April 18th 2025

18/4/2025

Don't miss todays 'special'

A reminder that today, 18.02.2025, sees the Locomotive Services LTD. 'Chairmans Train' visit Cornwall.

Kingswear - Penzance (via Taunton)
(Kingswear - Taunton: 5029 'Nunney Castle' / Taunton - Penzance: 37521/37667)
1Z29 0750 Kingswear (For Dartmouth) to Taunton
1Z30 1100 Taunton to St Germans
5Z31 1343 St Germans to Lostwithiel
1Z31 1538 Lostwithiel to Penzance
Train goes to Long Rock for fuel & servicing (click here - 5Z32), then works:
1Z32 2250 Penzance to St Ives

The train returns tomorrow morning from St. Ives - times in the 'railtour calendar' - click here.

Don't forget to send in your pics - [email protected]

5029 and 57311 on 1042 Paddington to Kingswear pass Cowley Bridge Junction 17 April 2025. Copyright Paul Barlow.

Many thanks for the photo, Paul

Swindon Scenes
Ken Mumford & Colin Pidgeon

1Z48 {Cardiff Central - Shoeburyness] with 70000 'Britannia' west of Swindon, entering platform 1 and not stopping as scheduled, passing right through and meeting a class 66 [66622] in Swindon East Loop on the steam special's departure, with a class 47 at the rear which appeared not to being under power. 16.04.2025, copyright Ken Mumford.

66622 was in the Swindon East Loop scheduled from 1855 to 23042 BUT actually was in the loop from 1852 until 1926 and left 76 EARLY - see RTT for more details. 16.04.2025, copyright Ken Mumford.

66799 tnt 66315 with 4V45 Quainton Railhead to Grovesend Quarry pasing Swindon 3EARLY - not very good photos?? 16.04.2025, copyright Ken Mumford.

57030 on 5Q26 Walton Old Junction to Newport Docks with 321312 & 321319. 17.04.2025, copyright Colin Pidgeon.

57003 on 1Z29 LSL The Chairmans Train Paddington to Kingswear (for Dartmouth) 57003 was replaced by GWR 4-6-0 5029 Nunney Castle from Bristol T M to Kingswear. The covered nameplate on 57003 is Winston Churchill is the same style that was carried on Battle of Britain pacific 34051. 17.04.2025, copyright Colin Pidgeon.

Great photos, thanks Ken and Colin.

A Peak in the rain
Phil 'Shattered' Smith

45145 is seen in the pouring rain waiting to leave Bristol Temple Meads in 1987. The train is a rake of mixed liveried mk2's. Copyright Phil Smith.

Very atmospheric - many thanks indeed, Phil.

Springtime in St. Austell
Jon Hird

With the colours of spring starting to show through in the valley below, 66127 crosses Trenance Viaduct, St. Austell, with 6M53 - 10 loaded JIA's from Treviscoe. 17.04.2025, copyright Jon Hird.