June 2018

Great Western liveried Class 57/6 No. 57604 departs from Dawlish on 30 June 2018 with four Mk3 coaches forming train 2C51, the 17.51 Exeter St Davids to Penzance.

Great Western-liveried Class 57/6 No. 57604 slows for the Dawlish stop on 30 June 2018 with train 2E75, 10.26 St Erth - Exeter St Davids.

67023 + 975091 + 72631 + 977997 + 9481 + 67027 up Dawlish NR test train, (vice NMT) 1Z18, 15.45 Paignton to Taunton via Bristol. 29 June 2018.

43285/-43301 approach Dawlish, 1E63 15.25 Plymouth - Leeds, passing 43384 on down with 1V54 06.32 Dundee to Plymouth. 29 June 2018.

67023 + 975091 + 72631 + 977997 + 9481 + 67027 down Shaldon/Ringmoor, 1Q18 06.06 Reading Triangle - Paignton via Penzance after turn at Teignmouth. 29 June 2018.

67023 + 975091 + 72631 + 977997 + 9481 + 67027 up Shaldon/Ringmoor, 1Q18 06.06 Reading Triangle - Paignton via Penzance heading to Teignmouth to turn. 29 June 2018.

143xxx up Shaldon/Ringmoor, 2F37 14.21 Paignton - Exmouth, 29 June 2018.

43185/-/43153 up Shaldon/Ringmoor, 1A88 12.04 Penzance - Paddington, 29 June 2018.

802002 + 802001 up Dawlish Rockstone, 5Z83 09.39 Laira - Paddington via Plymouth, 29 June 2018.

802002 + 802001 up Dawlish Horse cove, 5Z83 09.39 Laira - Paddington via Plymouth, 29 June 2018.

67023 + 975091 + 72631 + 977997 + 9481 + 67027 down Powderham, (vice NMT) 1Q18, 06.06 Reading Triangle - Paignton via Penzance, 29 June 2018.

70806 up Teignmouth, 6C36 08.00 Moorswater to Aberthaw, 28 June 2018.

43187/GW01/43198 down Teignmouth, 2C45 09.26 Exeter SD - Penzance. 28 June 2018. Running bi-directional due to body on line at Dawlish.

143620 + 153382 up Teignmouth, 2F17, 09.12 Paignton - Exmouth, 28 June 2018.

802001 down Dawlish, 5Z86, 10.31 Stoke Gifford - Laira, 27 June 2018.

70806 down Dawlish, 6C35 02.50 Aberthaw - Moorswater, 27 June 2018.

73961/-/73965 pass Honour Oak Park, 1Q76 13.22 London Bridge - Tonbridge (running 88 late) [formed- 6260, 72639, 977974, 9701]. 26 June 2018.

700119 arrives at London Bridge, 9R34 13.03 Gatwick Airport - Bedford, 26 June 2018.

707018 / 456021 Waterloo, 2M33 13.19 Waterloo - Chessington South, and 2F33 13.20 Waterloo - Woking, 26 June 2018.

707026 down Vauxhall, 2S29 11.22 Waterloo - Weybridge via Staines, 26 June 2018.

458518 down Vauxhall, 2C29 11.20 Waterloo - Readin, 26 June 2018.

345017 arrive at Acton Main Line, 9P17, 09.47 Hayes & Harlington to Paddington, 26 June 2018.

802002 + 802001 down Starcross, 5Z87, 10.47 Paddington to Plymouth (training run), 25 June 2018.

34046 (running as 34052) up Dawlish, 1Z28 (Saphos Rail) 'The English Riviera Express', 16.50 Kingswear to Bristol Temple Meads, 24 June 2018.

'West Country' 34046 Braunton, running as classmate 34052 Lord Dowding, skirts King's Walk, Dawlish on 24 June 2018 powering Saphos Rail 'The English Riviera Express', 1Z27 08.00 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear. Class 47 No. 47805 in immaculate 1960s two-tone green was on the rear (pity it was not on the front!)

A nice Sunday morning visitor to the Sea Wall on 24 June 2018, Freightliner No. 66531 heads away from Kennaway Tunnel with train 6Y97, 08.35 Dawlish Warren to Westbury via Newton Abbot. The train had been involved in an overnight rail drop between Exeter and Dawlish Warren.

Passing the hamlet of Eastdon near Dawlish Warren, 50007 and 50049 power the return Mazey Day Cornishman charter, 1Z52, 16.07 Penzance to Tame Bridge Parkway on a glorious 23 June 2018 evening.

43191/-/43xxx up Eastdon near Dawlish Warren, 1A94 15.52 Penzance - Paddington, 23 June 2018.

143611 + 143620 down Eastdon near Dawl, 2T24 17.53 Exmouth to Paignton, 23 June 2018.

57605 down Dawlish Warren, 2C51 17.51 Exeter St Davids - Penzance, 23 June 2018.

153372 down Dawlish Warren, 2T23 16.53 Exmouth - Paignton, 23 June 2018.

Only a pair of 'Westerns' could beat this! Class 50s Nos. 50049 (running as 50011) and 50007 (running as 50006) head towards Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish on 23 June 2018, powering train 1Z50, 05.40 Tame Bridge Parkway to Penzance 'Mazey Day Cornishman' charter. Brings back wonderful memories.

Well, another of the classic Dawlish views of an IET knocked off. 802001 runs between Dawlish station and Kennaway Tunnel on 21 June 2018 forming training run 5Z32, 15.24 Exeter St Davids to Par.

Dawlish at its very best, sun out and a pleasing train. Colas Rail Freight Class 70 No. 70806 skirts the sea front at Dawlish on 21 June 2018 powering train 6C36, 08.00 Moorswater to Aberthaw empty cement.

73963 / LT TC / 73962 approaching Honeybourne 20 June 2018, 1Z74 14.54 Long Marston to Paddington [terminated at Evesham due to failure of the TC].

70811 arrive at Honeybourne, 09.56 Lindsey Oil Refinery to Long Marston 20 June 2018 (load 1 wagon for repair).

66522/TRT/66615 down Teignmouth Docks 6X04 18.21 Taunton Fairwater to Aish via Plymouth TRT train, 19 June 2018.

66522/TRT/66615 down Dawlish, 6X04 18.21 Taunton Fairwater to Aish via Plymouth TRT train. 18 June 2018.

Slight change of plan with the 800 events on19 June 2018 in the west. No. 800034 worked west on the late running 06.05 Stoke Gifford to Laira via Plymouth. The '802' which was scheduled to form the 08.10 Laira to Paddington, changed trains with the '800' in Plymouth station and 800034 then returned as 5Z86, 08.10 Laira - Paddington (forward from Plymouth station running some 39mins late. Under VERY stormy sky, the set skirts Kings Walk, Dawlish. The 802, returned to Laira depot.

Rain greeted 35028 'Clan Line' in Dawlish on 17 June 2018, when it ventured west with train 1Z50, the 08.03 Bristol Temple Meads to Par.

The view from the Cockwood Mole Hill of a down train on the causeway is quite nice as well, 57604 heads west on 16 June 2018 forming train 2C51 17.51 Exeter St Davids to Penzance. Pity the light was not a bit kinder

The 'Mole Hills' that I previously reported on the west side of Cockwood Harbour have grown even bigger, new ones which have turned up this past week are big and firm enough to climb on top, which offers a slightly different prospective of the harbour and area. 'Hastings' set No. 1001 approaches the harbour on 16 June 2018 forming return special 1Z66, the 17.21 Paignton to Hastings.

With a rather nice blast of the whistle by the driver, the Hastings set No. 1001 pulls away from Dawlish on 16 June 2018 forming train 1Z65 06.42 Hastings to Paignton 'South Devon Coaster' charter. Long time since the sound of an EE4SRKT engine pulling away from Dawlish.

A view I don't think I've taken since Western days, is from the country end of Starcross looking towards Exeter. On 14 June 2018, Class 802 No. 802001 heads west through Starcross forming training run 5X92, 15.24 Exeter St Davids to Par.

150001 down Starcross 1Z82 15.17 Exeter SD - Plymouth, 14 June 2018.

802001 up Starcross, 5X91 11.07 Penzance - Exeter SD. 14 June 2018.

802001 down Dawlish, 5X92 15.24 Exeter St Davids to Par. 13 June 2018.

Been looking to get the classic view of an IET running between Dawlish station and Kennaway Tunnel, adjacent to Kings Walk since they first started running down here and on 11 June 2018 it worked. 802002 and 802001 forming 5Z81, the 12.36 Paddington to Laira via Plymouth was running an hour late, so the light was just about perfect for the view from the footpath on Lea Mount. 30 seconds later and I was in cloud.

800023 down Dawlish, 5Z80 06.06 Stoke Gifford - Laira (training run) 11 June 2018.

45212 up Dawlish, 1Z52, 16.50 Kingswear to Slough, WCRC Class 37 No. 37668 on rear. 10 June 2018.

45212 down Dawlish, 1Z50, 07.15 Paddington - Kingswear 'The Cathedrals Express' WCRC Class 37 No. 37668 on rear (steam from Taunton), 10 June 2018.

45212 up Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish, 1Z41, 17.30 Kingswear - Woking (steam to Taunton), 9 June 2018.

57602 down Dawlish, 2C51 17.51 Exeter St Davids to Penzance, 9 June 2018.

57602 emerges from Kennaway Tunnel, 2E75 10.26 St Erth to Exeter St Davids, 9 June 2018.

45212 down Dawlish, 1Z40 06.35 Woking to Kingswear 'The Dartmouth Express' (steam from Bristol), 9 June 2018.

The return 'Torbay Express' on 3 June 2018 was in slightly better, if not perfect light. With 35028 at the helm, 1Z28 16.50 Kingswear to Bristol Temple Meads via Westbury, heads away from Kennaway Tunnel and towards Dawlish station.

From May/June 2018, the West Country started to see regular Class 158s working from Bristol to Paignton, Plymouth and Penzance, this has followed a major undertaking to get drivers west of Bristol re-trained on the traction. On Sunday 3 June 2018, First Great Western-liveried set No. 158954 passes along the sea front at Dawlish forming train 2C56, the 14.37 Penzance to Bristol Temple Meads.

The first steam of the 2018 season along the sea wall was met with very poor and flat light. 35028 Clan Line heads towards Kennaway Tunnel with 'Torbay Express' 1Z27, 08.00 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear on 3 June 2018.

GWR Class 57/6 No. 57605 Totnes Castle departs from Teignmouth with the Saturday only GWR loco-hauled service, 2C51 17.50 Exeter St Davids to Penzance on 2 June 2018.

Week 2 (2 June 2018) of the GWR Penzance to Exeter loco-hauled operated as planned on the 'up', Class 57/6 No. 57605 plus load three (10225, 12142 and 17174). Seen departing from Dawlish and past Coastguards Bridge. Less than 100yards from a wipe out as a down HST was fast approaching.

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June 2018