34067 Tangmere passes Dawlish with the first Torbay Express of 2008 running about 20 minutes late.She just managed to catch the sun between heavy showers. Also, the sea had quite a swell.
A First Great Western HST heads towards Newton Abbot.
47805 in multiple with 47815 power a Compass Tours charter from Preston to Paignton along the famous sea wall. The sun does not always shine in Devon!
A typical summer saturday in the West of England in the late 80s. A sunny day on the sea wall and lots of loco hauled trains passing by. Not the same scene today.
Virgin Trains, Cross Country Line, Train Glasgow (10h05) - Penzance (19h56). For many more photos of trains in US, UK, Asia, South America and Europe see http://f.jolly.fotopic.net
A down HST passes Dawlish. Note one coach and the rear power car in the 'fag packet' livery
D1015 running as D1068 is seen at Cartuther Barton near Liskeard working 1Z53 in a lucky patch of sun - 05/04/2008
Persevered D1015 running as D1068 is seen passing Langstone Rock, Dawlish working 1Z52 - 05/04/2008
37218 and 37059 top n tail test coach DB999508 past Horse Cove working the 1Z14 07:05 Bristol TM - Plymouth on Wednesday 2nd April 2008
221133 passes along the sea wall at Dawlish forming the 1M58 07:30 Penzance – Manchester Piccadilly on Tuesday 25th March 2008
66429 & 66427 haul the 5Z66 04:33 Crewe – Keyham along the sea wall at Dawlish on Tuesday 25th March 2008
During 2006 and 2007 First Great Western have been refurbishing the HST Power Cars at Brush works with MTU power units. While this has been going on the coaching stock has been undergoing refurbis... (more)
