trainlogger's Sightings in 2015
- December 2015
- 20th December1 sightingCwmbran
- 6th December12 sightingsLlanwern steelworks
Severn Tunnel Junction
- November 2015
- 7th November53 sightingsSouth Devon Railway diesel gala, good trip with lots of rides and things to see.
- 1st November1 sightingRusty old steam loco at Honeybourne Airfield industrial estate
- October 2015
- 31st October1 sightingAvonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
- 25th October4 sightingsPilning
- 19th October2 sightingsBristol M4 bridge
- 18th October6 sightingsBristol Barton Hill Depot
Bristol St Philips Marsh T&RSMD
Bristol Temple Meads - 17th October14 sightingsPilning
- 11th October27 sightingsActon Yard
Bristol Parkway
Langley
London Paddington
Old Oak Common HSTD
Reading
Reading Train Care Depot
Slough
Stoke Gifford Freightliner yard
Swindon
Swindon Cocklebury
West Drayton
Wor
- 9th October2 sightingsStoke Gifford Freightliner yard
Westerleigh Oil Terminal - 3rd October11 sightingsPilning
Pilning (Port Talbot - Bristol Kingsland Road)
- September 2015
- 25th September3 sightingsPilning
- 24th September46 sightingsEastleigh
Eastleigh TMD
Eastleigh Works
Eastleigh Yard
Micheldever
Winchester
- 23rd September21 sightingsMicheldever
- 22nd September17 sightingsAlton
Mid Hants Railway - Alresford
Mid Hants Railway - Ropley
- 21st September7 sightingsSalisbury
Salisbury Traincare Depot
- 19th September2 sightingsPilning
- 16th September36 sightingsRAIL2015 at Long Marston, and trip to GWR afterwards
- 5th September20 sightingsDean Forest Railway diesel gala
- August 2015
- 29th August1 sightingPilning
- 22nd August16 sightingsAvon Valley Railway
East Somerset Railway
- 15th August3 sightingsPilning
- 8th August439 sightingsTrip to London for units and locos.
- 2nd August2 sightingsStoke Gifford Freightliner yard
- July 2015
- 26th July2 sightingsPilning
- 25th July3 sightingsCardiff Celsa / Tremorfa Steelworks
- 22nd July2 sightingsAvonmouth West Wharf
Royal Portbury Dock - 18th July170 sightingsTrip to Carlisle for the DRS open day, on the Pathfinder "Lakes and Border Explorer" railtour.
- 16th July1 sightingAvonmouth West Wharf
- 4th July3 sightingsHeard that 47804 (a renumbering need) was in the area. 47851 was also apparently there, but couldn't see it.
- June 2015
- 28th June3 sightingsPilning
- 21st June50 sightingsA quick return to Reading to look out for plant and hopefully get last two FGW Turbos. Got them both sitting at Reading depot.
- 13th June4 sightingsCardiff Celsa / Tremorfa Steelworks
Royal Portbury Dock
- 10th June1 sightingAvonmouth West Wharf
- 6th June30 sightingsNorton Fitzwarren
Taunton Fairwater Yard
West Somerset Railway
West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard
West Somerset Railway - Minehead
West Somerset Railway - Williton
- 5th June154 sightingsTrip to Didcot Railway Museum
- May 2015
- 23rd May27 sightingsActon
Bath
Bedwyn
Bradford-on-Avon
Bristol Kingsland Road
Bristol Temple Meads
London Paddington
Maidenhead
Newbury
Old Oak Common HSTD
Reading
Slough
West Drayton - 22nd May75 sightingsActon
Clapham Junction
Didcot
Langley Yard
London Paddington
London Waterloo
Old Oak Common HSTD
Putney
Reading
Reading Train Care Depot
Swindon Transfer Yard HOOB
Tilehurst
West Ealing - - 20th May1 sightingAvonmouth West Wharf
- 8th May1 sightingAvonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
- 2nd May70 sightingsTrip to Plymouth for the PLEG Laira Liasion charter with two 08s
- April 2015
- 30th April10 sightingsParson Street Junction
Southampton
Southampton Maritime Freightliner Terminal
Southampton Maritime Maintenance Depot
- 22nd April1 sightingSouthampton Eastern Docks
- 19th April4 sightingsCwmbran
- 11th April206 sightingsTrip to the Midlands to see some shunter needs and preservation lines.
- 6th April12 sightingsCattybrook
- 5th April2 sightingsAvonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
Pilning
- 3rd April4 sightingsPatchway
Stoke Gifford Freightliner yard
- March 2015
- 28th March7 sightingsCwmbran
Severn Tunnel Junction
Undy
- 21st March5 sightingsPilning
- 19th March3 sightingsAvonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
Avonmouth West Wharf - 14th March3 sightingsCardiff Celsa / Tremorfa Steelworks
Cwmbran - 9th March4 sightingsAvonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
Avonmouth West Wharf
St Andrews Road
- 7th March292 sightingsTrip to London to hunt out some locos and shunters.
- 3rd March4 sightingsAvonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
Avonmouth West Wharf
Portbury Dock Stop Board
- 1st March4 sightingsAvonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
- February 2015
- 28th February3 sightingsBury St Edmunds
Kings Langley - 24th February1 sightingAvonmouth West Wharf
- 22nd February16 sightingsBristol Barton Hill Depot
Bristol Parkway
Bristol St Philips Marsh T&RSMD
Patchway
Stoke Gifford Freightliner yard
- 21st February3 sightingsTaunton
West Somerset Railway - 18th February3 sightingsAxminster
- 15th February7 sightingsBristol Parkway
Stoke Gifford Freightliner yard - 14th February5 sightingsCardiff Celsa / Tremorfa Steelworks
Machen Quarry
Pengam Sidings
- 8th February7 sightingsStoke Gifford Freightliner yard
- 6th February4 sightingsAxminster
- January 2015
- 31st January4 sightingsAxminster
- 25th January16 sightingsBristol Parkway
Bristol St Philips Marsh T&RSMD
Filton Abbey Wood
Stoke Gifford Freightliner yard - 17th January20 sightingsBristol Parkway
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
Severn Tunnel Junction
Stoke Gifford Freightliner yard
- 13th January1 sightingRoyal Portbury Dock
- 11th January13 sightingsBristol Parkway
Stoke Gifford Freightliner yard - 2nd January15 sightingsKings Langley
Westerleigh - 1st January5 sightingsStoke Gifford Freightliner yard
- Number of trains logged during 2015
- 89 Locomotives (shunters)
- 479 Locomotives
- 12 Locomotives (DC electric)
- 25 Locomotives (AC electric)
- 1 Locomotives (misc)
- 250 Diesel mechanical / hydraulic multiple unit sets
- 34 Diesel electric multiple unit sets
- 309 AC and AC/DC electric multiple unit sets
- 235 DC electric multiple unit sets
- 19 Multi-mode multiple unit sets
- 60 Steam Locomotives
- 4 Steam Locomotives (WD/industrial)
- 10 Light Rail
- 4 London Underground
- 41 Industrial Locomotives (not steam)
- 11 DVTs & DBSOs
- 81 On-Track Machines