Recent Cambrian Line Workings

37416 shunts its Pullman stock after arriving at Pwllheli with the 06:24 Kingfisher Railtour, 1Z37 from High Wycombe. Date 29/10/05, time 13:15.

The same engine at Bridge Garage, ready to back on to its stock.

37416 waiting for the off to form the 1Z38, 16:30 Pwllheli to High Wycombe. Taken from Bob Wright's tyre house. Bob is the Coxswain of the Lilly & Vincent Anthony, Pwllheli's Mersey Class lifeboat.

A view West of 37416 past the signal box towards Pwllheli Station, still waiting for the off...

37416 in very low light passing Penmount Chapel, on time.

Kingfisher Tour to Pwllheli, 29/10/05

Arriving with 12:03 - 1Z53 from Taunton, about an hour or so late, Class 33103 leading & 33202 powered on the rear rattle off Barmouth Viaduct. These RA6 machines having been given dispensation to cross the bridge Top & Tail formation.

Pathfinder Tour to Barmouth, 29/04/06 left to right:

33202 stands in the Up platform first at the station & then having backed up away from the platform. These engines now belong to FM rail (Fragonset & Merlin) & carry a derivative LNWR livery.

33103 in the Up platform with Barmouth in the background, will assist at the rear of the train on the Up leg of the tour back to Taunton but only as far as Machynlleth where it will pilot 33202.

33103 arrives on time on the rear of 1Z54 at Machynlleth - 15:05 Barmouth to Taunton, where it was detached and placed at the head of the train, double heading back with 33202. This being the second time this year a Class 33 charter has passed through Machynlleth and only the third ever working of the class on Cambrian metals, the first with an inspection saloon last year.

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