intended for?
If you like to see pictures of trains in nice landscapes, at typical stations or other general action shots please take a look. If you're looking for lists of engines or locomotive only portraits this isn't the site for you.
The purpose of this site
I always use the internet to find interesting countries, areas and lines and prepare for holidays and tours. Sites with good pictures showing the photographic possibilities are rare and hard to find, but are always worthwhile looking for. I've visited places I wouldn't have dreamt going to, after finding suitable websites. The primary objective of this site (besides showing off of course), is to make some of my photos available on the internet so others can profit from my journeys. As my time is limited, I generate these pages automatically, which means I can't add much extra information to the pictures. If you can't find a specific location on a map you can always ask me. If you like what you see or have any remarks please don't hesitate to send me a mail. Mail can be sent in english, dutch or german.
Organised tours
Many of my best photos were taken on organised photographic tours. Often I'm asked to recommend a specific operator. I've used various tour operators, but have found FarRail tours to be one of the best. The tours are planned for the serious photographer. The tourleader is a great photographer himself, which means you don't miss any photo opportunities. Have a look at upcoming tours: www.farrail.com
If you have any questions about this operator or any other tour operator I've used just send me a mail.
Pictures were taken with a Canon EOS33 or Canon EOS600 SLR camera with various lenses using negative film. The more recent pictures were scanned from negative by the photoshop. The older pictures where scanned from prints at home.
Pictures taken since November 2005 were taken with a Canon EOS 10D DSLR. Lenses currently used:
Tamron 28-75/2.8, Canon 70-200/L4, Tamron 11-18/4.5-5.6.
In January 2008 the 10D was replaced by a 30D.
Photographs and reports
The following table shows all at present available pages,
-a green background means new or recently updated
-a purple background shows any page added or updated in 2005
-a yellow background is new or updated in 2006
-a red background is new or updated in 2007
-a blue background is new or updated in 2008

 

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The equipment used
No photos from this site may be used in any form without prior permission.
If you would like to use any photo from this site or are looking for a similar picture (I have a lot more than shown here), just send me an email.