Colas Network Rail Measurement train

by DB Colin | Jul 5, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway

Making a nice change from the normal HST version of the train was Colas 67023 top and tailing with 67027. Seen approaching the Rockstone Bridge on Dawlish sea wall making their way back to Paddington. They had started from Reading at 5.56am, traveled to Penzance,...

Devon in a Day – We explore some of what Devon has to offer via the Railway Network

by DB Simon | Jul 1, 2019 | Article, Events, General, Holidays, news, Railway

Devon truly is a special place. We are fortunate to cover part of the south coast with our cameras but, what about the rest? We took up our very own challenge to see just what we could do in a single day by using sustainable and greener modes of transport. Leaving...

This weekend’s action on the rails

by DB Simon | Jun 28, 2019 | Article, Diesel Specials, General, news, Railway, Steam Specials

This weekend gives us a treat of two tours passing the cameras. Here are the full details. Saturday 29th June see’s the visit of two class 37 locos hauling Pathfinder tours Mazey Day Cornishman from Tame Bridge Parkway to Penzance. Times past Dawlish are booked...

Had enough rain? On Sunday a Tornado is forecast!

by DB Colin | Jun 19, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Dawlish Warren, General, Railway, Steam Specials, Teignmouth

Fortunately in this case the tornado is LNER Class A1 60163 Tornado due Sunday 23rd June. This is the new build locomotive which first appeared in 2008. The original class of 49 were built at Doncaster and Darlington in 1948/9 but unfortunately were all scrapped by...

Rail Trains on Dawlish Sea Wall.

by DB Colin | Jun 18, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway

Cornwall was the destination for two recent rail trains. On Saturday evening Colas 70813 was heading the Westbury to St.Pinnock viaduct (near Lostwithiel) continuous welded rail train which returned on late Sunday morning a few minutes before the English Riviera steam...

Rail Replacement on Teignmouth sea wall 11th June 2019

by DB Colin | Jun 11, 2019 | General, Railway

Plasser & Theurer track machines and their crew were just finishing the night’s work on Teignmouth sea wall when Nick Campbell braved the rain to take some pictures of the machinery and record the rail replacement train as it passed through Teignmouth...