Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[biggs682]

Cattle grid

 

[PeteXXX]

A big iron circular thingie saying where British Timken used to be before it was demolished and used for housing.

 

[PeteXXX]

Stainless Steel, so it might not count in the competition... 🤔

 

[gtmet]

Stainless Steel, so it might not count in the competition... 🤔

All steels are iron alloys, with the proportion of alloying elements generally small.

The competition seems to be livening up, seven days to go, so steel yourselves to reveal the iron in your souls.

 

[PeteXXX]

We could have a smelt down in the final few days!

 

[biggs682]

We could have a smelt down in the final few days!

Not with the weekend weather forecast

 

[gtmet]

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An Iron Way that's closed overnight...
...

🤔 There was an incident recently when two girls sat down on a railway after they thought the last train of the night had run, but this does seem to be a heritage railway, and the brake van does seem to be parked, so just a double yellow, or distant at caution in heritage terms.

 

[PeteXXX]

🤔 There was an incident recently when two girls sat down on a railway after they thought the last train of the night had run, but this does seem to be a heritage railway, and the brake van does seem to be parked, so just a double yellow, or distant at caution in heritage terms.

~ Northampton and Lamport Railway ~

Definitely closed, and safe, when I took the photo 👍

 

[biggs682]

An alloy bike and sign warning of raised ironworks in Wilby

 

[PeteXXX]

An alloy bike and sign warning of raised ironworks in Wilby

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Are they actually resurfacing that diabolical road? It's got to be one of the worst bits of tarmac in the area!

 

[biggs682]

Are they actually resurfacing that diabolical road? It's got to be one of the worst bits of tarmac in the area!

Yep it's done from Sainsbury's up to Mears Ashby turn and working on the section to the turning up to the rugby club

 

[PeteXXX]

Yep it's done from Sainsbury's up to Mears Ashby turn and working on the section to the turning up to the rugby club

Excellent! That stretch by the Doddington junction is awful on a bike and even in a car, weaving around the tyre wrecking traps!!

 

[stoatsngroats]

At Littlehampton today, one of a pair on display.

 

[Gillstay]

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At Littlehampton today, one of a pair on display.

Blimey that's some serious security your dragging around !

 

[chriswoody]

A Francis Turbine sat on display next to another lump of metal.