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Items added on 21st January 2018                                                                                          Those added most recently come first

21/1/2018

 
 A day spent at
Cardiff Central
Andrew Triggs
Part 1

I spent a day at Cardiff Central photographing the colourful modern day scene there. Plenty of variety especially on the freight side of things, also managed to catch my first IET from there to Reading, they really are a superb piece of kit  with excellent quality of ride. The route taken on the day was Penzance-Taunton-Cardiff-Reading-Penzance
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180119a 2 X 800's 80022 and 80024 having arrived from London Paddington after working the 1B27 Copyright Andrew Triggs
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180119b The first light engine movement seen DBS 66085 66121 working the 0V05 09.15 Round Oak - Margam. Copyright Andrew Triggs
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180119c Shortly followed by Colas Class 70s 70816 and 708112 working the 0F75 Canton to Westbury. Copyright Andrew Triggs
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180119d Arriva local line services remain in the hands of 142s and 143s for the present, 142069 leading the combination away, passing the recently arrived GWR 150925. Copyright Andrew Triggs
Thanks Andrew
​Flax Bourton
Ron Kosys
​Ron writes :- A Saturday visit to Bristol Airport for work gave me the opportunity to phot the peak season Saturday only Butlins Express that ran from Minehead to Bristol and return.
The closest point with easy access was the bridge at Flax Bourton which overlooked the long closed MOD siding.
Note:-  Tyntesfield Government Sidings -  Flax Bourton. Were just west of Flax Bourton station. They were closed in 1981  Quite extensive sidings existed here - which ran for approximately 1,000 yards north east - a good view of these can be obtained by reference to Google Earth and by turning the clock back to 1999.  Google Ref  51deg 25' 34,  N 2 deg 42' 51 E

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Saturday 11th August 2007, 31452 worked the train to Bristol, with Mainline liveried 31454 hanging on the back. It ran as 1Z35 1110 Minehead to Bristol. Copyright Ron Kosys
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Another view of the above train with 31454 on the back as it heads towards the site of Flax Bourton station. 1Z35 1110 Minehead - Bristol 31452 11th August 2007 This train was headed by 31452. Copyright Ron Kosys
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The previous train was a Weston super Mare to Paddington HST service lead by 43133. 11th August 2007 Copyright Ron Kosys
Newham
Alan Harris
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Truro Newham station. Effectively closed to passengers on the 16th September 1863. All but two passenger trains had been diverted to the Cornwall Railway station at Truro on the 11th May 1859 but because the West Cornwall locomotive shed the first train in the morning and the last at night continued to run there until 15th September 1863. Ref Mr. C.R.Clinker. This picture courtesy the Alan Harris Collection. Copyright.
Thornford
John Cornelius

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Looking rather basic with the former down line trackbed becoming overgrown. The platforms here were on either side of the road, this view from the former down platform site. . The line was singled w.e.f 26th May 1968. Copyright John Cornelius

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