2018 Some images of special trains Salisbury to Exeter and beyond!

15 April 2018. Perhaps not a special train but to show the new livery on 158 and 159 units locally blending in nicely with the mist! (Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

21 March 2018 Colas Class 67 67023 leads a Network Rail test train (from Tyseley to Bristol via Weymouth) into Maiden Newton station (between Yeovil Pen Mill and Dorchester West).... (Photo courtesy Roland Groom)

....to cross Great Western Railway until 150261. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom)

Colas 67025 tails the train. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom)

22 March 2018 Colas 37 37254 leads a Network Rail test train at Yeovil Junction. A driving trailer brought up the rear. Unfortunately on the return, the loco lost its coolant on Honiton Incline. 70807 was commandeered from a return engineers train from Penzance to rescue the train which passed Pinhoe at 07.27am instead of the booked 04.51am. It was running 91 minutes early at Axminster so the train lost some 247 minutes and caused cancellations etc in the early morning services! (Photo from Facebook video courtesy Timothy Blundell, SOU34 Transport Photography)

The 'Drain Train' has been stabled at Yeovil Junction for a number of weeks. Seen on 29 April 2018

31 May 2018. The Network Rail Measurement Train was in the hands of 43016 and 43062 which today operated Reading to Reading via Exeter. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom)

As usual, the train is held in Platform 1 whilst the following 'up' South Western Railway service runs through Platform 2.(Photo courtesy Roland Groom)

(Photo courtesy Roland Groom)

16 June 2018. A little off our patch but geat to see the 'Hasings' unit at Exeter St Davids on its return from Kingswear. (Photo courtesy Dave Tozer)

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