Two visits to Filton Abbey Wood. 21-01-15

Ballast Regulator DR77901

passing at 10.54 heading to Barton Hill Depot

from Gloucester.

 The Westbury to Avonmouth

empty stone train had

59002 in charge

at 11.18.

 Having cycled home to do a bit of what I do,

I headed back to catch the

Bridgewater to Crewe.

Caught at 12.24 instead of the 13.22

with 2 x FNA wagons.

 An other Track Machine

this time Tamper DR73111

heading to Bristol Kingsland Road

at 13.11

Dull Filton Abbey Wood. 07-01-15

An other hour free

so popped down to F.A.W.

11.16 produced an empty coal working to Avonmouth

from Portbury with 66017 as power.

 G.B.R.F, 66759

heading to Portbury from West Burton

power station, at 11.52

with a load of Gypsum. 

I think this is the best 

freight company colour scheme.

A very wet Filton Abbey Wood. 03-01-15

What a difference a day makes!

With it pouring with rain

and two trains due to pass by,

I cycled down to F.A.W.

At 11.37 the Rugeley loaded coal had 70007

for power, running six minutes early.

 Running 2 hrs 32 mins early

this class 143 Pacer unit

was on the Cardiff to Bristol Barton Hill 

loco depot.

143609 passed by in very wet conditions

at 11.20.

Filton Abbey Wood 02-01-15

A bit of New Year sunshine

dragged me out for a bit of sunbathing.

70010 was on the 

Portbury to Rugeley loaded Coal.

 Half an hour later

Rail head grinder

DR79263

passed on its way to Port Talbot

from Exeter

at 12.20.

Bristol Airport 10-01-15

On a very blustery day 

I had to open the cars tail gate

so I could stand on the ladder

to take the photos.

First choice of the day

Agusta AW139

G-DCOI

departing at 09.57.

 Next was this

Falcon 2000

N642TA

Climbing out at 10.22.

 Austrian A320 

OE-LBQ

heading for Innsbruck at 11.05.

 Jet 2

Boeing 737 G-CELH

arriving as the sun decided to come out

at 12.40.

UNICEF branded

A319

G-EJAR

Climbing out at13.13

 Balken Holidays A320

LZ-BHG

also finding a bit of sun.

13.39. 

Bristol Airport 17-01-15

The reason why so many enthusiasts

braved the snow.

Having helped push a car up the hill to the

photographer corner,

then waiting for runway and taxyways

cleared of snow we were eventually spoiled

by some nice aircraft.

My choices were.

Fokker 100 PH-MJP

feeling at home 

 Departed at 10.53 as

Denim Air 6121.

 Best colour scheme was this

Lear Jet 35A

departing at 11.29.

 Arriving late due to diverting to

Gatwick

Austrian A320 OE-LBK

It had arrived as the snow started

the runway was closed as it reached

the overhead.

It it only had 30 minutes holding fuel

so half an hour later it went to Gatwick

as the runway was still covered in snow.

 Jet 2 Boeing 737 

G-CELZ 

Departing at 14.14.

 Second arrival after snow clearing was

Eazyjet A320 

G-EZUC

at 10.29.

KLM EMB190

PH-EZV

turning to back track

at 10.21.

This was the first flight movement

after an Stobart Air 

ATR 72 

which had landed as the snow

started at 08.00

Bristol Airport 24-01-15

14.19 and Jet 2 Boeing 737

G-CELO

departing as EXS2126

A new colour scheme on

Eazyjet Airbus A320 G-EZUA

arriving at 12.24.

G-TAWO arriving at 12.13

Thomson Boeing 737

Austrian Airbus A320

OE-LBS

just arrived at 08.58.

Second Austrian flight of the day,

Fokker 100 OE-LVD

arrived at 14.22.

KLM EMB190

PH-EZW

Departing at 10.30.