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The Light Engine Gallery

Images of Light Engine movements which have been photographed in the Taunton Area.

21st August 2022
Rail Operation Group Class 37 No. 37800 'Cassiopia' passes 40 Steps, Taunton on Sunday 21st August 2022. The loco had stabled overnight at Taunton and is pictured among the overgrown vegetation departing light engine as 0M59 09:29 Taunton - Derby RTC.
(Photo: Adam Hiscock)


21st August 2022
Rail Operations Group Class 37 No. 37800 'Cassiopia' departs Taunton light engine on Sunday 21st August 2022 operating 0M59 09:29 Taunton Station Yard - Derby RTC. The loco passes LMS Pacific No. 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' departing with 1Z34 08:12 Bristol Temple Meads - Par charter 'The Royal Duchy'
(Photo: Thomas Courtney)


24th July 2022
Grubby Freightliner Class 66 No.66621 passes Whiteball on the 24th July 2022 operating 0C61 09:14 Westbury Cement Works - Exeter St Davids light engine route learning/ crew trainer.
(Photo: Mart Ball)


17th July 2022
Freightliner Class 66/6 No.66620 passes light engine through the weed infested 40 Steps, Taunton on the 17th July 2022. Freightliner was operating 0C60 11:43 Exeter St Davids - Newbury route learning run.
(Photo: Adam Hiscock)


9th July 2022
Freightliner Class 66/4 No.66414 passes Bathpool light engine on Saturday 9th July 2022. The loco was operating 0C61 09:27 Westbury Cement Works - Exeter St Davids route learning trip.
(Photo: Brian Garrett)


8th July 2022
DRS Class 57 No.57305 is pictured passing Broomhay Crossing on the 8th July 2022 operating a light engine route learner. The plain blue locomotive was previously operated by ROG (hence the non standard numbering font on the leading cab) but has now returned to DRS use. The 0Z54 10:20 Taunton - Bromsgrove only made it as far as Landore Street Junction before terminating.
(Photo: Shaun Mockridge)


6th July 2022
Direct Rail Services Class 57/3 No.57305 was engaged in driver route learning runs on the 6th July 2022. The plain blue locomotive is pictured amongst the jungle of weeds at 40 Steps having arrived as 0Z52 14:07 Worcester Shrub Hill - Taunton. The loco then stabled at Taunton for the night.
(Photo: Phil Izzard)


16th June 2022
Intercity Class 37/4 No. 37419 'Carl Haviland 1954-2012' operated by Direct Rail Services approaches Taunton Station on the 16th June 2022. The locomotive was operating 0Z35 10:00 Gloucester - Plymouth route learning trip.
(Photo: Shaun Mockridge)


16th June 2022
Intercity Class 37/4 operated by Direct Rail Services passes Fordgate on the 16th June 2022. The locomotive was operating 0Z35 10:00 Gloucester - Plymouth route learning trip.
(Photo: Paul Wilkins)


16th June 2022
Intercity Class 37/4 No. 37419 'Carl Haviland 1954-2012' passes Norton Fitzwarren operating a light engine route leaner trip on the 16th June 2022. The locomotive was operating as 0Z36 14:35 Plymouth - Gloucester.
(Photo: Shaun Mockridge)


16th June 2022
Passing through the veritable Network Rail jungle at 40 Steps, DRS Class 37/4 No. 37419 'Carl Haviland 1954-2012' operates a light engine route learning trip on the 16th June 2022. The Intercity-liveried locomotive passes running as 0Z35 10:00 Gloucester - Plymouth.
(Photo: Shaun Mockridge)


2nd June 2022
Regional Railways-liveried Class 37/4 No. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine/ Concrete Bob' operated by Direct Rail Services passes Cogload Junction on Thursday 2nd June 2022. The loco was operating 0Z54 09:25 Taunton - Bromsgrove route learning light engine trip.
(Photo: Chay Farzenah)


2nd June 2022
Direct Rail Services Class 37/4 No. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine/ Concrete Bob' passes through the cutting at Creech St Michael on the 2nd June 2022 operating 0Z54 09:25 Taunton - Bromsgrove driver route learning trip.
(Photo: Brian Garrett)


31st May 2022
Direct Rail Services Class 37 No. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine/ Concrete Bob' was back in Taunton on the 31st May 2022. The Regional Railways liveried Class 37/4 operated 0Z51 14:33 Worcester Shrub Hill - Taunton route learning/ driver training trip and is pictured arriving into Taunton Station where it stabled in Platform 1 for the night.
(Photo: Shaun Mockridge)


28th May 2022
WCRC Class 47 locomotives No. 47746 'Chris Fudge 29.7.70 - 22.6.10' and No.47772 run west light engine as 0Z34 09:41 Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton on Saturday 28th May 2022. The duo are pictured passing Fordgate having earlier worked the initial leg of the 'South Devon Explorer' tour from Woking to Bristol Temple Meads from where No. 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' took control of the train onwards to Plymouth.
(Photo: S A Ginn)


28th May 2022
West Coast Railways Class 47 locomotives No. 47746 'Chris Fudge 29.7.70 - 22.6.10' and No.47772 pass Bathpool while shadowing 'The South Devon Explorer' charter. The pair operated 0Z34 09:41 Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton light engine before stabling in Platform 1 at Taunton. They later re-joined the train to work the diesel leg of the charter back to Woking.
(Photo: Brian Garrett)


12th May 2022
DRS Class 37/4 No. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine/ Concrete Bob' passes under the M5 at Hyde Lane Crossing on the 12th May 2022 operating 0Z54 09:20 Taunton - Bromsgrove light engine route learning trip.
(Photo: Shaun Mockridge)


11th May 2022
Direct Rail Services Class 37/4 No. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine/ Concrete Bob' passes Cogload Junction in the evening sunlight on the 11th May 2022 operating 0Z53 15:08 Bescot - Taunton light engine route learning trip.
(Photo: Adam Hiscock)


10th May 2022
Regional Railways-liveried Class 37/4 No. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine/ Concrete Bob' passes Banklands on the 10th May 2022 operating 0Z51 14:02 Worcester Shrub Hill - Taunton route learning run, passing light engine.
(Photo: Ian Draper)


4th May 2022
Direct Rail Services operated Regional Railways-liveried Class 37/4 No. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine/ Concrete Bob' passes Fordgate on the 4th May 2022 operating 0Z49 06:10 Crewe Gresty Bridge - Taunton light engine route learning run.
(Photo: Paul Wilkins)


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