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Anne • アン 🇵🇭
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INFP-T. #RailwayFamily; I used to teach folk how to drive trains. Also: Photographer & sports TV producer’s PA/wife. Plus: Polo, Rollerderby, Brentford FC, Middx CCC, Linguistics/日本語, MH discourse. Own views, &c.

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I'm still sad about what happened to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. I visited the foundry back in 2016; I walked past it last month, and besides it looking very unloved and no longer a hive of activity, the site has stood still since operations ceased in the spring of 2017.

#London #FilmPhotography
Black and white film photograph of the exterior of the former Whitechapel Bell Foundry site, as seen from the corner of Fieldgate Street/Whitechapel Road. A flock of pigeons are caught mid-flight, blurred in the photograph as they fly upwards, disturbed by the noise of a passerby putting something in a nearby commercial wheelie bin. The old and hand-painted wooden sign for the foundry on the brick wall is covered in pigeon droppings, with paint peeling from the large sash windows.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Last weekend, I met Kit Mackintosh.

Sat at a typewriter in the middle of Covent Garden, he invited people to pay what they want for a poem on a topic of their choosing.

I asked him to write a poem about overcoming sadness.

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#London
#Poetry
An instant film photograph (with a distinctive white border) of Kit Mackintosh in a black shirt with the top buttons undone. They are sat at a sage green typewriter, in the middle of Covent Garden, London, with a yellow sign (that can't be fully seen) that says 'POEM' on it. An instant film photograph (with a distinctive white border) of Kit Mackintosh in the middle of Covent Garden, London, sat on a camping chair in front of a small wooden garden table. On top of the table is a sage green typewriter, with yellow signs on the front of the table and back of the chair that says 'Poem - about you or any topic - pay what you want'. A crowd has gathered around the typist. A scan of an A4 piece of white card with lower case typewriter text; a poem about overcoming sadness by Kit Mackintosh. It reads as follows: we exist at times uncumbered under ashen night we are swallowed by those figments of our minds at times by reality by those concrete agonies that have severed us from loved ones and at other times they are those accidents of mind those sadnesses that are whispered in thoughts that exist awry and, in the former, we wait- we patiently see that these agonies are temporary and for those that are writhing in our mind- we must learn to exist in the bliss of sensation- in not feeling we must seek to be overcome in thoughtless ecstacy
July 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Another shot that didn't make the cut for the recent exhibition; but it remains one of my favourites.

Taken at Aldgate, I've always love the light there.

🎞️ Fuji Industrial 100, expired.
📸 Ricoh GR1V.
🧑‍🔬 Dev/scan by @analoguewonderland.bsky.social.

#BelieveInFilm
#FilmIsNotDead
#FilmPhotography
A colour film photograph in portrait orientation of a scene at Aldgate Station on the London Underground. The shot is taken from an upper staircase, and the afternoon light is streaming into the station and down onto the platforms from an open-air side of the station. There is a staircase with a wooden handrail that leads the shot down onto the platform, where a Metropolitan line train is waiting in one of the middle platforms; on the adjacent Circle line platform, a passenger is waiting as he scrolls on his smartphone, and his shadow is partially cast along the platform with the bright sunlight shining down on him.
June 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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‘Then and now: London's Transport in Photographs’ is on display at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden.

Thank you to the Museum curators and @analoguewonderland.bsky.social for the freedom to work exclusively with film for this exhibition.

#FilmIsNotDead

Press portrait ©️ Alick Cotterill
Press portrait photograph of Anne, by Alick Cotterill. She is in her denim jacket, covered in colourful patches, and wearing some colourful trousers with sunflowers printed all over. She is sat cross-legged on the floor under some photographs of London's transport in a gallery space within the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden
June 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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The irony of that last shot of TCR, when some of it currently looks like it’s suffering from water ingress, and there’s smashed glass panels and fittings across the network (Liverpool St is pretty bad for it).
Water ingress shown as brown and dirty marks on glass panels at Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth line station. The seepage covers several square metres and is situated close to an escalator. A smashed glass panel, framed with black and yellow hazard tape, at Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth line station.
April 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Anyhow, this may or may not make the cut, but shot this one recently on a project roll.

Modern life scene no. 19271.

🎞️ Fuji Pro 400H, expired.
📸 Bronica ETRSi.
🧑‍🔬 Dev/scan @analoguewonderland.bsky.social

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A colour film photograph in landscape orientation, taken at Hammersmith (District and Piccadilly lines) London Underground Station. The scene shows an elderly man wearing dark clothing, glasses and a flat cap as he scrolls on his smartphone. He is sitting on a wooden bench, which has a large Underground roundel on the back of it bearing the station’s name. A black walking stick rests standing against his thigh as his legs are crossed, left over right. He has a black shopper trolley standing to the side of him.
April 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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I've been loaned a Bronica ETRSi for the current assignment - a dream to shoot with. Here's one of my favourite shots from Baker Street.

@lomography.com LomoChrome Color'92, box speed.
Dev/scan @analoguewonderland.bsky.social.

#FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead #London #TfL25
A colour film photograph of a Bakerloo line train stationary in the platform at Baker Street London Underground station. The shot looks through to the lit interior of the carriage, where a passenger with brown shoulder length hair is seated and has their eyes momentarily closed. The lighting and shadows of the photo gives it an overall moody feel.
March 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The same roll, but the colours tweaked (very quickly) just to show how different it is when you remove some of the green colour cast. I am still learning about how some scanners can result in various colour shifts depending on the emulsion/film base, but sometimes the results are interesting.
A colour film photograph of a London bus stop at night in the middle of winter. The image is quite grainy due to the film, and there are halos around the street lights and the bus stop light due to the type of film used. A colour film photograph of a the London Underground roundel (a red circle with blue bar across it) with its station name at Holborn London Underground Station on the Piccadilly line platform. There is a slight halation around the platform lights due to the type of film used. A colour film photograph of a London bus stop the Boston Manor Road in Brentford, at night, in the middle of winter. The image is quite grainy due to the film, and there are halos around the street lights and the bus stop light due to the type of film used. The metal structure of the elevated section of the A4/M4 roadway can just about be seen in the darkness. Portrait-orientation colour film photograph taken in the afternoon at Boston Manor London Underground Station on the Piccadilly line. The scene shows a Piccadilly line train on the platform, just about to depart. Shooting into the afternoon sun, which shines through the glass of the waiting room, shadows of lines of the frames are being gently cast on the paving slabs on the platform.
February 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Just some @cinestillfilm.bsky.social 800T (box speed), but without any post-lab scan colour correction. It really is a vibe, but do you tweak the colours or leave it?

Dev/scan by @analoguewonderland.bsky.social.

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#London
Colour film photograph of a reflection of a Metropolitan line train at night in a dirty mirror on the platform at Watford London Underground Station. The film has given the image a slight green tint. Colour film photograph of a bus stop in Brentford in the middle of the day in winter. The bus stop is surrounded by wooden blue hoarding as the building behind is now a demolition site. Two passengers are at the bus stop; one is standing with their back turned to the camera, while the other is sitting and looking at their phone. The film has given the image a slight green tint. Portrait-orientation colour film photograph taken in the afternoon at Boston Manor London Underground Station on the Piccadilly line. The scene shows a Piccadilly line train on the platform, just about to depart. Shooting into the afternoon sun, which shines through the glass of the waiting room, shadows of lines of the frames are being gently cast on the paving slabs on the platform. The film has given the image a slight green tint. Colour film photograph taken at night on the top deck of a double-decker London bus. Shot between the seats on the bus is a discarded juice carton resting on a seat. The image is slightly out of focus. The film has given the image a slight green tint.
February 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Ty. I did try it when it first launched on a half-frame camera, but I'm not sure where I went wrong with it as the results were too muddy for me (it definitely needs a lot of light). Some suggest shooting it at 100, so I think I'll give it another chance, but on 645 format next time around...
High contrast colour film photograph of some red moquette seating on a London bus. The sun is shining brightly through the windows. Colour film photograph of Baker Street Platform 1 on the Metropolitan line, looking down the platform towards the rear of a Metropolitan line train, with Chiltern Court and the Baker Street/Allsop Place office buildings in the distance. High contrast colour film photograph taken in the afternoon sunshine outside Aldgate London Underground Station. A red Evening Standard newspaper stand is on the pavement in the sunshine and dark shadows are cast by the station entrance canopy on one half of the image. High contrast colour film photograph taken in the afternoon sunshine outside on the outdoor portion of the platform at Uxbridge London Underground Station. A roundel bearing the name of the station is on a rectangular concrete block.
January 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Anyhow, peeps. We've found a new favourite film in the form of Mr Negative 700S (shot at 400, on an old Agfa Optima 1535 Sensor rangefinder that I managed to break in about five minutes).

All images dev/scanned by the amazing people at @analoguewonderland.bsky.social

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Colour film photograph in portrait orientation of a concourse at Acton Town London Underground Station (District and Piccadilly lines), taken in the afternoon light, looking towards the sun. The sunshine is streaming through the rectangular Art Deco-style windows, casting a warm bright light on the square floor tiles, and the photographic film used creates a contrast between the shadows cast by pillars and walls, as well as long irregular rectangles of light on the floor from the windows. Colour film photograph in landscape orientation of a cross-passageway Farringdon Station (Elizabeth line), looking down the tunnel towards a passenger in a red coat standing on the platform waiting for a train. The photographic film used creates a slight haze with the lights above, as well as a slight green tint to the image. Colour film photograph in portrait orientation of a staircase detail at South Harrow London Underground Station (Piccadilly line), taken in the afternoon. The sunshine is streaming through the rectangular Art Deco-style windows, casting a warm bright light on the red brick wall, as well as irregular rectangles from said windows, that highlight some of the brass handrail along the wall. Colour film photograph in portrait orientation of the platforms at Aldgate London Underground Station (Metropolitan and Circle lines). The photographic film used creates a slight haze with the light, as well as a slight green tint to the image. The station is cut-and-cover, and a road can be seen going above one of the platforms, with a red London bus just passing through the shot. There as passengers going down a set of stairs towards a train that is standing in the platform.
January 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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For what it's worth - the current transport purgatory that is Acton Town Station has no business looking this amazing in the (rare) afternoon winter sun (I'm actually offended, given the recent Uxbridge branch/rolling stock dramas).

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Colour film photograph in the portrait orientation of a concourse at Acton Town London Underground Station (District and Piccadilly lines), taken in the afternoon light, looking towards the sun. The sunshine is streaming through the rectangular Art Deco-style windows, casting a warm bright light on the square floor tiles, and the photographic film used creates a contrast between the shadows cast by pillars and walls. Colour film photograph in portrait orientation of a concourse at Acton Town London Underground Station (District and Piccadilly lines), taken in the afternoon light, looking towards the sun. The sunshine is streaming through the rectangular Art Deco-style windows, casting a warm bright light on the square floor tiles, and the photographic film used creates a contrast between the shadows cast by pillars and walls, as well as irregular rectangles of light on the floor from the windows. Colour film photograph in landscape orientation of a concourse at Acton Town London Underground Station (District and Piccadilly lines), taken in the afternoon light. The sunshine is streaming through the rectangular Art Deco-style windows along a cross-passageway, casting a warm bright light on the square floor tiles, and the photographic film used creates a contrast between the shadows cast by pillars and walls, as well as creating irregular rectangles of light on the floor from the windows.
January 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Phoned up Service Controller to let him know for the next train in. Meanwhile, as I was on my way upstairs, he’s asked me to pop into the manager’s office to ask them to “secure” it… and ‘lo, some nylon rope and hazard tape later, it remained attached to its post. Hopefully will be fixed tonight.
A platform barrier at the end of a London Underground station platform. It is a grey metal swing gate on a post, leading to a track ramp, however this one is damaged and hanging on by its top hinge. It has been secured with several reams of hazard tape and some nylon rope.
January 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Starting the new year as I mean to go on, with a run of 04:45 book-ons. 🤢 Dragging myself out of bed at some ungodly hour this morning wasn’t much fun, but someone has to do it. 😮‍💨 Same again tomorrow and on 1st Jan… 🥲

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Early morning in Uxbridge Sidings. A Metropolitan line train departs another stabling road in the direction of Hillingdon.
December 30, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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A sedate Christmas/Boxing Day in Kent. In-laws recently moved to outside Canterbury, so our first Christmas there (& also walked off some of the seasonal excess in Ramsgate).

As we float in the space between 25th Dec & NYE (where nobody knows what day it is); best wishes to you all for 2025. 💛
Canto the Tabby Cat in his new house in Kent, looking very cute and relaxing on the wooden floor near the Christmas tree in Kent. Ramsgate Main Sands on the 28th December, with a rather dull overcast and a few people walking along the beach. Ramsgate Marina during a late December twilight, with many of the boats illuminated, including a small white boat named ‘Lady M’ that has an illuminated ‘Ho Ho Ho’ decoration, along with fairy lights and a very large inflatable Santa on the deck of the boat. Anne drinking a pint of Guinness in a tiny pub in Littlebourne, Kent, which features wooden beams and looks very homely.
December 30, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Patrick’s parents may have moved away from the 5 mins walk around the corner that we used to have, but the tradition of meeting his Marlow school friends in a wee Maidenhead pub still remains.

This also includes our annual tradition of calling a friend all the way in Taiwan for Christmas carols..
December 28, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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Spent most of 24th trying to recover from mental whiplash of work, before our annual Craufurd Arms Christmas Eve in Berkshire.

There wasn’t a Guinness shortage when I arrived; there may have been when I left 6 pints later. Annual Sticky Man game & my Simpsons Crimbo shoes also made an appearance.
Several pints of Guinness on a picnic table in a beer garden. Several people in a gazebo in a pub beer garden looking up at a small yellow toy stuck to the roof of the gazebo. There are also several pints of Guinness dotted around. Anne’s trainer shows with white laces. They are a navy blue colour with red and white foxing stripes and a festive print featuring The Simpsons cartoon characters.
December 28, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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Last night was ‘hump’ day (shift no. 4 in a run of 7) for me. Every day this week, something has happened on the #MemeRailway. _Shattered._

Yesterday my windscreen wiper jammed IN THE RAIN burning out the motor. No spare trains, so I had to sit around to get it fixed.

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#Tubegeek
Driving cab of a Metropolitan line S stock train, with the cab fully shut down. The train is in Neasden depot awaiting assistance as the windscreen wiper on the driving (left) side has jammed in a position to the extreme left of the window. It is also raining.
December 21, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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Husband surprised me with a trip to Copenhagen last weekend. 🇩🇰 It mostly rained, but we had a grand time. He booked a hotel room that overlooked the beautiful railway station 💛, and we even got to go to Malmö 🇸🇪 on the train!
Overlooking Copenhagen Central Station and Hotel Astoria during sunrise from the sixth floor of the Plaza Hotel. Danish flags hang from the wooden beams of the roof of Copenhagen Central Station, as morning sunlight shines through the station windows. Instant photos of Copenhagen Central Station with a train ticket showing a journey from Copenhagen to Malmö (Sweden).
December 21, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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In other news: Laters, taters.👋
Looking out of a window of an aeroplane at London Heathrow.
December 13, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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Rounded off the working week with a job interview (ft. li’l yellow trains), a metal crab, and an edible snowman.
Two small yellow London Underground battery locomotive trains sit at Ruislip Depot under cloudy skies. A large metal crab decoration that appears to hold a glass bowl full of lobster and prawn cocktail, with a lobster-shaped cracker on top. A white chocolate snowman dessert on a milk parfait at The Ivy restaurant.
December 13, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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Our guy @mitchelmor.uk doing the Lord’s work this morning as I start another day on the #MemeRailway. Thank you, bro. 🙏

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A small Italian confectionery item in brown and red paper wrapping with white and gold writing. It says “Pocket coffee espresso”.
December 11, 2024 at 6:32 AM
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😬
A screenshot of the various weather warnings on the Met Office map of the UK, but covered with a white label with black uppercase text that says ‘Batten down the hatches’.
December 6, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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Meanwhile, the Evening Standard, which used to lambast us in print on a regular basis as part of their previously printed-daily life, has since been phased out to a weekly print edition. 😂 I am wondering if it might eventually be a paperless operation in time!
Evening Standard article from October 1977, with the headline ‘Driverless Tubes by 1990’ in relation to driverless London Underground trains.
December 4, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Day 2 of a run of earlies and 02:30 alarms. 😴 My weekend off after a run of nine lates was needed, but it also feels like it was in another life.

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Uxbridge Sidings, with a Metropolitan line train in the distance shunting out. Taken from a place of safety.
December 3, 2024 at 5:58 AM