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Some more steam railtours feature in this selection. On a date I cannot recall, 5029 Nunney Castle worked a charter from Westbury to Plymouth. I took a ride from Westbury to Taunton. 12th July 2003, 6201 Princess Elizabeth during a water stop at Garsdale. 25th January 1997, 35028 has arrived at Yeovil Jn with the "Treacle Eater" railtour. 22nd May 1999 and Standard class 4 tanks 80079 & 80098 are seen at Worcester Shrub Hill with the "Inter-City Tanks".

A random selection of diesels first up. Some Western region hydraulics at Williton - both photos are undated. D1010 is seen inside the shed. D7017 & D7018 are seen in the shed yard. 47303 on containers at Southampton Central. undated. 47737 Norwich. 09/03/02 47798 Bristol TM, returning the royal train to Wolverton. 01/11/02 59003 on a railtour at Wigan North Western. 28/08/95

Some more views of the Chopper Topper of 8th August 1998. Another runpast, this time at Saulieu (I think!) Note the carriage doors still open. Definitely Saulieu. Finally, the locos running round the train at Etang, for the return journey.

Back to France for todays batch. The Chopper Topper tour ran on Saturday 8th August 1998. Starting at Auxerre, the tour ran out and back to Etang, via Saulieu and Autun. Traction was 2003 (20139) and 2004 (20228). Not something that happens in the UK, the CFD traincrew treated passengers to a few runpasts at stations enroute. The train is seen at Auxerre, prior to setting off for the days events. First stop was at Avallon, where the days first runpast took place. A couple of shots now from Cravant Bazarnes.

And some diesel hauled railtours. The Pembrokeshire Pageant ran on 2nd August 1997 and featured a pair of 37's assisted by a 56 on the Pembroke Dock branch. 37274 & 37686 crossover at Whitland. 37274 is seen leading the train at Clarbeston Road. 37686 is seen leading the pair at Fishguard Harbour The pair are seen on arrival back at Bristol TM. Here a 47 took over for the run back to Coventry. 37513 finds itself rescuing a failed 47 at Shrewsbury. The train changed to steam traction here, for a run to Tywyn with 80079. undated.

Some more railtours today. Steam hauled trains first. As well as featuring a pair of 33's and a 47, The Honey Monster of 29th July 1995, also featured 7298 on a loop of the facilities at Long Marston. 25th May 1996 sees S15 no. 828 returning a charter to Eastleigh, from Bristol Temple Meads. Also seen at Westbury. A gloomy 15th November 1997 saw Severn Valley Railway duo 7325 & 2968 work a train to Weymouth. 7325 leads the duo out of Trowbridge and into Westbury. This rear 3/4 view at Westbury focuses on 2968.

A second batch from Fawley Hill museum. Outside the museum building is this former Midland Railway signalbox. Inside the museum building now. First up, what appears to be a station advertising display This is one of a few large scale models within the museum Some signage, from opposite ends of the British Isles. A royal coat of arms - possibly a headboard?

Today's photos are from a visit to the late Sir William McAlpine's Fawley Hill Museum. This first batch are of the standard gauge railway - which features the steepest adhesion worked incline in the UK. The first couple of photos show some of the reclaimed architectural pieces that are a feature of the grounds. Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 no.31 is the working steam loco at Fawley Hill. Rides are offered to guests in the open wagon and a "Shark" brake van.

Some more from a visit to the South Devon Railway in 2001. 20110 arrives at Staverton, from Totnes 20118 shunts a pair of autocoaches at Staverton. D2246 masquerading as "Mavis", Buckfastleigh. An unidentified 0-4-0, which has obviously been playing at being "Percy". Buckfastleigh.

Some steam hauled railtours today. First up, an undated view of 4472 nearing the top of Upton Scudamore bank. Trespass was a problem back then in the mid 1990's too. 35005 accelerates away from Bradford Jn. undated. 35028 at Westbury, enroute to Yeovil Jn. 25/01/97 76079 - the pocket rocket - at Taunton and Plymouth. 05/08/01

A mark of the Ford Cortina, the Oxford Diecast range desperately need to produce imho

Another batch of railway infrastructure photos. First up, the water tower in Buckfastleigh Yard A goods crane, somewhere in France - looks to have been taken whilst at a photo stop on the CFD Class 20 tour 1998. Some of the impressive semaphores at Worcester Shrub Hill Some station signage at Settle station, 1995 Back to the Dart Valley Railway and Staverton Crossing Lastly, a mid 1980's view of Swanage station at the fledgling Swanage Railway.

A late 1990's weekend trip to East Devon meant a visit to the Seaton Tramway and Pecorama at Beer. Plus, a couple of instamatic shots from 1970's visits to the same. 1970's Beer Heights Light Railway 1990's BHLR traction Pecorama garden railway display 1970's Seaton Tram at Seaton Terminus Colyton Terminus - 1990's Tram No6 at Colyton

The early 1980's saw me start secondary school and with quite a few of us spotters starting there, a railway club started up. A Summer Sunday saw the railway club travel, by train, to the West Somerset Railway. Shortly after departing Trowbridge, we went straight on at Bradford Jn and headed towards Melksham and Chippenham. This was before the re-opening of Melksham station and started us wondering how far this diversion was going to send us. Not very far, as it turned out, for our 3 car DMU changed direction at Thingley Jn and headed off down the main line towards Box Tunnel and Bath. These are my 126 instamatic shots from that day. First, the former Admiralty stores at Melksham. Closely followed by the rear of Leekes superstore! Approaching Box Tunnel - didnt you just love the view from behind the driver on a DMU? Exiting Box Tunnel Our train was headed by a class 14 diesel hydraulic. Some of the other items of traction we saw: Finally, the well known form of Blue Anchor signalbox

And a second batch of steam. 46229 Bristol Temple Meads. undated No.2 Calbourne, IOWSR Haven St, 2002 60800 Green Arrow at Berkley, 25/04/1999 And again, at the Frome water stop. 25/04/99

Some more steam in this batch. 3205 Buckfastleigh 2001 5764 Bridgnorth undated 6024 taking water at Silk Mills, Taunton. undated 45407 (masquerading as 45157) Teignmouth 2002

A completely random batch! The restored signalbox at Isfield, Lavender Line. The Vale of Rheidol loco shed at Aberystwyth. 2002 Weymouth Bay miniature railway loco. undated Former Palvan in Army use, BAD Kineton storage sidings. July 1995. Yeovil Pen Mill complete with semaphores. undated.

A visit to the Bluebell Railway for today's first batch At Horsted Keynes, a morbid platform relic. A great thing about the Bluebell is the beautiful rolling stock. Here we see a couple of Maunsell coaches. A standard 4 tank approaches Sheffield Park, from Horsted Keynes. At the South end of Sheffield Park is the Bluebell's main locomotive shed, seen above the arrived train. The standard 4 tank starts its run round.

Some more of what I think of as "infrastructure" shots A couple from Paris Gare de Lyon August 1998 Royal Albert Bridge, 1985 And a couple from the Somerset and Dorset The former Henstridge station site Prestleigh viaduct, just before its demolition.

A couple of shots of the Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway. undated Back to the Avon Valley Railway and RSH 7151. December 1999. 73096 storms upgrade at Patney & Chirton. 15/05/99

Some views of newly restored (at the time) 80078 at the Avon Valley Railway - possibly December 1999? At Bitton Heading South, towards Bath - we wish! Oldland Common

First up, 34072 running round its train at Norden. undated. An historic day at Minehead next. 1st November 2002 and 47798 has arrived with the Royal Train, conveying the Duke of Edinburgh. Fifty Fund machines, 50031 & 50044, passing Swindon. undated.

A random first batch for today. 6th July 1985 and a couple of shots from the GW150 Cardiff Canton open day. An unidentified 03 and 73123 in the frame. Ex Longmoor shunter, 610, at Bitton. undated 25326 Bristol TM. undated. 35028 at Great Cheverell undated. An unidentified HST power car gets a helping hand from one of Bath Roads pilots. undated.

Some steam railtours 48773 Gloucester & Spetchley Loop - Past Time Railtours "The Midlander" 02/01/99 45110 Spetchley Loop Past Time Railtours "The Midlander" 11/12/99 48773 & 45110 at Penzance with Pathfinder Tours "Stannery Staniers" 31/10/98

Railtours feature in todays first batch. 33207 Bradford on Avon SEG "Birmingham Boomerang" 16/06/84 Reading and 73106 & 73138 on the Hertfordshire Railtours "Spin Doctor" 16/08/97 66135 Glasgow Central Pathfinders Tours "Spinning Haggis" 31/07/99 37377 & 33103 Taunton Pathfinder Tours "Parkan Ride" 18/09/99