Turbo 168214 at Bishops Itchington probably going to Marylebone.Only took it because the sun was out! ..13 august 2009..

An interloper from the South!.On-hire 158881 from 'South-West-Trains' to 'FGW' seen on the 11:01 Gloucester to Worcester-Foregate Street service.Pictured at Hatherley nr Cheltenham..08 august 2009..

Running in the new livery of 'London-Midland' trains 170502 heads the 11:05 Gloucester to Worcester working passing Hatherley near Cheltenham..08 august 2009..

Droning up through Ponthir is 175007 with a working going north that probably originated at Cardiff..27 july 2009..

Due to 'Failtracks' lack of gardening abilities railway verges are a haven for the farmers worst enemy 'Ragwort' Very dangerous if eaten by livestock.Here is a nice bed of the stuff with a liberal helping of the more Benign Rosebay-Willowherb.Site is the viaduct at Westerleigh Village whilst a V-ger cruises overhead..27 july 2009..

V-ger 220021 drone's up through Charfield with a northbound service.Note the remains of the old station buildings on the southbound-side..16 june 2009..

An Arriva liveried 170+++ makes its way up the river towards Gloucester.The Severn today at Purton was very calm and tranquil,a superb scene..02 june 2009..

Now running in Arriva colours instead of First-Group-Barbie,Corradia 175102 cruises up through Ponthir north of Newport bound for Hereford and beyond..02 june 2009..

Zipping through Undy is seen 170101 heading towards Cardiff doing its thing for Arriva-Trains..02 june 2009..

A pair of Class 170's head away from Wales towards Gloucester.170523+AN-other run along the 4-track at Magor..02 june 2009..

Trundling over the viaduct that bridges the Westerleigh Branch is a 'Runaway Coach' class 153 heading for Gloucester Area.Note how even though this branch is flat bottom rail it is still wooden sleepers and dippy fishplate joints every 60 ft. Probably the original track from when this was the main midland route to Bristol.Almost certainly reaching the end of its useful life!..01 june 2009..

This Sunday evening service from Weymouth to Cardiff during the Summer always produces a mixture of various types of DMU to strengthen it because of the Day-Tripper Loadings.Here is the'On-Hire' Arriva 150278 with an unidentified 2-car 158 on the 16:13 from the Coast slowing for the Frome stop seen on the single-line at Feltham Lane..31 may 2009..

Whilst eeking out the long wait until the return of the 37's from Weymouth amused myself with an occasional 'Turbo' shot .here a pair cross at Cholsey,166102 and 166212.Shadows were by now quite long but quality of the light was still excellent!..23 may 2009..

'Turbo' 165112 in the now universal 'Dynamic-Lines' style slips along the slow at South-stoke nr Goring with a service bound for the Capital..23 may 2009..

SWT still provide a service from Bristol to Salisbury.Here is the 08:50 from Temple-Meads seen passing the Old Church at Little-Langford in the Wylye Valley.Unit is 159011 3-car..22 may 2009..

158950 drones through Bapton in the Wylye-Valley.Note the badly out of place,ugly,wretched,disgusting totally un-necessary" piece of crap"radio shack and mast in the background.In this age of super-micro computers and GPS technology those cabins look like they were designed by Edison in the 19th century! I rest my case!..29 april 2009..

10:08 from Westbury to Warminster draws into Dilton-Marsh to pick up a lone passenger that "requested" it to stop! Bubble 153369 with its multiplicity of westcountry-names as the livery was on the case..28 april 2009..

153318 slows for the pick-up at Dilton-Marsh Halt on the heavily canted track here,quite appropriate this one car unit for such an extreemly short platform,no need for "selective door locking" with this train!..22 april 2009..

Bubble 153318 motors up through Dilton-Marsh with the 10:08 from Westbury non-stop to Warminster where this train terminates..22 april 2009..

Still retaining its original "First" livery as delivered (Barbie style) Unit 175112 heads towards Cardiff with a service probably off the Welsh-Marches Line.Location is Duffryn just west of Newport ADJ..21 april 2009..

A pair of contrasting liveried 150's hurry up the Limpley-Stoke-Valley with a working bound for Bath and beyond..19 april 2009..

FGW triple 158/9 rolls through Claverton in the superb setting of the Limpley-Stoke-Valley.The Bovines appear more interested in me than the passing trains! ..19 april 2009...

V-ger 2220002 rolls through Westbury with yet another diverted Arriva XC service,passing the dumped 47854 in the siding next to the Power-Box there..19 april 2009..

Scooting through the Limpley-Stoke Valley at Freshford is the "1V39" from Newcastle to Plymouth,diverted this weekend due to engineering work south of Bristol.220 008 being the Unit ..05 april 2009..

This V-ger 220034 is booked all the way from Plymouth to Aberdeen! as "1S39" Seen at Frome heading "eventually" north.Expect this train to be a complete Pigsty by the time of journeys end!..05 april 2009..

Arriva V-ger 220021 runs up the Limpley-Stoke valley at Claverton with a northbound diverted cross-country service..04 april 2009..

Still in its older Silverlink colours 150127 paired with a 158, is seen heading towards Westbury at Claverton in the Limpley-Stoke Valley..04 april 2009..

Could not resist this shot of a nice clean 165103 heading towards Didcot from Reading-way past the large house by the rail-bridge at Moulsford..24 march 2009..

Once a day a V-ger runs from Bristol TM to Taunton (5C41) for route learning purposes.here is seen 221130 passing Wyke-Champflower nr Castle-cary on this duty..21 march 2009..

Still wearing the "Silverlink" colours but with FGW branding 150127 speeds through Witham-Friary with the 08:50 Weymouth to Gloucester service,next stop---Frome..17 march 2009..

An afternoon "Arriva XC" set now seems to come this way regularly most afternoons,not sure if for route learning purposes or possibly just stock movement,anyway here is 220022 passing Clink-Frome,somewhat off it's beaten track..16 march 2009..

With the surrounding banks cleared by the "Notwork-Rail Cutting Crew" this shot at Meadow-Lane,Bathampton has been opened up for pictures,at least for this year anyway.Here is seen 158958 passing with a Portsmouth service..16 march 2009..

With the driver supping a cup of coffee this anonymous but colourful 220 set bursts out of Wickwar tunnel with a Bristol bound service..10 march 2009..

Seen quite a few "Arriva" units on the Weymouth turn but this is a new one to me! 150280 runs down the straight towards Fairwood Junction nr Westbury with a service from Weymouth(08:50) to Gloucester..09 march 2009.

Leasee 150278 heads away from Westbury going to Weymouth with the 11:49 from Bristol TM.Viewed at Fairwood Foot-Crossing..02 march 2009..

Only a few "Non-local-lines" units left plying their trade around Westbury these days.One such dmu is 150267 in Arriva colours.As it is nominally on short-term hire this explains unrepainted status.Working is a Weymouth bound service..15 february 2009..

Thames Valley Turbo 166208 speeds away from Aldermaston on the B&H,note the horse in the field having a good roll in the grass! ..14 february 2009..

150247 rumbles away from the Westbury stop with the 14:25 Bristol Abbey-Wood to Weymouth service..11 february 2009..

Running into Filton Abbey-Wood from the direction of Bristol Parkway is "Bouncy-Bus" 143621 still wearing the now defunct "Visit Bristol" advertising livery.Program now under way to repaint these units in the now standard FGW style.Service appears to be heading for Weston-Super-Mare..24 january 2009..

The significant thing about this particular 159, number 004 is that this was the first one in use well ahead of the rest of the class.Used for crew training with plastic bags on all seats for quite a while during the run-down of 47 haulage on the Waterloo-Exeter route.Still looking quite smart albeit in SWT livery instead of as delivered NSE.Seen running down through Frome with the regular route-learner to Yeovil via Castle-Cary..10 december 2008..

SWT has a few class-158 sets on its books.One of these 158-890 was today employed on the "route-learner/refresher" from Salisbury to Yeovil.Seen passing Fairwood nr Westbury..05 december 2008..

"Daisy" 101685 (53160 and 53164) drifts through Valley with a service from Holyhead to Llandudno.By this time this set was reduced to "2-Car" as the centre unit was deemed to be life-expired so was removed from service...After finally being pensioned off this unit now resides in preservation on the Elsecar Railway in Yorkshire..06 may 2000..

Looking quite colourful 3-car 1st-group 158957 speeds through Magor with a Portsmouth service..18 november 2008..

Bouncy-Bus 143618 scuttles through Magor on a Cardiff-Taunton service.Pity the passengers going all the way!..18 november 2008..

Northern liveried 150207 draws away from Chapel-en-le-Frith with a Blackpool to Buxton working..17 october 2008..

Wessex "pink" 150265 seen just after leaving Frome with the 11:10 Weymouth-Gloucester service..03 october 2008..

SW-Trains always seem to keep their units in sparkling condition,here is seen 159003 climbing Upton-Scudamore bank with the 15:52 service from Bristol TM to Salisbury..27 september 2008..

This has got to be the final summer?(Did I say summer!) for the old Wessex"Pink" livery.Here is seen 150265 with the 10:42 Gloucester-Weymouth service approaching Frome..26 september 2008..

Reformed as a 3-car and renumbered accordingly 158956 seen approaching Bristol Temple-Meads with a Cardiff-Portsmouth working..25 september 2008..

Bouncy-Bus 143621 runs past Dr-Days Junction on the approach to Bristol Temple-Meads.Logo's on the side of this unit advertise "Visit Bristol"---Not much choice really as this service is the Severn-Beach to Bristol Shuttle!..25 september 2008..

Now running in "Arriva" livery 175009,one of the "Corradia" design draws away from Newport heading towards Cardiff..23 september 2008..

Still in the original "First" type livery "Corradia 3 Car" 175113 pauses at Newport-Gwent before heading off towards Cardiff..23 september 2008..

"Arriva XC" stickered 170639 swings through Magor heading for the North with a service probably from Cardiff? ..20 september 2008..

Silver-Link refugee 150121 scuttles through Magor in S-Wales with the 09:30 Cardiff to Portsmouth service (Hope there is not too many customers,Portsmouth is a long way to stand up in a bouncy 150!)..20 september 2008..

1st Generation class-121 "Bubble" 960012 "Exhaust Pipes" leading creeps out of the Frome Station loop with another route-learner for the benefit of SWT staff.This is in case the direct-line to Yeovil from Salisbury is blocked.Services can then go via Westbury and Castle-Cary.Location is of coarse---Clink-Junction..16 september 2008..

"Nodding Donkey" 143619 swings past Dundus in the Limpley-Stoke Valley with a Westbury service still wearing the old "Visit-Bristol" Livery..13 september 2008..

158766 in company with a Class-150(Both in the now almost universal fgw livery) speeds away from Westbury with a service bound for Weymouth..03 september 2008..

11:10 Weymouth-Gloucester passes the "poly-tunnels" at Bunns-Lane Witham-Friary nr Frome,Multi-Unit set-up with 153372 leading with an Arriva 150 and a FGW 158..14 august 2008..

Fresh looking "Bubble" 153370 ambles down the Limpley-stoke Valley with a local stopper..29 july 2008..

150238 heads a pair of freshly refurbished FGW class 150's.Viewed on the Bristol-Weymouth route at Clink-junc nr Frome..28 july 2008..

Now a minority livery,Ex-Virgin 221124 in partial Arriva XC colours passes Rangeworthy north of Bristol with a Newcastle-Bristol service..27 july 2008..

The Summer Sunday 09:15 Bristol-Weymouth train always seems to turn up a strengthened unit combination due to good loadings,particularly on warm sunny days.Today produced a real oddball set of units,150121,a Silverlink refugee,a hybrid of 1/2 an Arriva set,150244(52252) working with 1/2 a FGW set(57244) and 153370 tagged on the rear.Viewed a Clink nr Frome in superb clear blue sky conditions..27 july 2008..

Arriva "150267" rolls past one of the many Rose-Bay-Willow Herb-Beds that are now in full bloom in the Limpley-Stoke Valley with the 15:28 Warminster-Gt Malvern service..26 july 2008..

Bringing up the rear of this "Multiple-Unit" set-up is 153681,plus another 153 and a 158 twin.all in the now standard FGW local-lines garb.This combination probably going to Portsmouth.Seen from inside the tree-line in the Limpley-Stoke Valley..26 july 2008..

Silver-Link evictee 150127 on one of its seemingly many passes down this Valley today heads towards Bristol.Viewed nr Freshford..26 july 2008..

SWT still retain a foothold on services from Bristol to Salisbury and Waterloo.Here is 159005 heading towards Bristol with the 12:20 from London-Waterloo seen passing Freshford in the Limpley-Stoke valley..26 july 2008..

Wearing a coat of FGW Blue and little else "Nodding Donkey" 143617 heads away from Bristol with a service to Cardiff past the Barton-Hill EWS Depot..26 july 2008..

Still in its "Visit Bristol" livery" 143621 heads away from "Temple-Meads"on its local trip to Avonmouth past Barton-Hill Depot..26 july 2008.

Still some variety to be had at this time in the ranks of class 150's.here Arriva 150279 is paired with a pair of 153's,destination unknown but went via Westbury.Working viewed at Bathampton from Meadow-Farm road bridge..26 july 2008..

Consolation Arty-Farty Shot.Went to the Field at Claverton nr Bath for the Castle-Bromwich car train,unfortunately it was 10 minutes early and the sun was 1 minute late! So settled for this 158 viewed ambling down the Limpley-Stoke valley probably with a Porsmouth bound working..23 july 2008..

Wearing the standard corporate colours of FGW 158798 "3 car" swings through Limpley-Stoke near the Boat-Yard in superb low evening light..22 july 2008..

The Brush "twins" are seen sitting together on the "Occupation Crossing" near the Canal Boat-Yard at Dundus waiting for 6M20 to arrive,as a 158 passes heading towards Westbury..22 july 2008..

This livery is now in terminal decline,Wessex Purple 150263 with "Bubble" 153373 seen approaching Frome with a Bristol to Weymouth service..21 july 2008..

150254 draws into the rather sparse platform at "Bute Road" at Cardiff Bay.This unit was performing the shuttles from Queen Street Station in Cardiff Centre down to the Bay.Was hoping for the Bubble-Car,probably not being used due to the fact these trains are really full at weekends..12 july 2008..

V-ger 220 008 in newish Arriva "Budget" livery heads north through Coalpit-Heath on the outskirts of Bristol.Working unknown and I dont really care!..05 july 2008..

153372 with ex-silver-link 150127 run away from Frome with a Weymouth-Bristol service.Not too many units left now in the FGW fleet left unpainted,get em' while you can..30 june 2008..

Here we can see a comparison between old and the new as far as X-Country liveries are concerned.Working viewed passing at King Sutton south of Banbury..17 june 2008..

Long tele-photo aspect to bring into shot the nice spire of Kings Sutton Church.Unit 168219 provides the railway interest..17 june 2008..

Used for route-learning and now branded as with "Wrexham & Shropshire", Bubble 960014 in the old BR coach livery runs up through Kings Sutton.A quick count shows approx 8 people sat in the front taking instruction..17 june 2008..

Still in "Virgin"Livery but minus the nose-badge and now with X-country stickers 220033 heads south through Kings Sutton in a brief patch of sunlight..17 june 2008..

Recently refreshed,renumbered and reformed as a 3-car 158957 in company with an Ex-Arriva 150213 form a Portsmouth service caught climbing the Upton-Scudamore Bank under a threatening cloud-base..11 june 2008..

The new order (how boring) 3-car 158798 powers up the bank at Upton-Scudamore with a Portsmouth bound working from Cardiff..09 june 2008..

By this date this set "158746" is the only one left on FGW's books in the older "Alpha Lines" livery.This will soon be gone as well.Working is a Bristol-Weymouth service seen passing rather unusually these days a field full of cows near Frome at Berkley-Marsh..09 june 2008..

Todays"1C02" Bristol-Paignton was a Voyager!!!!,not a National-Express Hst as expected.Typical,last week it went by in a heavy fog,this week,perfect blue sky and this thing (221127) appears! Such is life..07 june 2008..

Dynamic-Lines 153372 plus an older liveried 158 set exit Wickwar Tunnel with a southbound local-ish working....ps-- Think the 2 Loiterers on the footbridge are Mr Mark Few and Mr Robert Foster,photographers of some repute but on the wrong bridge as usual!!..31 may 2008..

166201 speeds towards Didcot as an HST disappears towards Reading.Viewed at Lower Basildon..08 may 2008..

Running under the well known double section bridge at Lower-Basildon 165104 heads a paddington bound stopping service..08 may 2008..

Adelante's still operate a few services for FGW in the Thames Corridor.Here we see 180108 debranded except for the front coupling cover speeding towards London,probably with an Oxford service.Seen at Lower-Basildon..08 may 2008..

Newly reliveried for "Arriva"(If you can call a splash of brown paint that) 220006 runs through Lower-Basildon with a north bound service..08 may 2008..

158767 runs past Norton-Junction, south of Worcester with a northbound service..22 april 2008..

Previously numbered 55028 (L128) 960012 "John Cameron" makes its way up the steep bank at Dilton-Marsh with a route learning service to Yeovil- junction and back from Salisbury..17 april 2008..

"John Cameron" 900612 draws away from Dilton Marsh during the climb away from Westbury with the afternoon returning "Route-Learner" to Salisbury..17 april 2008..

Newly reliveried into "Local-Lines FGW"colours 158765 swings round the curve at Ladydown nr Trowbridge with a Bristol bound service..This unit will soon be split up (or even added too) as FGW are going for a mainly 3-car class 158 fleet..15 april 2008..

Ex-Virgin XC 220 set now sporting the rather dull Brown-nose Arriva XC Livery speeds through Goring with a northbound cross-Country service..12 april 2008..

Turbo's 166214 and 165114 enjoy an impromptu race through Goring! Both units travelling to Paddington from Oxford..12 april 2008..

Adalante 180108 now running devoid of any livery markings associated to FGW pictured with an early morning Paddington-Oxford service.These units will soon pass into history at least on FGW controlled workings..12 april 2008..

Triple-unit 158953 wearing recent relivery paint heads for Bristol shortly after leaving Frome with a working from Weymouth..10 april 2008..

Re-allocated from "Silver-Link" to FGW 150127 with small fgw logo's runs through Berkley Marsh with a working for Weymouth..10 april 2008..

Well the view is quite nice anyway,to pass the time waiting for a "real" train practiced on this,a 4 car voyager going north away from Wickwar Tunnel..08 april 2008..

Some Arriva painted units have recently arrived on FGW workings,here is 150231 with a Bristol-Weymouth working passing down through the Limpley-Stoke Valley at Claverton..27 march 2008..

Silver-Link refugee 150121 rumbles away from Westbury through fairwood with a service to Weymouth..27 march 2008..

Silver-Link Deserter 150121 now with FGW temporary branding runs out of Westbury with a Weymouth bound service..27 march 2008..

These older liveries being worn by replacement units brought in from the North are now starting to be repainted in FGW's guady "dynamic-lines" style.here we see 158769 passing through the Limpley-Stoke Valley with a service to Portsmouth..11 march 2008..

Regular performer all this week has been the class-121 Bubble operated by SW-Trains for route learner duties,here we see the "exhaust pipe" end as it disappears under the bridge at Witham-Friary heading for Yeovil Junction.Note the nice new Spiky fence here (150 yards of it) to keep the local rabbits off the track in case they derail a 4000ton stone train!!!!!!..05 march 2008..

South-West trains uses this 1st generation Bubble for Route-Learning amongst other things.Today 960012 "John Cameron" was doing route training between Salisbury and Yeovil via Westbury.Here we see it plodding up Upton-Scudamore incline nr Westbury on the return leg..04 march 2008..

Silver-Link transferee 150121 has now gained "First Great Western" branding.Probably means it will last a while longer before getting the"Dynamic Lines" treatment.here seen exiting Twerton Tunnel nr Bath with a local service..01 march 2008..

158745 still sporting the "Alpha-Line" silver based Livery runs through Witham-Friary with a Bristol-Weymouth service.This paint scheme now fading into history as the FGW colours are added to the fleet..27 february 2008..

Passing a prepared field ready for an "Asparagus Tip" crop 153381 a lone "star" liveried bubble-car flies through Defford heading north,destination unknown?..26 february 2008..

Newly reliveried 158771 passes Abbotswood Junction with a Southbound local service..26 february 2008..

Newly adorned with "Arriva X country" stickers 221 120 run through "Stoke-Pound" north of Droitwich with a service heading for the West country..26 february 2008..

170633 runs into Droitwich-Spa Station past a nice pairs of quite "rare" somersault type signals positioned on the platform-end.In all if you look carefully 5 semaphores and a signal-box are just visable,quite a time caspule.Unit was on a Hereford service..26 february 2008..

Recently South-West Trains have taken delivery of a few upgraded ex-158 units,now classified as 159-1's.Here we view one of these,159107 at Bapton between Salisbury and Warminster with a SWT inter-regional service..19 february 2008..

158798,a three-car 158 variant runs through Bapton in the Wylye-valley with a Bristol bound service.Now wearing the "new" FGW Dynamic-Lines livery.ok when clean but very unsightly when dirty!..19 february 2008..

FGW refurbished 158771 swings away from Redbridge nr Southampton with a Portsmouth-Cardiff service..12 february 2008..

An Import from the North.Not seen around Westbury before, Gold Star liveried "Runaway-Coach" 153361 crosses over Fairwood Junction heading for Weymouth..11 february 2008..

Largely ignored (for obvious reasons) Class 150- 150265 still sporting the defunct Wessex livery run towards Frome through Berkley with a service from Bristol TM to Weymouth..08 february 2008..

Recent Transferee "150121" still sporting the old Silver-link colours heads through Bunns-Lane shortly after leaving Frome on its journey towards Weymouth..01 february 2008..

"Turbo" 166221 in Dynamic-Lines livery canters through Newbury Racecoarse Station with a stopping service to Paddington..26 january 2008..

My first sighting of one of the recently transferred "ex Silver-Link" class 150s.Here we see 150127 on a Bristol-Weymouth service passing Berkley nr Frome in the usual dire winter conditions....FGW"local" now appears to be a mainly 142/150 unit TOC now,God help the passengers when the 142's start to appear on the Cardiff-Brighton run?..24 december 2007..

Class 121 Bubble-Cars 121027(55027 "Bletchley TMD") and 121031 seen departing from Woburn-sands on the Bedford-Bletchley line heading for the bedford end of the line..1 june 1999..