September 2011
66086 heads north with an extended length on the 6C39 16:15 St Blazey to Alexandra Dock Junction. As well as the usual clay and empty fuel tanks, the train conveyed 6 stored Silver Bullets from Burngullow, reported heading for Scotland. After a long cloudy dark day, the sun came out mid afternoon to produce some lovely evening light. Friday 1st September 2011.
66086 heads north with an extended length on the 6C39 16:15 St Blazey to Alexandra Dock Junction. As well as the usual clay and empty fuel tanks, the train conveyed 6 stored Silver Bullets from Burngullow, reported heading for Scotland. After a long cloudy dark day, the sun came out mid afternoon to produce some lovely evening light. Friday 1st September 2011.
The rear wagon on the 6C39 was TEA NACO 89104, with "The End" wrote into the dirt. The tank infront - 89101 had been cleaned!
Thursday 1st September 2011
43018 arrives into Totnes in the Autumn evning sunshine on the: 1C87 15:06 Paddington to Penzance. Thursday 1st September 2011.
43017 arrives into Totnes in thick fog at 08:13am on the: 1A77 05:41 Penzance to Paddington.
Friday 2nd September 2011.
67016 & 67002 head west on a UK Railtour charter for Cornwall, the:
1Z52 07:09 Paddington to Par.
Saturday 3rd September 2011.
66605 heads north on a rare Saturday working on the: 6C59 11:00 Burngullow to Hackney Yard. Saturday 3rd September 2011.
66126 hauls a pair of Rail Head Treatment Train FEA wagons westbound ready for the Autumn 2011 leaf fall season, running as the:
6Z17 13:20 Westbury to St Blazey.
Saturday 3rd September 2011.
150241 calls at Totnes on the: 2C45 08:28 Bristol Temple Meads to Penzance. This was the last day that FGW were hiring Arriva units during the Summer 2011 season. Sunday 4th September 2011.
Arrvia 150241 + 150238 + 150129 arrive into Totnes in rain on the:
2C56 14:40 Penzance to Bristol Temple Meads. Sunday 4th September 2011.
47500 hauling 70000 "Britannia" storm westbound through Totnes on the: 1Z92 10:24 Waterloo to Newquay "The Atlantic Coast Express" The train was originally double headed with 34067 Tangmere, but this failed at Taunton and removed from the train, and the Class 47 which was shadowing the tour was attached the front. The train passed Totnes at 18:47, running some 2 hours late.
Sunday 4th September 2011
153399 heads west through Totnes on the final fun for the set '153399' (57221+57369) - 5Z77 06:25 Exeter St Davids to Laira. The set was split in Laira and 153369 returned back to Exeter, leaving 57221 to be reunited to 52221. Monday 5th September 2011.
153399 heads west through Totnes on the final fun for the set '153399' (57221+57369) - 5Z77 06:25 Exeter St Davids to Laira. The set was split in Laira and 153369 returned back to Exeter, leaving 57221 to be reunited to 52221. Monday 5th September 2011.
150108 calls at Totnes on the: 2E87 06:00 Penzance to Exeter St Davids.
Monday 5th September 2011.
153369 heads north through Totnes on the: 5Z76 09:06 Laira to Exeter St Davids. 153369 was split from Hybrid Unit '153399 (57221+57369) in Laira that morning and 153369 returned to Exeter Depot, missing its rear deflector. Monday 5th September 2011.
153369 (missing its deflector) heads north through Totnes on the: 5Z76 09:06 Laira to Exeter St Davids. 153369 was split from Hybrid Unit '153399 (57221+57369) in Laira that morning and 153369 returned to Exeter Depot, missing its rear deflector. Monday 5th September 2011.
70000 Britannia charges through Totnes in the drizzle on the:
1Z93 08:52 Newquay to Exeter St Davids
"The Atlantic Coast Express"
Tuesday 6th September 2011.
47500 heads north through Totnes in the drizzle on the rear of the:
1Z93 08:52 Newquay to Exeter St Davids
"The Atlantic Coast Express"
Tueday 6th September 2011
66511 heads west on the: 6C17 06:53 Westbury Cement Works to Moorswater. Friday 9th September 2011.
66511 returns north with the empty cement tanks, running an hour early on the: 6C66 14:43 Moorswater to Westbury Cement Works. Friday 9th September 2011
150101 departs Totnes on its first working with FGW since transferring from London Midland, working the: 2C69 09:00 Cardiff Central to Plymouth. Wednesday 14th September 2011
5029 "Nunney Castle" & 4492 "Dominion of New Zealand" head west through Totnes The Railway Touring Company's 1Z37 06:52 Euston to Plymouth "The Mayflower" Saturday 17th September 2011
5029 "Nunney Castle" & 4492 "Dominion of New Zealand" head north through Totnes with the return leg of "The Mayflower" - 1Z47 16:11 Plymouth to Paddington. Saturday 17th September 2011. (Photo by: Noel Downie)
59004 makes a very rare appearence of a Class 59 in Devon. After dropping steel sleepers off between St Germans and Saltash, 59004 returns northbound between the showers on the: 6W36 08:30 Saltash to Westbury. Load was just 6 wagons at 89 tonnes! Sunday 18th September 2011.
66097, wearing DB Schenker livery heads north through Totnes at 17:58 working the: 6C39 16:15 St Blazey to Alexandra Dock Junction. Thursday 22nd September 2011.
43013 heads west through Totnes into the fog on Rattery Bank on the: 1Q18 05:17 Old Oak Common to Plymouth. (Photo by: Bernard Mills)
66199 heads north through Totnes in heavy drizzle on the: 6W29 08:57 St Germans to Westbury. Sunday 25th September 2011.
Just 5 hours after the above photo was taken in heavy drizzle, it was a lovely warm sunny afternoon. 66199 & 66006 head west on the: 0Z20 12:07 Westbury to St Blazey, heading for the start of the 2011 Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) Season. Sunday 25th September 2011.
66006 & 66199 head west on the: 0Z20 12:07 Westbury to St Blazey, heading for the start of the 2011 Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) Season. Sunday 25th September 2011
150101 departs Totnes on the: 2C47 12:27 Exeter St Davids to Plymouth. Sunday 25th September 2011. (Photo by: Rob Sherwood)
DR73907, Colas Switch & Crossing Tamper heads west through Totnes on the: 6J89 13:36 Exeter St Davids to Par. Monday 26th September 2011
66199 Top & Tailed with 66006 head west with the Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) during its first week of operation during the 2011 leaf fall season. Thursday 29th September 2011.
950001 heads north in thick fog at 10am on the: 2Q08 07:12 St Erth to Bristol Temple Meads. Friday 30th September 2011.
950001 heads north in thick fog at 10am on the: 2Q08 07:12 St Erth to Bristol Temple Meads. Friday 30th September 2011.
DR73907, Colas Switch & Crossing Tamper heads north on the: 6J89 10:15 Par to Hackney Yard. Friday 30th September 2011.
DR73907, Colas Switch & Crossing Tamper heads north on the: 6J89 10:15 Par to Hackney Yard. Friday 30th September 2011.