47813 down on a vice saturday (return yesterday with me and about 60 bashers on board)
5029 and 5051 down on saturday, returns today
67005 ("one's skip") returning the kettle tour
GNER to Newquay
So I went out for the phots
FGW HST at middleway, St Blazey
GNER HST at middleway
desprate going away shot of the GNER
Random HST near Burngullow
Kettles at Burngullow
chuff
Tamper in the old St Austell motorail bay - this track hasnt been used for many many years
47813 approaches a bridge in the middle of nowhere with the down vice
Little did we think we'd see another Virgin HST down in Cornwall! Summer timetable pressures have, however, puersaded virgin to hire the stock back for trips to Newquay. On the sunny afternoon one of the HSTs passes Moorswater near Liskeard
Back Power Car
Random reggie rail unit
Penzance kettles and 47813's return Vice - also photos of 57604 with the sleeper stock
5029 at Penzance. Damn fence..
5051 and 5029 prepare to top and tail the train to St Blazey for turning
off they chuff
47813 (my loco for the day) and two "Fag Packet" livery HSTs at Long Rock
57604 shunting
57604 waits with the up beds, which will leave Penzance later at 10pm
47813 pulls out the depot
ECS to Penzance
Just like the old days! 47813 next to the famous Penzance Retaining wall
brief call at Plymouth
Exeter where we bailed
My lordes!
Enjoy
It's worth noting that this was 47813s last booked run with FGW before they hand it back to porterbrook. She wasnt at all healthy, the turbo was "chirping" all the way, and balls of flame were often seen from the exhaust. Could be an RIP job
Very hellfire up the devon banks though! Many arms were out the windows at Dawlish 
JDJonny
