by DB Colin | Jun 18, 2018 | General, Railway
After the break whilst the line at Cowley Bridge Junction at Exeter was being made more resistant to flood damage, tonight saw the return of the lengthy rail replacement train top and tailed by two Freightliner class 66 locomotives. This was led by the unique livery...
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 10, 2018 | General, Railway, Steam Specials
Today saw the second visit of Black 5 no 45212 to South Devon. From Taunton the loco took over from 37668 to lead the 0715 Paddington to Dartmouth Cathedrals Express along the Sea wall and down the South Devon Railway as far as Kingswear. The passengers would then be...
by DB Colin | Jun 8, 2018 | General, Railway, Steam Specials
There are two steam train excursions this weekend, the first on Saturday, under the title of Dartmouth Express. The tour starts at Woking and is diesel hauled as far as Bristol Temple Meads where the LMS Black 5 number 45212 takes over for the run down to Kingswear....
by DB Colin | Jun 6, 2018 | General, Railway
Tonight’s infrastructure continuous welded rail train certainly wasn’t hanging about, traveling at passenger speed as it passed through Dawlish and Teignmouth. It was hauled by DB Cargo locos in top and tail formation by 66055 named “Alain...
by DB Colin | Jun 3, 2018 | General, Railway, Steam Specials
Today June 3rd was the first time of seeing the Torbay Express steam train this year which travels from Bristol to Kingswear for Dartmouth. The locomotive was Southern Region Rebuilt Merchant Navy class 35028 Clan Line with a twelve coach train. It set off from...
