by DB Colin | Mar 25, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway
Unfortunately on Saturday the weather didn’t improve and the light drizzle didn’t help the photographic efforts but it was nice to hear the engine noise from the two 50’s as they passed along the sea wall at a bit more speed than in the morning where...
by DB Colin | Mar 18, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway
Today GW3 Castle set was rostered on the 6am T E 12 service Penzance to Exeter St Davids which calls in at Dawlish on the way up. The set was powered by 43094 and 43005. There is only a ten minute turn round time in Platform 6 before it returns to Penzance as the...
by DB Colin | Mar 15, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Teignmouth
A look at some of the freight and infrastructure loco hauled trains that have passed over the Dawlish & Teignmouth sea walls recently. Most of the Industrial sand trains have featured two DB Cargo class 66 locomotives hauling the box bogie wagons. There was an...
by DB Colin | Feb 21, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway
Yesterday it was rather bleak with a bitterly cold wind and today there was little wind and a sunny 11C as I went to record today’s lunchtime sand train. This time the lead locomotive 66126 was in the old EWS livery and the second loco 66044 in the new DB Cargo...
by DB Colin | Feb 20, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway
A dull drab day but a splash of colour to brighten up the scene for the hardy souls braving the chilly wind on the Dawlish sea wall today. There has been frequent train movements over the past few weeks of the Industrial sand from Burngullow near St. Austell in...
