Dawlish Trains www.dawlishtrains.com
September 2018
Freightliner Heavy Haul Class 66/5 No. 66591 emerges from Kennaway Tunnel Dawlish on 30 September 2018 powering overnight engineering train 6Y97, the 08.15 Liskeard to Westbury, empty rail set.
Colas No. 70810 up Rockstone Bridge, Dawlish, 6C36, 08.00 Moorswater to Aberthaw. 27 September 2018.
Nice light, Nice morning, Nice train. Colas Class 70 No. 70810 passes Dawlish with train 6C35, the 05.15 Aberthaw to Moorswater on 26 September 2018, loaded with just 18 PCAs.
66200 / 642035+642020 / 66120 down Dawlish 3J13 08.50 Westbury - St Blazey (RHTT delivery for 2018 leaf-fall season). 26 September 2018.
The 'Marches Cornishman' tour, 1Z50, 04.50 Shrewsbury to Penzance powered by DRS Class 37s Nos. 37602 and 37606 plod west through Dawlish on 22 September 2018 with a very nice near complete rake of BG liveried stock.
35028 Clan Line passes Dawlish on 9 September 2018 powering train 1Z27, 09.08 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear 'Torbay Express' [last train of 2018 season].
800308 down Teignmouth, 1C78 10.35 Paddington - Paignton, 8 September 2018.
800313 up Teignmouth, 1A84 13.08 Paignton - Paddington (first WOE run of set). 8 September 2018.
800313 up Teignmouth, 1A84 13.08 Paignton - Paddington (first WOE run of set). 8 September 2018.
57605 up Teignmouth, 2E75 10.26 St Erth - Exeter SD, 8 September 2018, final day of summer timetable and final loco hauled service.
West Midlands Trains, Class 170 No. 170506 passes Longbridge, 1V30 15.50 Birmingham NS to Hereford 3/9/18, showing new livery
On 2 September 2018, the steam charter from Bristol to Par (operated by West Coast Railway) managed to run low on coal in Cornwall. The return leg being steam powered from Par to Plymouth and then piloted by WCRC Class 37 No. 37668. The '37' was at Taunton having brought this mornings train from Bristol. Running as 0Z50, 37668 passes through Dawlish as the sun drops, en route to rescue the train.
Nine car Class 800/3 No. 800306 departs from Dawlish on 1 September 2018 with train 1C83, the 12.33 Paddington-Paignton.
A first for Dawlish, IETs stop on both up and down, side by side. On Saturday 1 September 2018, when a full compliment of IETs operated the Paddington-Paignton route, No. 800306 sits in the down platform with 1C83 12.33 Paddington-Paignton, while No. 800304 departs on the up with 1A88 14.50 Paignton - Paddington
West Coast Railway Class 57s Nos. 57314 and 57601 'top and tail' train 1Z80, the 05.56 Wolverhampton to Kingswear charter on 1 September 2018.