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...
by DB Neil | Jun 18, 2019 | Subscribers News, Subscribers Only, Subscriptions
From July 2019 we will have a new VIP subscription at Dawlish Beach Cams.Some people just like our ‘special’ videos, and so use the Facebook Supporters package (£2.95 per month). Others just want to watch the 24/7 live streams. The new VIP Subscription...
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...
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...
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...
by DB Colin | Jun 7, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, Railway
Rail Operations Group Loco 47815 “Lost Boys” came down yesterday to Laira from Leicester to perform the movement of seven HST Mk3 coaches to the storage facility at Papworth Yard at Ely in Cambridgeshire. A couple of weeks ago 47813 “Jack...
by DB Colin | Jun 2, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway, Teignmouth
The train was available to the public to take a day trip to Bath from Penzance (if you could afford it!) DB’s Nick Campbell was on hand to photograph and video the train as it passed through Teignmouth station. I took up my position on Dawlish sea wall just...
by DB Neil | Jun 1, 2019 | Charity, Dawlish Beach, Railway, Subscriptions
Throughout June 2019 we will be raising money for Alzheimer’s Society South West. I’ve chosen this charity this year as it is close to my family’s heart. My auntie and uncle moved to Dawlish years ago and now my auntie resides at Palm Court on Marine...
by DB Colin | May 31, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, Railway
This afternoon Friday 31st May saw the Belmond British Pullman train passing along the sea wall en route from London Victoria to Truro on what has become an annual weekend trip to the West Country. Hauled by two Pullman liveried locomotives 67021 and 67024 matching...
by DB Simon | May 25, 2019 | Article, Events, news
I have to admit to being a fan of “All the Stations” which for those who don’t know, is a fabulous YouTube based channel which specializes in railway journeys. Geoff and Vicky are somewhat mad but extremely fun and a few years ago undertook a...
