Constable Bridge 25-05-16

10.53 

and 66731 

Hauling the Gascoigne Wood to Portbury

loaded Gypsum

on the 6V80

 66731 Interhub GB

 37606

 37603

 On the Bridgewater to Crewe

Filton Abbey Wood 24-05-16

Class 70 70016

on the Southampton Marine 

to Wentloog

Freightliner.

Passing at 12.38

Old and new 10-05-16

Todays 6M63 

had 37716 and 68016

passing Constable bridge

at 12.00

 Later at 16.16

66748 was hauling the 

0M00

Swanage to Severn Valley Railway

vintage loco convoy.

Included in the convoy were

 Class 31 5580

 Class 46 D182

Class 40 D218

 Class 50 50035

 and

Class 20s 20142 and 20205

Passed Constable Bridge.

First class 68 for me. 05-05-16

My first class 68

is 68011

which was on the Bridgewater to Crewe

passing at 13.11

 It was top and tailing with

57003.

 Tamper DR77901

was on the

Ashchurch to Bristol Kingsland Road

at12.50.

More vintage locos at Filton Abbey Wood, 30-04-16

Overheard a conversation at 

a Model railway show that some vintage locos were going to pass through Abbey Wood today.

So on the way home stopped there and these are what I saw.

At 12.12 the 0Z50 had 

50007 Hercules

 50050 Ark Royal

 and 47749 (To be named)

 On there way from Washwood Heath to St Phillips Marsh 

HST Depot.

At 12.52 on there way from

Kidderminster S.V.R.

to the HST depot as 0Z69 were

66757 West Summerset Railway

 50035 Ark Royal

 Class 46 D182

 Class 40 D213 Andania

 Class 31 5580

Plenty of sun today and warmer.

Vintage day at Filton Abbey Wood 28-04-16

Early start found this Black Five 

steam engine

passing Filton Abbey Wood at 08.31.

 It was on the Great Britain IX

rail tour.

 37069 & 37605 running

70 minutes early

 Great Western Railways 

not only have a new name

but colour scheme as well

as worn by 150232.

 Light engine move from

Westbury to Margam with 66018

only 83 mins late.

 What! Not a coal train?

66524 on the late running

Portbury to Rugeley Power Station.

37 minutes late.

Bristol Airport 9-04-16 First visit of a Dream Liner.

Latest escape chip was to Bristol Airport

for the first visit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Arriving at 06.15 the first photo was of 

Eazy Jets Airbus 320 G-EZOA

departing at 06.37.

 Given runway 09 for departure

was KLM EMB 190 PH-EZG

at 06.43.

 Vickers 02 G-LENR

a Beech 200

 AW 139 G-DCII climbing out to the north.

 First sight of a Dreamliner at Bristol,

G-TUIB popping out of the cloud.

 Boeing 787 first landing.

 Gulfstream G200 N789SB lined up ready to go

 EMB 190 PH-EZV arriving at 13.22

 Local based Legacy 500 G-HARG

rolling on departure.

 EazyJet 319 G-EZBG

In special Hamburg colour.

That was my last aircraft noted 14.23.