29th April 2018

Great Britain XII -  Part 2 
Plymouth, Bristol Temple Meads, Westbury, Taunton and the West Somerset Railway.  Sunday 28th April 2019.

Many thanks to Paul Barlow, Martin Scane, David Tozer  and  Guy Vincent.

6233 Duchess of Sutherland heads the 0945 Plymouth-Minehead via Bristol at Sandy crossing Stoke Cannon 28 April 2019 Copyright Paul Barlow

6233 Ellerhayes near Silverton. 28th April 2019 Copyright David Tozer

6233 at the head of the Great Britain XII (Plymouth - Bristol- Westbury- West Somerset Rlwy leg) approaching Bathampton Junction where she will turn right off the main line and head for Westbury. Copyright Martin Scane

LMS 6233 Frome 1Z45 0945 PLY-MND WSR GB X11 14.53 28th April 2019 Guy Vincen

Bathampton Jct.
Martin Scane

Waiting in Bath Goods Loop for the Duchess to pass was a Class 66 at the head of the 14.00 639B (Bynea to Westbury) freight. Copyright Martin Scane

​Celebrity Power Car 43185
​Clive Smith

 Inter City liveried celebrity power car 43185 departs Newton Abbot in the sunshine with the 14.03 Paddington - Penzance on the 27th April 2019. The rear power car was 43092. Copyright Clive Smith

Full length HST's
Paul Barlow

Paul brings us his collection as he drives around the county to bring us his collection. Many thanks Paul

43071 43098 0835 Plymouth-Paddington Sandy crossing Stoke Cannon 21 April 2019 Copyright Paul Barlow

43194 43187 07.48 Paignton-Paddington leaves Starcross on a very wet 24 April Copyright Paul Barlow

43018 and 43170 0n the 09.03 Paddington-Plymouth 27 April Copyright Paul Barlow

Presumably Cross Country will continue to run full length HST's for some time. 43285 43366 climb Dainton with the 0611 Leeds-Plymouth 27 April Copyright Paul Barlow

43098 43071 approach Dawlish with the 15.45 Paignton-Paddington 28 April 2019 Copyright Paul Barlow

Hayle
Paddy Bradley 

This picture is published for the second time with the benefit of an additional commentary from Roy hart for which many thanks. A rare shot of a 'Dean Goods' at work in Cornwall. They appeared for just a few years before the first world war. The field of the picture is too narrow to see whether Hayle West box is still standing (immediate right of the picture) or whether the new Hayle box is standing out of view on the up platform. The change happened in 1912 and I would date the picture a year or so either side of that. Note the water column: Hayle had one on either platform until the end of steam, but enginemen disliked using them because of the poor quality of the water. All the best, Roy Picture from the Paddy Bradley Collection