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 | Aug 14, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Steam Specials, Teignmouth
Events featuring a Class 37 National Rail test train and a wrong line working by the cement train. The test trains to the South West seem to have been plagued with problems resulting in cancellations and curtailments but on 5th August a successful run by Colas 37219... 
by DB Colin | Jul 30, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, General, Kings Walk, Railway, Teignmouth
A round up of some of this weeks freight trains seen on the sea walls of Dawlish and Teignmouth. For those of tender years the title comes from a song sung by Nancy Whiskey with the Chas McDevitt Skittle group which was a hit when I was a youth in 1962. You can hear... 
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 14, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Teignmouth
First up last night was the weedkiller Windhoff Multi Purpose Vehicle top and tailed by DB Cargo 66107 & 66015 seen in the video from the San Remo and Blenheim cameras and by Nick at Teignmouth as it entered the station. There has been a change in the HOBC train... 
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... 
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