Cambrian coast route - any interesting movements

[Tim R-T-C]

Hello,

I am down near Dovey Jct for a few days this week and noticed a few interesting photo spots by the lineside, just wondering if there are any interesting movements on the line at all or is it just the DMU passenger trains?

Cheers.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

I'll take that as a no, I certainly saw or heard nothing other than 158s.

A couple of pics but I was continually frustrated by the routinely 30 minute late running of services on the line.


A Class 158 crosses Pont Abermaw by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


Pwllheli to Birmingham International by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

 

[c259]

I'll take that as a no, I certainly saw or heard nothing other than 158s.

A couple of pics but I was continually frustrated by the routinely 30 minute late running of services on the line.


A Class 158 crosses Pont Abermaw by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr


Pwllheli to Birmingham International by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr

I can't answer your original question, but nice photos!

 

[Rhydgaled]

Hello,

I am down near Dovey Jct for a few days this week and noticed a few interesting photo spots by the lineside, just wondering if there are any interesting movements on the line at all or is it just the DMU passenger trains?

Cheers.

30mins delays? I'm guessing ERTMS (the recently activated in-cab signaling) was playing up on you, when I've been in Aberystwyth watching the trains they are generally on time. ERTMS is also the reason you'll probablly only see 158s, the Cambrian coast steam is apparentlly canceled this year because of it. Any railtours that vist the Cambrian will need to be hauled by the 4/3 Network Rail ERTMS class 37/97 locos, I don't know how often they are used but if there was anything regular I'd expect to have seen the timings posted on here somewhere.