GWR HST rolls along the sea wall. This section was destroyed by a storm in 2014 and rebuilt months later. There is talk reopening a route inland as this is the only line into the southwest.

A set of Pacers rolls along the repaired part of the sea wall. A storm in February 2014 destroyed this section. The pacers are set to be withdrawn.

HST! The only HST to wear the new green livery at the time, rolls past the rebuilt section of the sea wall. These have been retired and some made into 4 car short sets for southwest routes.

A Great Western Railways DMU arrives in Dawlish sliding past the pink "Blenheim" with the new GWR livery.

Dawlish! For years I have wanted to come here. We finally made it and after a spell of unsettled weather things improved. Here an HST 125 sweeps along Marine Parade.

A Cardiff to Taunton local service arrives at Weston Super Mare station.

First Great Western DMU departs Dawlish sliding past the old Coast Guard station. We got a lucky break on what was mostly an unsettled misty day.

The Class 143 DMU is among the most hated by Britons, for all intents a "bus" on rails. However in the years ahead these will be retired.

43012 leaves Oxford Station with a train bound for London Paddington.

GWR 3146 performs switching duties at the OmniTrax Facility (BNSF North Yard) in Fort Collins, CO. This location is an interchange point for BNSF and the Great Western Railway that services the n... (more)

GWR 6990 'Witherslack Hall' departs Loughborough with the 0945 Loughborough - Leicester North during the GCR Winter Steam Gala

Here is a profile shot of Great Western Railway 2243. This engine was originally built in 1952 for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe as a high-nosed GP7, wearing the Bluebonnet paint scheme. In the... (more)

GWR Green liveried 150232 stands at Paignton before working the 18:52 departure to Bristol Temple Meads on Thursday 28th January 2016