9th April 2020

Paignton 
Roger Geach

This is the last of Roger's submissions for 9600's tour around south Devon. Seen at Paignton on Saturday 13th May 2000 Copyright Roger Geach

Many thanks Roger.

Mendip Artificer
Swindon
Clive Smith

Further to my photo of this railtour at Cranmore with class 37s (See earlier News  31st March 2020) , here is 45121 at a frosty Swindon station on the 21st January 1984 with the 08.00 St Pancras - Merehead & Cranmore ' Mendip Artificer' railtour run by Hertfordshire Railtours. This was either before or after our totter up the Highworth branch with 08849 which dragged the tour there and gronked along on the rear when 45121 brought the tour back to Swindon station.

Swindon 45121 'The Mendip Artificer' Swindon 1984 Copyright 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

Many thanks Clive.

Dawlish
Steve Widdowson

50016 'Barham', Dawlish. June 1979 Copyright Steve Widdowson

Many thanks Steve.