Fairwater Yd and Silk Mills Collection

04-04-09 66177 is seen stabled in Fairwater Yard with the former Toton Breakdown Train with three cranes situated to the right.

04-04-09 Quite a lineup at Fairwater Yard on the 4th April. The little used 73133, Tamper DR73114, FLHH 66556 and DBS 66177 at pictured

04-04-09 66556 is pictured from the adjcent field on the Southern Headshunt, stabled between duties at Fairwater Yard

Cranes ADRC96715-ADRC96713-ADRC96714 are all pictured together in Fairwater Yard on the 4th April with thier pony trucks removed

30-03-09 Saturday 28th March saw a major derailment occour in Fairwater Yard during the arrival of 6Y33 from Bridgwater. The point split under the train causing two wagons to derail and one to topple over. The wagon remained in this position for nearly a week.

20-07-08 66610 has spent the past week stored at the South end of Fairwater Yard with 73133. They are pictured together on the 20th July

20-07-08 6024 'King Edward 1st' took over 'The Torbay Express' on the 20th July from Tangmere. It's seen passing Fairwater Yard and Silk Mills. 66610 and 73133 can be seen in the Fairwater Yard 'South' headshunt

30-09-7 66725 stands at the North end of Fairwater Yard on a rare daylight appearance for the 4V11 Peterborough - Fairwater Yard sleeper service. The loco worked down to Taunton during the mid afternoon on Sunday the 30th September, it's seen here actually ready to depart back to Peterborough still complete with 1/2 it's load!

11-08-07 33202 worked the 0Z33 09:00 Bristol TM - Buckfastleigh (South Devon Railway) it's seen passing another Southern Reigon locomtive in the shape of 73133 stabled at the bottom end of Fairwater Yard

11-08-07 33202 worked the 0Z33 09:00 Bristol TM - Buckfastleigh (South Devon Railway) follwoing 6024 'King Edward 1st' on the Torbay Express' The loco is due to be repainted into BR Blue livery while under the care of the Devon Diesel Group

11-08-07 6024 'King Edward 1st' works 'The Torbay Express' South through Silk Mills having made it's scheduled pick up at Taunton, passing 73133 at the South end of Fairwater Yard

11-08-07 Valenta Fitted 43132 races South through Silk Mills with 43129 MTU trailing passing 73133 at the South end of Fairwater Yard

11-08-07 A general view of Fairwater Yard from Silk Mills. 66560 66623 66625 and 66624 were all ocoupants of the yard on this date.

11-08-07 73133 stands at the South end of Fairwater Yard stabled on the Southern headshunt

04-08-07 73133 is now loacated at the South End Headshunt of Fairwater Yard

04-08-07 31454 passes 73133 while working the 1Z39 14:05 Bristol TM - Minehead service

04-08-07 Fairwater Yard with 66610 and 66620 between duties

04-08-07 66615 is seen stabled at the North end of Fairwater Yard on a rake of new sleepers, while 66625 66520 66531 and 66623 are all stabled in the background

04-08-07 66623 66531 66520 & 66625 are all seen stabled in Fairwater Yard

04-08-07 Fairwater Yard

04-08-07 66610 is seen stabled in Fairwater Yard next to one of the HOBC control vehicles

04-08-07 66610 and 66620 are seen stabled at the South end of Fairwater Yard

24-07-07 73133 is seen parked on Fairwater Yard South headshunt adjacent to the yard entrance (Photo: Ben Wheeler)

14-04-07 erection of the new servicing facility in Fairwater Yard is now well underway with the covered canopy currently being constructed

14-04-07 73133 had been moved away from Road 7 to allow for work building the covered maintainance area. She is seen in a more photograhable position within the yard

14-04-07 47840 passes Fairwater Yard and Silk Mills with the 5Z72 Derby Litchurch Lane - Laira stock move, conveying more refurbished Mk3 coaches for First Great Western

14-04-07 47847 brings up the rear of 'Compass Railtours' 1Z41 Preston - Minehead excursion at Silk Mills

14-04-07 47853 'Rail Express' approches Silk Mills slowing to wait for access onto the West Somerset Railway with 'Compass Railtours' 1Z41 Preston - Minehead excursion. 47847 was on the rear of the train.

14-04-07 A view of Fairwater Yard in poor light from Silk Mills, showing 66602 (Left) various HOBC and TRT equipment and 73133 (Right)

11-04-07 66582 is seen on Yard Shunting Duties (Photo: Jeff Treece)

11-04-07 The new Inspection Pit and Covered Canopy are under construction with Plasser Tamper DR77903 'Frank Jones' also on site (Photo: Jeff Treece)

73133 posing in good light at the South end of Fairwater Yard, moved becuase of the construction of an inspection pit in Road 7

66526 stabled between duties

66525 and 66619 prepare to depart back to Kingsland Road light enigne having arrived with the HOBC

15-03-07 The new inspection pit can ben seen being constructed on Road 7 (Photo: Jeff Treece)

20-01-07 73133 was deliverd to Fairwater Yard by low loader. The loco has spent it's last 6 months in Preservation on the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway. It's owned by a private individual and the loco has now been contracted to be the Fairwater Yard shunter for the next three years. (Photo: With permission and under supervison, please do not trespass on Network Rail Property)

28-11-06 Part of the HOBC control unit can be seen detached from the main train in Fairwater Yard for servicing. (Photo: Kevin Wills)

28-11-06 66603 prepares to lead 66611 on the 6A74 Fairwater Yard - Bishops Lydeard HOBC Spent ballast trip (Photo:Kevin Wills)

21-11-06 66704 is seen in Fairwater Yard having arrived with the 4V11 Peterborough - Fairwater new sleepers trip (Photo: Nick Millington)

04-03-06 This image shows Fairwater Yard with new track panels laid out ready to be welded and fixed into position (Photo: Anon)

15-01-06 A view of Fairwater Yard taken from Staplegrove Road Bridge with part of the down mainline removed.

15-01-06 66081 departs from Fairwater Yard working the 6W23 Fairwater - Exeter Riverside empty ballast. Note the crossing barriers in the 'UP' position! The old road is now closed to mainstream traffic and the barriers had been left upright for contractors to remove the road surface which allowed cars to cross the railway.

15-01-06 66081 heads South to Exeter with the 6W23 Fairwater - Exeter Riverside passing 66227 parked on the up mainline on an empty spoil train during weekend engineering work. Note the single MTA wagon still parked in the headshunt

15-01-06 A view of Fairwater Yard from the new Silk Mills road bridge. From left to right: 66227, 66081, 59002)

15-01-06 66081 is seen parked in Fairwater Yard ready to head South to Exeter Riverside Yard on the 6W23 empty ballast.

15-01-06 59002 'Alan J Day' is seen in Fairwater on a rare visit to Somerset. The locomotive was hired from Mendip Rail for weekend engineering work replacing the down mainline near Taunton School.

09-04-05 60094 is seen parked in Fairwater Yard on an engineers train which was booked to head South to Cullompton later in the day.

02-04-06 66005 makes history as the first locomotive to work under the new Silk Mills Road Bridge. With the lifting cables still in place the loco powers the 6W20 engineers train slowly south to Cullompton (Photo: Nigel Farrow)

02-04-06 66005 is seen arriving into Fairwater Yard from Taunton Station hauling the 6W20 Westbury - Taunton engineers. From here is was booked to head South to the Cullompton blockade.