Thursday 27 October 2016

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.

Thursday 20 October 2016

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

Saturday 1 October 2016

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.