The Midland Pullman
Penzance - Kingswear - Penzance
Roger Winnen, Mark Lynam, Joe Birchall, Tony Shore, Sam Sheldrick & Jon Hird
Day 2 of the LSL 'Midland Pullman' HST's visit to Cornwall was spent making a visit to Kingswear from Penzance.
It will return this morning to Nottingham.
It will return this morning to Nottingham.
The Midland Pullman awaits departure from Penzance with a round trip to Kingswear in store for its passengers. 16.05.2026, copyright Roger Winnen.
A trio of motive power on display beneath the roof at Penzance. 16.05.2026, copyright Roger Winnen.
43059 + 43058 at Marazion working 1Z22 0755 Penzance to Kingswear. 16.05.2026, copyright Mark Lynam.
43059 and 43058 power away from Truro with the charter. It was lovely to hear a HST climb the 1 in 78 out of Truro again. 16.05.2026, copyright Joe Birchall.
The Penzance - Kingswear charter slows for a stop at St. Austell where passengers could board. 16.05.2026, copyright Tony Shore.
The Midland Pullman streaking through Lostwithiel. 16.05.2026, copyright Sam Sheldrick.
The returning Kingswear - Penzance leg of the tour crosses Coombe by Saltash viaduct. 16.05.2026, copyright Jon Hird.
43058 approaches Lostwithiel. 16.05.2026, copyright Sam Sheldrick.
43059 on the rear at Lostwithiel. 16.05.2026, copyright Sam Sheldrick.
The returning tour approaching Truro in some sunshine. 16.05.2026, copyright Joe Birchall.
Their days work almost done, 43058 and 43059 passing Long Rock with 'the mount' in the background. 16.05.2026, copyright Mark Lynam.
Many thanks all - nice to see a HST back here in the westcountry.
Re: The Eastern Envoy Tour
Ian Thomas
Once more, I have been lured back in time to my archive, and it’s all about the EASTERN ENVOY tour (1Z37) of Saturday, May 15th, 1999. It was a classic Pathfinder tour, as ever, and we joined at Bristol Parkway with D9000 (55-022), “ROYAL SCOTS GREY”, on the front. We then headed westward via Bristol T/M, Exeter, Plymouth, across the Tamar, and on to Par.
Here we picked up the wonderful LNER V2 No. 60080 Green Arrow for a run back eastward to Taunton, then via the Berks & Hants to Reading, whereupon we traversed the west curve and continued to Didcot. 60080 took water at Westbury (pic attached). From Didcot, a change of traction to D6700 (37-350), which took us back to Bristol Parkway. A great day out, with perhaps some unusual motive power in the west.
Furthermore, my last trip behind 55-022 was aboard the “DELTIC VENTURER”, a Severn Valley Railway organised tour from Leeds to London Paddington via Derby, Cheltenham, Swindon, and Reading. The return was via Oxford and Worcester, albeit in the dark, and then up the Lickey and onward to Leeds, all on Saturday, November 28th, 1981. Happy days!!!
Here we picked up the wonderful LNER V2 No. 60080 Green Arrow for a run back eastward to Taunton, then via the Berks & Hants to Reading, whereupon we traversed the west curve and continued to Didcot. 60080 took water at Westbury (pic attached). From Didcot, a change of traction to D6700 (37-350), which took us back to Bristol Parkway. A great day out, with perhaps some unusual motive power in the west.
Furthermore, my last trip behind 55-022 was aboard the “DELTIC VENTURER”, a Severn Valley Railway organised tour from Leeds to London Paddington via Derby, Cheltenham, Swindon, and Reading. The return was via Oxford and Worcester, albeit in the dark, and then up the Lickey and onward to Leeds, all on Saturday, November 28th, 1981. Happy days!!!
LNER 60800 'Green Arrow' calling at Westbury on the 'Eastern Envoy'. 15.05.1999, copyright Ian Thomas.
D9000 passing Coaley on the 1140 Plymouth-Liverpool 1M40. 20.02.1999, copyright Ian Thomas.
55-022 at Paddington with 'The Deltic Venturer; on 28.11.1981. Copyright Ian Thomas.
Many thanks Ian - some nice Deltic memories there. We've not seen one here in the west for some time now.
Chasing down 175's
Roger Winnen
175006 on the down at Bodmin Parkway. 11.05.2026, copyright Roger Winnen.
175101 arriving at Saltash. 11.05.2026, copyright Roger Winnen.
175009 heads away to Plymouth from Saltash. 11.05.2026, copyright Roger Winnen.
Swindon Steam
Colin Pidgeon & Ken Mumford
71000 Duke of Gloucester t&t D1935 (47805) pass through Swindon on Steam Dreams 1Z72 Bath Spa to Ashford International. 71000 works to Hanwell Bridge loop were another Class 47 takes over. 16.05.2026, copyright Colin Pidgeon.
47805 on the rear of the train. 16.05.2026, copyright Colin Pidgeon.
A smoke screen at Swindon as the train heads away. 16.05.2026, copyright Ken Mumford.
Many thanks to you both, Ken and Colin.