Viewed from room 804 of the Block Hotel a Thameslink service arrives at Gatwick.

Castle Class waits at Dawlish whilst the guard awaits the departure signal. These are due to be retired at some point in 2024 ending another chaper in UK rail history.

World's most famous locomotive, Flying Scotsman storms through Dawlish. The Scotsman was celebrating it's 100th birthday with tours around the UK like this one on the Royal Duchy.

Cardiff - Penzance working approaches Dawlish. These Castle sets essentially shortened HST's are due for retirment in 2024.

A service from Plymouth for Endinburg zips thru the rebuilt station.

Thank You NHS liveried IET on a service bound for London. This was applied during the Pandemic. This area was extensively rebuilt with the new sea wall.

An IET bound for London blasts out of Kennaway Tunnel

A delayed local service (due to a fight by school kids at Torre) drops off passengers at Dawlish.

The 5F24 repositioning from Platform 1 to 2 waits whilst the 2F53 departs for Exmouth with a local service running a Class 158 set.

GWR 4555 waits for water at Paignton on the Dartmouth Steam Railway celebrating it's 50th. The 4555 was built in 1924.

50 Years of the Dartmouth Steam Railway! GWR 4555 brings the 1410 Paignton to Kingswear into the station. 4555 was built in 1924. Dartmouth Steam Railway is 50 years old in 2023.

GWR 4555 leads the 1115 Paignton to Kingswear on it's approach to it's destination. 4555 was built in 1924.

The 2F13 Paighton to Exeter 0945 service stands at Platform 1 ready for departure while another service has just arrived from Exmouth.

The HST 125 was in its last months of service with Cross Country the last regular operator. One such of example in the foggy rain at Dawlish.

A super voyager forms the 1M49 service from Plymouth to Manchester through a spell of moderate rain