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THIS WEEK ... 05/2012
The theme this week is 'STEAM' (please refer to the current theme schedule below for details)
21 photos have been entered:
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

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THEMED POTW SCHEDULE
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w/c January 30th: Steam: photos of steam engines anywhere in the world.
w/c February 27th: British Type 2 diesel engines: photos of British diesel engines that were classified as Type 2 by British Railways. TOPS Classes: 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31.
w/c March 26th: Non-British: photos taken beyond the shores of Great Britain.
w/c April 30th: Narrow Gauge: photos taken on narrow gauge railways throughout the world.
w/c May 28th: British Type 1/3 diesel engines: photos of British diesel engines that were classified as Type 1 or Type 3 by British Railways. TOPS classes: 15,16,17,20,33,35,37.
w/c June 25th: Light rail systems: photos taken on urban light rail systems.
w/c July 30th: Heritage: photos of preserved engines, MU's, rolling stock, buildings, etc. anywhere in the world.
w/c August 27th: Multiple units: photos of DMMU's, DEMU's, Rail cars & EMU's.
w/c September 24th: British Type 4 diesel engines: photos of British diesel engines that were classified as Type 4 by British Railways. TOPS classes: 40,41(D6XX),42,43(D8XX),44,45,46,47,48,50,52,various prototypes etc.
w/c October 29th: Infrastructure: photos of railway buildings, signalling, track work etc. Note: photos must be in a "Locations" gallery.
w/c November 26th: 0-X-0: photos of steam, diesel and electric engines with a wheel arrangement of 0-4-0 or 0-6-0.
w/c December 24th: And a partridge in a pear tree: photos of any rail related subject taken during the Twelve Days of Christmas (December 25th to January 5th inclusive) in any year.
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w/c December 23rd: And a partridge in a pear tree: photos of any rail related subject taken during the Twelve Days of Christmas (December 25th to January 5th inclusive) in any year.
LAST WEEK ... 04/2012
There was no specific theme last week
20 photos were entered and this photo by GORDON EDGAR with 12 votes was voted 'Photo of the Week'.

Runners-up
 
11 votes
   
by Iain Reid
10 votes
   
by Simon Coope
8 votes
   
by Peter Legg
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PREVIOUS WEEKS
Photos entered in previous weeks
 
3 votes in week 31/2007
   
by:Tom Smith
1 vote in week 7/2009
   
by:Gary Burton
1 vote in week 30/2006
   
by:Malcolm Best

Previous Photos of the Week
 
Week 21/2007
   
by Malcolm Best
Week 28/2007
   
by Big Sky
Week 22/2007
   
by Jerry Glover
PHOTO OF THE YEAR
Full Photo of the Year History
 
2011
   
by Gordon Edgar
2010
   
by Syd
2009
   
by Chris Davis
2008
   
by Syd
2007
   
by Guy Wood
2006
   
by Paul Appleby 2012
     
 
 
 
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