Dawlish Trains www.dawlishtrains.com
June 2016
On 29 June 2016, Colas Rail Freight operated a 'Hospital Train' or a 'CrippleX' taking two previously damaged wagons back to Westbury from Devon. One wagon (JNA NLU 29157) was collected from Tavistock Junction and the other (JNA NLU 29076) from Totnes. Powered by Class 70 No. 70809, the train operated as 6C30, the 09.30 Tavistock Junction to Westbury and is seen emerging from Kennaway Tunnel.
57605 awaits departure from Dawlish on 25 June 2016 with train 2C51 17.50 Exeter SD - Penzance.
GWR coach 10219 at Exeter St Davids in train 2C51, 17.50 Exeter SD - Penzance on 25 June 2016.
57605 pulls into Exeter St Davids on 25 June 2016 with stock to form train 2C51 17.50 Exeter SD - Penzance.
Yellow/blue-liveried GWR No. 43002 emerges from Kennaway Tunnel leading train 1A86, the 11.30 Newquay - Paddington, 25 June 2016.
Its Mazey Day - 25 June 2016! Pathfinder Railtours operated their 'The Mazey Day Cornishman' charter to the far west, running as 1Z50, the 05.28 Eastleigh to Penzance. Power was provided by DB-Cargo Class 66 No. 66070 and the train is seen approaching Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish. And, of course Devon was bathed in glorious sun!
After a day of indifferent light on the good old Sea Wall, the clouds managed to part for the down Saturday only loco hauled, 2C51, 17.50 Exeter St Davids to Penzance, which today 11 June 2016 was powered by green-liveried No. 57604, seen heading towards Kennaway from Dawlish Station.
Full credit to out friends at Great Western Railway for adorning Class 43 No. 43027 with '90 Glorious Years' branding to mark the Queens 90th birthday which is being celebrated this weekend (11-12 June 2016). Applied at Laira, the power car tailed this mornings 08.18 Plymouth to Penzance and then led train 1A85 the 11.00 Penzance to Paddington, seen here emerging from Kennaway Tunnel Dawlish.
Loaned to the Exeter division for the weekend to cope with perceived extra demand on local services due to the Torbay Airshow, Reading-allocated Class 150/0 No. 150002 departs from Dawlish on 11 June 2016 forming train 2T17, the 12.23 Exmouth to Paignton. Looking at all the extra HST sets laid on to run between Exeter and Paignton, they all look to be at least 98% empty! (at Dawlish).
34052 Lord Dowding (actually 34056), emerges with a burst of steam from Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish on 11 June 2016 powering the 1Z84, 17.30 Kingswear to Woking. The loco sounded like a pile of old spanners being tossed around in a sack, but it kept going.
34052 Lord Dowding heads towards Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish on 11 June 2016 powering train 1Z82, the 06.35 Woking to Kingswear, the steam took over the train at Taunton.
34052 Lord Dowding heads towards Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish on 11 June 2016 powering train 1Z82, the 06.35 Woking to Kingswear, the steam took over the train at Taunton.
Colas Rail Freight Photographic Charters turn up with a rail delivery train to Cornwall during the early evening of 5 June 2016. Class 70 No. 70802 approaches Kennaway Tunnel with train 6C97, 16.52 Westbury to Truro via Penzance.
GW 43172 Harry Patch passes Dawlish on 5 June 2016 leading the 16.00 Paddington to Plymouth service.