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Wessex Trains' 150219 arriving into Plymouth on 18 May, 2004, unusually working the Portsmouth - Penzance train. Photo and copyright Wayland Smith (wa231_2000@yahoo.co.uk)

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Refurbished Wessex class 150230 skirts the cliff tops north of Lympstone on the rebranded "Avocet Line" on 4 August, 2003 Photo and copyright Wayland Smith (wa231_2000@yahoo.co.uk)

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At Bristol Temple Meads in May 2004, a seagull perches on the roof of 150243. Photo by David Roberts (david_roberts84@hotmail.com)

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First Great Western operated Class 150 DMU 150241 The Tarka Belle arrives into Bristol Parkway railway station. The unit is still wearing the livery advertising the North Devon Tourist Board applied by previous operator Wessex Trains. Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Detail of the livery sponsored by the North Devon Tourist Board on the side of Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150241 [i]The Tarka Belle[/i]. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Detail of the livery sponsored by the North Devon Tourist Board on the side of Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150241 [i]The Tarka Belle[/i]. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Detail of the livery sponsored by the North Devon Tourist Board on the side of Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150241 [i]The Tarka Belle[/i]. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150253 stands in the siding adjacent to platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Detail of the livery advertising Exmouth on the side of Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150253, photographed when it was stabled in the siding adjacent to platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Detail of the livery advertising westcountrynow.com "the on the side of Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150253 The Exmouth Avocet, photographed when it was stabled in the siding adjacent to platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Detail of the livery advertising westcountrynow.com "the on the side of Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150253 The Exmouth Avocet, photographed when it was stabled in the siding adjacent to platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150253 The Exmouth Avocet, photographed when it was stabled in the siding adjacent to platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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A significantly poorer than ideal merged image of Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150253 The Exmouth Avocet, photographed when it was stabled in the siding adjacent to platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 approaches Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 approaches Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. This photograph clearly shows the train switching to the southbound track to call at platform 1. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 approaches Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Detail of the livery carried by Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 "The Tamar Explorer" at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. This photographic livery is advertising www.tamarvalleytourism.co.uk under the caption "Discover the secret 'twixt Devon and Cornwall". The River Tamar forms almost the entireity of the border between the two counties in south west England. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 "The Tamar Explorer" departs Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150230 "The Tamar Explorer" en route from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound Cardiff Central to Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 approaches Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 approaches Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 approaches Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 arrives into Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 at Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 at Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 departs Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150251 en route from Filton Abbey Wood with a northbound service to Cheltenham Spa via Bristol Parkway. Photo by Chris McKenna19/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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First Great Western Class 150/2 DMU 150238 and Class 153 DMU 153372 arrive into Bridgwater station with a Cardiff Central - Taunton service. Photo by Chris McKenna 30/10/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains 2 car DMU 150 247 at Gunnislake - the outer terminus of the scenic Tamar Valley line from Plymouth. October 2003. Digital photo by Steven Salmon (cathedralview@supanet.com)

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First Great Western operated Class 150 DMU 150236 heads eastbound from Bristol Parkway railway station. The unit is still wearing the livery advertising East Devon applied by previous operator Wessex Trains. Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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First Great Western operated Class 150 DMU 150236 heads eastbound from Bristol Parkway railway station. The unit is still wearing the livery advertising East Devon applied by previous operator Wessex Trains. Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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First Great Western operated Class 150 DMU 150241 The Tarka Belle heads eastbound from Bristol Parkway railway station with a service to Cheltenham Spa. The unit is still wearing the livery advertising the North Devon Tourist Board applied by previous operator Wessex Trains. Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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First Great Western operated Class 150 DMU 150241 The Tarka Belle heads westbound towards Bristol Parkway railway station. The unit is still wearing the livery advertising the North Devon Tourist Board applied by previous operator Wessex Trains. Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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First Great Western operated Class 150 DMU 150241 The Tarka Belle heads westbound towards Bristol Parkway railway station. The unit is still wearing the livery advertising the North Devon Tourist Board applied by previous operator Wessex Trains. Photo by Chris McKenna 03/05/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150263 on a Cardiff Central to Taunton service, photgraphed at the top of the incline from the Patchway tunnel to Patchway station. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150263 on a Cardiff Central to Taunton service approaches Patchway station. During the day this hourly train is the only one to call here. Photo by Chris McKenna23/01/2006. Larger, higher quality copies of my photos are available, click here for details. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Class 150 seen at Newport General on 06 March 2005. Copyright belongs to Andrew Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. Photographs taken on Canon EOS10D Digital Camera.

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Class 150 seen passing Undy on 19 February 2004. Copyright belongs to Andrew Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken on Canon EOS10D.

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This class 150 unit with tourist attraction markings has Wessex Trains on the side so we presume they are the operator of this service which was seen at Cardiff on the 14th February 2004. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150243 and Fist Great Western Class 43 diesel locomotive 43195 at Bristol Parkway station with services to Great Malvern and South Wales respectively. Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures taken since December 2004 are available on Wikimedia Commons in the Railways of Great Brtiain and Photo by Chris McKenna categories. Please email if you want a copy of an image that you cannot find there (note that most of the filenames are different). If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150243 arrives into Bristol Parkway station with a northbound service to Great Malvern. Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures taken since December 2004 are available on Wikimedia Commons in the Railways of Great Brtiain and Photo by Chris McKenna categories. Please email if you want a copy of an image that you cannot find there (note that most of the filenames are different). If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150243 arrives into Bristol Parkway station with a northbound service to Great Malvern. Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures taken since December 2004 are available on Wikimedia Commons in the Railways of Great Brtiain and Photo by Chris McKenna categories. Please email if you want a copy of an image that you cannot find there (note that most of the filenames are different). If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex Trains Class 150 DMU 150243 at Bristol Parkway station with a northbound service to Great Malvern. Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures taken since December 2004 are available on Wikimedia Commons in the Railways of Great Brtiain and Photo by Chris McKenna categories. Please email if you want a copy of an image that you cannot find there (note that most of the filenames are different). If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy. Feedback on my pictures is always welcome.

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Wessex trains class 150 DMU 150221 pulls into Bristol Temple Meads. I think this was a service from Avonmouth. Photo by Chris McKenna 09/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Wessex trains class 150 DMU 150221 pulls into Bristol Temple Meads. I think this was a service from Avonmouth. Photo by Chris McKenna 09/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Wessex Trains class 150 DMU 150230 stabled at the unused (for passengers) platform 2 at Bristol Temple Meads station. Photo by Chris McKenna 09/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Wessex Trains Clas 150 DMU 150248 at Bristol Temple Meads station. Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Wessex Trains Clas 150 DMU 150253 at Platform 3 of Bristol Temple Meads station. Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Wessex Trains Clas 150 DMU 150253 leaves Bristol Temple Meads station with a northbound service. I think this might have been a service to Great Malvern. Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Wessex Trains DMUs 150266 and an unidentified Class 153 are coupled together to for a 3-car train at Bristol Temple Meads station. Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Detail of the Wessex Trains promotional liveries. This is a Class 150 DMU advertising westcountrynow.com Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Detail of the Wessex Trains promotional liveries. This is a Class 150 DMU advertising Exeter. Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Detail of the Wessex Trains promotional liveries. This is a Class 150 DMU advertising Great Gardens of Cornwall. Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.