by DB Simon | Jun 16, 2018 | Diesel Specials, General, Railway
Today has seen a very unusual visitor to the wall with Hastings Diesels Ltd’s DEMU 1001 unit running from Hastings to Paignton and back. The journey began at 6.42 am and arrived for it’s brief stop at Dawlish at 12.45. It’s rare to have heritage...
by DB Simon | Jun 15, 2018 | Diesel Specials, Railway, Steam Specials
Details for this weekends specials are as follows – Saturday – 12.46 see’s Hastings Diesels South Devon Coaster rail tour with unit 1001. The unit is a restored Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit and hasn’t visited for a few years now. The trip is...
by DB Colin | May 29, 2018 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, Railway
Today Inspection saloon Caroline was in use with a Bristol Temple Meads to Penzance and back outing powered by DRS 37405. The locomotive ran round the coach at Penzance which was unfortunate for photographers but obviously a much better view for the occupants doing...
by DB Neil | Mar 1, 2018 | Diesel Specials, Weather
Here is the Hitachi IET 802101 passing Dawlish this morning very cautiously with the temperature at -4c, snow and rough seas, it certainly has been put through it’s paces today. Share Buttons...
by DB Colin | Jan 16, 2018 | Diesel Specials
Direct Rail Services used a Chiltern Railways unnamed Class 68 loco, number 68011 to come down from Crewe to Laira to collect the remainder of the ex Virgin Mk3 coaches which have been having their bogies serviced by Laira depot. These will be used by TransPennine...
by DB Colin | Dec 29, 2017 | Dawlish Warren, Diesel Specials, Railway
DRS 57303 “Pride of Carlisle” and 37059 came down from Crewe light engine yesterday to collect a short rake of coaches from Laira Depot. These will be refurbished into TransPennineExpress colours for use on their Liverpool-Hull services which will be...
