Had enough rain? On Sunday a Tornado is forecast!

by DB Colin | Jun 19, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Dawlish Warren, General, Railway, Steam Specials, Teignmouth

Fortunately in this case the tornado is LNER Class A1 60163 Tornado due Sunday 23rd June. This is the new build locomotive which first appeared in 2008. The original class of 49 were built at Doncaster and Darlington in 1948/9 but unfortunately were all scrapped by...

Rail Trains on Dawlish Sea Wall.

by DB Colin | Jun 18, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway

Cornwall was the destination for two recent rail trains. On Saturday evening Colas 70813 was heading the Westbury to St.Pinnock viaduct (near Lostwithiel) continuous welded rail train which returned on late Sunday morning a few minutes before the English Riviera steam...

Today’s HST off lease stock move

by DB Colin | Jun 7, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, Railway

Rail Operations Group Loco 47815 “Lost Boys” came down yesterday to Laira from Leicester to perform the movement of seven HST Mk3 coaches to the storage facility at Papworth Yard at Ely in Cambridgeshire. A couple of weeks ago 47813 “Jack...

Belmond British Pullman Day 2

by DB Colin | Jun 2, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth

The train was available to the public to take a day trip to Bath from Penzance (if you could afford it!) DB’s Nick Campbell was on hand to photograph and video the train as it passed through Teignmouth station. I took up my position on Dawlish sea wall just...

June is Alzheimer’s Charity Month at Dawlish Beach Cams

by DB Neil | Jun 1, 2019 | Charity, Dawlish Beach, Railway, Subscriptions

Throughout June 2019 we will be raising money for Alzheimer’s Society South West. I’ve chosen this charity this year as it is close to my family’s heart. My auntie and uncle moved to Dawlish years ago and now my auntie resides at Palm Court on Marine...

Belmond British Pullman

by DB Colin | May 31, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, Railway

This afternoon Friday 31st May saw the Belmond British Pullman train passing along the sea wall en route from London Victoria to Truro on what has become an annual weekend trip to the West Country. Hauled by two Pullman liveried locomotives 67021 and 67024 matching...