Gypsum again. 29-12-16

66735

was on time today.

Late running Gypsum.

66770 

running 65 minutes late

at 11.53.

Cottam Power Station 

to

Portbury.

Constable Bridge 23-12-16

Two visits to the Bridge today

First at 09.50

66051

with a load of empty coal hoppers

on the

Avonmouth to Westbury to Worksop.

24 early

 Class 158 

158881

of

South West Trains

heading to

Loughborough Brush

at 10.08

16 late.

 This afternoon

66598

headed to Fairwater Yard

at 15.09

with a

High Output Ballast Cleaner set

4 late.

 At 15.10

45 late

was 

Stoneblower

DR80303 and DR80301

heading to.

Northampton

21-12-16

37607 and 37612

on the 6M63

at 12.37

 6A83

Avonmouth to West Drayton

with

59201

with the bell on the front

at 13.53

 A pair of Colas 56s

56087 and 56302

on the 0V56

Washwood Heath to Westbury

Catch up 05-12-16

Squirts again with

DB locos

66104 and 66106

 Squirting at 10.22 and 10.51

 Surprise light engine move,

66525 

at 10.34

 Gypsum had

66758

up front.

Catch up 01-12-16

57306 and 57312

on the Bridgewater to Crewe

Catch up 27-11-16

Tamper

DR73907 

climbing the bank at 12.21

 66136

in charge of an 

engineers train

at 12.47

Catch up 22-11-16

Glow sticks

climbing the bank

at 12.01

with

37059 and 37610

in charge.

Catch up 17-11-16

The Squirts with green locos

66560 and 66524

on the Rail head treatment train

at 11.28

 44871 and 45407

the Black 5s

coasting down the bank at15.17

Catch up 08-11-16

14.08 I caught 37601/604 

 66705 passed at 15.51

on the Gypsum.

Arriva Trains Wales 153

At 09.30 Arriva Trains Wales

153327

was heading to Cardiff Canton

from

Barton Hill.

Constable Bridge 25-10-16

Didn't have to wait to long between these two.

37603 and 37605

passed on the Bridgewater to Crewe

at 12.24. 58 minutes early

 12.36 

found the Derby to Bristol Barton Hill

with 37254 in charge

passing 76 minutes early.

Retro H.S.T and the vintage loco's. 20-10-16

While waiting for

37605 and 37603 

 on the Bridgewater to Crewe

at 13.40

I finally caught retro coloured

43185.

In my opinion the best colour

to adorn an HST.

Passing at 13.19

on the Bristol Parkway

to Bristol Temple Meads.

Dust and cleaning time. 19-10-16

Yesterdays very late running

Gypsum to Portbury

had 66712

in charge.

 As can be seen it left quite

a trail of dust at 12.33.

 The "SQUIRTS"

have started there annual

fight against the dreaded leaves.

Other wise known as 

Rail Head Treatment Train

Passing by at 13.01

01-10-16 A wet Constable Bridge

As the shower started 

70801 and 70806

headed up Filton Bank 

with an engineering train.

 As the heavens really opened

the Margam to Eastleigh

convoy passed down the bank

with

66144,66170 and 66092.

Some nice atmospherics

while I was waiting.

O.T.T. My house 23-09-16

At last managed to catch

a WOW airlines A321.

Over head my house

at 09.44

was TF-MOM

in bound to 

Bristol Airport

15 and 21 Sept 16 Filton Abbey Wood

DR73935 passing at 12.51

 DR76916 and DR76914 in opposite direction at 13.18

 Following up Filton bank were

37259 and 37612

heading for Crewe.

 On the 21-09-16

66095

was caught heading down

Filton Bank

at 13.18.

Third steam engine in just over 3 weeks. 12-09-16

Eastleigh to Stoke Gifford

had 66526 and 66545

passing at 11.39.

 11.47

found 70807

on the

Worcester to Westbury

Engineers train.

 Westbury to Canton

at 14.14

was 117 minutes late

with 70802 and 70809.

 60163 Tornado

coasting through Abbey Wood

at 14.18.

 Three minutes early

if it had been on time

I'd have managed a

better photo

but the Filton Abbey Wood

to Weston Super Mare

to get in on the photo.

Another Engineers train. 11-09-16

At 10.15

the Cathays to Westbury Down

had

66546

in charge

with an empty welded track train.

Another steam tour. 10-09-16

Another ride on the train from

Filton Abbey Wood

to

Bristol Temple Meads

found 6201 Princess Elizabeth

sizzling away waitng for the

Paddington to Shrewsbury

to arrive.

 The train arrived at 10.58

with the same stock and locos

as last week.

A jump on to the 11.23 to Cardiff

I arrived back at a very packed Filton Abbey Wood.

So I decided on a different

angle to catch Lizzie.

As can be seen 6201

came storming through

FAW

and continued to accelerate

on the curve towards

Patchway and South Wales.

 Brilliant sound of it climbing

Filton bank.

 Later at 13.33

the convoy passed with just two up.

66101 and 66134

 Later still

three engineers trains from

Westbury to Yate passed.

70806 

stormed through on a long empty rake at

15.05.

 15.12

found 70805

also storm with a short rake of

sand filled wagons.

 Finally

at 16.11

70809

with a long rake of

Loaded fresh ballast laying wagons.