took the two photographs that i used for this image at the thirlmere railway museum which is a ten minute drive from where i live ..
one of the photographs was inside the prison van .. used alien skin flames filter ..
my personal opinion about prisons is that they can be soul destroying places and a lot of ppl who end up in prison just shouldnt be there .. eg. ppl with mental problems, addictions etc etc ..
hellish is wot comes to mind ..
this is the write-up on the side of the prison van carriage ..
BKD PRISON VAN
A unique type of venicle, this is one of four built in 1915 to convey prisoners to country gaols. Unusual features are longitudinal seats for the 22 prisoners, use of the royal cypher and the body is the shortest bogie passenger vehicle used in N.S.W. They have been superseded by road transport.
OK - so I'm an idiot -it's not an old steamer after all, as I have just been told - next time I'll look over my shoulder to see what's going on.....lol