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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 News 10th June 2019

by DB Colin | Jun 10, 2019 | General, Railway, Steam Specials, Teignmouth

This month is full of treats for railway fans with no less than four steam powered rail tours and a diesel excursion to be seen passing through Dawlish and Teignmouth. The first this last Saturday with LNER A4 60009 Union of South Africa was slightly spoiled by it...

The Great Britain Xll steam rail tour.

by DB Colin | Apr 21, 2019 | General, History, Railway, Steam Specials

The tour round Britain last year unfortunately wasn’t routed through Devon and Cornwall but this year, starting from Paddington on Saturday 27th April, the tour pauses at Exeter from 2.01pm until 2.23pm and should then pass through Dawlish at 2.37pm on its way...

Railway News – Special trains 2019 Passing over the Dawlish & Teignmouth sea walls

by DB Colin | Feb 1, 2019 | Article, Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Steam Specials, Teignmouth

Special trains passing through Dawlish 2019 First one This Sunday 3rd February! Please note. These are planned tours but invariably some are cancelled or postponed for various reasons – Loco unavailable, fire risk and occasionally lack of bookings or as it...

Laira Tour Gallery including Flying Scotsman and Black Five

by DB Neil | Jan 3, 2019 | Gallery, Steam Specials

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