Diesel Specials Archives - Page 2 of 18

Art…or Vandalism on the Cathedrals Express.

by DB Colin | May 4, 2019 | Dawlish Warren, Diesel Specials, General, Railway

Well I know which I think it is. It had been a disappointment that the steam engine, Duchess of Sutherland, was unavailable due to a mechanical problem with a driving wheel and had to be replaced by two West Coast Railways Class 47’s, but so sad to see the...

Half an hour on Dawlish station 18th April 2019

by DB Colin | Apr 18, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Sea Wall Walk

Another set of eight off lease HST Mk3 coaches on their way to storage at Ely in Cambridgeshire. As before the locomotives powering the train were Rail Operation Group’s 47815 leading 47813. Let’s hope that Cross Country use some of these to replace...

The Springtime Cornishman

by DB Colin | Apr 14, 2019 | Diesel Specials, Railway, Teignmouth

This Diesel Special was made more interesting to the rail fans as it brought a new class of locomotive to this area in that it is bi-mode like the new Hitachi IET 800’s whose primary power source comes from overhead electricity with a lesser powered diesel...

Class 50 Terminator-Phoenixed return + Extras.

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...

Week end Rail News 03/02/2019

by DB Colin | Feb 3, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway

There were a couple of interesting trains this weekend. On Saturday Colas 66846 brought down from Hinksey Yard 15 MRA wagons loaded with ballast for use on the Barnstaple line. Surprisingly rather than running round its train in Exeter Riverside yard it came down to...

Railway News – Special trains 2019 Passing over the Dawlish & Teignmouth sea walls

by DB Colin | Feb 1, 2019 | Article, Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Steam Specials, Teignmouth

Special trains passing through Dawlish 2019 First one This Sunday 3rd February! Please note. These are planned tours but invariably some are cancelled or postponed for various reasons – Loco unavailable, fire risk and occasionally lack of bookings or as it...