A chance to use the final day of the Severn, Avon and Wessex Rover. Set out late, on a service delayed due to an incoming track machine heading for the Carillion 'depot' which seems to have gained a semi-permanent base at Weston recently.
Over to Newport, and then to Swindon via Bristol Parkway and Wooton Bassett - a bit of track I see very rarely indeed. Shaping up to be a warm day by the time I arrive, and tempers seem frayed. Firstly, a couple of people arguing about whether you get paid if you are on strike (why do people think this?! still amazes me!). Secondly, a Freightliner driver who gets himself entagled in the crowds trying to get a seat on a Bristol-bound Adelante started cursing and swearing when his progress along the platform was impeded!
Short hop to Bath Spa, with an intention of getting a Salisbury-bound service. Saw the number of passengers on board and flagged it. Caught a following 150 to Weymouth as far as Westbury. Thought about going the distance, but figured I'd save that for the Class 31 haulage which would start with the Summer Timetable. During my wait the miserable Freightliner guy passed by at a crawl at the controls of a 66.
Got a look at the 31s at Westbury, and also witnessed a rare (for me) Class 59 among other movements. From Westbury to Taunton, via the unusual Wessex service from Portsmouth which splits here. Coincidentally, back to Weston on the same unit I set out on this morning. A short, pleasant and uneventful day of wandering.
Lost::MikeGTN
I've had a home on the web for more years than I care to remember, and a few kind souls persuade me it's worth persisting with keeping it updated. This current incarnation of the site is centred around the blog posts which began back in 1999 as 'the daylog' and continued through my travels and tribulations during the following years.
I don't get out and about nearly as much these days, but I do try to record significant events and trips for posterity. You may also have arrived here by following the trail to my former music blog Songs Heard On Fast Trains. That content is preserved here too.
