by DB Colin | Jan 18, 2021 | Dawlish Beach, Dawlish Warren, Diesel Specials, General, news, Railway, Teignmouth, Uncategorized
A busy week on the railway with having six infrastructure trains travelling from Westbury to St Erth from where the branch line to St.Ives is having a lot of the track renewed. Fortunately the outward and empty returns have been in the daytime whereas normally they... 
by DB Colin | Dec 14, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Dawlish Warren, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Sea Wall Walk, Teignmouth, Uncategorized
For the last 10 days or so there has been a lot of infrastructure trains from Westbury to the Penzance area where the line between there and Truro has been closed to Passenger traffic for several days. Buses have operated in the meantime. Class 66 and class 70 from... 
by DB Colin | Nov 22, 2020 | Dawlish Warren, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth, Uncategorized
On Friday 20th Nov 2020 the regular 4 weekly Network Rail HST powered test train was unavailable and the stand-in locomotives on a 4 coach replacement set were Colas 37254 “Cardiff Canton” and 37099 “Merl Evans”. The two locomotives are a... 
by DB Colin | Nov 16, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, Gallery, General, Railway, Teignmouth
On Sunday 15th evening the Westbury to St. Budeaux Network Rail Infrastructure train could be seen passing through Dawlish and Teignmouth top and tailed by GBRf’s 66790 & 66789. Somewhat unusual was that the consist was made up with rail, sleepers and... 
by DB Colin | Nov 3, 2020 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Recordings, Teignmouth, Uncategorized
DRS 66301 “Kingmoor TMD” and 66304 travelled down from Crewe to Devonport to collect a nuclear flask and returned the next day to take it as far as Crewe. The video shows them sauntering along the Dawlish sea wall after being held in Dawlish Warren station... 
by DB Colin | Sep 9, 2020 | Brunel Holiday Park, Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth
On a very infrequent working from Crewe to Devonport and return brought two ex Fastline Class 66 locos now branded in the Direct Rail Services compass livery. It is believed to be the first occasion when 66303 and 66304 have been down to Plymouth. The consist of the... 
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