Exeter St David’s

  • GWR gives ‘Castle’ names to its HST power cars… and revives Class 255 designation

    GWR gives ‘Castle’ names to its HST power cars… and revives Class 255 designation

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    GWR has unveiled a series of new cast nameplates with ‘Castle’ names that will be applied to its HST power cars.  The HST power cars are used on the shortened 2+4 formations, which run between Bristol and Penzance. The plates are of a new design and feature the outline of a 2+4 HST set as…

  • £40million Exeter depot beginning to take shape

    £40million Exeter depot beginning to take shape

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    THE impressive new £40million train maintenance depot next to Exeter St Davids is now taking shape, although the stated opening date of ‘summer 2019’ looks somewhat ambitious.  The project was announced at the beginning of 2018 and is being built by Hochtief for Network Rail, Great Western Railway and the Department for Transport. This April…

  • Pathfinder announces triple dose of Tornado trips

    Pathfinder announces triple dose of Tornado trips

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    A TRIO of Bristol-based trains hauled by Peppercorn ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado has been announced by Pathfinder Tours. The new-build ‘Pacific’ has added the tours to its itinerary as it gets set for a return to the main line on February 9’s ‘North Briton’ from Leicester to Carlisle. ‘The Summer Cornishman’ on June 23 is a…

  • Pathfinder returning English Electric classics to old haunts

    Pathfinder returning English Electric classics to old haunts

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    FANS of English Electric traction will have the opportunity to relive past glories over the coming months with Pathfinder Tours. March 23 sees Class 50s return to the West of England to mark 25 years since their final run under British Rail. The ’50 Terminator-Phoenixed’ is an epic day out, starting from London Paddington at…

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