20th October 2023

Dawlish New Footbridge
Part 2
Roger Salter

Turbo Class 165/166 arrives at Dawlish. Copyright Roger Salter

Looking towards the old bridge and Teignmouth. Copyright Roger Salter

a view of the upside buildings at Dawlish. Copyright Roger Salter

The final photograph of Roger Salters holiday near Dawlish Warren

Class 66 with the St Blazey to Exeter Riverside working of the clay. Copyright Roger Salter

Thanks Roger

The RHTT at Penzance 
20th October  2023
Roger Winnen

231020a 66097 heads the RHTT into Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

231020b The train in Platform 1 awaits departure following the London train departure/ Copyright Roger Winnen

231020c 66113 Awaits departure from Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

231020d A Reflection through the Sleeping Car lounge of under the roof at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

Great Yarmouth!!
Andrew Wright, Richard Adderson and Mike Roach

Hi Keith
More HSTs have been travelling to Great Yarmouth to be exported aboard the "Panthera J" to Nigeria. One of my very occasional correspondents is Andrew Wright the Chairman of the Norfolk Railway Society and he has sent me a zip file of photos as the HSTs made their final journey on British soil, taken by himself and member Richard Adderson. The power cars were moved on Monday as 0Q48 10.24am Neville Hill to Great Yarmouth via Stamford and Peterborough.

I hope you might consider using a couple of the images.
Best wishes
Michael Roach

43184 43304 at Norwich 16th October 2023. Copyright Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson

253 051 (43184) at Yarmouth Carriage Sidings 16th October 2023. Copyright Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson

En route to Great Yarmouth harbour - 43304 and 43184 at Brundall on the 16th October 2023. Copyright Copyright Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson

Panthera J moored at Yarmouth Outer Harbour. 17th October 2023. One PC loaded one waiting. Copyright Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson

Ex-GWR 48132 arrives on low loader at Yarmouth Outer Harbour, 17th October 2023. Copyright Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson

Ex-GWR 48132 arrives on low loader at Yarmouth Outer Harbour. 17th October 2023. Copyright Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson

In she goes, a final view of Ex-GWR 48132 as it enters Yarmouth Outer Harbour on low loader 17th October 2023. Copyright Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson

While we are delighted to have photographs we are saddened to see 'our HST's' go. We hope our viewers will excuse us widening our usual reporting areas to include this unusual event.  A special thanks to ​Andrew Wright and Richard Adderson. Quite why the PC's went to Yarmouth under their own 'steam' and the coaches by low loader we don't know.

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St Erth
Dennis Clarke

Hi Keith,Roger, Hope all well with you. A couple of photos from St Erth taken yesterday. I travelled down from Paddington on the 08:03 service and arrived 64 minutes late. We left Paddington 20 minutes late due to a late inbound train. Arriving over an hour late at St Erth was earlier than I thought as we were delayed around Exeter and Dawlish, due to the heavy seas. Our IET ran wrong road from Dawlish Warren to Teignmouth but still got a huge wave over it near Dawlish station. A few pictures, including the base for the new footbridge, our IET heading towards Penzance and the GWR shuttle bus waiting outside the station, Kind Regards, Dennis

St Erth - preparations for the new footbridge. 19th October 2023. Copyright Dennis Clarke,

A down IET heads away from St Erth towards Penzance. 19th October 2023. Copyright Dennis Clarke,

'Your onward transport awaits sir' - St Erth to St Ives. 19th October 2023. Copyright Dennis Clarke,

Many thanks Dennis - at least you got home!

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Truro/Plymouth
Sid Warren

Sid Warren, a newcomer to our site sends in four pictures.

Truro 150456 4th August 2023. Copyright Sid Warren.

Truro a footbridge shot. 158951 heading east. A young photographer gets his shot. 4th August 2023. Copyright Sid Warren.

Truro - the banner repeater signal on the down platform shows up nicely. Perhaps the lady is asking the guard for details of the service to Falmouth? 3rd October 2023. Copyright Sid Warren.

Plymouth - 158950 waits its next duty, 29th August 2023. Copyright Sid Warren.

Thank you Sid.

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Dawlish,  always a delight.
Phil Smith

Dawlish, always a delight - an undated picture by Phil Smith Copyright.

Quite a heavy sea always makes for a good picture as a class 47  headed Virgin train heads a down working. Sometime before the Voyagers were introduced otherwise due to the seas no doubt it would have been cancelled.  Many thanks Phil.


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