The Sea Wall http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/ 10 rows en-gb 60 Goyles on the wall http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c142894.html I always was fond of these; like me I suppose, overweight and underpowered. Quite made the day though, snarling out of Parson's Tunnel... Saturday 27 March 2004: I always was fond of these; like me I suppose, overweight and underpowered. Quite made the day though, snarling out of Parson's Tunnel...

31206+31131 at Sprey Point, 11th June 1988 31413 Severn Valley Railway + 31458 at Teignmouth on 18th June 1988 31415 + 31469 at Sprey Point 25th June 1988 31438 + 31433 leaning into the curve at Langstone Rock 30th July 1988 31458 at Sprey Point, 5th August 1989 31403+31456 at Sprey Point 5th August 1989 31462 at Sprey Point on 27th May 1989 31465+31405 at Sprey Point 24th june 1989

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]]> Sat Mar 27 2004 Kettles http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c121765.html 'Is there a steam train coming?' the perennial question, and this time there was.... Saturday 21 February 2004: 'Is there a steam train coming?' the perennial question, and this time there was....

King Edward I skirting the Teign estuary at Bishopsteignton, 25th February 1995 9600 leaving Dawlish with Newton Antelope, 13th May 2000 6201 Princess Elizabeth powers the 'Mayflower' tour down the wall, 19th October 1992 King Edward 1 at Langstone Roock, 13th November 2004 60009 Union of South Africa at Dawlish 8th August 2004 48773 at Dawlish 16th May 1998 5051 Drysllwyn Castle + 5029 Nunney Castle at Dawlish 29th May 2004

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]]> Sat Feb 21 2004 Tales of the Unexpected! http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c44622.html Just occasionally the railway throws up a surprise - and here are a few of them Wednesday 20 August 2003: Just occasionally the railway throws up a surprise - and here are a few of them

50042 Triumph at Sprey Point 18th June 1988. Normally a 47 turn, it occasionally produced a 50 and even rarely a Blazey 37 50045 Achilles at Sprey Point 5th April 1989 37213 at Teignmouth 25th June 1994 47584 The Locomotive and Carriage Institution turned up on the 1V50, 9th August 1997 47846 Thor at Dawlish 15th August 1998 37895 t&t with 47851 on 1V41 7th August 1999 47289 dragging VXC HST at Rockstone Bridge 29th March 2002 D1015 Western Champion dragging 60085, Teign estuary, 29th August 2002 37402 Bont y Bermo at Cockwood, 10th August 2003.

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]]> Wed Aug 20 2003 Engineers http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c44618.html A variety of enginering trains up and down, or occasionally just on the wall. Wednesday 20 August 2003: A variety of enginering trains up and down, or occasionally just on the wall.

50015 Valiant at Sprey Point on ballast train, 26th may 1989 50004 St. Vincent on a down ballast train 21st February 1990 37083 at Sprey Point 21st March 1991 37038 on a motley collection of ballast hoppers, probably heading for Riverside 22nd April 1992 37888 on short westbound engineers train running as 7C15, 4th August 1998 37885+37679 on ballast train 26th August 1998 66057 Adam Smith t&t with 60007 unloading concrete sleepers at Horse Cove, 12th May 2002 60007 at Horse Cove, 12th May 2002 50032 Courageous at Dawlish 20th september 1989

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]]> Wed Aug 20 2003 Postals http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c44437.html Gone but not forgotten, will they ever return to the south-West? Tuesday 19 August 2003: Gone but not forgotten, will they ever return to the south-West?

50050 ambles along the Exe estuary with a single van, 28th February 1988 47315 at Cockwood on 1E06 3rd April 1991 47475 Restive leading switched off 47625 Resplendent at Teignmouth, 30th June 1993 47501 Craftsman leading 47573 at Dawlish Warren 13th August 1993 1738 66167 pretending to be a Skip on 1E41, 20th August 2001 50044 Exeter on 1E06 25th April 1990 47772 The Queen Mother on 1M65, 18th April 2003

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]]> Tue Aug 19 2003 Freight http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c44430.html The predominant freight along the wall over the years has been clay in various forms, but there are other flows from time to time. Tuesday 19 August 2003: The predominant freight along the wall over the years has been clay in various forms, but there are other flows from time to time.

37675 William Cookworthy + 37674 looking all muscular on 6S55 'bullets' 9th May 1990. Note, clean wagons and Redstripe Railfreight. Ahhh! 37371 + 37072 on 6B20 Heathfield - Briton Ferry tanks, 19th March 1991 37280+37371 on 6B20 tanks to Briton Ferry, 30th April 1991 37668 on 6B20, 22nd April 1992 37673+37674 passing Sprey Point on the Saturday lunchtime 6V70, 16th May 1992 37674+37669 on Saturday 6V70, 26th June 1993 37416 Mt.Fuji + 37674 on 6S55 'Silver Bullets' on 17th February 1994 60029 Ben Nevis on return Heathfield tanks at Teignmouth, 9th June 1994 37229 and 37668 on 'Bullets' 30th March 1995 59101 Village of Chantry on 6Z30, 5th September 1998. This service conveyed trench fill material to various locations in South Devon 37371 on empty box wagons, 7th September 1998 37803 on 6C21, 9th June 1999 37065 on freight through the Warren, 22nd July 1999 37505 British Steel workington + 37678 on 6V70, 23rd August 1999 60006 Scunthorpe Ironmaster on down freight, 1st Mat 2000 60050 +37689 DIT on 6V70, 7th September 2001 66601 on 6M37 cement empties, 17th April 2003 37711 coping well with the load on the Monday evening 6C62 westbury - Tavistock Jcn. tanks, 21st July 1997

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]]> Tue Aug 19 2003 Drags http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c44422.html It could be amazing what could be sent to the rescue.... but sadly not anymore! Tuesday 19 August 2003: It could be amazing what could be sent to the rescue.... but sadly not anymore!

37673 dragging unidentified HST service 27th May 1989 37098 dragging 43088 + 43092 on UID westbound HST service, 24th August 1991 37675 William Cookworthy + 37671 Tre Pol and Pen dragging 1V47 13th June 1992 47815 dragging 47841 on late running 1M40, 9th April 1999 37350 National Railway Museum dragging 47851 on 1S19, 12th June 1999 37174 dragging 47828 on 1C02 Bristol - Paignton 14th August 1999 47849 Cadierlan Bangor Cathedral dragging 47832 Tamar on FGW 1A70 service to Paddington, 9th June 2001 Shed 199 dragging VXC tram set as 5V42, 18th May 2002 47761 doing the honours with 47812 Pride of Eastleigh on 1M25, 17th August 2002 50020 dragging 50018+50015 at Dawlish 18th February 1990

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]]> Tue Aug 19 2003 Railtours http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c44417.html A variety of tours and traction over the years Tuesday 19 August 2003: A variety of tours and traction over the years

33051 Isle of Grain + 33021 on 1Z22, 20th June 1992 37412 Driver John Elliott on short Pathfinder railtour heading for Cornwall, 30th March 1996 47781 Isle of Iona on Nenta tour to Paignton, 17th June 2000 46035 rolling down the wall on 15th February 2003 Hood and Defiance rolling out of Parsons Tunnel on their way to Par, 20th September 2003. No women with red shirts on, no gaggle of people standing gawping - outstanding! 47786 Roy Castle OBE on Edenex past Langstone Rock, 27th September 2003 37672 Freight Transport Association on a jolly! 21st June 1992 58037 + 58035 in fast forward away from Dawlish station en route to Paignton on 1Z58 'The Worksop Devonian' 26th July 1997 37405 + 37410 Aluminium 100 on The Total Eclipse, 11th August 1999 47744 Royal Mail Cheltenham and 47784 Condover Hall at Dawlish 26th April 2003 56118+56107 on Worksop Riviera jolly to Paignton, 2nd August 2003 40145 at the Warren, 22nd May 2004 47200 The Fosse Way + 37316 Cam Peak at Dawlish, 14th August 2004 47316 Cam Peak + 47714 at Dawlish 14th May 2005

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]]> Tue Aug 19 2003 Scheduled Passenger http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c44412.html This collection runs from 1988 to the present day. During this time scheduled loco hauled passenger services along the wall have featured anything from 31s to 50s, along with the ever present 47s. Tuesday 19 August 2003: This collection runs from 1988 to the present day. During this time scheduled loco hauled passenger services along the wall have featured anything from 31s to 50s, along with the ever present 47s.

31206 + 31131 at Sprey Point 11th June 1988 47211, ex Newton Abbot standby, hauling 1M37 0840 Paignton - Manchester in lieu of 31s, 22nd July 1989 50036 Victorious rolling down the wall 18th February 1990 Elgar with Fearless DIT storming the wall 4th August 1990 47588 Resurgent, freshly painted on 1V40, 30th May 1992 47517 Andrew Carnegie, complete with highland stag, on 1V40, 6th June 1992 47714 on 2T31, 21st June 1992 at Dawlish 47706 on 1O86 4th July 1992 47706 at Sprey Point 5th June 1993 47636 restored at Sprey Point 3rd July 1993 47587 At Dawlish 14th August 1993 47525 in Distribution livery, 14th September 1997 47033 The Royal Logistics Corps on 1V50 20th June 1998 47016 Atlas chugging away from Dawlish on 1M38 5th September 1998 47016 Atlas on it's last visit to the south west on 19th September 1998 47747 Res Publica on 1S66 27th May 2000 47742 The Enterprising Scot on 1V35, 9th June 2001 47814 Totnes Castle storming through the Warren, 11th August 2001 47846 Thor on 1A43 16th August 2001 57601 makes rare daylight appearance, 1A43, 24th August 2001 47815 Abertawe / Landore on Padd - Penzance 11th November 2001 47851 in a patch of sunshine on a dark day at Dawlish, 28th December 2001 47818 Strathclyde on 1V50, 22nd June 2002 47840 North Star at Cockwood 20th July 2002 47851 0n 1M79, 3rd August 2002 47840 North Star on 1M56 on 16th August 2002 47843 Vulcan t&t with 47818, 17th August 2002 47847 Railway World Magazine/Brian Morrison dragging DVT set away from Dawlish on 1V45, 24th August 2002 47853 Rail Express with sad collection of booners held hostage in coach A. service is 1M25 at Teignmouth 31st august 2002 50034 Furious at Sprey Point, 18th June 1988 50025 Invincible at Sprey Point, 18th June 1988 50001 Dreadnought at Langstone Rock, 2nd June 1990 47805 pulling out of Dawlish, 19th September 1998 50002 Superb at Sprey Point 7th July 1990 47526 at Sprey Point 20th June 1992 47423 Sceptre at Sprey Point 4th July 1992 47816 powering into the bend at Langstone 26th July 1990 43193x43157 on 1V45, 30th May 2005 67005 Queen's Messenger on 1M89, 14th August 2004

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]]> Tue Aug 19 2003 Stormy weather http://seawallthrash.fotopic.net/c32227.html Weather to give you earache, camera corrosion and to occasionally stop the job. Because of the configuration of the wall it only really needs a stiff breeze from the right direction to get dramatic. Also, the well thought out wall footing reinforcements have recently exacerbated the problem with wave break. Sunday 6 July 2003: Weather to give you earache, camera corrosion and to occasionally stop the job. Because of the configuration of the wall it only really needs a stiff breeze from the right direction to get dramatic. Also, the well thought out wall footing reinforcements have recently exacerbated the problem with wave break.

47815 on27th July 1999 66156 on 6M68, 22nd February 2003

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