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With very little of interest locally the monthly Network Rail Test Train to Weymouth is always something to look forward to. Usually a pair of 37s top and tail the one booked for the 12th July didnt dissapoint with 37610 and 37612 allocated. The train is seen passing through Yeovil Pen Mill on...

GBRf Class 69s 69003 The Railway Observer and 69004 worked the 22.11 Eastleigh East Yard to Eastleigh East Yard via Yeovil JUnction early morning on the 15th of June. The train is seen at Sherborne on both the outward run to Yeovil Junction and the return to Eastleigh..

UK Railtours ran the Magic Carpet railtour from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids on the 17th June 2023. Motive power was supplied by GBRf in the shape of 73962 Dick Mabbutt and 73964 Jeanette up front with 66768 on the rear. The train is seen at Sherborne on both the outward and return runs.

Steam Dreams ran an Excursion to Bath Spa on the 24th May. The locomotive used was Merchant Navy Class Pacific 34046 Braunton. The train was filmed around the village of Upton Scudamore as there is a climb on both approaches, so I chose a bridge either side of the sumnmit. 47853 was on the...

The Atlantic Coast Express was run on the 20th May 2023 by the Railway Touring Company. Motive power was LMS Jubilee 45596 Bahamas. The train ran from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids via Salisbury and Honiton. The return was via Bristol and Salisbury. I only got this one shot so I wanted...

The Railway Touring Companies Great Britain began its 9 day journey around England, Wales and Scotland with a London Paddington, Plymouth and Bristol run on Day 1. The train was originally plaanned to have 35018 British India Line as motive power but this wasnt available so LMS Class 5 44932...

The decommissioning of Winfrith Nuclear Power Station continues and trains still run to take away contaminated material. The latest one ran on the 20th April and was top and tailed by DRS Class 68s 68001 Evolution and 68018 Vigilent. The train has to run to Dorchester South to reverse as there...

To get 70000 Britannia to the Swanage Railways for a Gala the engine and coach was routed via the Welsh Marches, Bristol, Westbury, Castle Cary and Weymouth then along the coast to Wareham Junction for the Swanage line.As it would pass through Yeovil Pen Mill I had to go and see it, only living...

Vintage Trains ran a private charter from Birmingham Snow Hill to Didcot on the 4th March 2023 for Shareholders who contributed to the forming of Vintage Trains as a Train Operating Company through the Community Benefit Society. The locomotives used were 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and 7029...

Thank you for your comment. Yes I realised after I had posted it that I had put the wrong year on it but I will leave it and put an apology on the write up.

The Class 56 Farewell organised by UK Railtours ran on the 14th January 2023 with locomotives 56081 and 56098 in top and tail formation. I filmed the train arriving and departing Watford Junction as it headed north early in the morning. The train went on to visit Leicester, Spring Bank and...

The Braanch Line Society ran Shooters Swansong railtour on the 14th January using locomotives 37418 An Comuun Gaidhealach and 50008 Thunderer top and tail. The train started at Derby and visited Hinksey Reception Lines, Stratford on Avon, London Marylebone and London Paddington. I filmed the...

After seeing a post on a Facebook Group I remembered I had been out to video Pathfinders Christmas Cracker IV which ran on the 30th November 2002. I was at the north end of Birmingham New Street Tunnel near the site of Monument Lane Loco shed, long since gone, to get the Class 40 working hard up...

After missing a couple of years through Covid, the Sherborne Christmas Carol returned on the 6th December hauled by 44871 with 47813 on the rear for assistance if required and electric power supply to the train.The train called at Sherborne for passenegers to attend the Carol Service in...

Bath Christmas Markets generated a few charters trains to Bath Spa from around the country. The 5th December saw Gresley Pacific No 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley on the train from London Victoria. After dropping its passengers at Bath Spa the train continued to Bristol East Depot for servicing and a...

Locomotive Services Limited provided a locomotive to move redundant HST trailers from Long Rock, Penzance and Laira at Plymouth to a scrap yard in South Wales. The locomotive allocated was 37688 GReat Rocks. On its way to Penzance the engine called in at Reading Triangle Sidings to pick up...

37175 worked a Westbury to Westbury via Weymouth Test Train on the 3rd of November 2022,The train is seen at Yeovil Pen MIll on both the outward to and return from Weymouth. The return journey was unusual in the fact that the train was routed through the loop in Pen Mill Yard.

A large proportion of my videos lately have been test trains with Class 37s providing the power, much better than the usual diet of DMUs I get in my local area. On the 2nd of November 2022 37254 and 37421 were top and tail on a Derby RTC to Kingsland Road Sidings via Weymouth Test train. It was...

The Torbay Delight ran on the 19th October 2022 drom York to Paignton and return. Originally booked for a Peak but due to it not being ready the train had 37521 and 37688 as motive power with 47828 for eth and power in the Mk 3 coaches used. The train is seen at Dawlish and later we see it...

Virgin Cross Country trains used EWS Class 67s on Summer Saturday Holiday trains during the summer of 2004. During my annual holiday in Dawlish I videoed and travelled on these trains. My video shows the trains at various locations including Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot and Paignton and...