TomCurtisRailGallery
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Luck was on my side today! This Loco was supposed to have returned to GBRf this morning off hire but because of a DCR loco failure around Willesden way it was necessary to use it on the '6Z60/6M18 duty to Merehead. So here is the elusive (to me)60047 'Scafell Pike' which ran as '6M18' the 16:12 from Merehead to Willesden DCR Sdg's despite being listed a 'Cancelled by the Operator' Simply by watching the OTT Maps I knew it was on the move despite the incorrect RTT information.Thankfully the near continuous rain was clear when it passed here at Clink Road Junction.------6 september 2024------
The lined-black 57311 which when it was originally a Virgin -Thunderbird glorified in he name
'Parker' who was a character in the famed Thunderbirds puppet TV series is now operated by LSL out of Crewe.Today it was leading '1Z29' the 06:34 from Poole going only as far as Taunton where it was replaced by steam loco 61306 for the rest of the journey down to Kingswear in Devon.Viewed on the Frome Bypass where the badly overgrown bushes on the fenceside required a heavy haircut before this shot to be even possible.-----17 august 2024----
Todays '6Z60' the 10:13 from Willesden to Merehead empties operated by DCR had the luxury of a pair of their Class-60 fleet. 60046 leads with the Cappagh flagship loco 60028 tucked in behind.Locations for shots of this working are becoming quite difficult due to Network Rail seemingly having given up completely at trying to clear the rampant vegetation on todays railways.This shot is located not too far from East Somerset Junction at Witham
Friary where the Merehead Branch diverges from the Mainline.----29 july 2024----
Here is the freshly restored to mainline condition 'Peak' 45118 'The Royal Artilleryman' returning ECS back to base at Crewe-H.S from Bristol East Depot (14:53 away) as '5Z36' having successfully completed its railtour 'The Diamond Jubille Express' yesterday from Bristol to York. Viewed near Awre on the diversion via Gloucester to regain its route north via Newport.----28 july 2024----
A superb combination on todays '6Z60' the 10:40 empties from Willesden-DCR Sidings going to Merehead for a loading of aggregates.Large-Logo 56098 leads with freshly re-instated 56103 in behind making a fine sight passing Berkley nr Frome in nice summer lighting.-------17 may 2024-------
Welcome to my Website.
A Replacement for the one lost when Fotopic.Net failed in March-2011.
Formally Site was known as 'TC-on-Tour/TomCurtisRailGallery'.
Now just 'TomCurtisRailGallery'.
Dedicated to all things Railway from the Early Sixties right through to the Present Day. (New Material added Regularly most Weeks).
Updating with Current Material plus Additions from the Achives.
Steam and Diesel going back to 1963 when I just 15 yrs old.
Photographs are mostly in the Sun where possible.
However the odd Worthy-Working is shown no matter what the Lighting or Weather conditions!
(Recently included are occasional Video Clips!)
Now Retired since 2009 (Great!) and still hanging around at Stations around on Bridges.
See 'About Me' section for a short potted history of my railway interests and life.
I live in Frome-Somerset.
A fairly high proportion of my material will be shot
within a 20 mile radius of Westbury-Wilts.
Tom C
A Replacement for the one lost when Fotopic.Net failed in March-2011.
Formally Site was known as 'TC-on-Tour/TomCurtisRailGallery'.
Now just 'TomCurtisRailGallery'.
Dedicated to all things Railway from the Early Sixties right through to the Present Day. (New Material added Regularly most Weeks).
Updating with Current Material plus Additions from the Achives.
Steam and Diesel going back to 1963 when I just 15 yrs old.
Photographs are mostly in the Sun where possible.
However the odd Worthy-Working is shown no matter what the Lighting or Weather conditions!
(Recently included are occasional Video Clips!)
Now Retired since 2009 (Great!) and still hanging around at Stations around on Bridges.
See 'About Me' section for a short potted history of my railway interests and life.
I live in Frome-Somerset.
A fairly high proportion of my material will be shot
within a 20 mile radius of Westbury-Wilts.
Tom C
Website Homepage Visit totals since 1st July 2013
Total Images contained on the Entire Site = 11654------Last updated on the 11th October 2024-----
A small pictorial reminder of my previous website that died along with Fotopic in March 2011.
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