Western Invader & 40145 East Lancashire Railway
Class 52 'Western' diesel-hydraulic D1015 Western Champion (running as D1009 Western Invader) + 40145 East Lancashire Railway enter Plymouth working the 1Z40 0520 Crewe - Penzance 'East Lancs Champion' charter on the 15th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Strangers in the West
Strangers in the west indeed! Because of the need to transfer some FGW HST Buffet cars from Laira TMD to Eastleigh, GBRf class 66/7 66728 Instiiution of Railway Operators hauls 73212 + 73206 Lisa passed the former station of Plympton, whilst working the 0V66 1000 Tonbridge - Laira TMD 'light engine' move on the 7th July 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Silverlink 150 climbing Hemerdon Bank
First Great Western / ex Silverlink class 150/1 150127 climbs Hemerdon Bank on the 7th April 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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FGW HST climbs through Hemerdon Woods
An unidentified First Great Western HST climbs through Hemerdon Woods with a Paddington working on the 7th April 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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43304 climbs through Hemerdon Woods
XC Cross Country HST 43304 climbs through Hemerdon Woods working the 1425 Plymouth - Edinburgh Waverley on the 7th April 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Royal power for the VSOE
Class 67s 67005 Queen's Messenger + 67006 Royal Soverign climb Hemerdon Bank working the 1Z87 1130 Plymouth - Taunton VSOE on the 15th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Ron Andrews / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Ron Andrews / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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66728 + 73206 climb Hemerdon Bank
GB Railfreight class 66/7 66728 + English Electric JB / class 73/2 73206 Lisa haul Mk 3 buffets 40736 + 40725 + 40726 + 40744 + 40738 + 40709 + 40745 climb Hemerdon working the 5066 1000 Laira TMD - Eastleigh empty stock move (for storage) on the 8th July 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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66620 on the Moorswater Cement
66620 passes South Brent Station (closed) working the 6C66 1443 Moorswater - Westbury Cement empties on the 1st June 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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43129 passing South Brent
First Great Western HST 43129 passes South Brent Station (closed) working the 0759 Penzance - Paddington on the 15th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Class 220 Voyager at South Brent
Class 220 Voyager DEMU 220007 passes the closed station of South Brent, (closed on the 16th September 1963), working the 0828 Penzance - Glasgow Central on the 15th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Western Champion + 40145 climb Rattery Bank
Class 52 'Western' diesel-hydraulic D1015 Western Champion (running as D1009 Western Invader) pass the site of Tigley Signal Box, on Rattery Bank, working the 1Z40 0520 Crewe - Penzance 'East Lancs Champion' charter on the 15th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Ron Andrews / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Ron Andrews / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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The National Measurement Train at Totnes
Network Rail's National Measurement Train HST 43014 passes Totnes whilst working the 1Z19 1001 Plymouth - Paddington on the 18th June 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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43062 John Armitt at Totnes
Network Rail's National Measurement Train 43062 John Armitt passes Totnes working the 1Z19 1001 Plymouth - Paddington on the 18th June 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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43285 at Totnes
Cross Country HST 43285 arrives at Totnes working the 1125 Plymouth - Dundee on the 15th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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The National Measurement Train HST
43062 (with 43013 on the rear) passes through Totnes working the 1001 Plymouth - Paddington on the 21st May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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The 'yellow peril' passes Totnes
43013 (with 43062 on the front) passes through Totnes working the 1Z19 1001 Plymouth - Paddington on the 21st May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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First Great Western and Arriva combo
Class 153 153329 + class 150/2s 150281 + 150238 enter Totnes working the 2C49 1605 Exeter St Davids - Penzance on the 23rd May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Bernard Mills / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Climbing Dainton Bank
First Great Western HST 43182 climb Dainton Bank working the 1006 Paddington - Penzance on the 15th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Dawlish local
First Great Western class 143 143603 passes Dawlish on the 5th May 2010.
Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Nick Warren / CLASSIC TRACTION.
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