Portal:Trains/Selected picture candidates/S302andB60.jpg

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July 1952: Locomotive B 60, the first mainline diesel electric locomotive to run on Victorian Railways, is passed on its delivery run to Melbourne by steam locomotive S 302, in a photograph that marks the beginning of the end for steam traction on the VR. The B class locomotives, an Australian derivative of the American EMD F7, were an outstanding success. A little over two years after this photograph was taken the B class locomotives were running all the top express services and the S class streamliners, for over 20 years the pride of the VR fleet, had all been withdrawn and scrapped. - Zzrbiker (talk) 11:54, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * This photo could be improved by some contrast & brightness editing. If no-one else volunteers, I can do it next week... --Janke | Talk 12:37, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a difficult subject - you've got a couple of royal blue locomotives on a cold winter day, with white steam from the steam locomotive. It's difficult to adjust and lighten the detail of the dark locomotives without losing the detail of the steam. But I'm happy to see what you can do. - Zzrbiker (talk) 10:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Support after I did selective lightening and contrast adjustment to improve shadow detail. Go to the image page to see the difference, refresh this page if not seen here. --Janke | Talk 14:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for retouching the photo. It came out quite well. - Zzrbiker (talk) 11:14, 30 September 2008 (UTC)