Colas Rail DR77901 Ballast Regulator.
By Mick House and Roger Aston.
DR 77901 arrived in Truro at 13.09 on Friday 1st July when I photographed it, Roger photographed it on Wednesday 6th July.
Look on our Engineering Plant Diary for more photos of this machine.
Look on our Engineering Plant Diary for more photos of this machine.
DR 77901 arrives at Truro. Photo By Mick House.
This shot was taken on Friday 1st July, weeds everywhere. Photo By Mick House.
This shot was taken on Wednesday 6th July, weeds have been cut back. Photo By Roger Aston.
Two New GWR liveried class 150s at Penzance
GWR liveried pair 150247 & 150233 departing Penzance yesterday (06/07/2016) with the 08.57 for St Ives, 150233 failing in the afternoon sadly with a Transmission fault on one of the units
Many Thanks To Andrew Triggs
Many Thanks To Andrew Triggs
150247 Leading. Photo by Andrew Triggs
150233 trailing. Photo by Andrew Triggs
Three from Sid - class 63's
Sid Sponheimer
Sid Sponheimer
A typical scene at Plymouth - always called 'North Road' by us. A very grotty D6303 parked up on the centre road in 1964. Copyright Sid Sponheimer.
D6303 & 73162. North Road 1st July 1964 Copyright Sid Sponheimer
- and finally D6304 on the Newham branch. A lovely picture - composition just right - the loco, its train and indeed a good old semaphore. Well done Sid. Copyright.
Langport West
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
A typical branch train arriving at Langport West from Yeovil behind 4591 on the 12th May 1964. Behind the train the roof of the signalbox can be seen, to extreme left lies the goods shed. Copyright John Cornelius
Mike Morant visits
BR South Devon 8
BR South Devon 8
Mike Morant writes :- A nice portrait of a GWR Collett 'King' class 4-6-0 complete with s train is always a welcome sight and here we see 6001 King Edward V11 with a down express at Powderham in 1933 with the Exe estuary at high tide as the backdrop. Courtesy his collection.