by DB Colin | Sep 16, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Steam Specials
We have had a special excursion train, either steam or diesel hauled, passing over the Dawlish and Teignmouth sea walls on most weekends since the end of April. The season has now finished with the fourth and final Royal Duchy express with LMS 6233 Duchess of...
by DB Colin | Sep 10, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Teignmouth
Unusually the CWR train came directly from the production depot at Eastleigh near Southampton and delivered to Goonbarrow Junction near Luxulyan on the Newquay branchline in Cornwall. It was powered top and tail by Colas 66850 David Maidment OBE and 66848. The video...
by DB Colin | Sep 4, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Teignmouth
It’s been quite busy this past week with two specials over the weekend and a few freight locomotives to be seen. Saturday’s special was the Statesman Riviera Pullman from Nottingham to Kingswear which was top and tailed by Large logo Blue livery 47593...
by DB Colin | Aug 25, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway
On Saturday 24th August Cross Country Trains hired in two LNER HST trains to provide long distance services to Plymouth from York and Edinburgh. First along was from York with 43251 & 43257 which was spot on time passing through Dawlish. The Edinburgh train ran in...
by DB Colin | Aug 20, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway
Monday night 19th August saw the first of four nights this week that the HOTR train will be passing through Dawlish en route to Dainton Tunnel from its base at Fairwater Yard at Taunton. The train was top and tailed by two Freightliner locomotives. Leading loco on the...
by DB Colin | Aug 6, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Steam Specials
The high-spot of the weekend was of course LMS 6233 “Duchess of Sutherland” on the Royal Duchy which apparently set a new record for the fastest run between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth in preservation times of 59 minutes and 26 seconds. There are two...
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