Tuesday 24 March 2015

Filton Abbey Wood 18-03-15

Fairwater Yard to Washwood Heath
was in the hands of
66596
passing at 12.12
hauling sleepers.
A much better photo of gray 66749
at 11.25.
 Also seen was 70003 on its usual routing 
at 11.45.
At 12.39 the 6M63
was in the hands of
57012 and 57002
to Crewe.

What! Not Filton Abbey Wood again. 17-03-15

Light engine from
Fairwater Yard to Stoke Gifford
was 66536 at 11.07.
 Gray 66749 on the 
West Burton Power Station to Portbury
loaded Gypsum train at 11.46. 
 70003 was once again on the Fiffoots
loaded coal.

16-03-15 at Filton Abbey Wood.

From Severn Tunnel Junction to Castle Cary
Tamper DR73931 was spot on time.
 2 minutes late
66536
was hauling new and used sleepers
from Fairwater Yard to Washford Heath  RMC
 66122 was on the
empty coal hoppers from
Avonmouth to Portbury
at 11.52
70003 hauling loaded HIA hoppers
to Fiffoots Power Station
Newport Docks at 12.42.
An other Tamper
DR73905 passing at 13.03.
Didcot refueling point to Bristol Kingsland Road.
 A couple of photos of 
graffiti coated  HIA hoppers


Filton Abbey Wood. 09-03-15

In a half hour
from 11.49 to 12.18
I caught the following freight  movements.
66185 
on the East Usk to Portbury
empty coal hoppers. At 11.49.
At 11.54 66956 was on a 
engineers train
Top and tailed by an unidentified 66.
 Light engine movement to Margam was
66199 at 12.18.

Sunday 8 March 2015

Constable Road bridge 07-03-15

Popped down to this venue
for the 6B33
Theale to Margam tanks.
60001
passed at 14.19.

Filton Abbey Wood 07-03-15

The 0Y68 
Canton to Eastleigh
passed at 12.38
was a pair of 56's
56078
 and 56105.
 Margam to Eastleigh
the 0O12 at 13.17
produced
66072
 and 66113.
 The Portbury to Ratcliffe
loaded coal
was in the hands of
66014 at 13.22.

Tuesday 3 March 2015

Filton Abbey Wood 03-03-15

Got Abbey Wood just as a heavy hail shower arrived.
So in to the shelter on platform 1.
With an ETA of 11.47
66762 on the West Burton to Portbury
Gypsum train passed at 10.50.
 ETA OF 13. 22
31601 with ex Virgin trains coach 5989
was well early at 10.59 
heading to Derby from Taunton.
 Out of the gray came a rainbow
in the shape of
66720 on track work box wagons.
This was the Westbury to
Cliffe Hill Farm.
Running late at 11.18
it had an ETA of 10.20.
 5 minuets latter at 11.23
on an empty stone train was 59205
heading to Avonmouth from Westbury.
ETA was 11.19