Filton Abbeywood 13-01-10

Blast from the past:-

Class 31 No 31604 heading towards Bristol

with a rail inspection train.

66124 heading towards Wales on a engineering

spoil train.

Another blast from the past
37706 light engine towards Bristol Parkway

Hauling the Taunton to Cardiff

was 57315

With 57303 Alan Tracy in tow.

The ugly bits on the front is used to connect

the loco to the West Coast Pendolino

electric units.

Yuck

Model Railway update

Well here it is, especially for my brother Michael.

This is a photo is of the upper area which will include a

terminus station (behind the camera),

frieght depot(behind the camera)

and loco depot with turntable an the area shown below.

Busy moment at the mouth of Leaze tunnels.
At the other end Lockers Tunnel sees Class 37 on
empty wagons, while Black 5MT on a short Pullman
special.


Above is an Express Parcels Rail car heading Lockers Leaze
Junction.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas every one

Snow 21-12-09 Part 2

Snow scenes on Purdown

Cold duck on Dutchess LakeDutchess Lake frozen solid
Sledgers to right enjoying the snow

Dower House again

Snow 21-12-09

Where did this snow come from?

It was not forcasted!

At 08.00 the M32 was clear and traffic running at around 40 mph.

Lockleaze looking very festive.

The Dower House

Telecom tower

Last light photo?????

Landing at 16.17, this Citation 750

HB-JEZ landed as FPG464.

I took 10 shots of JEZ landing

and only this (the last shot) was any good.

5 mins later and I would have failed??!!

Filton 02-12-09

Lining up to depart at 09.22 was this

EMB 190 G-FBEB as JER8240