July 2021
66200 up Dawlish, emerging from Kennaway Tunnel, 6Z60, 12.14 Parkandillack to Bescot, loaded clay, 22 July 2021.
66848 / Long Welded Rail set / 66732 up Dawlish, 6G98 05.10 Burngullow - Westbury 22 July 2021.
GBRf No. 66732 /Long Welded Rail set/ 66848 down Cockwood Harbour, 6G98 14.27 Westbury - Burngullow, 21 July 2021.
59001 down Little Bedwyn, 14.39 Acton - Whatley Quarry, 20 July 2021.
66622 down Little Bedwyn, 15.25 Acton Yard - Merehead Quarry. 20 July 2021.
60001 down South Marston Junction (Swindon), 13.35 Theale Murco - Robeston (empty oil. 20 July 2021.
66623 down South Marston Junction, Swindon, 12.21 Hayes & Harlington - Stoke Gifford (empty aggregate). 20 July 2021.
66748 down Shrivenham, 6B59 11.39 Acton Yard - Portbur. 20 July 2021.
37800 + 317891 down Shrivenham, 5Q76, 09.50 Ely Papworth - Newport Simms Metals (for scrap). 20 July 2021.
387173 + 387154 down Shrivenham, 9U54 12.12 Paddington - Bristol Parkwa. 20 June 2021.
66177 down Shrivenham, 09.33 Northold Sidings - Severnside SITA sidings (Avonmouth. 20 July 2021.
66085 up South Marston Junction, Swindon, 10.22 Westbury Up TC - Cricklewood. 20 July 2021.
66078 up Crofton, 07.07 Tytherington - Calvert. 20 July 2021.
66078 up Crofton, 07.07 Tytherington - Calvert. 20 July 2021.
59102 up Crofton. 7A09 07.12 Merehead to Acton (failed later at Southcote Junction. 20 July 2021.
Always good to keeps ones weeds and bushes under control. MPV pair DRDR98907+DR98957 set up for weed control operations, approaches Cockwood Harbour on 19 July 2021 with the 15.23 St Blazey depot to Exeter Riverside, via Cowley Bridge transit move.
West Coast Railway Co Class 47s Nos. 47746 and 47237, up Dawlish, 1Z19 10.09 Torquay to Saltburn return charter, 19 July 2021.
Colas Rail Freight Class 66s Nos. 66850 and 66849 'top and tail passing Cockwood Harbour on 18 July 2021 with train 6C23, the 15.03 Lostwithiel to Westbury.
Colas Rail Freight Class 66s Nos. 66850 and 66849 'top and tail approaching Dawlish Warren on 18 July 2021 with train 6C23, the 15.03 Lostwithiel to Westbury.
West Coast Railway Class 47s Nos. 47746 and 47237 down Cockwood Harbour, 1Z18 07.48 Saltburn to Torquay 'charter' (formed of 977371, 13320, 99678, 99350, 99348, 99680, 99677, 5229, 99316, 99127, 99121). 16 July 2021.
GB Railfreight Class 59 No. 59003 emerges from Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish on 16 July 2021 with 0Z67 10.38 Plymouth - Eastleigh Yard, off route training.
Class 484s Nos. 484002 + 484003 call at Botley on 15 July 2021 with training and test run 5Q24 13.45 Fareham to Fareham via Eastleigh. Follow this link to see more Class 484 testing pictures
GBRf Class 59/0 No. 59003 heads west towards Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish on 13 July 2021 with move 0Z60 10.12 Eastleigh Yard - Plymouth (route training)
60163 emerge from Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish, 1Z34 17.44 Par - Slough (steam on Plymouth, off Taunton). 11 July 2021.
47813 up Dawlish, emerging from Kennaway Tunnel, light 0Z34 18.28 Plymouth - Taunton, light for steam charter to Slough. 11 July 2021.
47813 down Dawlish, 0Z31 11.12 Norton Fitzwarren - Plymouth (off steam charter) 11 July 2021.
47802 with the Northern Belle emerges from Kennaway Tunnel on 9 July 2021 with train 1Z37, the 16.55 Plymouth (vice Par) to Bristol Temple Meads.
West Coast Railway Co Class 57/6 No. 57601 Windsor Castle and 57314, (with 47802 on rear), heads west through Starcros on 9 July 2021 with Northern Belle 1Z36, 11.24 Bristol Temple Meads to Par (terminated at Plymouth due to late running).
By the time the return charter from Penzance to Shrewsbury on 7 July 2021 reached Cockwood, the weather was more like night than day, so i did a broadside to include sky, water and boats, and of course the train. 47614 and 47593 pass Cockwood with 1Z81, 15.24 Penzance to Shrewsbury.
On 7 July 2021, 'The Statesman' set, powered by LSL Class 47s Nos. 47593 and 47614 round the curve at Langstone Rock and head for the Dawlish Sea Wall, with charter 1Z80 05.00 Shrewsbury to Penzance
66723 /-/ 66850 up Dawlish emerge from Kennaway Tunnel on to sea wall, track laying train, 6C20 15.05 Lostwithiel - Westbury T, 4 July 2021.
66713 emerge from Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish, 6G71 14.04 Lostwithiel - Westbury TC, empty autoballasters. 4 July 2021.
Above and Below: 66723 /-/ 66713 down Dawlish, 6G71 18.24 Westbury - Lostwithiel, loaded autoballasters for work of Fowey branch. 3 July 2021.
Above & Below: 47593 + 47614 pass Dawlish, 1Z45 04.50 Derby - Penzance 'Cornish Riviera Statesman'. 3 July 2021.
150219 down Coryton Cove, 2T10 08.24 Exmouth-Paignto. 2 July 2021.
158766 down Coryton Cove, 2C19, 08.55 Exeter SD - Penzance 2 July 2021.
43299 leads NMT vehicles 977995, 977994, 977993, 975814, 975984 with 43290 on rear emerging from the western portal of Kennaway Tunnel and passing Coryton Cove, Dawlish, 1Q18 the 06.11 Reading Triangle to Paignton via Penzance and Dawlish Warren, 2 July 2021.
150202 + 150216 down Coryton Cove, 2T09 07.54 Exmouth-Paignton, passing 802114 with 1A76 06.05 Penzance-Paddington. 2 July 2021.
66119 emerges from Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish, 6Z60 12.14 Parkandillack-Bescot (running as the 15.15 from St Blazey). 1 July 2021.