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47813 John Peel
​Alan Peters

Cotswold Rail 47813 'John Peel' is seen at Laira for fuel after a stock move for Great Western on 19/07/07, Cotswold Rail 47's made regular trips to Laira during the HST re-power program where power cars were taken to Brush in Loughborough for refurbishment - Copyright Alan Peters

Many Thanks Alan

The Measurement Train at Dawlish Warren
Roger Salter

 The first is the interesting reversal etc . at Dawlish Warren of the Measurement Train, seeing it down early morning to Penzance then back to reverse at the Warren for Paignton

The 06.09 Reading Triangle sidings to Paignton with 43013 Mark Carne CBE passes Langstone Rock Dawlish. Copyright Roger Salter

The 06.09 Reading Triangle sidings to Paignton via Penzance with 43062 John Armitt at the rear. Copyright Roger Salter 

 After returning from Penzance at 15.05hrs 43013 Mark Carne CBE  leave the down loop at Dawlish Warren for Paignton. Copyright Roger Salter

Thanks Roger

Cranmore
Clive Smith

         21st January 1984
     Hertfordshire Railtours
        The Mendip Artificer
Locos Used08849, 37187, 37189 & 45121
Stock Used4413+5001+4977+3950+1738+16195+35186+3948+4989+4806Route : 1Z26 throughout
Loco(s)Route
45121London St Pancras - (via MML) - Bedford Midland
45121Bedford Midland - Fenny Stratford - (via Bletchley Flyover) - Claydon LNE Jn - Oxford - Swindon
08849 (1)Swindon - Highworth BL Sidings
45121 (2)Highworth BL Sidings - Swindon
45121Swindon - Chippenham - Trowbridge - Westbury
37187 (3)Westbury - Frome - Merehead Quarry Jn - Merehead (No.1 Arrival Siding)
37189 (4)Merehead - Merehead Quarry Jn - Cranmore
37187 (3)Cranmore - Merehead Quarry Jn - Frome (5) - Westbury
45121Westbury - Salisbury - Woking - Virginia Water - Brentford - South Acton - Cricklewood - London St Pancras
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                                                Courtesy Six Bells Junction Railtour Files.

   37187 is at the front of the 1Z26 08.00 Hertfordshire Railtour from St Pancras. We'd already been to the British Leyland sidings on the Highworth branch from Swindon dragged by 08849. Now we were visiting the Cranmore and Merehead lines in Somerset top and tailed with 37187 and 37189. Surprisingly this tour kept pretty much to time and we had an hour at Cranmore to visit the railway centre and see some of artist David Shepherd's paintings.

Cranmore The Mendip Artificer 21st January 1984. Copyright Clive Smith

Many thanks Clive.

Exeter
Roger Winnen

A class 33 arrives with Bituman Tanks from City Basin on the 21st April 1976. Copyright Roger Winnen.

Many thanks Roger