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8th July 2018

8/7/2018

 
66413 Hauls an engineers train through Rewe
David Tozer

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180708a 66413 now with Freightliner and still in its old DRS livery works the 08.15 6Y97 Lipson Junction to Westbury engineering train through Rewe. Copyright David Tozer
Thingley Vandalism
Ken Mumford/Colin Pidgeon
​A question and answer

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Thingley Junction Vandalism. What a sad sight. 21st July 2008 Copyright Ken Mumford Info in News of 8th July 2018
Friends,
I was working for a car-hire company.  A colleague and I had to take a hire van to this location from our Swindon depot.  While my colleague was doing the finance transaction, I craftily took this photo BUT I KNOW NOTHING about the carriages.  Maybe someone can help, please?

Kind regards,  Ken (Mumford)

A reply, quick as that, from Colin Pidgeon:- 


The 4 coaches were BR Mark 1s that were constructed by various railway works in the 50s & 60s.  They entered service in carmine & cream livery.
Some of the Western Region coaches were repainted Chocolate & Cream for named trains, Southern ones were repainted in BR Multiple unit light green.
This was followed by BR Maroon & Inter City Blue & Grey & Network South Livery which is on the coaches in the photo.
Some even gained the livery that matches power car 43185 for charter work under British Rail.
They still provide the backbone to todays Charter Trains & Railway Preservation sites.
 This site was supposed have to become a Preservation site.  Unfortunately due to persistent vandalism the site was closed down.
Colin Pidgeon.

Many thanks for the above to Ken Mumford and Colin Pidgeon.
Craigs Week
Craig Munday down west.
Hi Keith
Been busy down west this week, but did snap a couple of trains.
       Cheers for now, Craig. 
As usual many thanks Craig 
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St Erth. (Slam door stock in replacement for Castle Class - on maintenance). 5th July 2018 Copyright Craig Munday
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Delight on the St Ives line at Lelant golf links as one for the last blue two car 150/1 sets 150126 works with GWR green playmate 6th July 2018. See how the dark green is going to be notoriously difficult to photograph even on the brightest of days? Copyright Craig Munday Note the 'drab green' livery does not make for good photographs.
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57602 hauls dead HST 5Z77 over Hayle viaduct on the 4th July 2018 Copyright Craig Munday
TAUNTON 'STOP LINE'
Colin Burges

On Tuesday I caught the late running 1520 Waterloo from Axminster. As the train crept along the loop waiting for the late running 1725 St. David's to clear the single line, I noticed what I think is a tank trap, which would have been installed in 1940 as part of the Taunton Stop Line stretching from Burnham to Seaton. It is only a concrete pillar with a slot for inserting a rail or beam across the track, which would have been done upon invasion of the enemy. They were placed where there was no way round them; in this case the defence is on an embankment.

Enter these coordinates into the Google Earth Searchbox
50Deg 40'13.5N 3Deg00'57"W
See picture below:- 
Moving south-east, a pillbox can be seen nearby.

Of course the two shapes seen could just be lineside cabinets opposite each other.

The stop lines were intended only to check light tanks and armoured cars, which would make as good progress along a railway as a road. In practice the defences were useless, and pointless anyway after 1941 when Germany invaded Russia. Had Panzer divisions been landed, with their air support and artillery, infantry and engineer's units, the stop lines would not have held for a moment.

It's amazing what you see - or think you see - from a carriage window if you're alert. Everyone else was engrossed in their little screens.

Cheers,
Colin
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Axminster Loop a screen shot by Colin Burges
More on STOP LINES Tomorrow.
Westbury
John Cornelius

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Copyright John Cornelius

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