22nd February 2019

A Pair of Class 66s on the sand at Plymouth
Roger Winnen

190221g 66126 and 66044 arrives in the centre road at Plymouth with the 09.56 Burngullow to Exeter Riverside sand train. Copyright Roger Winnen

Diversions on the Southern Route to Yeovil Jct
Roger Winnen

190221a IET 82106 departs Exeter St David's on the 11.22 Plymouth Paddington service via Yeovil Junction. Copyright Roger Winnen

190221b 82106 Climbs the 1 in 37 to Exeter Central. Copyright Roger Winnen

190221cc 43018 Passes through Pinhoe on the 11.03 Paddington Penzance service - Copyright Roger Winnen

190221d Seen passing and going away from Axminster is the 13.15 Plymouth Paddington service. Copyright Roger Winnen

190221f 43151 heads the 10.03 Paddington Penzance service through Axminster running 26 mins late. Copyright Roger Winnen

Passing through
Exeter Central
Paul Barlow

43018 43156 Exeter central 1103 Paddington-Plymouth 21st February 2019 Copyright Paul Barlow

Led by 43156 - 43018 brings up the tail of the train and heads into Exeter central 1103 Paddington-Plymouth 21st February 2019 Copyright Paul Barlow

Many thanks Paul

Totnes Up & Down
Clive Smith

The closure of the up bore of Marley Tunnel continues and the third day Wednesday 20th February 2019 saw some non-passenger trains on the single line working between Aish and Totnes station down platform. Here are a few pictures I managed to grab.

                           Regards Clive Smith  Many thanks Clive

(1) Network Rail track assessment unit 950001 on the 05.48 Penzance - Exeter Riverside via St Ives approaches Totnes station 'wrong line'. Taken from the A381 road bridge. 20th February 2019 Copyright Clive Smith

(2) 66035 and 66107 pass Three Arches Bridge west of Totnes 'wrong line' with the 09.56 Burngullow - Exeter Riverside sand. Pairs of 66s are required to take the onward services up Exeter Central bank on to the Southern diversion around Whiteball. Not sure why a pair is needed in Cornwall. Maybe our man Craig knows. 20th February 2019 Copyright Clive Smith

(3) Cross Country voyager passes Three Arches Bridge 'wrong line' with the 1Z51 12.18 Plymouth - Exeter St Davids. 20th February 2019 Copyright Clive Smith

Cardiff
Adrian King

6806 Blackwell Grange bringing a service into Platform 3 on a summer Saturday in 1962. Copyright Adrian King

I have to say I've been delighted to see South Wales feature on the website in recent months. Those shots by Ken Mumford, Mike Roach, Michael Forward Roger Geech and others, are all first class. Although I still can't get over Ken's photo of a 'Jubilee' at Cardiff a locomotive I never saw anywhere near the Welsh capital. I've included one of my early photographic attempts at Cardiff General which shows  6806 Blackwell Grange bringing a service into Platform 3 on a summer Saturday in 1962. 

         I have a question to ask in the hope one of the CRS faithful may have the answer. Does anyone know the exact date Flying Scotsman first visited Cardiff ? A train spotting friend and I 'mitched' a day off school to see the famous loco which I think was in March/April 1963 but can't be sure.
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