11th October 2023

11/10/2023

Today at Langstone Rock
Roger Salter

5Q00 0957 LAIRA T&RSMD-ELY MLF PAPWORTH SIDINGS
43366 & 43239 with all cross country livery etc removed,Seen here slowed at Langstone for a red signal through Dawlish Warren
43366 leading with former nameplate removed “HST40 CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF HIGH SPEED TRAIN SERVICES ON THE CROSS COUNTRY NETWORK
Quite a mouthful I expect one of the longest names used!!

Many Thanks Roger

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Yesterday at Dawlish
Roger Salter

66190 Heads the returning clay empties seen passing through Dawlish Station. Copyright Roger Winnen

Thanks Roger.

A Walk in the New Forest
Michael Forward & Michael Adams

Hello Roger, I see you had a nice trip to the Plym Valley railway and good weather. Many years ago we would have an annual walk from Beaulieu Road station to Brockenhurst and here is a picture, taken at the start of the walk on 11 September 1991, of 47448 on a Poole to Derby working. My knees would not allow such things now!. Copyright Michael Forward

Roger, A picture from Michael Adams now showing 50007 ‘Sir Edward Elgar’ at Basingstoke with the 13.15 service from Waterloo to Exeter on 24 april 1991. Copyright Michael Adams

Many Thanks to the Two Michaels

Martin Scane
Dawlish Holiday

We are spending a few days in Teignmouth. Here are a few shots from today :
The HST power car is the 12:37;0Z30 Laira to Derby RTC running some 26 mins late.
66185 is the 11:47 Westbury to St Blazey (0Z66) running 36 mins early.
The 800 is 1A81 Paignton to Paddington running along a busy sea wall on a glorious morning.

Cheers, Martin Scane

A down IET service heads for Teignmouth. 9th October 2023. Copyright Martin Scane.

66165 Approaching Teignmouth. 9th October 2023. Copyright Martin Scane

Hope you had a very enjoyable holiday - the weather looks good. I don't know that I've ever seen a solitary HST power car out on its own on the main line. We follow this power car up the line on its way to Derby in the following pictures. Your picture of the PC at Teignmouth station shows some remarkable detail of the stonework in the building walls. Many thanks Martin.

Debranded HST power car at
Exeter
Paul Barlow

Drone shot de branded XC power car 43285 passes over Exwick flood relief channel. 10th October 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow

de branded XC power car 43285 passes over Exwick flood relief channel Exeter 10th October 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow

Many thanks to you Paul for another of your remarkable drone pictures. Quite how you manage to take your drone shot as well as a canalside view of the same PC, I'd be afraid that the drone would go wandering off. On another point the PC looks remarkably clean, I wonder how it is possible to remove the branding
vinyls which have been in position for years having stayed there through many a wash down without a trace?

43285 continues its journey N.E.
Cullompton
Keith Turley

Hi Keith and Roger.
Off lease and de- branded, former AXC class 43 power car No.43285 at Cullompton 0n 10th October 2023,working the OZ30 11:50 Laira T&RSMD to Derby RTC light loco move.
Regards Keith Turley.

Looking like brand new the debranded 43285 is seen at Cullompton. 10th October 2023 Copyright Keith Turley.

Another sad but excellent picture by Keith Turley - many thanks to you Keith.

Maiden Newton
James Bown

I took the train from Maiden Newton (formerly junction for the Bridport branch) to Gloucester today 10th October 2023. The Class 166 looked a little ‘tired’ but produced a reasonably smooth ride on this scenic ( in parts) journey. Regards James Bown

Many thanks for sending in your James - hope you had a good day,

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