Saturday & Sunday 7/8th February.
Saturday & Sunday 14/15th February.
Sunday 22nd February only
Sunday 1st March only.
It is understood that on the following days FGW services will be diverted via Honiton.
Saturday & Sunday 7/8th February. Saturday & Sunday 14/15th February. Sunday 22nd February only Sunday 1st March only. Saw the piece on the site about the Churchill funeral train. As has been documented elsewhere, D1015 took over from 34051 to work the ECS back to London. See the pic below, which is the only one I have ever seen.
You will find the photo below here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unravelled/4319781108/ Many thanks Simon We are most grateful to David Tozer for diving into his 'Treasure Trove' and producing the following pictures. ![]() Taken from a Kingswear bound train - 1980's. The DMU’s are Inter City Class 123’s built by Swindon in 1963 – only ten sets. I seem to recall they worked routes from Cardiff. Later I think they were moved to Hull? to work Trans Pennines trains work along side the similar Class 124 units which did not have corridor connections. The location, Well I was on the move at the time on a train to Kingswear!!! Copyright David Tozer Hello David,
I remember these units brand new at Penzance working a service to and from Cardiff, departing around 06.00hrs and returning late evening. This train was normally composed of 2 x 4 Car sets and a two car set, over the first few weeks I saw the complete class at Penzance. They had a miniature buffet in a four car set and rode on the then new Swindon B4 bogie. A very nice unit indeed. Thanks Roger Winnen Leaving home on a Sunday morning, 8th April, 1985 to photograph steam on the main line in Devon, the first station on route St Erth had a set of Mark one coaches parked up in the up refuge siding as you came into St Erth. This siding was used many years previously to hold restaurant cars for the Summer Saturday express trains in the steam era. Another unusual tail! It is true. Returning home from Truro on the 22nd September, 1990 the train came to a halt at Gwinear Road Station which closed on the 5th October, 1964. The guard alighted from the train onto the disused platform to look for the fault, following the guard I decided to open the door and alight for one photograph. After a few minutes we were again on the move. Possibly I was the last ever passenger to detrain at Gwinear Road?
Roger Geach reminds us that despite the grim short days at the moment it will soon be spring and time to get your cameras out. Hi Keith, I knew the Grinder was in action last night, so tried a couple of photos of it. The train has to move at 6mph whilst grinding, so some blur was inevitable. But you may wish to use them for a spectacular effect! Cheers, Craig Many thanks Craig, good for November 5th!
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