010813 Could I make it to Chipping Sodbury in time to see the container train ,then bomb up to Wickwar and get 6B13??as it turned out it was easily done...6B13 and 6E41 were caped and to top it all 4051 was nearly 2 hours late in departing....not a good start to the day and why did I bother to drive 140 odd miles?? 70017 departs Chipping Sodbury loop with a very late running 4O51 09:58 Wentloog(Cardiff)-Southampton

010813 I decided to stay at chipping Sodbury for the afternoon "freight fest" as I have never done these shots and the electrification masts/wires will ruin it forever......66087 passes Chipping Sodbury with the 6V47 M/ThO 10:13 Tilbury-Trostre

010813 70016 passes Chipping Sodbury with a late running 4V50 10:32 Millbrook-Wentloog(Cardiff)

010813 Right behind the container train....... 60062 on 6B33 TThO 13:00 Theale-Robeston passes Chipping Sodbury

010813 Thanks to RTT we could monitor the progress of 6C53,for a change it departed right time for Blazey which made the light better for us,I went for a slightly wider view to get the Church in.........66143 on 6C53 WThO 16:27 St.Blazey-Exeter Riverside pass Powderham

010813 I left the assistant to man the tripod and get the master shot.Typical drive nearly 300 miles and the best shot of the day is a local one..... 66143 passes Powderham with 6C53 WThO 16:27 St.Blazey-Exeter Riverside

020813 With a lot of cloud around I was pleased and (and lucky) to get this........56087 passes Jetty Marsh Bridge on the Teigngrace branch with 6Z53 14:53 Teigngrace-Chester.

060813 For some reason the skies between Liskeard and Plymouth remained fairly blue all day,but what to do????150124 has just passed Sandplace and heads towards Looe.Must admit quite like the "summers day" look of this.

060813 It has to be 150124 again.Heading the 1247 Liskeard -Looe past Plashford farm.

070813 A good forecast on a wednesday means a trip up the Parkandillack branch.Mind you I thought the train would never come as its usually past here around 0930 but loading 7 JIA's made it gone 1115 by the time it passed us. 66175 heads back down the branch at little Treviscoe crossing

070813 After seeing it at Little Treviscoe this has to be done,mind you I only beat it by a few minutes...66175 approaches Burngullow with the Wednesday trip working,bound initially for St. Blazey then Exeter later on in the day.

080813 With a good forecast I was all set to go up to Bristol but at the last minute thought "stay local".I was bitterly regretting this as it was cloudy when we arrived,however the train was 40 late departing and at the last minute the sun finally burnt through the cloud.......66175 passes St Blazey Middleway with late running 6G06 07:40 Goonbarrow-Fowey.

080813 As we left Blazey there was an up HST due in around 15 minutes so it will be easy to beat it...not so it ran ahead of the 125 and we beat it with only a minute or so to spare......66175 arrives at Lostwithiel (in front of the mini gallery) with 6G06 07:40 Goonbarrow-Fowey

080813 Next stop Coulson park....66175 heads down the branch to Fowey,what a difference 40 minutes makes to the weather as it was now full blue bling.Off to breakfast at HRH's garden establishment now.

080813 Despite the forecast saying it would cloud over we remained in the sun for most of the day so a strenuous walk up to Milltown for this.....66175 heads upgrade out of Lostwithiel near Milltown with 6G07 13:50 Fowey-Goonbarrow

090813 With it being a very 50-50 time for the sun we were well pleased when this came in a big blue patch.66075 passes Shillingham,near Forder with an early running 6C39 FO 11:50 St.Blazey-Newport ADJ...The assistant mans the tripod with the camera from the dark side.

090813 Meantime I had moved 600 yards down the road and yet again met up with the BZ....66075 passes Shillingham,near Forder with an early running 6C39 FO 11:50 St.Blazey-Newport ADJ.It needs to run early for the sun to be on the front so really pleased it all came together (for a change)..You can just about make out the tripod/assistant on the bridge in the background.

120813 The stone/sand finally ran again with a 59 on it to boot.Any chance of sun for a decent working????...what do you think.Photo courtesy of Adobe lightroom 5.....59101 on the 7Z27 11:13 Burngullow ECC to Exeter Riverside NY passes Bethany

160813 150266 has just "reversed" at Bere Alston and is set to continue to Gunnislake.Behind the train the line continued to Tavistock and eventually Waterloo.

160813 Not a great fan of station photography but will make an exception for this scene....150266 arrives at Bere Ferrers and heads back to Plymouth.The station contains a memorial to the 10 New Zealand service men that died here in 1917,in a tragic accident.

160813 Whilst we are in this part of the world this shot has to be done.....150266 heads across the mighty Calstock viaduct.

160813 wandering around trying to get a new angle....150266 (again) on the 2C52 1729 Gunniislake - Liskeard.

190813 With later running on a Monday the sleeper can still be done locally for at least the next two Mondays.....57602 heads the down sleeper through Trerulefoot.

190813 as well as later runniing the train stops at Liskeard for 15 minutes or so which gives you two goes at it.57602 has just crossed Moorswater viaduct and heads to Penzance.

190813 This has disaster written all over it.With it being very much a 50/50 day for sun the preceeding train before the main event comes in glorious light.......I just know whats going to happen when the 59 comes.43175 heads the 1000 Penz -Padd up the Glynn valley

190813 Whats going on???Despite...to paraphrase Alex ferguson "squeaky bum time" the main event comes in a bit of blue. 59202 looks good as it heads the 7Z27 1113 Burngullow-Exeter Riverside past Penkestle down in the Glynn valley.Will I get a better freight shot this year in Cornwall ??.....and we finally nail the sand.MEGAAA

190813 The assistant mans the tripod and yet again bags the master shot.59202 heads up the Glynn valley with 7Z27 1113 Burngullow-Exeter Riverside.Totally stonking

190813 Now I did not mean to beat it to Tavi junction and it was a sedate drive.However on a arrival no sign of the train.It appeared seconds later and is caught in a lucky bit of blue backing in to the yard.The train is then split into two for its passage over the Devon banks.