6024 King Edward I climbs up to the summit of Dainton tunnel on excursion train 1Z24 0700 Ealing Broadway-Plymouth at 1244. The steam locomotive worked the train from Bristol to Plymouth and back ... (more)

At the end of May beginning of June 2006 Past-Time Railtours operated a number of specials over a number of branchlines in Devon and Cornwall. The trains involved BR Standard steam loco 76079 and ... (more)

Preserved GWR King 6024 was the mainstay of the Past-time Railtours Summer 2007 Torbay Express which ran on Sundays in July and August from Bristol - Kingswear. the majority of the train were oper... (more)

During a trip to East Anglia the weather was kind and during the 28th May 2010 Freightliners new GE Class 70 Powehaul locomotive 70001 was to be found working 4M93 Felixstowe - Hams Hall intermoda... (more)

During the Summer, between July and September Past Time Railtours operate a sunday trip from Bristol Temple Meads - Kingswear, the majority of the train were operated by GWR King 6024 King Edward ... (more)

The Class 52 Westerns were diesel Hydraulics designed by the Western Region of BR at Swindon and built between 1961 and 1964 with the class officially being introduced in 62. They were C-C locomot... (more)

The South Devon Railway operates on the former GWR Branch Line from Totnes - Buckfastleigh. The line is run by volunteers and a number of paid staff. They are dedicated to preserving a typical GW ... (more)

Direct Rail Services was set up by BNFL to operate Nuclear Traffic to and from Sellafield. On 03/05/07 66420 wa to be found working a flask to Devonport Dockyard Plymouth. The flask was empty as d... (more)

English Electric Class 50s initially were used on the East Coast before it was electrified, they were then displaced to the Western Region and were to be found working from Paddington – Oxford, ... (more)

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)

6-1-04 Two HST power cars were used to rescue 43176 & 023 on 14:35 London Paddington-Plymouth. They failed at Exeter The train ran as 5Z74 20:45 Exeter St Davids - Bristol St Phillips Marsh depot ... (more)

On a trip to the Thames Valley, I made a stop off at Cholsey Farm, and was waiting for Freighliner Intermodal train 4S59 1505 Southampton Maritime to Coatbridge liner. It was hit and miss as to wh... (more)

Slam Door EMUs are now being withdrawn and sent for scrap. EWS has a contract to move these units to Caerwent for asbestos removal on 2-9-04 37057 is seen arriving at East Usk yard with units 1907... (more)

EWS have been fighting a battle to retain freight traffic in the South West as the Clay Traffic contracts as cheaper china clay comes in from Brazil. In 2007 Class 60, 60054 found its way to Cornw... (more)

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)