Ben Bullen

It's a long story but I found myself out along the Castlereagh Highway, north west of Lithgow today. There's an old whistle stop railway station which was open for passenger services to Sydney from 1882 until 1974 when the economic rationalists decided that such modes of transport should no longer be supported. The old platform and shelter has been sitting there progressively deteriorating for almost 40 years now. It was partly overcast today but when rendered as black & white, this place looks fairly desolate. I have added some WIND effects (if you are interested) to provide some atmosphere.