Filton Abbey Wood 04-07-13

More freight caught at the Wood.

66206 with empty coal hoppers 

from Avonmouth to Portbury 

at 12.22.

 66018 trundling through

the undergrowth

and about to be hit by a

Magpie. 

 66018 heading south

again at

14.19. 

Light engine

 At 14.26, 

66074

passing with loaded coal

to Ratcliffe power station.

 Good bit of vintage heavy haulage

in the shape of

 47739

in Colas colours.

Passing en route to

Taunton. 

 More vintage traction

in the shape of

37686, 37610, 37609 and 37605.

Passing by at 15.14.

Filton Abbey Wood 20-06-13

Freight today at the Wood were

66585 Portbury to Rugely

loaded coal at 11.48.

 Empty coal wagons on there way

to Portbury at 11.48

 20301 and 20???

passing at 14.22.

 66509 heading light engine

to Portbury at 14.31.

Not sure for the poor quality of my photos today?

Filton Abbey Wood 17-06-1

Popped down again at lunch time

for these two 57's.

57011 and 57003

on the 6M63 

which eventually

passed by at

15.11. 

While waiting for the 57's

these were the pick of the other movements.

66620

heading to Rugerly power station

at 12.29.

 70006 Caught running

light engine to

Bristol Freight Liner Terminal

at 12.22

 Returning from a paint job

153361

at 13.40

Black 5 at Filton Abbey Wood 17-06-13

Passing through at 10.19

was Black 5 44932.

It was on the 5Z49

St Philips Marsh to Carnforth Steam Town.

Filton Abbey Wood 06-06-13

Popped down for a pair of

37'

37609 / 37261.

Here seen accelerating away from

Stanley Bridge.

Passing at 12.41.

on the Bridgewater to Crewe.

Track Vac at Filton Abbey Wood 31-05-13

While waiting for a 

Vacum Cleaner.

66525 passed

with a loaded coal train

at 12.24

At 13.01,

31190

trundled through 

with the 

6Z31

Waymouth to Hereford

with this

Track Vac

in tow.

Patchway 05-06-13

With the misses at hospital,

I had a bit of spare time.

So popped across to Patchway

bridge.

At 13.50

the Margam to Dollands Moor

passed with

66051

 66061 headed west at 14.20

on empty stone hoppers.

 Crawling up the the Easter Compton Bank

was 66017

on its way to 

Avonmouth.

Luton Airport Biz 25-05-13

Some of my favourite Biz

at Luton for the European football

at Wembley.

A318 Elite A6-AJC

arriving at 16.22 as LJB956

 Falcon 7X A6-SMS

Taxying at 14.20

 D-IAKN Citation 525A CJ2

arriving at 15.49 as Startrek 111

 Falcon 7X D-APLC

taxying as BVR60

at 15.20.

 Gulfstream G450 N59CF

just arrived at 14.58

 Another American biz

in the shape of Gulfstream G150

N372AS

landed at 16.57.

 Austrian Citation Ce 510

OE-FZB arriving at 16.48

 RA67223 A Challenger 300

from Russia taxying past

15.07 as

Silver Fox 9571

 Could not leave this one out.

Falcon 7X TC-OIL

Taxying in at 14.15.

Pilning Station and Bridge, 18-04-13

Climbing out of the

Severn Tunnel

66133

heading for Dollands Moor

from Margam

at 13.12

 Departing the 

down loop at

13.43

was

66623

on the

6B37

Theale to Pengham

 Late running

4V51

due to loco failure

was 

66955

Southampton to Wentloog.

14.56.

 Tilbury to Trostre

6V47

had 66021

in charge.

15.01

Chilly Filton Abbey Wood 24-03-13

Heading home after a short

visit to the south west

45407.

At 11.25.

Westbury  to Stoke Gifford Yard

light engine move

at 11.06.

66556.

Pilning 16-03-13

Bristol Airport 14-03-13

Popped up to Bristol Airport

to drop off my son.

While waiting for his flight to depart,

these were the pick of the day.

Departing at 10.47 was this 

DHC -8

G-ECOI. 

Heading to Brussells.

 On its way to 

Jersey

ATR 42

G-ZEBS

at 11.05.

 Arriving at 10.32

was this BMI

EMB 135

G-RJXJ

 Finally caught up with Enter Air

Boeing 737

SP-ENK 

Climbing out at 10.51.

 This EAA Acrosport 2

G-DAGF

carrying out training at 11.35

Bristol Airport 02-02-13

A very pleasant but chilly morning

was spent up there last Saturday.

Very good company to.

Beware when driving on the road to this spot as there are

some very nasty pot holes.

Some of the more interesting 

flights were,

Balkan 5821

A320 LZ-FBD

arrived 12.28.

 Austrian 9363

B-738 OE-LNR 

departing at 08.41.

 One of two Thomson

B-738 G-FDZT

arriving at 12.12

 KLM 

now use EMB 190's

on its morning flights

Monday to Saturday.

Here taxing in at 

09.30

is

PH-EZM.

Cracking winter light

for my first visit of the year.