Two trips out for the Virgin hire in's

Railway Photographs by Doug Johnson

22nd July 2006 to 29th July 2006

220019 heads a northbound service at Exeter SD. 1000x632 2006-07-22 09:21:32 Buy Print	159020/019 forms the next London service at Exeter SD 1000x667 2006-07-22 09:27:41 Buy Print	221121/220034 passes 43063/145 at Exter SD 1000x667 2006-07-22 09:42:06 Buy Print	221121/220034 passes 43063/145 at Exter SD 1000x667 2006-07-22 09:42:31 Buy Print
43063/145 stand at Exeter SD with a London bound service 1000x667 2006-07-22 09:43:56 Buy Print	221128/116 arrive from the south at Exeter SD 1000x667 2006-07-22 10:47:00 Buy Print	158863 stand at Exeter SD 1000x667 2006-07-22 10:55:17 Buy Print	159015/012 arrive at Exeter from the south. 1000x667 2006-07-22 11:00:51 Buy Print
153380/377 stand at Exeter SD. 1000x667 2006-07-22 11:04:07 Buy Print	43105/111 arrives from the south on the retrun service from Paignton to Newcastle 1000x729 2006-07-22 11:16:55 Buy Print	43058/43066 departs from Bristol TM next stop Birm new St, thats was why we got off ! 1000x689 2006-07-22 13:27:36 Buy Print	43058/43066 departs from Bristol TM next stop Birm new St, thats was why we got off ! 1000x622 2006-07-22 13:28:38 Buy Print
Popped straight up to bristol Parkway to see 43027 arriving from the east and crossing over onto the upside with an extra passenger on the front. 1000x648 2006-07-22 14:12:45 Buy Print	43027 with the extra passenger 1000x915 2006-07-22 14:12:48 Buy Print	Having stopped at parkway the train tunred and departed east. 1000x667 2006-07-22 14:22:24 Buy Print	43054/081 passes through Bristol Parkway with a Plymouth services. 1000x667 2006-07-22 15:02:06 Buy Print
220034 stand on platform 4 at Bristol TM 1000x667 2006-07-29 10:40:32 Buy Print	43043/052 stands on platform at bristol TM whilst platform staff load chav lugage into the baggage area on the TGS. It took ages to load and I did wonder how much gear they wanted to take to Newquay. 1000x667 2006-07-29 10:41:03 Buy Print	FGW HST stands on Platform 15 at Bristol Parkway 1000x687 2006-07-29 11:09:23 Buy Print	There are some uses for a class 143. A seagull rests on the roof of 143618 at Bristol TM 1000x1500 2006-07-29 11:10:00 Buy Print
One of Virgins quality trains arrives at Bristol TM from the south 1000x667 2006-07-29 11:12:11 Buy Print	Fresh from loading the Newquay service one FGW member of staff still has a smile. 1000x1351 2006-07-29 11:13:45 Buy Print	180112 waits on Platform 13 at Bristol TM. 1000x667 2006-07-29 11:14:03 Buy Print	180112 waits on Platform 13 at Bristol TM. 1000x667 2006-07-29 11:19:56 Buy Print
A class 221 departs from platform 6 at Bristol TM with a southbound service 1000x667 2006-07-29 11:43:00 Buy Print	43034 on the rear of the next Paddington service stands on platform 13 at Bristol TM. 1000x667 2006-07-29 11:46:49 Buy Print	The classic view at Bristol TM but the more modern one with a Virgin Voyager 1000x667 2006-07-29 11:53:23 Buy Print	158750 stand on platform 8 at Bristol TM, still in its old colours 1000x667 2006-07-29 12:05:07 Buy Print
66213 heads through the centre Road at bristol temple meads with a coal train off of Portbury for a power station in the north. 1000x667 2006-07-29 12:18:35 Buy Print

One trip to Exeter and another to Bristol Temple Meads, both for a chance to ride the GNER and Midland mainline HST's hired in for Summer Saturay Virgin services.

Just a few shots taken during the two days.

Exeter trip was on 22/7/06. We had 43105/111 BristolTM-Exter and 43058/066 Exeter-Bristol TM

Bristol TM was on 29/7/06. We had 43043/052 Bristol Parkway to Bristol TM and 43116/115 Bristol TM to Bristol Parkway.