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The 11.20 Waterloo - Exeter St David's provides a dummy run for the steam railtour, with the shot chosen to minimise hard shadows and vegetation. Imagine the confusion when "The Cathedrals Express" appeared, 30 mins later, running on the nearside "wrong" line.
We have no first-hand gen as to why this was done but locals believe it was to enable the predominately elderly passengers, heading for carols at Sherborne Abbey, to avoid the need to use the station footbridge. It would also allow the 1L33 service to pass unhampered on the down line.
These are some of the orphans who are being raised at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Nairobi Nursery. The nursery is where the orphaned baby elephants are initially brought to be raised among other orphans as well as by their amazing keepers. They remain in the nursery until they are old enough and ready to move up to one of the Reintegration units where they will eventually return to the wild. The SWT has a wonderful foster program where you can "adopt" an orphan (or two) www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/
South West Trains Class 458, 458503 with 458517 arriving into Vauxhall working 2S23 0956 to Weybridge, this service started at London Waterloo, taken 7th January 2017
450 030 leaving Guildford on the South West Trains 1530 service to Ascot via Aldershot. Taken whilst waiting for a train back to Reading.
455507 Worked 5B41 Wimbledon Park Depot To Eastleigh Trsmd seen approaching Eastleigh at 08:10 on 4/4/2016
South West Trains Class 458, 458518 getting ready to depart Hounslow working 2S47 1636 to Weybridge, taken 7th January 2017
Space ship with huge motor,used as personnel carrier. Not intended for military use,its more of a "space bus"
Final weeks of SWT operation along the coast to Brighton.
Sadly engineering work meant there were no through workings to Reading this weekend, so no SWT diesel units.
South West Trains Class 444, 444043 departing Basinsgtoke with 444005 working 1W54 1135 to London Waterloo, service started at Weymouth, taken 8th April 2017
South West Trains Class 444, 444017 arriving into Eastleigh working 1W20 1448 to London Waterloo, this service started from Weymouth, taken 17th September 2016