Items added on the 23rd February 2018 Those added most recently come first.

Bradford on Avon Interlude
Guy Vincent

166207 at Bradford-on-Avon on 2E24 1308 Weymouth-Gloucester on 19th, formerly a class 150 job. This unit still retains First Class branding and the older blue livery. Copyright Guy Vincent

South West Trains liveried 158882 also at B-on-A on 19th working 2O93 1250 Great Malvern-Weymouth. A 2 car 158 unit is hired daily by GWR from South Western Railway's Salisbury depot as it has been for over 10 years now. Copyright Guy Vincent

37218 & 37069 passing through B-on-A on 19th with a diverted ECS working (5Z98 1410 Gloucester New Yard-Eastleigh). This was following a weekend Pathfinder railtour to Cumbria from / to Gloucester and was originally scheduled to run via Swindon/Reading West and Basingstoke. Despite the noise and speed of this train passing, the occupants of the platform seats seem hardly bothered at all!. Copyright Guy Vincent

Frome
Guy Vincent

166202 at Frome on 2M12 1404 Frome-Swindon on 21st. This was a single class 153 diagram until the January timetable change. Copyright Guy Vincent

Bristol Temple Meads
Old and New - Guy Vincent

 Old & New at Bristol Temple Meads on February 22nd 2018.   43002 (unallocated at the time) with late-running IEP's 800005 & 800009 arriving to work the delayed 1630 Paddington departure.  These arrived empty from the east following service disruption (loss of signalling) at Didcot, reportedly due to a rat entering a trackside cabinet and causing short-circuiting leading to instant death for the rodent concerned!   
Guy Vincent   23rd February 2018                     Many thanks Guy

Old & New (1) at Bristol TM 22nd February 2018 Copyright Guy Vincent

Old & New (2) at Bristol TM 22nd February 2018 Copyright Guy Vincent

Taunton - surprise.
​Brian Pibworth 

Class 73 Electro-diesel under power West of Taunton - just!
A shot, taken in May 2007 from the old 40 Steps Bridge, showing  Taunton Sorting Office and an unusual locomotive sitting on what is now the pavement of  the new relief road.   This was the ex Southern Region 73133 electro-diesel, newly acquired as the Fairwater Yard shunter, which had trundled down the headshunt, posed for a few minutes then returned to the yard.  This turned out to be one of its rare outings and eventually, after a period languishing in Silkmills siding, it was returned to owners Transmart Railways (formerly the Class 73 Preservation Society) to be repaired and refurbished at Selhurst Depot and continue its hiring role elsewhere.  Since then DB seem to have largely dispensed with dedicated shunters, requiring their work to be done by mainline locos.

Class 73 73133 at Taunton in May 2007. Taken from 40 steps bridge. Copyright Brian Pibworth

South Devon Railway
Richard Hay

We welcome a new contributor to our pages - Richard Hay.  There are more to come - many thanks Richard.

6412 on the Caddaford straight with Totnes to Buckfastleight service Caddaford Straight last Friday 16th February 2018 Copyright Richard Hay

St Agnes
Alan Harris

A 1902 photograph from the Alan Harris Collection.The very interesting thing in this picture it that it was taken during the very early days of constriction, the track is temporary, the awning is under construction, the road bridge in the background is also nowhere near complete. The building is, in 2018 still there, though earlier modifications in connection with the provision of a passing loop saw the platform removed and replaced by an island platform served originally by a footbridge and later by a level crossing.

Taunton
John Cornelius

Copyright John Cornelius