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A now withdrawn HST hustles through Dawlish.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.
Silver Star in a lucky spell of sunshine rolling into Seville continuing the services first started by the ACL.
The 105 sneaks past MOW crews in Bunnell
The 105 was a monster today with 13,000 feet of train plus and extra motor thrown in. Quite warm with a temp near 90F.
The 105 rolls out of Bunnell on a speed restriction due to MOW work.
FEC 105 takes the siding at Dorena to pass MOW activity.
