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Kelmarsh closed tunnel (The Rat holes), Northants, Feb15
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<blockquote data-quote="The Wombat" data-source="post: 302190" data-attributes="member: 26606"><p><strong>I heard this place was doable, so when a free slot arrived, dashed over to have a look. Met up with Infrared, and his box of light painting tricks. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The southbound bore is open to the public as a cycle path, and I have visited many times over the years. But this is my first visit to the gated northbound bore, and although not as packed with features as it’s cousin at Great Oxendon, I still found plenty to photograph inside. There is no airshaft in the closed tunnel, and it’s authentically still soot covered.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Finally getting to grips with my new wide angle lens. Thanks to Infrared for showing me some more of his light painting tricks.</strong></p><p></p><p>The Northampton to Market Harborough line opened in 1859 and had tunnels at Great Oxendon and nearby Kelmarsh. The original tunnel was single-track (480M), and when the line was doubled a second single-track tunnel was built. The second tunnel had an airshaft, and is now a cycle path all the way to Northampton. The line closed in 1981.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175970[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175971[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">2 Wombats; 1 Frame</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175972[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175973[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175974[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175975[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175976[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">south portal</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175977[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175978[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Courtesy of Infrared's light painting tools</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175979[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175980[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">I've tried to capture both tunnels in the same frame, but even with the wide angle, I couldn't get far enough back</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175981[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>THE OPEN TUNNEL</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175982[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>this shot was taken a couple of years ago in the open tunnel</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]175983[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>thanks for looking <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Wombat, post: 302190, member: 26606"] [B]I heard this place was doable, so when a free slot arrived, dashed over to have a look. Met up with Infrared, and his box of light painting tricks. The southbound bore is open to the public as a cycle path, and I have visited many times over the years. But this is my first visit to the gated northbound bore, and although not as packed with features as it’s cousin at Great Oxendon, I still found plenty to photograph inside. There is no airshaft in the closed tunnel, and it’s authentically still soot covered. Finally getting to grips with my new wide angle lens. Thanks to Infrared for showing me some more of his light painting tricks.[/B] The Northampton to Market Harborough line opened in 1859 and had tunnels at Great Oxendon and nearby Kelmarsh. The original tunnel was single-track (480M), and when the line was doubled a second single-track tunnel was built. The second tunnel had an airshaft, and is now a cycle path all the way to Northampton. The line closed in 1981. [CENTER][ATTACH=full]175970[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]175971[/ATTACH] 2 Wombats; 1 Frame [ATTACH=full]175972[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]175973[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]175974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]175975[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]175976[/ATTACH] south portal [ATTACH=full]175977[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]175978[/ATTACH] Courtesy of Infrared's light painting tools [ATTACH=full]175979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]175980[/ATTACH] I've tried to capture both tunnels in the same frame, but even with the wide angle, I couldn't get far enough back [ATTACH=full]175981[/ATTACH] [B]THE OPEN TUNNEL[/B] [ATTACH=full]175982[/ATTACH] [B]this shot was taken a couple of years ago in the open tunnel[/B] [ATTACH=full]175983[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] thanks for looking :) [/QUOTE]
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