An Arriva XC class 221 heads for Plymouth on a Cross-country working in a patch of sun, trying to race the threatening clouds in the background.

A westbound FGW HST passes Dawlish in Devon as children play on the beach on a lovely warm September sunday in 2008

6024 King Edward I passes Dawlish heading for Kingswear with the Torbay Express.

New build A1 class 60163 Tornado approaches Dawlish on a lovely sunny summers day with the Torbay Express bound for Kingswear. Plenty of photographers were present to record the scene as can be se... (more)

Class 37 37037 looks like it is ready for scrapping. Fortunately, it is undergoing restoration and is now resplendent in early BR green livery as D6737.

5029 'Nunney Castle' leads BR built 4-6-2 Britannia class 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' on the 07:35 Paddington to Par 'Royal Duchy'. A few minutes later, Nunney Castle was declared a failure at Newton ... (more)

43301 trails a northbound Cross-Country service at Dawlish on a beautiful spring day. Note the photographers at bottom left awaiting the double-headed steam special heading for Cornwall

Nearly new privately owned EMD JT26CW-SS or Class 59 no 59001 passes Westbury station. Taken just a few weeks after arriving in the UK, this is an unrepeatable photo, the aluminium PHA hoppers wer... (more)

The last Torbay Express of 2008 passes Dawlish on a glorious late September day.

A pair of Class 159s pass Dawlish with the Basingstoke to Paignton service on an unusually hot late summers day in September whilst a couple take a walk in the sea

A First Great Western HST heads along the famous sea wall at Dawlish. You can see just how vulnerable this stretch of railway is. Taken from my vantage point above Parsons Tunnel, a distance of ov... (more)

34067 Tangmere passes Dawlish with the first Torbay Express of 2008 running about 20 minutes late.She just managed to catch the sun between heavy showers. Also, the sea had quite a swell.

A First Great Western HST heads towards Newton Abbot.

50035 ARK ROYAL (and 50034 FURIOUS) stand at the stops at Newquay after arriving on the last ever official British rail loco hauled train to the resort. Since this photo was taken, the buildings o... (more)

E Southern N class 31874 'AZNAR LINE' paintwork glistens at Ropley on the infant Watercress Line.