31st Mar 2016

The main reason for being here on this lovely early spring evening: great light, a rare chance to see a daylight regular timetabled freight train on this section of railway, and a colourful DB livery Class 66. The Thursdays-only 6C53 14.50 St. Blazey - Exeter Riverside N Yard china clay train passes at 17.20. The load is 11 x Imerys JIA bogie hoppers hauled by 66101. Under all of that grime there is a string of very attractive blue hoppers!