Saturday 27 August 2016

Whilst out fishing today. 28-08-16

Whilst fishing at Ladye Bay, Clevedon
I caught these vessels passing by.
The M.V. Balmoral
doing a round robin
cruise of the upper 
Bristol Channel. 
 The Automotive carrier
Hoegh Xiamen
out of Portbury.

Thursday 25 August 2016

Catch up Part 2.

57301 and 57303
climbing Filton bank at 13.11
heading to Crewe from Bridgewater
on 11-08-16
 13-08-16
heading down Filton Bank at
13.07
were
66132, 66149 and 66082
on the Margam to Eastleigh
Convoy.
 66149 
really needs a paint job.
Avonmouth to West Dyayton
had 
66132
as power at 13.54
on 17.08.16.
Down Filton Bank
25-08-16 
 Running 197 minutes late 
down Filton Bank was
66021
on the Arpley to Portbury
Automotive service at
11.51.
 Surprise at 12.14 was
66552
up the bank to ??????
 Bridgewater to Crewe
with
37059 and 37605
easing up the bank
in drizzle at 12.18

More catch up time. Part 1

Saturday 06-08-16
While waiting for the 
Margam to Westbury
convoy which had
66061, 66063 and 66124 
passing at 12.20.
I managed to catch my first
green class 158
158956 passed at 12.09
at Filton Abbey Wood.

 Later at 15.32
at Constable Bridge
I caught
60163 TORNADO
running light engine to
Minehead.
 Eight minutes later
66055
on the Bescot to Filton West
via Bristol Temple Meads
Clifton and Avonmouth
engineers train.
 Surprise movement at
15.54 was the 
Stoke Gifford to Westbury
convoy.
Comprising of
Blue 66415, 66508, 66546, 66526 and 66507..

 Carnforth to Bristol Kingsland Road
empty coaching stock
had 57316
passing at 16.49

Tuesday 9 August 2016

Bristol Airport 08-08-13

My plan was to photograph a WOW Air
Airbus and Canadian Boeing.
Well?
This National Airlines
Boeing 757 
N176CA
had replaced the WOW
Airbus
on WOW830/831.
 Arrived 10.29
departed 12.13.
 Canadian Boeing 737
C-FEAT
arrived on Thomson flight
TOM59D
from Naples
at 13.18.
 First surprise of the day was
Lear Jet 45
M-MRBB
departing at 06.25.
 A second 
Lear Jet 45
M-ABJA
Arrived at 11.40
and departed at 12.41
as Ryanair 3.
 Legacy 5000
G-HARG
departed as CLT058
at 06.51
 Vickers 02
was
Beach 200GT
M-CDJC
Arriving at 08.02
departing at 08.24
 Beech 200
G-KVIP
departed at 10.21
as EGL67L

Thursday 4 August 2016

Catch up time.

Due to health problems with 
" She who must be obeyed"
time has not been on my side.
But I did manage to escape now and again.
20.56 on the 17-07-16
saw light engine
68003.
70804
was also light engine
on 18-07-16.


70804
was also light engine
on 18-07-16.

 Bridgewater to Crewe
saw
37259 and 37069
at 12.37
on 28-07-16
 31425
Light engine to Washwood Heath
at 12.12
on 02-08-16.
 Today I caught
37716 and 37609
running very early
at 12.14
on its way to Crewe.