Wickwar Tunnel 31-08-11

Over at Wickwar tunnel

super power for one wagon

two class 57s 

57010

 and 57009

Dominion of New Zealand 31-08-11

Passing near Newton St Loe

is A4 Pacific 

4492 en-route to Bristol Temple Meads 

Filton 31-08-11

At 09.38 Citation XL

G-XLGB

was on the Beluga Bay

PA-28 N38273

was on apron 1

Duke of Gloucester 29-08-11

Passing Filton Abbey Wood at 09.24

71000 Dule of Gloucester

on its day out to South Wales

 Hauling empty coaching stock

47500 on the final run of the season

at 09.31

 Switch / crossing tamper DR73911 (REAR)

and Ballast Regulator DR77903 (Frank Jones) Front

heading south at 08.38

Class 170 through Patchway

Due to engineering work near Gloucester

170113 passed Patchway 11.59.

Two 47's and Two 20'S

Two Specials today produced some nice vintage locos

DRS had these two class 47's 47790 and 832.

Beautifully turned out, matching the Pullman coaches

 Clagging well as they pulled away from a stop signal.

 1Z21 to Paignton

Passing at 08.48.

 DRS also used these two Class 20's

20308 and 20309

 1Z20 Torbay Flyer

 Non matching rolling stock also heading for Paignton

Passing at 10.58

 Other movements of note were

Southampton to Great Malvern. 

South West Trains 158883

arriving at 08.54.

 Midland City liveried Class 153 Unit

153333 heading to Weymouth.

Departing at 08.26.

 Interesting looking contraption 

a Stoneblower DR80206

passing at 10.15

Filton 28-08-11

Quick visit at 14.00

Training was this Citation 55O Bravo

G-CGEI

 Apron 1 had Be 200 G-ZVIP

 

47500 and 70003 - 22-08-11 Filton Abbey Wood

Empty coaching stock movement again

this time 47500 at 09.45

Out of Portbury

70003 passing at 09.20

Light engine towards Bristol

66601 at 09.49

66250 at Patchway 19-08-11

66250 on the 6B35 Hayes to Morton on Lug

stone empties

Filton 19-08-11

Piper PA 28 G-BPGU 

slumbering on apron 1 

 Just arrived around 12.10 after a training session 

Citation 550 G-FIRM

 Robinson R 22 G-LAIN

arriving for fuel

 Carrying out a touch and go

Cessna Ce 152 G-BGIB

UPS 207 OTT 18-08-11

UPS 767 N305UP Crossing the X

Filton Abbey Wood 17-08-11

Crew training from 

Plymouth to Crewe Gresty Bridge

37409

 With 57009 in tow

 Strange set up Class 150 coach 

attached to a Class 153 single car unit

make up 153399

Heading to Taunton

 Class 150 150108 on its way to Cardiff

Filton 16-08-11 N95GT

A quick stop at Filton AT 13.10 produced

SR 22 N95GT

 and Royal Air Force

Beach 200 King Air

ZK460 coded U

Newton St Loe 03-08-11

70000 Britannia

in new black colour and no name plate

 35028 Clan Line

both kettles on their way to Bristol Temple Meads

 66516 on the Wineliner

 66957 on alone rail train

known as a Porpoise.

 Back end of a Porpoise.

Balloons over Bristol 12-08-11

Some of the balloons over my house

this evening,

from the 

40th Bristol Balloon Festival

Filton this morning 12-08-11

SR 22 

N677CD on apron 1