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We got an massive pause period during the next 5-6 weeks first half of 2025 has been very kind to us wonder what the second half will bring

Some south coast highlights from last week

10490 & 10498 escape on the Gold 11/06/2025 old habits die hard in Plymouth

When Manchester does Devon we do it properly, 19271/2 & 19267 our inmates of Oxford Road corridor aka the Magic Corridor enjoying life around Exeter & Tiverton

That doesn’t me impress me much 🎶 802109 in Paddington 14/06/2025

The moment Torquay took 1st Place on our boards for Devon 15322 looking smart as ever working the 12 to Brixham 07/06/2025

Who doesn’t love an off router 15327 working the 55 back to Exeter 12/06/2025

The exact moment Exeter stolen 2nd Place from Plymouth on our boards, this could change if the electrics come into play by late August

We are freshly back from Devon & Cornwall don’t worry we plan to run the Great Western back in Late August with our Best Of The West which will signal the hand over for next year plans, partly October will do that anyway we see back in Bournemouth next month we haven’t forgotten about Brighton new

Some of this week’s highlights, as we are now on our last day In Portsmouth till July where we do the other side of South Coast, Devon is next up next month

Well it certainly different one for Scotland this year next up in May(Hampshire & Sussex)

We started planning 2026, South Coast will be expected to take an rest year next year however things are changing is the theme for next year

Yeah there everywhere now even had that one same afternoon yesterday

Taken yesterday in Manchester VMD466 & VMD463 two different depots one Hyde Rd & the other Ashton they are taking over everywhere

We got an Greater Manchester Saturday coming next Saturday before we head north to see the changes in Bonnie Scotland

We forgot to add 15332/3 also produced

Saturday we ran VSTP from Swindon to Canterbury we can say it paid with 15328/9/334/6-9 all producing

Our final highlight pack from the West the team have an good day at the races now we have one last job

Did someone say Berkshire(Didcot, Newbury & Reading) were hit yesterday two locations for the very first time

We been busy in Swindon, Bath & Bristol over the last 2 days

2791-2800 for Totton & due in an few weeks don’t worry we got you in cover May for Hampshire on the new arrivals

Yesterday seen us visit Southampton, Fareham & Portsmouth all part of Cardiff to Portsmouth route on Great Western

80071 & 80101 are both expected to become 25 Plates due to there late arrivals from ADL, apparently 80046 could well become an 25 Plate as it hasn’t been delivered to Oxford yet

It’s expected once 1806-1810 arrive at Totton, 2740, 2742-2745 will be transferred up to Swindon to 514-519, 1638-1647 will be heading to Salisbury Reds to replace 1132-1136 which will head for Swindon & 1137-1140 will down to Poole or Bournemouth

With Ashton starting to go electric later on this month VHA521-534 will transfer to Hyde Road, WDS240-259 are expected to transfer to Hyde Road, in swap TE’s will return to Stagecoach

We caught up with route changed around changes Oxfordshire Headington with H2 & 600 plus we got 10984 & an trainer

Base location certainly produced yesterday with as little 4 or 5 remaining however we are off into the shire to see some routes & H2 with Pullmans tomorrow is one to watch ONE surprise in store

We can now confirmed 1792-1794 are for More, 1795-1805 for The One(Bluestar), 1806-1810 for 8/9 Bluestar

News has reached us that Bluestar are now receiving there new MMC E400s for The One, 1797 HJ25BXY has been reported in service & 1800 HJ25BYB has been reported on delivery, we got it covered in days come

15330 is reportedly transferring to Herne Bay from Eastbourne this would be mean there are no more 67 Plate Scania E400 MMCs in Sussex, but not to worry plenty of 16 Plate ones with 16/20 Plate MMC E400s