Alex on the move
Mick House
Mick House
My wife and I were traveling up to Sussex on the 8th June 2023 at 06.30 in the morning and on the Okhampton bypass we spotted P405D Alex one of the two IMERYS shunters from Rocks Driers on the back of a low-loader, so we stopped in a layby just north of Sticklepath and got photo No1 then, as we were overtaking it north of South Tawton I took photo No2. The same low-loader would have dropped off the 08 shunter 08 752 at Rocks Driers the night before or earlier that morning.
Regards Mick House.
Regards Mick House.
Alex near Sticklepath. 8th June 2023, Copyright Mick House.
Alex on the move again. 8th June 2023. Copyright Mick House.
Many thanks Mick - any further news of where Alex might be heading?
Pathfinders 50th Anniversary
Class 40 Railtour
Guy and Charlotte Vincent
Class 40 Railtour
Guy and Charlotte Vincent
Hello Keith
Last Saturday (10th June) Pathfinder Railtours ran their 50th anniversary tour from Burton on Trent to Weymouth. The outward trip from Cheltenham was via Kemble, Swindon, Reading West, Basingstoke, Southampton and Poole with the return leg made via the former GWR route through Yeovil, Westbury and Bath. Charlotte caught the train passing Berkley Marsh north of Frome with an immaculate D345 (40145) leading and two-tone green class 47 47815 'Great Western' at the rear while I went to Bradford on Avon where a short pathing stop was made. Nice to see the original F&W Railtours 'Vulture' headboard on the front of the loco.
Photo 1 Berkley Marsh (Charlotte V)
Photo 2 Bradford on Avon (Guy V)
Guy Vincent
Last Saturday (10th June) Pathfinder Railtours ran their 50th anniversary tour from Burton on Trent to Weymouth. The outward trip from Cheltenham was via Kemble, Swindon, Reading West, Basingstoke, Southampton and Poole with the return leg made via the former GWR route through Yeovil, Westbury and Bath. Charlotte caught the train passing Berkley Marsh north of Frome with an immaculate D345 (40145) leading and two-tone green class 47 47815 'Great Western' at the rear while I went to Bradford on Avon where a short pathing stop was made. Nice to see the original F&W Railtours 'Vulture' headboard on the front of the loco.
Photo 1 Berkley Marsh (Charlotte V)
Photo 2 Bradford on Avon (Guy V)
Guy Vincent
40145 Berkley Marsh 1Z41 16.32 WEY-B.on.Trent 10th June 2023 Copyright Charlotte Vincent
Many thanks Guy and Charlotte.
Random Photographs
Dennis Clarke
Dennis Clarke
A seagull showing interest in the railway at Truro this morning [13th June 2023]. The 16:50 to Bristol and 17:15 to Plymouth HST departures side by side at Penzance this afternoon. I caught the 16:50 to Hayle and stopped for a pint in the Angarrack Inn. Here, 43092 and 43188 are pictured going over the viaduct in somewhat misty conditions, working the 17:15 from Penzance to Plymouth, Regards, Dennis
Truro. Seagull and semaphores. .13th June 2023. Copyright Dennis Clarke.
Penzance - the 16.50 to Bristol and the17.15 to Plymouth. 13th June 2023 Copyright Dennis Clarke,
Angarrack 43992 and 43188 pictured crossing the viaduct. with the 17.15 Penzance to Plymouth.13th June 2023. Copyright Dennis Clarke.
Time for light refreshment? Thanks Dennis.