Eastleigh - Long Marston
Ken Mumford & Colin Pidgeon
29.01.2025 - 5Q89 [Eastleigh to Long Marston, near Evesham]. Unit 701010 was being hauled by diesel-electric locomotive 47739. It crossed from the Down Main to go alongside platform 1 at Swindon station before heading up the Gloucester branch some 20 minutes LATE! Copyright Colin Pidgeon.
The next day - 30.01.2025 - 47789 is seen passing Purton Common Foot Crossing whilst heading back to Eastleigh pulling unit 701026. Copyright Ken Mumford.
701026 bound for Eastleigh. Copyright Ken Mumford.
IET unit [800315] with 1L78 Cheltenham Spa to Paddington passing Purton Crossing. 30.01.2025, copyright Ken Mumford.
Many thanks Ken and Colin
Churchill's Funeral return train
Simon Howard
Yesterday (click here, or scroll down), we published an email from Roy Hart following on from Michael Roach's article about Churchills funeral train. Roy mentioned a 'Western' which worked the return train. Simon Howard has emailed in to say:
'The Western Roy Hart refers to was D1015. Click here for a Flickr shot of the working.'
'The Western Roy Hart refers to was D1015. Click here for a Flickr shot of the working.'
Many thanks, Simon - nice that both locomotives involved still survive.
Toller Station
Roger Winnen
Toller station on the Bridport branchline. This station building was taken apart and relocated to south Devon, where it is now Totnes Riverside on the South Devon Railway. 24.07.1974, copyright Roger Winnen.