by DB Colin | Aug 22, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Steam Specials, Teignmouth
The next and last steam train special to pass through Dawlish and Teignmouth this year, according to the Railway Touring Company, will be LMS Stanier Class 5 44871 in place of the previously advertised 6233 Duchess of Sutherland. This is the Royal Duchy from Bristol... 
by DB Colin | Jul 19, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth
On Saturday 18th July a welcome sight on the sea wall was the first rail charter excursion this year which ran from Peterborough to Paignton. The locomotive and coaches were a credit to Statesman Rail Tours who had organised the tour. It was intended to use two locos... 
by DB Colin | Jul 11, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth, Uncategorized
Plenty to see on a lovely sunny morning on the Dawlish and Teignmouth sea walls.The video starts with a Castle set racing along the Teignmouth sea wall passing Sprey Point and will be seen again as it reaches Dawlish. On its first time of running over the wall in its... 
by DB Colin | Jul 4, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth
There has been plenty of interesting loco hauled trains this week. The HOBC, High Output Ballast Cleaner has been working from Monday to Thursday travelling along the sea wall en route to Totnes where it reverses and sets off on the up line to the worksite between... 
by DB Colin | Jun 23, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth
This behemoth of a train passed along the sea walls and through Dawlish and Teignmouth last night, Monday 22nd June. It is impressively lengthy and much longer than any other train that we see here. It is currently based in Fairwater yard in Taunton and will be coming... 
by DB Colin | Jun 7, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Dawlish Warren, Diesel Specials, Railway, Teignmouth
The day saw two track machines, an empty coaching stock sleeper train and the stand-in for the usual Network Rail HST test train pass through Dawlish. The stone blower is a machine that levels trackwork in situ to make the riding qualities more comfortable and safer.... 
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