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The History of Railway Photography
The master railway photographers
A dramatic shot of a London Midland and Scottish locomotive hauling a coal train past the textile mills of Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire
By Ernest Wethersett, 7th September 1945
ref no. LPC 24465 © National Railway Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
In the golden age of railway photography the competition between the photographers was fierce, with each having their own particular styles and areas of interest. While much of the work was of a high standard, a few stood out as masters.