5th January 2024

5/1/2024

First Stock Train of 2024 at Swindon
Colin Pidgeon

47749 on 5Q86 Eastleigh TRSMD to Long Marston with 701524 & 701518 for storage. Copyright Colin Pidgeon

47749 on 5Q86 Eastleigh TRSMD to Long Marston with 701524 & 701518 for storage.Copyright Colin Pidgeon

Photo of 60074 during shunting 6V15 Boston Docks to Swindon Stores. This loco is 1 of the 3 remaining 60s that are still being operated by DB Copyright Colin Pidgeon

Colin Pidgeo photo of 60074 during shunting 6V15 Boston Docks to Swindon Stores. This loco is 1 of the 3 remaining 60s that are still being operated by DBn Copyright Colin Pidgeon

66557 on 4L36 Wentloog to Felixstowe Copyright Colin Pidgeon

66759 on 6Z59 Tytherington Quarry to Appleford Sidings. Copyright Colin Pidgeon

Many Thanks Colin.
Wishing you a properous and healthy 2024

Wool Station
Part 1
Mick House

Wool Station situated between Bournemouth and Weymouth

Wool totem. Copyright Mick House

Wool station building. Copyright Mick House.

Looking West towards Dorchester. Copyright Mick House.

Looking East towards Bournemouth. Copyright Mick House.

Looking East with the remains of the up sidings. Copyright Mick House.

Looking East with the remains of the up siding and the ramp used to move armaments that were based at Bovington camp now Bovington tank museum. Copyright Mick House.

Many Thanks Mick

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'Castles' in the Duchy
Roger Winnen & Jon Hird

Cornwall has become one of the last strongholds of the iconic class 43 HST's. Other than here in the far west, the only other place they can still be found plying their trade on regular timetabled service passenger trains is in Scotland with Scotrail. GWR services between Penzance and Plymouth are formed of 2+4 sets, with one set per day carrying on to Exeter.

Unbeknown to each other, Jon and Roger were both out yesterday to record the 'Castles' at work and between them managed to record all 3 sets which were out.

The current diagrams which the sets can be found on are:

Monday to Friday

Set 1
5C02 0606 Laira Plymouth
2C02 0638 Plymouth Penzance
2P08 0850 Penzance Plymouth
2C68 1142 Plymouth Penzance
2P17 1350 Penzance Plymouth
2C31 1555 Plymouth Penzance
2P27 1850 Penzance Plymouth
5P27 2109 Plymouth Laira

Set 2
5C11 0945 Laira Plymouth
2C11 1015 Plymouth Penzance
2P15 1250 Penzance Plymouth
5P15 1453 Plymouth Laira

Set 3
5C65 1002 Laira Plymouth
2C65 1042 Plymouth Penzance
2P16 1315 Penzance Plymouth
2C29 1547 Plymouth Penzance
2E26 1815 Penzance Exeter St Davids
5P26 2145 Exeter St davids Laira

Saturdays

Set 1
5C40 0430 Laira Plymouth
2C40 0515 Plymouth Penzance
2P10 0740 Penzance Plymouth
2C16 1015 Plymouth Penzance
2P90 1315 Penzance Plymouth
2C28 1640 Plymouth Penzance
2P95 1930 Penzance Plymouth
5P95 2145 Plymouth Laira

Set 2
3C12 0525 Laira Exeter St davids
2C12 0722 Exeter St Davids Penzance
2P86 1113 Penzance Plymouth
2C22 1343 Plymouth Penzance
2P26 1548 Penzance Plymouth
5P26 1757 Plymouth Laira

Set 3
5C20 1159 Laira Plymouth
2C20 1243 Plymouth Penzance
2P24 1515 Penzance Plymouth
5P24 1731 Plymouth Laira

Sundays

No diagrammed workings.