August 2026
A visit was made to the Gartell Light Railway at Yenston near Templecombe on 30 August 2026. This is a privately-owned 2ft gauge railway with a depot and four stations. Above No. 6 'Mr G' an 0-4-2T built in 1988 for the line, is seen passing through Pinesway Junction with a train bound for Park Lane.
66764 / Britannic /66748 up near Cullompton, 1Z06 09.40 Lostwithiel Loop - Cranmore via Westbury. 30 August 2026.
66764 + 66748 Dawlish approaaching Kennaway Tunnel, down, 1C02 09.00 Bishops Lydeard - Penzance via Taunton in heavy rain (Britannic Explorer). 29 August 2026.
Above & Below: 66740 / Britannic Explorer / 66748 Cockwood Harbour, up, 1Z06 09.40 Lostwithiel - Bruton via Carne Point. 23 August 2026.
Above & Below: 66748 / Britannic 99101-99110 / 66740, Dawlish Warren, down 1C02, 09.00 Bishops Lydeard - Penzance (65min late due to drivers hours-12 hours rest). 22 August 2026.
220007 + 221128 Dawlish Warren, down, 1V46 06.16 York - Plymouth. 22 August 2026.
Above & Below: 47593 / 3091, 3140, 1666, 3107, 3125, 3148, 3100, 80044, 3122, 3045, 17013, / 57302 Dawlish Warren, down, 1Z07 05.30 Bedford - Kingswear 'English Riviera Express'. 22 August 2026.
66718 emerges from Dawlish Kennaway, 6M53 11.46 Parkandillack - Cliffe Vale (-57min) 20 August 2026.
43049 / Midland Pullman / 43050 down Dawlish, 1Z46 06.18 Wrexham - Paignton (Midland Pullman). 19 August 2026.
153379 (TCMU1) Dawlish, down 2Q29 07.36 Bristol Kingsland Road - Par Liner Siding, 17 August 2026.
57003 / - / 47810 Dawlish down, English Riviera Express 1Z07 05.45 Three Bridges - Kingswear. 15 August 2026.
220023 + 220029 Dawlish, down, 1V46 06.16 York - Plymouth. 15 August 2026.
57601 + 3174, 3273, 1953, 3267, 3247, 3275, 3313, 325, 17167, 10729, 10734 + 57314 Cockwood Harbour, up, 1Z69 17.52 Paignton - Birmingham International (48min late) 13 August 2026.
43050 + 44078, 41187, 40804, 41166, 41176, 41149, 40802, 41108, 41162 + 43055 Dawlish, up, 1Z32 06.16 Paignton - Scarborough 'Yorkshire Coast Pullman'. 12 August 2026.
43050 /-/ 43055 Starcross, down 3Z31 09.50 Crewe - Goodrington CS (for Scarborough charter on 12 August). 11 August 2026.
153384 Dawish, up 2Q26 05.10 Par - Derby RTC via Falmouth (started on up from Par at 05.51) VIU6. 10 August 2026.
Above & Below: 66748 /- / 66744 Dawlish Warren, up 1Z06 13.03 Fowey - Bruton (Britannic Explorer). 9 August 2026.
43025 + 41067, 41057, 40730, 42119, 42120, 42111, 44000 + 43089 Dawlish Coastguards, down, 1Z51 07.35 Manchester Victoria - Paignton ‘Summer Riviera’. 8 August 2026.
66748 + 66744 Dawlish, down 1C02, 09.00 Bishops Lydeard - Penzance ‘Britannic Explorer’. 8 August 2026.