An Intercity Express Train (IET) approaches the Dawlish Station passing by Marine Parade and the famous Blenhiem
Penzance from London Paddington 1C86 powers through Dawlish seen from "The Bleheim" a place we highly recommend to rail enthusiasts who visit here.
Whilst the local waits at Platform 1 a train for Paddington blasts through on Platform 2
A class 158 arrives at Dawlish with a local service to Paighton from Exmouth.
A Voyager Class 220 DMU powers throug Dawlish on a service from Glasgow to Plymouth.
In the UK some come to the southwest to Retire. So did some of the HSTs now reduced to 4 car Castle sets like this one. However they may only have a year or so left of service.
Some of the changes since we were last here is the new sea wall and the new IET (Intercity Express Train) on GWR. Heavy showers had just cleared off to the east allowing for a sunny evening.
The pacers are long gone replaced by 150's and 166's. A 166 arrives in Dawlish.
A Class 150 on a local service to Paighton passes by the rebuilt sewall approaching Keneway Tunnel.
A now withdrawn HST hustles through Dawlish. Cross Country was the last company to operate HST 125's regularly with all of them finished in October of 2023.
Surprise! The FEC ran their OCS for the 2nd time this year surprising many railfans.
It's Tax Day and 814 leads the 202 thru the Nation's Oldest City.
The massive FEC 105 rolls through a nor'easter the first decent rain we have had for a while. The storm brought gales to the coast and about 2-3 inches of rain through the area.
Occasionally the GE dominated FEC railway will throw a surprise at you.
Amtrak's Auto Train rolls into Seville about an hour away from the journey's end.
