14th May 2000

Two Fragonset Class 31s, nos. 31602 "Chimaera" and 31601 "Bletchley Park Station X", power a Pathfinder Tours railtour, the "Torbay Quarryman", past Firepool at 12.25. The train is the 1Z36 08.11 Crewe to Newton Abbot, where the 31s would be taken off and replaced by two Class 66s for a trip to and from Meldon Quarry. The 31s would head the train back to Crewe that evening from Paignton.

I headed down to Newton Abbot after getting this shot and took a second view of the train, top and tailed by the 66s - see the Newton Abbot gallery for my view of this train.