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The Cornwall Railway Society headboard. Designed and painted by Peter Butt. Copyright
 Welcome to the 
  Cornwall Railway Society       Website
January 
2021
Contact via general@cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk

Quote :- A website that provides a nice balance of the current WR railway scene while also reminding us of its rich and varied past enabling younger generations to find out what they missed and bringing back happy memories for older generations of a railway that no longer exists.
The CRS adheres to UK copyright law. We are aware, however,  in this age of multiple media, of the difficulties involved. Any breach of copyright found on this website is inadvertent: any suspected breach should be reported to the webmaster.
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If you wish to send in pictures of current events we must receive them within hours. The next day may not be soon enough - the choice of pictures is at our discretion. A picture size of 1.5 MByte is ideal for the website
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Due to Convid 19  the  Cornwall Railway Society Meetings for the Autumn have been cancelled,  this is common with many other organisations.  It is however hoped that we will be able to return to our monthly indoor meetings at the Memorial Hall Redruth with effect from  11th September 2021. We have an exciting provisional  programme  prepared for the commencement of our meetings in the autumn and outdoor events from May 2021. It all depends on restrictions current at the time. Current membership for 2019/20 will be extended to cover 2020/21. For our provisional program for 2021 please click here.

This months Home page pictures are from our regular contributor Paul Barlow and are of steam tours in glorious Devon way back in 1992
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34027 Taw Valley climbs Honiton bank with the 09.05 Waterloo-Exeter Central Note GW observation coach in the formation. The signs of recent activity in the adjacent field add to the interest in this colourful scene. 21st June 1992. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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Also on the 21st June 1992 777 Sir Lamiel pulls the 14.56 Exeter to Andover and Waterloo out of Black Boy tunnel and on towards Exmouth junction. Note the active coal yard on the right. Copyright Paul Barlow.

​We add several pictures on most days - take a look.
N.B Many of the pictures on this web site are from the Mike Morant Collection to see more of these go to his Home Page at https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/ or just the British part of the site at  mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles  Or https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles 
Also the Eric Curnow Collection - Coverage of Penzance and Long Rock during the 1969 to 1977 period. 
You can evaluate the site at https://curnowcollection.wordpress.com/ 
    Look​             What's New
       Links - Please click on the item you require - this will take you to the relevant                            section - it may be necessary to SCROLL to get to the item

*     Interesting reading.
      Many of our viewers will be familiar with the name Ken Mumford - he              lives at Swindon and has supplied much material for the website from            there and elsewhere. Ken is a retired teacher, and was an active Lay                Preacher and has now added to his many talents as the editor of the                AERONIAN.  He has previous editorial experience and has produced a              very interesting on line publication. Kemble station is in particular                  mentioned in this edition of the Aeronian, there is much of interest on            other railways and also buses and transport in general. So, if you are              interested click on the link and you are there.

 
*    This month we take a look at the Didcot to Oxford line including the                GWS Preservation site. Over 70 pictures To see this click here.

*          We have  kept  a 'rolling watch' on the demolition of that                                   historic  feature - the Weymouth Street Tramway please
          click here and  scroll as necessary to see the growing collection of                  views of this vandalism. Look for item 2023. If there is anything left to             see in January 2021 we'd like to see it. Thank you.

 *  Also a new article by Colin Burges tells of happenings over the 'Lockdown' at Christow - the Teign  Valley Railway and more.   'T.V. Miscellany' . To Keep up to date with Colin's Articles as he travels far and wide - often on his bicyle'.  Please click here. http://www.teignrail.co.uk/scouting/
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Colin Burges Exeter and Teign Valley Railway. 3rd June 2017
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FOR AERIAL VIEWS  -  try this website   http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk
Loads of old aerial pics, black and white, some go back to 1920s etc. Great ones of Plymouth, Tavistock (particularly good one of Tavistock South) and many other interesting places, loads of railway stuff.
 
                     *** PLEASE  NOTE -  Other sources of Cornish Pictures ***

Andrew Kirkham has kindly agreed to us advertising his excellent site.  With his website Andrew makes available many superb pictures taken in Cornwall. click below:-   https://www.flickr.com/photos/52554553@N06/albums/72157636828119615/with/10419848883/
Cornish Video - Martin Baker has advised us of an excellent 3 hour video on YouTube, to see this click below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj2UxPqQvF8&t=1s
About our pictures.
The Cornwall Railway Society website, which has been on line since May 2010, was originally planned just to advertise the activities of the society and give details of the organisation and history of the Society.  It has, however, since developed into site where enthusiasts can obtain the latest news on the railway scene and go for pictures of the railways in the West Country past and present.  We have also recorded some of the many rail tours which have visited the counties,

If you have any pictures of your own of general railway interest which you would like to see on the site we’d be only too pleased to receive them.  Please provide full details with your submissions – they must be your own work, or submitted with the owners permission – they must not be copyright pictures. You may copy pictures for your own use but please ask the copyright holder for permission. Pictures from the  CRS website should NOT be used for public shows or displays without permission. It would be impolite so to do.

           To copy and alter the name of the copyright holder to your own is nothing short of stealing.


The website gratefully acknowledges the input received from our major sources of material  The late John Cornelius,  Roger Geach, Mike Morant, Craig Munday, Chris Osment,  Mike Roach,  Trevor Tremethick, Roger Salter,  The late Sid Sponheimer , David Tozer , Guy Vincent, and Roger Winnen.

Much appreciation is also expressed to the following for their contributions. Many thanks to :- Dave Adams, Matthew Addelsee,  Ken Adlam,  Cameron Allen,  John Alsop.  David Andrews, Steve Andrews,  Mike Allen, Mark Annand,  David Antony, Mark Aston. Roger Aston, Bill Avery,  Martin Baker, John Ball,  Paul Barlow, Geoffrey Barnes,  David Bartlett,Keith Barrow,  Dick Barry, David Bastion,  Roger & Dawn Battershill,  Barnard Bates, Sarah Batten,  Ewan Baxter, Dave Beckerleg, David and the late Theo Beckett, Andrew Bellis, Phillip Benham,  Christopher J Bellett,  Dennis Berry,  Caroline Bland, Richard Bohill, Graham Bowden, David Bown,  Matthew Bradley, John Brodribb,   Angela Brock, Ben Brooksbank, Shaun Brown, Ian Bunnett,  Stephen Burdett, Peter Bragg, Mark Branner, Mick Bramich,   Mark Brown, Derek Books,  Peter and Mark Bragg, Matthew Buck, Colin Burgess, Paul Burkhalter,  Peter Butt, Derek Buttivant and Heather Buttivant,  Paul Cambridge, Rupert Chalkley, Derek Carloss, Steve Carter, Lorraine Cave,  Martin Chiswell,  Martin Clark,  Tony Clark, Dennis Clarke,   David Collings, Tony Cooke, David Cook, Tim Comer,  John Cornelius, Jarrard Cotter, Leslie Curnow,  Eric Curnow,  Peter Dale, Kevin Daniel,  Maurice Dart, Stephen Derek, Dingle, Ian Dinmore, Andy Dunican, Jeremy Doe,  Phil Duddridge, Dave Dunn, Rowland Dunn,  Jamie Dyke, Nick Dyke, Andy Elms, Fred Elton,  William Elston​,  Martin Duff,  Justin Edwards,  Mike Eddowes, Steve Elliott,  J. Eyres,  Dan Engstrom, Robert Evans,  Charles Fennamore, Dave Field, Chris Finan,  Barbara Fisher, David Forty, Michael Forward, Chris Finan, Mike Frąckiewicz,  Stewart Frazer, Ian Gall, Keith Gale,   Rod Garner, Nick & Alec Gaskell,  Roger Gee,  Linda Getman,  Matt Geyman,  Bryan Gibson,  Maureen  Glanville,  Trevor Goldsworthy, Jon Gough, ​Steve Grainger-Allen,  Shirley Gray, Alan Giffin,  Quentin Goggs,  Evan Gray,  Alan Griffon, Jim Green, Kyle Greet,  Ross Griffiths, Brian Grigg, Colin Grover, John,  the late Sheila Hall,  Aidan Hall, Phil Hadley,  Brian Haig , Trevor Hancock,   Jacob Hampson, Bill Haines, Edward Hannan, Jacob Hampson,  Lawrence Hansford, Edward Hannan,  Julian A Hanwell, Peggy Le Hanwell,  Alan Harris, Richard Hays,  Daniel Harris, Graham Harris,  Geoffrey Harrison, Darren Hart, Roy Hart, Chris Harvey, David Hayball,  Phil Hawke, William Heggie, Jonathon Henwood,  Andrew Hickson,  David Hibberd,  Tony Hill, Barry Hilton, Jon Hird,  the late Cyril Hitchens and Mike Hitchens MBE, Jon Hird, The late Adrian Hoblyn, Ivor Hocking, Stephenie Hockridge, Richard Holladay,  the Late Keith Holt, Tom Holway,  James Howitt, Simon Howard,  Mick House, Tim Hughes, Geoff Hurrell.  Mick Hymans,  Rob Iredale, David Ive, Chris Jenkin, Kevin & Peter Jenkin, Nathan John, Andrew Jones,  Barry Jones, Neil Johnson, Oliver Kyte, Jon Kelsey, John Keohane, Adrian King, Will Kilner,   Andy Kirkham,  Ron Kosys,  Nick Kiszczuk,  Darren Kitson, Richard  Kitson, Langport and District History Group - Janet Seaton, Mark Lancaster,  Ian Lane, Geoff Leonard,  Jim Lewis,  Robert Lindley,   Rob Lomas, Mike Loze, John Lloyd,  Late Keith Lloyd, Barry Lucas,   Allen Linning,   Mark Lynan, Alastair MacLean, Nick Madden, Tim Maddocks, Steve Marshall, Paul Martin.  Roger Marsh, James May,  Ken Mumford, Kath Jones,  Kevin Jones, Jim Lewis,  Graham Mann,  Graham G. Matthews (Work of the late W.F. Ivey), Geoff Matthews,  Ian McDonald, Kim McMillan-Staff,  Ian McKey, David Mathieson,  Victor Menhennet,  Bernard & Audrey Mills,  Richard Mills, Andy Miller,  Jon Morley, Ian Morton,  Colin Moss,  Morven Munday, Lynn & Peter Murnaghan, Richard Merrin,  Mike Mycetes,  Phillip Nall,  Brian Naylor, Paul Negus, Tony Newman, Geoff Nicholas,  Doug Nicholls, Terry Nichols, Kevin Meagor, Peter O'Brien, Jon Morley, The late Cedric Owen, th late Dave Pagett,  Roy Palmer, Lawrence Parker,  Robert Parry,  Late Edwin Pascoe, Mike Paterson,  David Pearce, John Penny,  Robert Perry,  Steve Perryman, Colin Pidgeon, Scot, Hannah &  Alan Peters,  Neil Phillips, Wayne Phillips, Brian & Patricia Pibworth,  Richard Poyner, Colin Pidgeon, Simon Ponter, David Pool, David Potter, Ian Pollock,  Roger Pyke,  Peter Radford, Anne Rawle, Kevin Redwood,  Kevin Regan,  Colin Retallick,the late Dr. Frank Richards,  Steve Richards,  Andy and Vivian Richards,   Terry Richards, Steve Rickett,  Andy Rigler, John Root,  Louise Roach,  Paul Roach, John Roberts, Phill Rundle, Paul Rundle,  Geoff Ryall,  Martin Scane, John Simons, Lewis Slee, the late Michael Slee,  Geoff Salmon,   Peter Salmon,  Emma Shard, John Scragg, Mr. Sibthorpe, Clare Sheppard, John Simmons,  Roger Smith, Tristan Smith,  Clive Smith, Phill (Shattered) Smith,   Stuart Smith, Kat Smith, Vic Smith,  Clive Smith,  Les Smitham,  Trevor Snell,  Nigel Spate,   Fred Speare,  the late Frank Sperritt,  Pat Sperritt, Steve Spingys,  Andy Stace,  John Stagg, the late John Stamp, David Stannard,  Paul and the late John Stanford,  Nathan Stockman, Julian Stephens, Eric Stuart,  Peter Sutton,  Roger Tabb,Nigel &  Ben Tambling,  The late Bob Taylor,  Malcolm Taylor, Mike Thomas, Liz and Tom Thompson (St Agnes  Museum), Andrew Thompson,  Rob Thomas,  John Thorn,   Gareth Thornton,  Garth Tilt,  Chris Tooth,  David Tozer, Nigel Tregoning, Phil Tremain,  Phil Trevena,  Andrew Triggs,  Nick Trudgian,  Mike Thomas, Keith Turley,   Late Jack Trounson, Ollie Turrell, Adrian Vaughan,  Mrs Vera Vigus,   Guy Vincent, Charlotte Vincent,  Keith Webber,  Shane Webster,   South West Circle,  Terry Waldron,  Hugh Waters,  Richard Watts,  Lisa Welch,  David Ward,  Mike Ware, Hugh Waters,  Keith Watkins,  Shane Webster, Michael West,  Ron & Jenny Westwater,  Stephen White, Phil Wilton,  Steve Widdowson,  the late  Jonathan Wood, Robert Woodhouse,  Charles Woodland, Tony Wright and Syd Young,
We are most grateful to Mrs. Zsuzsanna Wood for her permission to place on this site the work of her late husband John Wood.  Similar appreciation is expressed to the late Mrs. Phyllis English for her permission to place on this site the work of her late husband Patrick English.

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References :- a list of books and pubications commonly referred to at the foot of this page
The current Cornwall Railway Society Magazine cover and details of contents.
Meetings subject to change see INDOOR EVENTS
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66118 heads an afternoon clay train through Lostwithiel, on its way to Fowey. Copyright Nick Kiszczuk.
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CRS Magazine Back Cover. Small prarie 5523 of St Blazey, is seen ex-works at Laira Shed on the 12th September 1959 on the way home from overhaul after being painted and line in green livery. It was withdrawn just nine months later, on the 20th June 1960. Copyright Mike Roach.


References :-
Extensive references have been made to the invaluable publications of Tony Cooke (R.A.Cooke). Namely the Atlas of the GWR 1947 and also various of his Track Layout Diagrams. We are also most grateful to Tony for further information supplied.
Brunels Cornish Viaducts   John Binding
Clinkers Register of Closed Stations  The late C.R. Clinker
The Railways of Cornwall  1809-1963  The late C.R. Clinker
More Cornwall Railways Remembered  Stephen F. Heginbotham
LSWR Then and now   Mac Hawkins
Midland Press books - various 
Newquay branch and its branches     John Vaughan
Devonport Dockyard Railway   Paul Burkhalter
B.R. Gradient Profiles  Ian Allen
GWR Timetables
Branch Line Society Notes prepared by Maurice Dart
Backtracking around Friary, Laira and the Plym  By Bernard Mills
The Teign Valley line  by L.W. Pomery
Track Layout Diagrams of the G.W.R. & B.R. (W.R.) - various sections 
North Devon Clay by Michael Messenger
Red for Danger by LTC Rolt.
The last years of the Somerset and Dorset by Colin Maggs.
Historical Survey of the S & D, C.W. Judge & C.R. Potts
The Somerset and Dorset in the 50's & 60's - Vols 1 to 4.  By  Ivo Peters
The Somerset &  Dorset Joint Railway Kevin Clapcott, Very useful notes on Web
Lines to Avonmouth  by Mike Vincent
Reflections on the Portishead branch by Mike Vincent
Tramways of the West of England by P.W. Gentry
The Calne Branch by Colin C. Maggs - published by Wild Swan
The Weymouth Harbour Tramway in the Steam Era  by Gerry Beale
West Country Railway History by  David St John Thomas
The Princetown Branch by Antony R. Kingdom
The Helston Railway - Past & Present" published by Silverlink (Past & Present Publishing Ltd) in May 2012 to mark the 125th Anniversary (to the day) of the opening of the line. By Chris Heaps.
North Cornwall Railway - the late Dave Wroe.
Through the Countyside and Coalfield by Mike Vincent.
​Plymouth's Hidden Railways  by  Paul Burkhalter.

Maurice Darts CD 'CLAY LINES' is now available from the shop at Wheal Martyn Museum, Cathew, St Austell.  PL26 8XG.  Please phone for opening hours or further details. 01726 850362.  The price at the shop is £8.50 or by post £10.50  ALSO  STATE WHETHER YOU WANT HIS FIRST CD 'CLAY LINES' or his 'SECOND CD' - Also well worth viewing