20th September 2021

Rebuilding Dawlish Sea Wall
Sunday 19th September 2021
Roger Salter

210919b The reconstruction of the Dawlish Sea Wall from the Railway station to the Coastguard lookout. Copyright Roger Salter

210919c Adjacent to the down platform at Dawlish Station. Copyright Roger Salter

210919d Closing the gap. Copyright Roger Salter

210919e First Great Western at Dawlish Station. Copyright Roger Salter

210919f Work on the forshore at Dawlish. Copyright Roger Salter

Thanks Roger

Brown Queen
Hannah Peters

The GBRf class 50's on their way back from Penzance emerge from Brown Queen Tunnel passing Respryn Woods on 18th September 2021 Hannah Peters

Thank you for your super picture Hannah.
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More pictures of the Class 50's in our features - click here and scroll down.

Lower Basidon
Ron Kosys

47465 passes through the Thames Valley at Lower Basildon with the 1500 Oxford to Paddington 29th August 1991. A location now totally ruined by the comparatively recent overhead. (2 miles east of Pangbourne) Copyright Ron Kosys.

A golden oldie - so nice without the overhead. Many thanks Ron.
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Another golden oldie
Exeter Stabling Point
Paul Barlow

Exeter stabling point. 31128, 45019, & 47140. 20th January 1980 Copyright Paul Barlow.

Many thanks Paul.
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All Quiet on the
Westbury front.
Driver Alan Peters

Very little work has taken place over the last few months on the new sidings at Westbury on the site of the former engine shed, rumours these sidings were for GWR but it appears the sidings will be just more capacity for Network Rail

Driver Alan Peters

Westbury Sidings 1 - 17th September 2021 Copyrght Driver Alan Peters

Westbury sidings 2. Colas Rail 67027 "Charlotte" is currently sat on the 'Stumpy Road' at Westbury, normally the Colas class 67's work Network Rail PLPR trains but 67027 is at Westbury for crew training in connection with the forthcoming RHTT season which will see the Colas operated RHTT trains work out of Swindon this year rather than usual Bristol Kingsland Road and Gloucester Horton Road. 17th September 2021. Copyright Driver Alan Peters

Many thanks for your report Alan.
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