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All good pictures, congrats to all, but the b/w shot at Long Ashton is outstanding Bristle GWR !!

The Exeter City footex's on Sunday were class 67 hauled, to Paddington.

From WiltsAvon rail gen:

850 Lord Nelson 1Z82 08.53 London Victoria - Bristol Temple Meads (14.02) passed Overton at 11/50. Ta SC. Chris...


Overton is east of Whitchurch Hants (from multimap). Hope this helps.

Vid of DoG at Patchway. Hazy, into sun and very quiet approach. Not too pleased with the effort, as first time I've seen her since on the blocks at Bridgnorth in mid 70's when you'd never have thought she would run again. Just gives you hope for all those that are working hard to get other great ...

Lovely pics

They certainly are !

If I hadn't had to to Brum today I would've been pretty much at the same spot as BristleGWR. I think we were in adjacent fields for Lord Nelson last Saturday at Kelston.

Theres always Sunday

There certainly is! Possibly targetting Patchway.

Vid from Kelston:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwFWUCAd6Z0

Here's The Royal Duchy tour departing Stoke Gifford - all :D until the Branson special appeared :evil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoYDSqIkorg

I just saw on a gen site that today's train has been 'caped' which I think means it's not running.

Non traffic for a year and a half, I believe.

GT

Thanks to the contributors to Wilts & Avon Gen for this info:

Next weeks Tytherington stone now running tue to fri (13th- 16th June)

6Z23
Westbury 0442, Yate 0606 0611, Tytherington 0641

6C38
Tytherington 1144. Yate 1214 1219, Westbury 1334


Apparently," the track has to pass Net-Rail line ...

Thanks to WiltshireAvon Gen:

45112 1Z55 06.48 Derby-Kingswear running 47 mins late @ Tuffley,Glos. Allan.

Posted at 1056

GT

I just saw this on another site, reliable source -

Reported in another place, 45112 has suffered a compressor failure.

GT

Try this link

http://www.thisissouthgloucestershire.c ... /features/

and scroll down to the pic for Dec 05 2003.

It's not snow, but it is a moody shot of an HST in winter !!

GT

The guys at Easyjet are promoting the Severn Beach line in this month's in-flight magazine (Bristol destination section, October) -

Quote

Scenic route
û Why not travel like the locals and take the overground sprinter train from platform one at Temple Meads station? The train passes many local ...

Also, the following VSOE excursion should be at TM about now (though reported 16 mins late at Worting) :


67013 1V80 09.44 Victoria - Bristol TM (13.03)



I can't get down there today (have to pay for the kid's uni education !) so I'd echo Pete's request for sight of any photos.

GT