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April 2018
Pullman liveried Class 67s Nos. 67024 and 67021 pass the Devon hamlet of Eastdon, powering the VSOE Pullman stock as train 1Z83 12.15 Truro to London Victoria on 26 April 2018.
The weather for the return VSOE on 28 April 2018 was no improvement on this morning, cloud, dull and near rain. For the record, 67021 and 67024 lead the VSOE Pullman set over Cockwood Harbour, forming train 1Z80, 17.05 Bishops Lydeard to Penzance. By the look of it the train was VERY lightly loaded.
The Saturday 28 April 2018 VSOE bash 1Z79 08.44 Penzance to Bishops Lydeard approaches Dawlish powered by Pullman '67s' Nos. 67024 and 67021. looked nice, but even better if the sun had been out.
The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - 26 April 2018
HS1 25 April 2018.
374019 + 374020 down Lenham Loop, 9I40 15.04 St Pancras - Brussells Midi, 25/4/18.
395017 down Lenham Loop, 1L40 14.37 St Pancras - St Pancras vai Ebbsfleet and Ashford, 25/4/18.
395017 down Lenham Loop, 1L40 14.37 St Pancras - St Pancras vai Ebbsfleet and Ashford. 25 April 2018.
373008 + 373007 down Lenham Loop, 9O32 14.22 St Pancras - Paris Nord, 25 April 2018.
374020 + 374019 up Harrietsham, 9I33 12.52 Brussells Midi - St Pancras, 25 April 2018.
374028 + 374027 app Harrietsham, 9I32 12.58 St Pancras to Bruselles Mid, 25 April 2018.
395011 up Harrietsham, 1C27 10.27 St Pancras - St Pancras via Ebbsfleet and Gravesend, 25 April 2018.
374001 + 374002 down North Downs Tunnel, 9O22 11.31 St Pancras - Paris Nord. 25 April 2018.
395017 down North Downs Tunnel, 1J26, 11.12 St Pancras - Margate. 25 April 2018.
373999 +373xxx down North Downs Tunnel, 9I28 10.58 St Pancras - Brusells Midi, 25 April 2018.
A little bit of yellow on the Dawlish sea wall today, 24 April 2018, but not the sun! 950001 heads west towards Kennaway Tunnel forming train 2Q08, the 04.53 Bristol High Level Sidings to Laira. Still the fence has not been repaired and Kings Walk reopened, NR said it was to be done last weekend but nothing.
Freightliner Class 66/5 66536 approaches Dawlish station with 6Y40 14.40 Plymouth to Westbury engineers, running 245min early on 22 April 2018, emerging from a sea mist (fog).
802001 + 802002 up Powderham, 5X91, 12.17 Pnzance - Stoke Gifford. 20 April 2018.
43153/-/43198 up Powderham, 1A90 14.54 Paignton - Paddington, 20 April 2018.
43190/-/43056, down Powderham, 5Z77 09.40 Old Oak Common - Laira, 20 April 2018.
43190/-/43056, down Powderham, 5Z77 09.40 Old Oak Common - Laira, 20 April 2018.
43303/-/43304 down Powderham, 1V52, 06.01 Glasgow Central - Plymouth, 20 April 2018.
43187/GW01/43016 up Dawlish, 2E12 06.00 Penzance - Exeter St Davids, 20 April 2018.
43016/GW01/43187 up Dawlish, 2E12 06.00 Penzance - Exeter St Davids, 20 April 2018.
802002 + 802001 down Langstone Rock, 5X90 06.38 Stoke Gifford - Penzance, 20 April 2018.
802002 + 802001 down Powderham, 5X90 06.38 Stoke Gifford - Penzance, 19 April 2018.
802001 + 802002 up Eastdon 5X91, 12.17 Penzance - Stoke Gifford. 19 April 2018.
43016/GW01/43187 up Rockstone Bridge, Dawlish, 2E12 06.00 Penzance - Exeter St Davids, 19 April 2018.
43187/GW01/43016 down Teignmouth, 2C45, 09.24 Exeter SD to Penzance, 19 April 2018.
70802 up Dawlish, 6B36 08.16 Moorswater to Aberthaw, 19 April 2018.
43187/GW01/43016 down Dawlish, 2C45, 09.24 Exeter SD - Penzance (2+4. 18 April 2018.
43187/GW01/43016 up Dawlish, 2E12 06.00 Penzance - Exeter SD (2+4). 18 April 2018.
43188/-/43093 down Dawlish, 1C71 06.33 Paddington - Penzance. 18 April 2018.
70802 down Dawlish, 6C35, 03.30 Aberthaw - Moorswater. 18 April 2018.
70802 down Dawlish, 6C35, 03.30 Aberthaw - Moorswater. 18 April 2018.
150001 down Dawlish, 2C43 06.24 Bristol Parkway - Penzance. 18 April 2018.
MPV set No. DR98908 + DR98958 down Dawlish, 6Z05 09.48 Kings Norton - St Blazey (weedcontrol set). 16 April 2018.
DR77907 + DR73117 down Dawlish, 6U48 10.01 Reading Triangle Yard to Hackney Yard, Newton Abbot. 14 April 2018.
DR77907 + DR73117 down Dawlish, 6U48 10.01 Reading Triangle Yard to Hackney Yard, Newton Abbot. 14 April 2018.
A day out around Bristol, Swindon, Didcot, Bristol Parkway and Westbury - 9 April 2018.
Three-car Class 150/0 No. 150001 and three-car Class 158/9 No. 158956 head towards Dawlish station on 8 April 2018 forming train 2E68, the 13.39 Penzance to Exeter St Davids (the first pairing of 150/0 + 158 on the sea wall).
In near perfect light, Colas Rail Freight Class 70 No. 70807 pulls away from Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish and runs adjacent to Kings Walk, with train 6B36, the 08.16 Moorswater to Aberthaw on 5 April 2018.
This 88DS four-wheel shunter was built in 1941 for the Air Ministry. It later went into industrial use, and in 1964 was at Bath Gas Works. It entered preservation at the Somerset & Dorset Railway Museum at Radstock and later moved to Washford on the West Somerset Railway where it is seen in this view recorded on 2 April 2018.
USA S160 No. 6046 stands at Minehead on 2 April 2018.
USA S160 No. 6046 pulls into Minehead on 2 April 2018 leading the 12.15 service from Bishops Lydeard.
West Somerset Railway 'Manor' No. 7822 Foxcote Manor stands at Minehead on 2 April 2018.
West Somerset Railway 'Manor' No. 7822 Foxcote Manor awaits departure from Bishops Lydeard on 2 April 2018 forming the 10.15 departure to Minehead.
West Somerset Railway 'Manor' No. 7822 Foxcote Manor awaits departure from Bishops Lydeard on 2 April 2018 forming the 10.15 departure to Minehead.