Shunting at Penzance yesterday Craig Munday
Hi Keith, Whilst at Long Rock on 15th Jan 2016, DRS class 57/6 57303 Pride Of Carlisle - still on hire to GWR - was engaged on servicing the down Night Riviera stock. Penzance Driver Lee Macdonald was in charge in the sunshine., Cheers Craig Many thanks Craig
Driver Lee Macdonald enjoys the sun at Penzance. 15th January 2016 Copyright Craig Munday
Changing Landscapes by David Tozer
Keith, A couple of photographs taken this morning (14th) from the over bridge near Pinhoe Railway Station.
159004 'Basingstoke & Deane' approaches Pinhoe with the 1025 Exeter (St David's) - London (Waterloo).
This was then followed by:-
43014 'The Railway Observer' & 43013 with the Network Rail NMT HST 1040 Exeter (New Yard) - Salisbury.
Compare these scenes with the one I took from the same location of the Barclay Class 20's top and tailing the weed killer train back in 1989 posted in your Exmouth Junction - Honiton section.
Both o f these photographs were taken off my video footage.
Dave Many thanks David
159004 'Basingstoke & Deane' approaches Pinhoe with the 1025 Exeter (St David's) - London (Waterloo).
This was then followed by:-
43014 'The Railway Observer' & 43013 with the Network Rail NMT HST 1040 Exeter (New Yard) - Salisbury.
Compare these scenes with the one I took from the same location of the Barclay Class 20's top and tailing the weed killer train back in 1989 posted in your Exmouth Junction - Honiton section.
Both o f these photographs were taken off my video footage.
Dave Many thanks David
159004 'Basingstoke & Deane' approaches Pinhoe with the 1025 Exeter (St David's) - London (Waterloo). 14th January 2016 Copyright David Tozer
43014 'The Railway Observer' & 43013 with the Network Rail NMT HST 1040 Exeter (New Yard) - Salisbury. 14th January 2016 Copyright David Tozer
The weedkiller train headed by 20904 with 20901 on the rear, they are also passing the site of the Ministry of Supply Siding on the 11th June 1989 Copyright David Tozer
Whoops - Derailment at Taunton Robert Lindley
Thought you might be interested in this picture taken at Taunton Fairwater Yard, when part of the HOBC set derailed during shunting procedures. One bogie decided to go each way at the points just out of the shot at the bottom of the picture – Oops!
I can’t remember the exact date, but it was around the 30th March 2009. It was after this that the crane sent to re-rail the vehicle, touched overhead power lines and welded itself to the rails! Luckily no-one was hurt.
Many thanks for this Robert, a real action shot, luckily a rarity.
I can’t remember the exact date, but it was around the 30th March 2009. It was after this that the crane sent to re-rail the vehicle, touched overhead power lines and welded itself to the rails! Luckily no-one was hurt.
Many thanks for this Robert, a real action shot, luckily a rarity.
Oh dear, rail engineers wonder quite what to do with this incident. Taunton Fairwater Yard March 2009. Copyright Robert Lindley
Variety at Truro Yard in 1975 Roger Geach
This vintage shot of Truro yard on the 23rd January 1975 shows quite a variety of wagons no longer seen on our system. Copyright Roger Geach
Don't forget - this evening at 18.30 BBC 2
Michael Portillo interviews Paul Burkhalter, author of that detailed work on the Devonport Dockyard Railways.