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.

Filton Abbey Wood 09-09-16

Avonmouth to West Drayton

stone train had

59205 as its loco

passing on time at 13.51.

 Tamper DR77901

was on the 

Canton Taff Vale to Westbury

engineers move

at 14.40.

 Newport to Newport

via

Bath, Westbury, Taunton

Exeter, Newton Abbott, Exeter

Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads.

Composed of DBV 82146, Pantry 10546

Buffet 10211, Open First 11039 

and 67029

passed at 15.14

Nice surprise.

Test train. 08-09-16

37069 and 37608

were top and tail on the

Bristol High Level siding

to

Tysley T.M.D.

via Wales, Bath Swindon and Oxford.

Seen on its return from Wales

at

10.58.

Two specials at Bristol Temple Meads. 03-09-16

I had a trip to Temple Meads

on 150130

from Filton Abbey Woods.

The reason was two specials.

First was the 135D

Birmingham International

to

Penzance.

It duly arrived at

08.00

with

66001 (Evolution)

 leading and

66022 (Resolution)

at the back.

 At 09.56 

47746 (Chris Fudge 29.07.70 - 22.8.10)

arrived at the head of the

Paddington to Kingswear

with

47850 (County of Essex)

47746

came off on arrival

and

46233 (Duchess of Sutherland)

reversed onto coaches.

Whilst waiting for its

departure time

the Duchess

gave off plenty of atmospherics

especially as the forecasted rain

duly arrived with in 10 minutes

and departed right time at

10.22

Constable Bridge 01-09-16

At 11.42

Southwest Trains

159105

was caught at Constable Bridge

heading from

Salisbury

to

Loughborough Bush

works.