by DB Colin | Jul 22, 2021 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth
The continuing rail replacements are still in action in Cornwall and the video shows the 6G98 Westbury -Burngullow junction 600ft length continuous welded rail train as it passes through Dawlish and Teignmouth at 5.40pm July 21st and also it’s return at 7.20am...
by DB Colin | Jun 17, 2021 | Dawlish Beach, Dawlish Warren, General, news, Railway, Teignmouth
It’s been a busy time along the sea wall with four different types of train. Starting on Monday evening the TRT Track Renewal Train came down from Fairwater Yard at Taunton to replace track in the Dainton area. On Monday its timetable included a stop in Dawlish...
by DB Colin | Jun 15, 2021 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth
The Royal Train was in use on June 11th to take members of the Royal Family from Windsor to Par in Cornwall to attend the G7 meetings. On the train were Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince William. The train has been recorded as it passed through Dawlish and...
by DB Colin | May 31, 2021 | Diesel Specials, Railway
The Midland Pullman is owned and run by Locomotive Services Ltd. ( LSL) The tour was from Eastleigh to Penzance and was the first occasion that the train has been to Devon & Cornwall. The power cars were numbers 43055 and 43046 which is named Geoff Drury...
by DB Colin | May 27, 2021 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, news, Railway
First of all to get it out the way the bad news is that steam train 60163 Tornado’s tour which was due to pass through Dawlish on Saturday 29th has been cancelled. The good news is that the newly formed HST Midland Pullman train’s tour to Penzance and...