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Plenty of units 2nite.....but not exclusivly......This view taken from the fairly recent foot/cycle bridge at Powderham....2T17 155318 leading 13-23 Exmouth-Paignton Powderham 13-09-2017
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I decided to do just over an hour before breakfast.....1S43 XC Voyager 221xxx -7-25 Plymouth-Glasgow Powderham 14-09-2017
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These images give a flavour of the daily fare on this stretch of line nowadays.....2C43 150120 06-27 Filton Abbey Wood -Penzance Powderham 14-09-2017
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Of course the HST's will not be around for much longer.....IEP are coming soon.....1A77 PC's 43018/004 05-41 Penzance-Paddington Powderham 14-09-2017
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I learned many years ago you need light on Green liveries....2T08 143611 08-23 Exmouth-Paignton Powderham 14-09-2017
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Only a handfull of freight operates weekly, this arguably is the most interesting one...lucky with the lite....for a change....6C36 70816 Moorswater-Aberthawe Powderham 14-09-2017
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Brief call at Streetly prior to Cannock BF produced these...sadly could not determine the code for the engineers....66176 tnt 66170 16-07 Bescot-Harrow & Wealdstone Streetly 21-09-2017
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It's not every week you get a quadruple header...did phot one a couple of years ago....then 4 x class 37......6M63 68018/003+37605/606 DIT + load 3 Bridgewater yd-Crewe CCD Streetly 21-09-2017
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Having lost t'interwebly for a few days last week...here are a few more from Devon the week before last.....1C79 PC's 43198/088 11-06 Paddington-Paignton Powderham 14-09-2017
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Was very lucky gettin this...thanks CGW for the Gen, and the wever for the sunny slot...despite a 12 mins late departure from Exeter.....5Z77 57604+ PC's 43164/171+ stock Pendennis Castle 14-15 Exeter-Plymouth Laira Powderham 14-09-2017
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Later that aft and prior to a Battery failure on the car....the sun was around for this....1A91 PC's 43088/198 Paignton-Paddington Cockwood Harbour 14-09-2017
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However...and perhaps predictably not for this a few mins later......6C53 66075 St Blazey-Exeter RS Cockwood Harbour 14-09-2017
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Sat morn things were lookin set fair for the 50's running a short while later..... 2T13 150128 10-38 Exeter-Paignton Teignmouth 16-09-2017
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Unfortunately it was somewhat more squiffy when they passed....50007/50049 06-15 Burton (50's from Worcester)-Kingswear Teignmouth 16-09-2017
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And even more squiffy when they returned....... but at least with a reflection due to the rare occurance of watter being in!.......1Z52 50049/50007 16-15 Kingswear-Burton (50's to Worcester) Cockwood Harbour 16-09-2017
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Here is an image from Friday....light lingered till 10 mins before it's arrival...whilst it sat at Branston for 40 mins.....6Z56 56096 York (Thrall)-Bescot Elford 22-09-2017
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Things could have gone better 2Day......After over an hour of sun at home I arrived at Rugeley to discover these conditions....6X43 66702 Dagenham-Garston Rugeley 26-09-2017
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Actually it had been largly cloudy from a couple of miles from ome.... 4L90 86610+04 Crewe-Felixstowe Rugeley 26-02-2017
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There were some sunny intervals but they were brief and importantly....between trains....4M45 90024/19 Mossend-Daventry Rugeley 26-02-2017
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And even closer with this....then time for ome...full azy sun then of course.....4M81 70020 Felixstowe-Crewe B H Rugeley 26-02-2017 running some 94 mins late
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Last few from Devon first......2T14 155380/150131 10-25 Exmouth-Paignton Teignmouth 16-09-2017
