Pictures of steam locos

Went to South Devon Railway on Saturday. Herewith some pics.

No. 3205 at Totnes.



6412 taking on water at Buckfastleigh.



Class 25 at Buckfastleigh



General view of run in to Buckfastleigh Station



That's it for now.

Steam Special on 1st April 2015. BI 'Mayflower' on Cathedrals Express to Kingswear.
For timings visit:
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t15/t0401b.htm

As promised a couple of pics of B1 no. 61306 'Mayflower' on 'The Cathedrals Express' at Dawlish Warren. Hope you like them











More after Easter providing on the weather.

Great photos Mick. :thumbs

The stone bridge in the foreground of Buckfastleigh Station, is that over a canal or is it for pedestrian/road traffic ??

Cheers, Gary.

:doublethumb
Keep those magnificent photos coming - they are really appreciated by those of us that are halfway around the world  and would love to be able to see the in locos in person.

Thanks for the support chaps.
Gary: The bridge is over a stream that runs through the site entering the River Dart on the other side of the site. The drop to the water is considerable and almost like a deep stone cutting. Am over there tomorrow so will take a couple of pics of it for you.
The Easter offerings at the railway are
Steam: L92 LT Pannier Tank & 3205 (again).
Diesel: Class 37 and Class 25
Also on offer vintage buses, lorries, cars and motor bikes. Goods and passenger workings.
Till Sunday.

Great pictures Mick :thumbs

Hope the weather improves for Sunday, it's 'orrible here today.


Ed

Not much better here either Ed. Although they do say it might get brighter later. Believe it when I see it.

Herewith the Railway Pics from the South Devon Railway today. Hope you like them.

No. 3205 at Buckfastleigh.



No. 3205 moving onto its train in readiness to depart to Totnes.



No. 3205 near Staverton.



Dumbleton Hall at Buckfastleigh still awaiting overhaul. Rumour has it that it might start this year.



Class 37 No. 6737 at Buckfastleigh.



No. L92 & No. 3205 passing at Buckfastleigh. L92 is bringing in the train that 3205 will take back to Totnes.



London Transport Pannier Tank No. L92 at Buckfastleigh.



L92 coming into Staverton en-route to Totnes.



L92 running round its train at Totnes



L92 awaiting the road at Totnes for return to Buckfastleigh.



L92 leaves Totnes for Buckfastleigh



Will put the buses etc up tomorrow.

Great shots Mick. :thumbs I think some of these would make great jigsaw puzzles. Alan has a lot to choose from !

Cheers, Gary.

Hi Bittern,

All great shots as usual. The Pannier is looking great but I must confess that the 37 gets my vote of approval. It looks absolutely minted.

Thanks for sharing these fantastic shots. Looks like a great day out.

Cheers

Toto

Thanks Lads, it was. Will put some of the vintage trucks, cars and buses up later on when I get back from the Plym Valley Railway running day and Easter Egg hunt.
Gary, I did take some shots of that little bridge and in fact it is two in close succession. The one under the Railway over the stream and the other was a road which lead down to a Paper Mill (now long since gone). Will post some of them as well.

Stumbled upon this one yesterday on my way home from a day nature filming at Saltram. Not as common as they once were.

Class 150 No. 150128 passing Class 66 No. 66164 on a China Clay run out of Devon.

You were lucky Mick. Bet people spend ages trying to catch a picture like that :thumbs


Ed

PS: Sure I'm turning to the dark side, I keep getting more and more interested in diesels :)

They are here to stay Ed. Well, down here anyway until well after my lifetime. There's one thing about them, they can be very colourful.
Some of the earlier ones were really interesting, albeit in my spotting days many many moons ago, it was the curiosity feature.
Nowadays they are a bit of a much-ness, but eh, they work most of the time.

Visited the South Devon Railway again on Sunday. Only one engine in use which was 3205 (again). Herewith 4 pics for now.

No. 3205 running round its train ready for journey to Buckfastleigh.



At Buckfastleigh running round for journey to Totnes



In the woods at Staverton



At Totnes with the last train of the day back to Buckfastleigh.



Sorry nothing really new. Not much happening with Steam Specials at the moment. There is supposed to be the Great Britain VIII on Tuesday next week, we will have to wait and see.

Latest on the Great Britain VIII is that it is likely to be steam hauled to Exeter then Diesel to Penzance. Will let you know if it changes.

Captured this beast on the 20th April. It has been coming into Plymouth for a while now but never had a chance to grab it.

Class 43 No. 43144 in Building a Greater West livery of FGW.

Wednesday 29th April. The Great Britain VIII looks like it will be steam hauled from Plymouth to Bristol behind No. 70000 Britannia. More details later.

Captured these two yesterday on the Plym Estuary hauling the Orient Express.

No. 67005 Queen's Messenger.



No. 67026 Diamond Jubillee.



That's all till Tuesday & Wednesday folks.