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Spanish Train

            Spanish Train
Chris De Burgh

There's a Spanish train that runs between
Guadalquivir and old Saville
And at dead of night the whistle blows
And people hear she's running still

And then they hush their children back to sleep
Lock the doors, upstairs they creep
For it is said that the souls of the dead
Fill that train ten thousand deep

Well a railwayman lay dying with his people by his side
His family were crying, knelt in prayer before he died
But above his bed just a waiting for the dead
Was the Devil with a twinkle in his eye
Well God's not around and look what I've found, this one's mine

Just then the Lord himself appeared in a blinding flash of light
And shouted at the Devil, get thee hence to endless night
But the Devil just grinned and said I may have sinned
But there's no need to push me around
I got him first so you can do your worst
He's going underground

But I think I'll give you one more chance
Said the Devil with a smile
So throw away that stupid lance
It's really not your style
Joker is the name, poker is the game
We'll play right here on this bed
And then we'll bet for the biggest stakes yet
The souls of the dead

And I said look out, Lord, He's going to win
The sun is down and the night is riding in
That train is dead on time, many souls are on the line
Oh Lord, He's going to win

I’ve been Five years waiting to get a steam train travelling over this amazing viaduct at Lithgow.
This week, my wait was finally over.

The train was travelling over at 10am, and at that stage the light was going to be too harsh for the image I have had in my mind for so long now.
So, after only 4 hours sleep on Thursday night, it was out of the bed at 3am on Friday morning for the two hour drive to Lithgow.

After a fine healthy Maccas brekky, we drove another whole two minutes to the side of the highway, where we had decided to shoot from.
The sky lit up brilliantly at sunrise, and then it was a 3 hour wait without moving the tripod and camera, for the train.
Right on time, 3 hours later at 10am, the train travelled across the viaduct. I shot 30 images at 1/1000 sec each on continuous mode to capture it at 30 spots across the bridge. 
I’ve then blended the sunrise shot, with the train crossing, to give me my image that has been bouncing around my head for the past five years.

Thanks to Ian, Vic and my 3 hour talking buddy Stephane for joining me, and thanks to Paul “Train Man” Bartle for all the updates on the train travel time during the week.

Hope you like “Spanish Train”
Cheers Mike
   

Taken on: June 4, 2021

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M3, f/5.0, 1/1000 sec, 35mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M3
Lens:	FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Light Source:	Daylight
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows)
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