Out West, August 2022

A quick trip West sampling Mk III sleepers for the first time in a few years, what a vast improvement on Mk 5 sleeper rubbish. Also good to de the reopened Okehampton branch last visited on the very late running Devonshire Dart tour (tour report linked here) hto Meldon Quarry with 20184/169 on July 8th 1984!

1/8/22 Mo

319219}  1805 Northampton – Euston                                               LB-EU

319214}

51647 No                                                                                            EU-CX

465187}

465041}  1954 Charing X – Dartford                                                 CX-LB

465027}

466019}

466025}  2002 Cannon St – Slade Green                                           LB-AW

465007}

345067    2040 Abbey Wood – Padd                                                  AW-PA

387147}  2125 Padd – Didcot                                                                        PA-EB

387149}

Tube stock of varying guages at Ealing Broadway on August 1st 2022

387144}  2038 Didcot – Padd                                                                        EB-PA

387157}

DRS hire in 57306 at the blocks at Paddington with the emcars of the down midnight on August 1st 2022

Looking good 57604 at Padd prior to departure with the 2345 to Penzance

57604 (top) 2345 Padd – Penzance     (via Bristol TM non stop)        PA-PZ

57306 (tail to RG)

17173, 12161, 10219, 10601, 10584, 10532, 10534

2/8/22 Tu

57604 at Penzance after a good run West, August 2nd 2022

158798 arrives at Penzance from Plymouth on August 1st 2022

158798  0950 Penzance – Plymouth                                                   PZ-TR

Long Rock pilot with unique livery 08645 on August 2nd 2022

08645 Long Rock-phot

43171 and 43097 arrive at Truro with the 0650 Bristol – Penzance on August 2nd 2022

43171}  0650 Bristol TM – Penzance                                                 TR-RD

43097}           

43004}  1050 Penzance – Bristol                                                        RD-EX SD

43122}

158959  1414 Exeter C – Barnstaple                                                   EX SD-CR

The Okehampton services are very popular, 150246 and train crew take a breather at Okehampton on August 2nd 2022

150246  1432 Exeter C – Okehampton                                               CR-OK

150216  1625 Okehampton – Exeter C                                               OK-CR

158959  1715 Exeter C – Barnstaple                                                   CR-EG

158’s cross at Eggesford in time honoured style whilst the driver is about to close the gates on August 2nd 2022

3/8/22 We

158950 1335 Barnstaple – Exeter

150216  1426 Okehampton – Exeter C                                               CR-EX SD

159108}  1525 Exeter SD – Waterloo                                                            EX SD-WA

159011}           

158885  1525 Exeter SD – Waterloo                                                  SA-WA          

51636  No                                                                                           WA-EU

319215}  1927 Euston – Milton Keynes                                             EU-LB

319012}

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