Despite the run down being up to 90 minutes early at some places, it was held at plymouth to let the mega-delayed FGW service with 43004 (MTU) past, which was 2 hours late. Train ended up arriving at St Austell about 10 down from its booked time.
The train stabled at Plymouth over the weekend and 31602 dragged it down to St Austell again this morning. The passengers arrived at the station after their weekend break in Cornwall, and their train is seen thrashing past Bodmin Parkway in full sun at around 10:05 this morning. Big up the dvr for the excellent thrash, top notch
Lovely to hear a bit of brush thrash back in Cornwall!!
Piccies;
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Class 158 through the lattice work of the footbridge
6 years ago this could have been 47851... a vomit comet arrives at St Austell with a VXC service
43004, one of the 2 MTU re-engined class 43s, at St Austell
47851 arrives with its train of pullmans in tow
ISO 800 allowed a shot in the station
Other cab
Viewed from the bridge in the dark
From the bridge
From the footpath
From the footbridge, with a tasty silver honda CBR600 in shot :p
From the footbridge
UP
A class 158 arrives at Bodmin Parkway, this train almost got in the way of the shot of the 47 - there were centimetres to spare as they passed infront of my lens!!
47851 tackles the bank with ease
With the turbo screaming, 851 passes Bod Parkway with a little clag at the exhaust
A close up of the headboard "The Saltburn Cornishman", the crew giving me a wave, and the cameras in the cab filming a route learning video
31602 dead on rear. I do not rate peds.
Which is why I had to go to Bodmin Parkway and get about 1/2 a coach in the frame.
. I still don't class 31's as Brush engines though...