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171009 Cornwall....we just need a few decent trains..Arriva 220 crosses Forder viaduct 171009 Well just off the plane and were off to get the RHTT working.After many anxious moments dodging clouds 66116 and 66153 pass Restormel with the Westbury to Par working. 281009 Sun in very short supply these last few weeks.66116 and 153 head past Wearde Quay with possibly the dirtiest train seen in Cornwall. 011109 A FGW DMU rumbles over Calstock Viaduct with the 1445 ex Gunnislake 051109 Cold front light in Winter you can't beat it,pity the freights had already passed in crud.43366 and 43304 head west at Claverham. 051109 37059 and 37608 were dispatched light engine from Crewe to pick up a wagon that was left behion yesterday,here the pair are seen at Claverton working from Bridgwater to Crewe. 071109 Arriva 125 with 43321 at the head exits Holcombe 071109 With the light not as crisp,66116 with 66148 pop out of Holcombe with the RHTT to St Blazey.

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]]> Sat Oct 17 2009 Back to work http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1714812.html All good things must come to an end. Off to rejoin my ship,some photos here of last trip. Back end of October in time for the Autumnal light.(I wish) Saturday 20 June 2009: All good things must come to an end. Off to rejoin my ship,some photos here of last trip. Back end of October in time for the Autumnal light.(I wish)

Navigation bridge,nice and roomy An arty one of a Seaman working aloft painting the bridge front Its akin to painting the Forth road bridge..men aloft painting the accommodation block front Engine control room...not a spanner in sight Top of main engine...35000 Horses Helicopter landing area,a Sea King type can land with room to spare Taking on gear prior to Lightering of the US west coast New member of the forward mooring gang,off California Transfering cargo from us (ship on the left) to the ship on the right.We are twice the size of her Passenger ship departing Los Angeles Seabirds fighting for space on the Forward mast.We usually heve there company during the trans Pacific leg of the voyage Any room???

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]]> Sat Jun 20 2009 June 2009 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1706235.html June 2009 Monday 1 June 2009: June 2009

010609 57603 crosses Saltash viaduct with the down sleeper 010609 66115 passes Middleway crossing with the MO 1030 Goonbarrow-Fowey 010609 66115 approaches Middleway crossing 010609 A drive to Golant and 66115 is captured again 020609 Yet another crystal clear morning!..57602 heads the down sleeper over the Royal Albert Bridge 020609 Well everyone else seems to be doing it...60074 on 6B13 0510 Robeston-Westerleigh at Gatcombe. 020609 Right behind 6B13 66141 6E35 0854 Margam-Lackenby at Gatcombe 020609 Telephoto shot of 66074 passing Purton 020609 Not sure how we managed to get here as we did not have the OS map with us antway not to bad 60085 6E41 Westerleigh-Lindsey near Badgworth 020609 67017/67016 1400 Cardiff-Taunton at Brent Knoll 020609 Its along story but this should have been at Brent Knoll,however as luck would have it we bagged it here..66078 6V62 Fawley-Tavi at Tiverton Parkway 020609 66078 through a 200mm lens on Dainton 020609 With the train usually getting held at Exeter for an hour or so this is possible.66078 again nearing Dainton summit 020609 43131/43193 at Dainton 1506 Padd-Penz 030609 With another reasonable forecast I had the urge to do 6B13 again.After a two and a half hour drive from Plymouth we arrived with seconds to spare as it was running 20 minites early.60074 on 6B13 at Gatcombe 030609 60074 on 6B13 0510 Robeston-Westerleigh nears Westerleigh terminal. 060609 What can you do? A terrible forecast but it had to be done!..37401 and 37670 pass Kingskerswell on the Paignton branch.With 1Z31 0534 Preston-Paignton railtour 110609 Gutted when this happened...60040 6E41 11:41 Westerleigh-Lindsey at Coaley,however doesnt look to bad.Blue sky...small cloud..blue sky and guess when the train turned up 110609 Hung around for this despite less than perfect light..37612 and 37605 6M67 ThO-Q 13:03 Bridgewater-Crewe at Coaley 110609 Even 158's can look good in this!First of three workings throgh Purton in 15 minutes 110609 Gone 1700 and I still hadnot taken a good shot until this...66116 6V36 (Q) 08:17 Lackenby-Margam at Purton 110609 Going back to sea in a week or so and getting desperate for shots so when I got word that the NMT was running here it had to be tried..43062/43014 NMT at Purton 1Z23 1700 ex Cheltenham.Full dull 10 seconds before! 110609 After seeing RVM's and RS shots of here this had to be done.150230 between Purton and Lydney 110609 Still waiting for the main event , a class 170 heads north. 110609 Standing in full dull for half an hour and totally depressed,we heard the train coming and suddenly the sun began to break through,there is a God!! 60074 6B47 17:42 Westerleigh-Robeston,near Purton 110609 A 280 mile round trip,a night booked in a hotel all for this..was it worth it..YES!!! 60074 6B47 17:42 Westerleigh-Robeston,near Purton 120609 The expected cloud piled in overnight but as we were here stuck around for 6B13.Seen in 120609 Best light of a poor morning,time to go home..66116 6E35 MX-Q 08:54 Margam-Lackenby at Grange Court 130609 Oliver Cromwell heads past Tiverton Parkway en route to Kingswear 130609 With a booked stop at Tiverton,we easily beat the train to the sea wall,Oliver Cromwell near Sprey point 130609 With the sun long gone Oliver Cromwell heads past |Saltern Cove on the Kingswear branch 160609 60013 heads the 6B13 05:10 Robeston-Westerleigh under the western span of the first Severn bridge. 160609 The assistant mans the D700 for her version of 60013 Full sun train coming what can go wrong!About to be bowled by a 220 60085 passes Coaley with 6E41 11:41 Westerleigh-Lindsey A quick sprint up the line and 60013 is captured at Coaley on the 05:10 Robeston-Westerleigh 160609 57315 passes Ponthir with the 1W91 1615 Cardiff-Holyhead 160609 Tha assistants shot of 57315 160609 A quick drive and 66165 is caught about to pass under the Severn Bridge with the 6V36 (Q) 08:17 Lackenby-Margam slab train. 160609 The assistants shot of 66165...I think I may as well stay at home 160609 A train that has been running for years and suddenly we all have got to get it.With a return to sea imminent another evening at Purton was a must.60013 passes with 6B47..stonking 160609 The assistants telephoto shot of 6B47.Lets hope we have learnt our lesson about capturing workings before they are endangered..I doubt it 180609 The clear morning took me by surprise so a quick dash to the old favourite of Trerulefoot was made to capture 57604 on the down sleeper.Probably my last sleeper pic for a year as this will not be doable when I get back in October! 190609 Another picure of the sleeper this time with 57605 leading.Taken from a Saltash side street.A fair bit of cloud around so pleased to get it in the sun.One more morning left to get another sleeper shot

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]]> Mon Jun 1 2009 May 2009 continued http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1698612.html Starting of with 37's in Cornwall Sunday 17 May 2009: Starting of with 37's in Cornwall

160509 After my week up North it was back to the local patch.37401 and 37670 on the 160509 The train will be top and tailed to Parkandillack so a bit of marshalling occurs at Burngullopw. 160509 after a brief stop at Parkandillack works.37401 leads the train away 160509 OK its a going away shot,but still looks good in the sun. 160509 37401 growls past Lanjeth on the Parkandillack branch,en route to Parkandillack. 160509 No comment!! (30 seconds before and after were full sun) 190509 I checked the gen groups at 1400 to see this had gone through Teignmouth 10 minutes before.A quick drive to Wearde Quay and we got 57604 heading the empty sleeper stock from OOC to Penzance.Nice one! 190509 Ww then heard that the cement had run,afternoon shots out of Cornwall are difficult but this has worked out ok.66549 heads the empty cement near Trerulefoot. 190509 Two freights in 20 minutes in Cornwall!!66090 on 6C41 TO 16:04 St.Blazey-Tavistock Junction.What an afternoon in Cornwall,three locos in 2 hours. 220509 1Z19 43062 + NMT + 43014 at Blachford viaduct 230509 Not been here for 20 years! 43384/43301 0930 Newquay-Dundee at Goss Moor 230509 43168/43028 are between Chapel and Trencreek on a Paddington-Newquay 230509 With Newquay in the background 43028-43168 1314 Newquay-Padd 230509 I had forgotten that it would be a NX 125 on the Manchester-Newquay.43311-43299 round the curves at Chapel. 230509 43311-43299 at Chapel 230509 Wanted to get the return shot,despite the light being not perfect.43299/43311 head out of Newquay with the 1520 Newquay-Manchester 230509 1520 Newquay-Manchester near Chapel 230509 With the line speed on the Newquay branch being 25mph it would be possible to get the 125 on the mainline.We were heading for St Germans when the assistant said what about Restormel...43299 and 43311 is caught there,quite a day! 240509 Winding down Luxulyan valley,43366/43303 1130 Newquay-Edinburgh 240509 Just past Pontsmill on the Newquay branch 43177/43125 Padd-Newquay 260509 57309 works the 1C99 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance seen at Trerulefoot. 260509 With lots of clouds around it was especially pleasing to get this in the sun.66115 heads down to Fowey with CDA's from Goonbarrow.Is there a better location in Cornwall? 260509 The assistant manned the other camera and took a slightly different 260509 With being so lucky at Golant it was payback time.66043 heads up Dainton with the tanks ex Fawley.Although it was partly sunny,full sun appeared about 20 seconds after the train. 290509 66731 5F70 13:05 Laira to Old Oak Common at Blachford 290509 Taken by the assistant 66731 has just come of Blachford viaduct 290509 66170 running nearly 3 hrs early 6C43 FO 17:05 Burngullow-Tavistock Junction passes Sockyard station . 300509 Trying to avoid the Trerulefoot shot of the sleepers,57602 has just crossed Moorswater viaduct 300509 Well back to Trerulefoot for this.Xc HST on the 0630 Plymouth-Newqay 300509 57602 on Moorswater viaduct 300509 XC 125 passes middleway crossing at St Blazey 300509 NXEC 43312/43295 cross Goss moor with the Manch-Newquay service 300509 43295/312 round the curve at Bugle with the return Newquay-Manchester working 300509 Having crossed the NXEC set at Goonbarrow a FGW 125 passes Bugle station 300509 NXEC set crosses St Germans viaduct

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]]> Sun May 17 2009 Up North May 2009 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1698608.html A trip up to Scotland to see the relatives gave us 3 days of decent weather and a fair few freights. Sunday 17 May 2009: A trip up to Scotland to see the relatives gave us 3 days of decent weather and a fair few freights.

110509 Never had the weather to do this shot,it may have been done to death but its mega for me.66125 heads the Gypsum empties at Ais Gill 110509 66108 on 6K05 110509 With clear blue skies all afternoon the only thing missing was trains!Finally at 1810 66508 crawls up the hill on 6Z32 and is about to cross Ais Gill viaduct 110509 broadside view of 66508,does it get any better 120509 Big bonus for us...43014/43062 with the NMT at Docker 120905 Guess I would have preffered the Eddie engine but I was just happy with the sunshine.66418 at Docker with the Tesco Express. 120509 66624 on the Carslisle-Mountsorrel ballast 120509 Back over to the S and C.Far to early in the day for Birket common so not a great shot of 66099 on 6M11 Killoch-Fiddlers Ferry 120509 Main reason for going back to the S and C 66701 heads the 1240 Newbiggin-Doncaster at Ais Gill.Unusually it was clear here but cloudy to the North and South 120509 20 minutes behind the Gypsum 66510 on the 6M31 Ravestruther-Ratcliffe 120509 The third freight in 40 minutes 66007 on 6K05 at Ais Gill. 120509 The assistant took the back up D700 to the field before Ais Gill.66701 on the Gypsum..nice one 120509 The assistant again taking 66510 on the approach to Ais Gill 120509 66007 on the approch to Ais Gill.Seems like I dont have to go out when my assistant can take photos like this. 130509 With a days photography available in Scotland,I was lucky to get a full blue day.66414 heads the 0850 4M44 Mossend-Daventry Malcolm train, 130509 Right behind 6M44 66557 on the 0928 6M31 Ravenstruther-Ratcliffe 130509 Have tried this shot three times before but not in the sun.66414 heads over the Clyde at Crawford with 4S43 0612 Daventry-Grangemouth 130509 A grubby 66951 heads north with the 0922 Leeds-Hunterston 130509 Main reason for being here on a Wednesday.Running almost to time 90042 with the 6S94 0305 Dollands Moor-Irvine 130509 A dash from the previous location and 66554 is caught with seconds to spare at the 130509 Hot on the heels of the coal train.86607 and 86639 on the 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe.What an end to a great day.

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]]> Sun May 17 2009 May 2009 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1691899.html May 2009 Friday 1 May 2009: May 2009

010509 66522 heads past Trerulefoot with the Moorswater cement 010509 66522 drops down into Coombe junction 020509 Colourful or what? Arriva 150 150280 crosses Calstock viaduct en route to Gunnisalake 020509 Train in the landscape..150280 heads upgrade out of Calstock 020509 150280 crosses the Calstock viaduct on the 1135 Gunnislake-Plymouth 020509 150280 passes through Calstock 153318 1536 Liskeard - Looe Tregarland bridge 153318 1602 Looe-Liskeard approaches Terras crossing 153318 1602 Looe-Liskeard approaches Terras crossing..taken by the assistant 153318 1602 Looe-Liskeard approaches Terras crossing,again by the assistant 030509 Sunday is Arriva 125 day in Cornwall 43357/43285 head past Bethany 030509 43366/43378 on the 1130 Penz-Edi near Menheniot 080509 66604 passes Dobwalls with the first portion of the sandliner.Running well over an hour early,this was my first shot in weeks where I was not bowled by cloud. 080509 A drive to South Brent and 66604 is caught again. 090509 Silverlink 150127 heads out of Carbis bay en route back to St Erth 090509 150127 near Carbis bay 090509 150127 en route to St Ives 090509 With Hayle bay in the background 150127 approaches Carbis Bay,quite a view!

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]]> Fri May 1 2009 April 2009 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1676135.html April 2009 Thursday 2 April 2009: April 2009

020409 Three freights west of Burngullow and a cloudless sky,what could go wrong>Well lots,66097 was the only one that turned up,seen on the 0900 ex Long Rock,captured just west of Burngullow. 020409 Should have been a freight...oh well 1000 Penz-Padd at Trenowth 020409 With the light very hazy,decided to try a low level shot at Golant.66237 heads for Fowey on a working from Goonbarrow 030409 66550 passes Bethany with the 1100 Burngullow-Hackney yard sandliner 040409 66097 trundles to a stop at Totnes with a westbury-Burngullow working 040409 With the train being held nearly an hour at Totnes,we went to rattery bank for the train in the Landscape shot.Full sun until the train turned up but the light and shade looks quite nice 040409 A dash to Wearde Quay and 66097 is captured again a real spring like atmosphere to the shot 050409 So far so good Nunny Castle and Oliver Cromwell head south near Cullupton with the Royal Duchy tour. 050409 It all went wrong at Newton Abbot,Nunny castle had a 050409 There was a rumour that the tour would be terminated at Plymouth,houever this did not happen and D1015 and Oliver Cromwell are seen at Wearde Quay. 050409 There are not many shots for evening trains out of Cornwall,this is perhaps the best.D1015 heads back to London at restormel,now running around 45 mins late. 070409 Tangmere and Oliver Cromwell head to Penzance from Par to work the steam leg of the tour 070409 Cornish splendour...D1015 crosses Angarrack with the North Briton two from Bristol. 070409 D1015 plus one coach heads up before the steamers at Marizion 070409 The sun was more in than out by the time we got back to Angarrackl.1400 Penz-Padd on the viaduct 070409 Tangmere and Oliver Cromwell already 80 mins late head over Angarrack with the North Briton two 080409 57010 passes Marsh Mills with a flask train off Keyham 080409 One freight aweek west of Burngullow and the sun missed it by 10 seconds! Still we met John Vaughan at the location,its a small world and great to meet you John. 080409 66115 shunts at Parkandillack 080409 66115 with Parkandillack works in the background 110409 With nothing else around headed to the Gunnislake branch for the day,why haven't I done this before!Plus the ex Arriva 150 was on which really made it interesting.150127 crosses Calstock viaduct en route to Gunnislake 110409 The assistant said dont put the camera away as you will get another shot..she was right 150127 heads up through Calstock 110409 Not bad for a branch line!150127 heads back to Plymouth over Calstock viaduct. 110409 150127 at Bere Ferrers,really nice station. 120409 Taken from a new tunnel built for the Dobwalls by pass.Arriva 220's head up country 120409 I have not been here for 15 years or so,FGW 125 heads east at Dobwalls 120409 150127 looks good in the afternoon light,approaching Moorswater viaduct 120409 The weekly service to Waterloo produced,unusually a class 158,again about to cross Moorswater 180409 47802 with 47854 on the rear nears greenway tunnel on the Kingswear branch with a tour from Norwich 180409 With 30 minutes before departure the weather was still dire....however the skies cleared for the 1620 departure and the train is seen at Britannia crossing,with 47854 leading,nice. 190409 Sunday can see Arriva 125's in Cornwall here 43304 heads East at Dobwalls with a Penzance - Glasgow working. 190409 Second Arriva 125 seen near Moorswater 190409 153318 heads upgrade from Calstock to Gunnislake 190409 153318 heads over Calstock viaduct with a Gunnislake to Plymouth working 210409 Arriva 221 heads west at Beam Bridge,hadn't been here before,we will return! 210409 6V62 was running well late and despite a fair bit of sun we were stuffed when it came.66008 with a good load at Beam bridge 220409 Restormel is a good two way shot in the afternoon,FGW 125 heads to Penzance 220409 Running over 2 hours early,66089 on 6M72 Blazey-Cliffe Vale at Restormel 220409 Its a cruel hobby...full sun minutes either side of 66613 on the second portion of the sandliner 230409 153372 ambles down Luxulyan with a Newquay to Par working 230409 153372 heads back to Newquay 230409 66115 on a Goonbarrow-Fowey working at Luxulyan 240409 The NMT heads past Totnes with the 1004 from Plymouth 240409 67030 passes Wearde Quay with the 1Z82 Victoria-Truro VSOE trip 250409 67030 works 5Z27 ECS working from Truro to Plymouth VSOE at Bethany 250409 67030 heads down the Teign estuary with 1Z28 1350 Taunton-Plymouth VSOE 260409 67025 TnT with 67030 head the 5Z27 0845 Exeter-Penz ECS VSOE over Angarrack viaduct.Train will work back to Truro 260409 It was not a great shot but we were nearly bowled at Angarrack with a 150 pasing with seconds to spare 67030 TnT with 67025 1Z27 Truro-London returning VSOE tour at Dobwalls 290409 66623 heads an early running Bungullow-Hackney throgh Follaton.

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]]> Thu Apr 2 2009 Black and White http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1662590.html Some scans of black and white prints.Now I wish I had taken most of them in colour but at the time black and white was the way to go.I think my hands still smell of the chemicals to this day! Sunday 1 March 2009: Some scans of black and white prints.Now I wish I had taken most of them in colour but at the time black and white was the way to go.I think my hands still smell of the chemicals to this day!

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]]> Sun Mar 1 2009 March 2009 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1661526.html Back by the lineside,hoping for some decent stuff over the next few months Monday 2 March 2009: Back by the lineside,hoping for some decent stuff over the next few months

020309 57006 on 5Z77 020309 43366/43303 1V31 0608 Edi-Plym at Aller 140309 43321 at Holcombe with a Leeds-Plymouth XC 140309 Nodding Donkey on the Exe 140309 220003 on a Bristol-Taunton route learner at Wyke Champflower 140309 Four freights in an hour at Wyke Champflower.|This is the only one in the sun.59104 on a Westbury-Exeter working.With full blue 60011 should have been here but it failed at Frome! 140309 With the sun all but gone 66187 heads west at Wyke Champflower 170309 37423 on a Reading to Penzanze DRS inspection saloon working.seen passing Totnes,not my preffered location but traffic at Newton Abbot meant a quick rethink 170309 A quick dash from Totnes and 37423 is caught again over the border at Wearde Quay 180309 37423 propels 180309 Going away shot at St Columb Road 180309 37423 approaches Bugle with 2Z02 Penz-Swindon (via Newquay) 180309 37423 at Cartuther Barton with 2Z02 Penz-Swindon,via Newquay 190309 66551 runs through Creech with a Westbury-Fairwater HOBC 190309 67017/016 at Creech with a Cardiff-Taunton working 190309 66707 on a late running (3hours) 5V60 Eastleigh - Bishops Lydeard. Moving a set of Mk1 Coaches to the West Somerset Railway for their Spring Gala 200309 NMT 1Z19 43062/43014 unusually on the 200309 43014/43062 with the NMT head up Honiton bank working back to Exeter from Yeovil 200309 with the train going so slow I had another opportunity to grab another shot of the NMT. 200309 class 159's head down Honiton bank en route to Waterloo 200309 class 159's have just past Seaton and head for exeter 200309 Taken by the assistant, 43014/43062 with the NMT head up Honiton bank working back to Exeter from Yeovil 210309 Arriva XC 125 at Blachford viaduct 200309 57602 failed twice on the sleeper (its a long story) 47818 was sent from Bristol to rescue it,here the train is seen at Totnes on the Newton Abbot to Penzance sleeper stock 210309 A dash to Trerulefoot and 47818 and 57602 is caught again,didn't think I'd be photographing this sort of working when we left home this morning! 250309 Was not sure if the cement was going to run round in Liskeard or head west to Lostwithiel,with load 20 it could have run around here but stuck to its path and headed to Lostwithiel.66602 is seen here coming of the branch at Liskeard. 250309 Driving to get it at Restormel we stopped at the road bridge at Lostwithiel to see what was going on,luckily I took the camera with me as 66602 was right on top of me as I looked over the bridge. 260309 Shot I wanted..66602 heads east at Restormel in stonking evening light. 290309 Arriva 125's work out of Cornwall on Sundays,here a set crosses St Germans viaduct on the 1130 Penz-Edinburgh 290309 With the weather so good stayed around for a few more shots at St Germans.A FGW 125 crosses the viaduct on a Penz-Padd working. 2900309 A South West class 159 on a Penzance to waterloo working at St Germans

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]]> Mon Mar 2 2009 Bye for now (again) http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1599969.html On the high seas (on the day job) until around March.Good shooting to you all this winter Thursday 23 October 2008: On the high seas (on the day job) until around March.Good shooting to you all this winter

heading into a very rough south west monsoon in the north Indian Ocean hitching aride on the bridge wing one of out 30 very large cargo tanks Jurong shipyard ,Singapore Main engine in bits at an overhaul,will it ever work again Laysan albatross,mid Pacific ocean loading at Muscat Pilot leaves at Juaymah,Saudi Arabia,The worlds biggest oil port

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]]> Thu Oct 23 2008 October 2008 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1588214.html Fingers crossed for some nice autumnal light Wednesday 1 October 2008: Fingers crossed for some nice autumnal light

011008 66021 on 6B99 was running an hour late when it passed trerulefoot,pity as the sun was now off the front.At least it did run and the sun was out when it came! 021008 Running nearly 2 hours late 66613 crosses Coldrenick viaduct near Menheniot. 021008 A dash to Liskeard station catches 66613 shunting its wagons to enable it to go down the branch 021008 With the late running it meant that the sun was plumb on the front as the loco has just backed into the platform and will head down to Moorswater. 021008 66613 drops down to Coombe junction 031008 66004 arrives at burngullow. 031008 004 pauses brifly before heading up the branch to treviscoe 031008 66004 passes the level crossing at Lanjeth 181008 The assistant mans the D700 to take an early shot of the 50's 181008 50044 and 50049 pass creech St Michael with the manchester to Minehead tour

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]]> Wed Oct 1 2008 September 2008 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1577595.html Can the weather get any worse?? Friday 12 September 2008: Can the weather get any worse??

120908 NMT set on1Z19 1009 Plym-Pad with 43062/089 pass Teignmouth 120908 221138 0830 Penz-Dundee at Teignmouth 130908 57603 pases Bethany with the 1340 Penzance-Plymouth sleeper stock.This was due to the closing of the Cornish mainline tomorrow,not really an afternoon shot but the sun was out here and Plymouth looked very cloudy indeed 130908 with the sun out stayed around for the next 125,seen near Menheniot. 140908 66181 heads through Dawlish with a train destined for Cornwall 140908 KE1 failed at Taunton with the Sunday Torbat express,eventually 67001 was sumoned to take the train over and it is seen running 90 mins late at Dawlish. 140908 Even humble 150's can look good.150279 at Horse Cove 140908 FGW HST at Horse cove 180908 66514 crosses Forder with the Moorswater cement,this train is now running to a new time making shots like this possible again 180908 66004 passes Golant with CDA's from Goonbarrow 180908 The classic 180908 With the cloud breaking up we hung around for the return empties,around 1720 66004 heads past Golant,when it all comes together Cornwall can still be very good!!! 180908 Stopped the car to check out the view just as 66004 hove into view en route from Lostwithiel. 210908 40145 pops out of Holcombe tunnel with a tour to Kingswear. 200908 40145 approaches Aller with the return working from Kingswear 200908 40145 at Aller again 210908 With two freights due west of Burngullow a trip had to be made into deepest Cornwall.Here 66144 crosses Angarrack viaduct with 6W46 Exeter-Long rock working 210908 66144 comes off Angarrack. 210908 Not only did we get two freights but two freights due within half an hour (as opposed to one per week) We stayed put and waited for 66040/66005 on 6W47,again a Exeter-Long rock working 210908 66040 and 66005 have just crossed Angarrack viaduct 230908 66620 passes bethany with the Burngullow-Hackney yard sandliner 230908 With a booked stop in Plymouth 66620 is captured again crossing Blachford viaduct 250908 66513 heads upgrade between St germans and trerulefoot with 6C17 Westbury to Moorswater cement.Difficult shot to do at this time (1000) . 250908 Silverlink 150 was the next train as it heads the 1038 Plymouth to Penzance. 260908 67017 with the Northern belle stock on a Cardiff to Par Edenex has just past St Germans 20908 67017 crosses St Germansviaduct with the returning Par-Cardiff Edenex 270908 With the fog just about lifted 66173/66113 pass Norton Bavant on the Hinksey-Eastleigh 270908 Full sun thankfully for 4054 Leeds-Southampton at Norton Bavant 270908 66535 on the 4002 Lawley Street - Southampton at Norton Bavant 290908 66614 at Outwood with the 6Z85 fairwater-Fairwater (via Westbury and Bristol) 290908 66107 passes Oath with the 6W51 Westbury-Truro ballast working,out of sight 66098 was on the rear

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]]> Fri Sep 12 2008 Up North September 2008 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1575016.html 9 days of possible photography were a virtual washout.We stayed for a week near Appleby but the weather was so bad ended up straying back into Scotland Sunday 7 September 2008: 9 days of possible photography were a virtual washout.We stayed for a week near Appleby but the weather was so bad ended up straying back into Scotland

290808 The only decent day of the whole trip.An HST heads up the ECML at Spittal. 290808 Closely followed by 66084 on the empty binliner,this was the only freight of the day. 290808 91120 at Spittal 290808 91105 heads North to Edinburgh 300808 With a Deltic tour scheduled we stopped off at Crawford to get 55022 en route to Edinburgh 300808 Now based at Appleby went out for the evening Cumbrian mountain express,seen at Brampton. 300808 Due to a water stop another shot could be had departing Appleby 310808 70013 Oliver Cromwell on the northbound Dalesman at Appleby station 010908 390045 heads south at Docker 020908 After the pendolino it started to rain!!! 66610 at Docker Crewe-Carlisle departmental 020908 66560 passes Newbiggin with the 6M32 Greenburn-Ratcliffe,caught in a very lucky burst of sun 030908 66011 6M20 Drax-Newbiggin gypsum pass Brampton. 030908 66563 4S12 Drax-Ravenstruther at Crawford 030908 60012 6S50 Carlisle-Millerhill at Crawford 030908 Triple headed 86's pass south at Crawford 040909 60062 6S36 0850 Dalston-Grangemouth tanks at Crawford 040908 390016 heads north at Crawford 040908 66411 4S43 0631 Daventry-Grangemouth Tesco express at Crawford. 040908 60099 6S50 1245 Carlisle-Millerhill at Crawford 040908 90045 4M74 1300 Coatbridge-Crewe at Crawford.Taken by the assistant,I was at the other end waiting for a coal train,how come she got it in the sun!

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]]> Sun Sep 7 2008 August 2008 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1554722.html Can August be worse than July weather wise......so far yes! Friday 1 August 2008: Can August be worse than July weather wise......so far yes!

020808 1E47 with 43104 + XC05 + 43303 on 0940 Newquay-Ncs at Bethany 040808 57604 heads upgrade from St Germans with the down sleeper 080808 66166 stands at Burngullow with the weekly oil tanks to Penzance 080808 You only get one freight train west of Burngullow per week so it was nice to get it in the sun.66166 departs Burngullow 080808 10 minutes after the tanks leave 66004 arrives at Burngullow and takes the branch to Parkandillack 080808 66004 shunts CDA's at Parkandillack works 120808 Arriva 221122 passes Trerulefoot with the 0930 Penz-Manchester 120808 66615 with 6C59 the first portion on the Burngullow-Newton Abbott sandliner at Trerulefoot 120808 A quick drive over the border and 66615 is caught near Ivybridge 120808 66015 with 6C41 Burngullow-Exeter at Bethany 120808 Freight fest at bethany 15 minutes after 6C41 and 66598 passes with the Moorswater cement.Running around 3 hours early 140808 67021 with 022 passes Tiverton with the ECS 5Z30 Bristol-Exeter,this will be used on the shuttle service between exeter and Newton Abbot for the days dawlish airshow 140808 First service of the day 67021 with o22 on rear passes Exminster with the 1020 Exeter-Newton Abbot 140808 67022 leaves Teignmouth with the 1126 Newton Abbot Exeter,it all went downhill from here as we dashed up to Bristol to see 60040 (in full dull) 150808 43013 + NMT + 43089 on 1Z19 1006 Plymouth to Paddington passing near Tavistock junction 150808 66616 6c59 Burngullow-Hackney yard sandliner crossing Forder viaduct 150808 66615 has just crossed Forder viaduct and is slowing down for the Royal Albert Bridge 190808 57005 5F77 0848 Bristol TM-Laira at Totnes 190808 5Z74 1137 Laira to St Phillips Marsh 57005 with 43159 climb Dainton at Wrigwell 200808 47245 with the diesel leg of 1Z82 Victoria-Exeter exits Whiteball tunnel 200808 66045 glides down Whiteball with the Westbury-Meldon 210808 220010 on the Manch-Penz at Dainton 220808 43303 with 43301 on rear cross Forder viaduct with the 0830 Penz-Dundee 230808 Another tour in full dull,47826 and 47851 with the 1Z25 Norwich-Plymouth pass Cullompton. 230808 Despite the weather,couldnot miss a double headed 47.47851 and 47826 with the 1650 Plymouth-Norwich tour pass the outskirts of Plymouth

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]]> Fri Aug 1 2008 July 2008 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1539541.html Back by the lineside,some dodgy weather to start with and never take a new camera out without checking the settings. All pics now taken with equipment from the "dark side" bye bye Canon hello Nikon.Does the sun ever shine in the south west?? Plymouth had 3 times its average July rainfall this year...enough said. Tuesday 1 July 2008: Back by the lineside,some dodgy weather to start with and never take a new camera out without checking the settings. All pics now taken with equipment from the "dark side" bye bye Canon hello Nikon.Does the sun ever shine in the south west?? Plymouth had 3 times its average July rainfall this year...enough said.

050708 Foreign 125 up through Dawlish 050708 47832 and 712 pass Dawlish in typical British summer weather. 080708 First shot in the sun with the D3 120708 43057 with43302 pass teignmouth with a Paignton-Newcastle working 130708 43184 and 43007 on the Sundays only 1025 Plymouth-Glasgow at Teignmouth 130708 43178/166 round the curve at South Brent with the SuO 0933 Edi-Penz 150708 66506 at trerulefoot with a very early 6C66 150708 60018 at trerulefoot with 6C41 150708 To be honest you would do the same,a drive into Devon gets 60018 again with 6C41 at Blachbridge 160708 60018 its at Par docks waiting to take the weeklt trip working to St Blazey yard 160708 After an hour or so waiting 60018 heads up the branch 160708 Gates close 60018 rumbles over the level crossing 160708 Final shot of 60018 at is passes South Brent 190708 43307 leads 43367 on the 1032 paign-Ncs at teignmouth 190708 First eastbound working of a refurbished Arriva 125,43301 pases Teignmouth with the 0940 Newquay- Newcastle 190708 43310 and 43238 with the 1522 Newquay-Man cross St Germans viaduct 200708 43166 and 43178 near Blachford viaduct with the 1025 Plym-Dundee 200708 Torbay express near Sprey point 200708 Class 159 between Holcome and teignmouth 200708 43301/104 head the Edi-Penz over Forder viaduct at 19.07hrs. 210708 To do Forder and Trerulefoot within 12 hours is a real bonus.57602 passes with the down sleeper 210708 43104 heads 9S66 the 0830 Penz-Dundee through Lostwithiel 210708 66127 rounds the curve at Stoneycombe with a Goonbarrow-Fowey working 210708 66127 rounds the curve into Golant 210708 The assistant sugested this shot and it worked quite well.66127 passes Golant boat house 210708 Milltown Viaduct,have not been here for years.Pity the CDA's did not show up.FGW heads east with service from Newquay 220708 With low cloud in Cornwall I turned back and could only think of here to get some sort of shot.57603 passes Keyham station with the down sleepers 220708 66068 on 6C41 and the start of the freight fest at St germans 220708 66548 on the Moorswater cement at St Germans 220708 With Plymouth in cloud we drove out to Totnes in the hope of Blue skies.They did clear then 6V62 was held at Totnes for 50 minutes to allow passenger services to pass.When it was let out to begin the assault on rattery it all came together.Very nice 230708 With 2 days of sun forecast we went to the Westbury area.Day one was a bit of a disaster with no sun until 1700.Here 66602 heads west at Berklry with the 6C17 westbury to Moorswater 230708 A quick drive to Upton Scudamore nets 4M20 with 66074 on the car carriers 240708 The main reason for the trip was to see the fairwater sleepers,whilst waiting for them 66063 passes Berkley with the 6Z43 0654 Merehead-Woking 240708 With the sun going in and out it was a relief to get 67722 on the 0635 Fairwater-Peterborough sleepers at Berkley 240708 After waiting ages for 7A09,I eventually gave up and went back for breakfast.Next shot is 59004 heading wagons to Theale at Berkley 240708 59203 at Bratton on the 7A17 Westbury-Acton 240708 59004 heads west at Berkley with the 6C74 Theale-Whatley 240708 My favourite of the trip to westbury area 59206 sqeels around the curve at Wanstrow on the Merehead branch with the 7C77 1240 Acton-Merehead 260708 With traffic Mahem forecast just nipped out to Wearde quay to get the Bath-Par Edenex with 67028 and the Northern belle rake 270708 43007/43166 with the SuO 1025 Plym-Dundee at Hemmerdon 270708 43178/43301 head through Dursley Farm near Totnes with 9V57 0933 Edi-Penz

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]]> Tue Jul 1 2008 Bye for now.... http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1461597.html Alas I must take up the day job again,no more linsiding until June,remember mine is bigger than yours Tuesday 19 February 2008: Alas I must take up the day job again,no more linsiding until June,remember mine is bigger than yours

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]]> Tue Feb 19 2008 February 2008 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1451950.html February 2008 Friday 1 February 2008: February 2008

010208 66013 crosses Forder viaduct with a St Blazey-Westbury spoil train 010208 66140 at Burngullow with the weekly fuel tank working to Penzance 010208 Not wishing to be labelled a fair weather photographer we endured snow and hail at parkandillack,the soaking was worth it. 010208 66119 has completed its shunting at parkandillack.A lucky break between the hail showers 040208 91125 heads north at Spittal in the Lothians 040208 125 at Spittal 040208 no number 91 at spittal 060208 A long wait in solid cloud was rewarded with it breaking up in time for 92009 on the 6S94 WO 04:43 Wembley-Irvine,with 20 silver bullets pass Beckhouse,sometimes the Gods are with you 060208 Class 221 heads north at Beck House 060208 Shortly after the 92 and its 66410 turn on the 4M44 08:21 Mossend-Daventry pass Beckhouse 060208 only a pendolino...but what a view 060208 Pendolino heads south at Docker 020608 66426 4S44 12:12 Daventry-Coatbridge at Docker 110208 66616 6C73 1313 Westbury-Fairwater at Dilton Marsh 110208 66608 Ballast to Fairwater at Dilton Marsh 110208 59101 and 59005 head the 7C77 1240 Acton yard-Merehead around the westbury avoider 120208 With the sun just up A London bound HST passes Wilton Brail near Crofton on the B and H 120208 66705 on 4E31 SX 0634 Fairwater yard-Peterborough between Crofton and Great Bedwyn 120208 59201 7A09 0712 Merehead-Acton yard leans into the Curve at Crofton 120208 47712 T'NT with 47802 on 1Z88 1043 Victoria-Fareham at worting,first run of the Stobart charter rake 120208 59104 6C74 1315 Theale-Whatley at Manningford Bruce 120208 59205 6V18 1243 Hither Green-Whatley at Woodborough 120208 59203 6V67 1038 Sevington-Merehead at Woodborough 66117 passes Bethany near Menheniot with a Sunday Penzance to Westbury P/W train Could not resist it,a quick drive to the Ivybridge area and with seconds to spare 66117 was captured again Should be my last shot before I return to work,47237 passes taunton with a Laira-Loghborough power car move

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]]> Fri Feb 1 2008 Egypt Jan 2007 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1442516.html Went for a Nile cruise as the assistant and myself wanted some winter sunshine.I did not expect to be in a signal box taking photos of locos and semaphores.Thanks to all at Aswan station a great bunch of blokes. Tuesday 1 January 2008: Went for a Nile cruise as the assistant and myself wanted some winter sunshine.I did not expect to be in a signal box taking photos of locos and semaphores.Thanks to all at Aswan station a great bunch of blokes.

090108 Happily chugging down the Nile when I realised we were running next to the railway.Couldnot believe it when at the perfect moment a train popped into view. 090108 Another shot from the boat 100108 Aswan station area 100108 Aswan signal box 100108 Believe the locos are German built,approacing Aswan with a Luxor-Aswan working 100108 Locos,semaphores and sun!The signals as I was informed are British built and havenot worked in many years. 100108 Changing the points on the approach to the station,it was all done by hand 100108 Right behind the first express came this Cairo to Aswan working,I couldnot believe my luck 100108 Cairo working passing the signals right by the signal box. 100108 Local getting cool on the final approach to Aswan 100108 Aswan station in typical Egyptian weather 110108 Heading bach up river and lightning struck twice as a train passed us at nearly the same spot again,this time a

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]]> Tue Jan 1 2008 Jan 2008 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1435367.html Jan 2008 Wednesday 16 January 2008: Jan 2008

030108 66726 passes Totnes with the 1130 Laira-Derby stock move,thank goodness for digital and iso3200 170108 37059 TnT with 37608 pass Moorcox near Honiton with the 0912 salisbury-Exeter Serco working,it could be heard many miles away! 170108 37608 TnT with 059 pass Seaton Junction with the 1144 Exeter0Westbury Serco working 240108 66152 with the 1225 Westbury-Meldon passes Creech St Michael,first freight in the sun in 2008!!! 240108 Bardon 66623 on the Wesbury-Fairwater HOBC working passes Creech St Michael,taken by the assistant 240108 Nice one! 66623 again at Creech 280108 66186 with the Didcot-Burngullow 290108 I was expecting the return of the silver bullets but along came this,66186 heads some grubby slurry wagons over the royal Albert Bridge.With Burngullow works closing will we ever see them again? 290108 66623 on the Moorswatr-Westbury cement near Liskeard,shame about the weather (again) 300108 37068 glides downgrade at Whiteball on a route learning trip to Penzance 300108 Busy time at taunton with the 37 in the background making it a little different than usual 300108 66603 with the Tavistock Junction to Swindon return stone empties at Taunton 300108 A view of Fairwater yard,Taunton

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]]> Wed Jan 16 2008 December 2007 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1417715.html Good start with 59 on the sea wall and last run of the Valenta powered 125. Sunday 2 December 2007: Good start with 59 on the sea wall and last run of the Valenta powered 125.

011207 59103 passes dawlish with a engineers train to teignmouth 011207 The end of Valenta powered 125's.43003 with 43002 rounds the curve at Cullompton with the 1005 Padd-Exeter.Note the old style 253001 markings as well. 031207 The new order for DMU's in the South west.142064 works the 0920 Exmouth-Paignton at Holcombe tunnel.This was the first day of public service for the units 031207 Couldnot resist using a 15mm full frame fisheye.Bought for landscape photography so dont anticipate using it by the lineside 041207 Its back! The Moorswater cement returned to the South West! Pity about the timings,with the sun set 66620 sits in Moorswater 041207 at F2 at a fortnight 66620 heads from Moorswater to Coombe junction,booked time of Moorswater is 1633. 071207 When it all comes together in Cornwall it makes it all worthwhile.66081 on 6C41 FO1426 Burngullow-Exeter Riverside crosses St Germans viaduct 071207 Could not resist the long range going away shot 66081 crosses Lynher viaduct 101207 The Arlada Express waits to take us from Stockholm airport to the City centre,cost was about 18 pounds for a 20 minute ride 101207 Dont know what class it is but it looked nice even in the lousy ligght of Stockholm central station 101207 With high ISO performance being all the rage these days,yhis is not bad for 1600 ISO and hand hels at 1/10th of a second 101207 During a very brief visit to Stockholm central several loco haulds were observed 171207 47839 at Crediton with a Meldon-Slade green working 171207 Could'nt resist it,with clearing skies 47839 pases Silverton on the main line. 171207 47749 passes Silverton with a Kidderminster-Tavi junct working 171207 To conclude the 181207 Always carry your camera! Driving past Tavi junct was surprised to see this sight of 47727 obviously misbehaving itself.Believe it jumped the points in the morning and when I saw it around 1530 this was how they had progressed 181207 47727 again derailed at the east end of Tavi yard 201207 60044 heads the Westbury to Avonmouth stone train past Newton St Loe near Bath. 201207 67012 and 67006 on the Northern Belle stock from CCardiff to Eastleigh at Newton St Loe 211207 I had never photographed Coldrenick viaduct and was lucky to get 66188 in a burst of sun working 6B99 211207 With the light almost gone decided to hang on for 6C41 with 66047 in charge 291207 FGW 125 crosses the Royal Albert bridge a few minites before the heavens opened 291207 Arriva 220 crossing the Tamar 291207 They do look nice in good light 158748 passes bethany with the 1145 Penz-Plym 291207 Class 150 passes berry farm near Trerulefoot 301207 If only the light was as good as yesterday!66006 crosses thr Royal Albert Bridge with a early running Lostwithiel-Westbury engineers

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]]> Sun Dec 2 2007 November 2007 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1405787.html Back by the lineside after a 5 month hiatus.So far so good.Virgin farewell on the sea wall,Two 47 stock moves in 2 hours, Sunday 11 November 2007: Back by the lineside after a 5 month hiatus.So far so good.Virgin farewell on the sea wall,Two 47 stock moves in 2 hours,

061107 221118 passes Dawlish with a Leeds Plymouth service 061107 They do look nice in good light!A Voyager exits Hollcombe tunnel 061107 159011 follows the Voyager 091107 221182 at Tigley 091107 47805 5Z47 Laira-OOC descends rattery bank at Tigley 091107 47703 5Z43 Laira-Nevile Hill at South Brent with rake of MML stock 091107 66559 6Z23 Burngullow-hackney yard sandliner 211107. An hours wait in dull weather at Trerulefoot was rewarded with 66526 on 6Z23 Burngullow-N.Abbot sandliner passing in about the only bit of sun that day,makes a very pleasant vchange when this happens!.jpg 211107. 66526 on 6Z23 Burngullow-N.Abbot sandliner at Trerulefoot.jpg 241107 66037 6F34 Westbury-Tavi Junct ballast train at Totnes 241107 66037 6F34 Westbury-Tavi Junct ballast train at Totnes 241107 158760 1140 Penz-Exmouth at Cartuther Barton 24166250 6B99 1349 St Blazey-Newport at Cartuther Barton 241107 Some 35 mins after 6B99 comes 66158 6C41 1426 Burngullow-Exeter crosses Liskeard Viaduct 241107 66158 6C41 1426 Burngullow-Exeter crosses Bolitho Viaduct FGW 125 crosses St Germans Viaduct 291107 With the sun out but nothing special to photograph went to the shore by forder Viaduct.Nice surprise with a new liveried Arriva 220 291107 Another voyager at Forder 291107 FGW crosses Forder with the tide going out fast

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]]> Sun Nov 11 2007 May 2007 http://ronwestwater.fotopic.net/c1270408.html Double headed 57's on double sleeper stock!,60 in the south west,57 drag,CDA's in Cornwall,Exeter Footex's,66724 in devon,GBRF very early in the morning at Cogload,Barbie GBRF at Dawlish,GBRF at Hemmerdon Saturday 26 May 2007: Double headed 57's on double sleeper stock!,60 in the south west,57 drag,CDA's in Cornwall,Exeter Footex's,66724 in devon,GBRF very early in the morning at Cogload,Barbie GBRF at Dawlish,GBRF at Hemmerdon

010507 60054 passes Plymouth dockyard with the 6C45 Blazey-Exeter 010507 right behind the 60 was 66552 on the empty Moorswater cement 020507 66187 passes Aish with the afternoon 6B99 030507 66025 TnT with 66163 with the 1000 Goonbarrow-Westbury is seen between Trerulefoot and St Germans 030507 57603 with HStT 43037-195 on the 0845 Penz-Padd,the 57 came off at Plymouth,seen between trerulefoot and st Germans 040507 66141 on 6G05 0744 Fowey-Goonbarrow on the Fowey branch across from St Winnows 040507 66141 arrives at Lostwithiel with the 6G05 0744 Fowey-Goonbarrow. 040507 66024 with the 6V41 TFO 0125 Washwood Heath-Burngullow passes Lostwithiel 040507 A cliched location but it still looks good FGW 125 passes Lostwithiel station 040507 66205 comes off the Parkandillack branch with a late running 6G02 TFO 0819 Burngullow-Fowey. 040507 66141 heads from Goonbarrow to Fowey,seen near st Blazey 040507 66141 passes Golant with the 6G06 1147 Goonbarrow-Fowey. 050507 FGW 125 crosses forder viaduct in a sea of buttercups 050507 Voyager crosses Forder viaduct 050507 Its a long story....57603 and 57602 with load 13 pass cartuther Barton near Liskeard 140507 66159 heads down the Luxulyan valley with a Goonbarrow to Fowey working 140507 After discharging at Fowey 66159 heads back at Golant 140507 Could'nt resist it.A quick drive to treesmill catches 66159 on the mainline heading west 190507 57603 passes Trerulefoot with the last saturday working of the sleeper ECS from Penzance to Laira.A brief flash of sunshine made the day 200507 67030 with a 200507 5 minutes after the previous photo and 67021 passes with another footex 200507 When was there last 3 locos at Rewe in 15 minutes?Hot on the heels of 67021 59205 passes with a Totnes-Westbury engineers train 210507 66724 in First colours passes South brent with the 1000 laira-derby stock move 220507 A 0500 start from Plymouth is needed to get this shot but it was worth it.66714 passes Cogload junction at 0630 with the fairwater to Peterborough working 220507 66606 with a Westbury-Fairwater working passes Oath near Taunton 220507 66081 passes Exminster with the 6C41 St Blazey-Exeter freight 220507 66724 with the 1200 derby-Laira FGW nrefurbished stock passes dawlish 240507 A RAF Chinook helicopter flies over Yeoford on the Meldon branch just as the local DMU rounds the curve 240507 I had given up on this one 66606 heads past Gunnstone Mills en route from Meldon to fairwater 240507 66724 works back to Laira with a rake of refurbished stock from Ilford,it is 2000 hrs and it has just topped hemmerdon bank 260507 67018 on 1Z67 0610 Aylesbury - St Austell Edenex at Landstone Rock 260507 Bowled by the sun and a FGW 125,GNER 125 rounds the curve with a Paignton-Newcastle,first one of the season.

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