ARPS - Eddie Hyde
Statement of Intent
Steam locomotives were retired from our railways in 1968. There is, however, an enduring passion for steam railways amongst those that knew them originally and a new passion from younger generations that have since discovered them. Preserved steam can still be found the length and breadth of the country.
Unlike many modern technologies, steam trains stimulate all of our senses simultaneously: sight, sound, smell and taste, in a way that we can understand. The sight of steam in the landscape has an undeniable beauty. The locomotives have magnificence and a personality.
In my panel I wanted to show a series of images that interpret this.
I hope the scenes I have captured evoke these sensations and show why there is an enduring fascination for the by-gone years of steam.
Many of these images have been used in a series of pictorial stories published in several high quality photographic journals.
Steam locomotives were retired from our railways in 1968. There is, however, an enduring passion for steam railways amongst those that knew them originally and a new passion from younger generations that have since discovered them. Preserved steam can still be found the length and breadth of the country.
Unlike many modern technologies, steam trains stimulate all of our senses simultaneously: sight, sound, smell and taste, in a way that we can understand. The sight of steam in the landscape has an undeniable beauty. The locomotives have magnificence and a personality.
In my panel I wanted to show a series of images that interpret this.
I hope the scenes I have captured evoke these sensations and show why there is an enduring fascination for the by-gone years of steam.
Many of these images have been used in a series of pictorial stories published in several high quality photographic journals.
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