Cornwall Railway Society
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August 2022
Website Home Page
August 2022
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"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.
Please note
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
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 or just the British part of the site, or this alternative.
Also the Eric Curnow Collection - Coverage of Penzance and Long Rock during the 1969 to 1977 period. You can evaluate the site here.
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.
Please note
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
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 or just the British part of the site, or this alternative.
Also the Eric Curnow Collection - Coverage of Penzance and Long Rock during the 1969 to 1977 period. You can evaluate the site here.
This months Home Page pictures are from the camera of Paul Barlow, Paul regularly sends in reports which are much appreciated.
Bovine Spotters!!
Many thanks indeed Bill.
Lots of News daily
Five new features added this month.
2226 A Visit to the Great Western Museum at Newton Abbot followed by a visit to Dawlish. An excellent report with many details by Roger Winnen.
2227 Visit to the Bridport Branch in 2015 Colin Burges [The scout} reports. 60+ pictures.
2228 Return to Okehampton by Colin Burges.
2229 The Vale of Berkeley Explored - Colin traces the route of the old line which at one time crossed the river Severn by the ill fated rail bridge.
2230 Hamworthy Junction to Salisbury - Colin cycles the rout picking out points of interest
2226 A Visit to the Great Western Museum at Newton Abbot followed by a visit to Dawlish. An excellent report with many details by Roger Winnen.
2227 Visit to the Bridport Branch in 2015 Colin Burges [The scout} reports. 60+ pictures.
2228 Return to Okehampton by Colin Burges.
2229 The Vale of Berkeley Explored - Colin traces the route of the old line which at one time crossed the river Severn by the ill fated rail bridge.
2230 Hamworthy Junction to Salisbury - Colin cycles the rout picking out points of interest
Please click here and scroll to see a Comprehensive list of HST Power Cars and Castle named locomotives - Prepared by Guy Vincent
FOR AERIAL VIEWS - try this website
Loads of old aerial pics, black and white, some go back to 1920s etc. Great ones of Plymouth, Tavistock (particularly a good one of Tavistock South) and many other interesting places.
*** 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 here.
Cornish Video - Martin Baker has advised us of an excellent 3 hour video on YouTube, to see this, click here.
About our pictures.
The Cornwall Railway Society website, which has been on line since May 2010, was originally planned to just 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 view 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, Jim Bland, Tom Blanpain, Richard Bohill, Graham Bowden, David Bown, James 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, Dale Chadwick, 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, Nathan & 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, James Howitt, 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, Andrew Keast, 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, Ivor Moorey, 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, Ivor Moorey, Phillip Nall, The late Cedric Owen, th late Dave Pagett, Roy Palmer, Clive and 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, Andy Richings. John Root, Louise Roach, Paul Roach, John Roberts, Phill Rundle, Paul Rundle, Geoff Ryall, Martin Scane, John Simons, Tony Shoree, Lewis Slee, the late Michael Slee, Geoff Salmon, The late 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, John Scragg, 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.
References :- a list of books and publications commonly referred to at the foot of this page
Loads of old aerial pics, black and white, some go back to 1920s etc. Great ones of Plymouth, Tavistock (particularly a good one of Tavistock South) and many other interesting places.
*** 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 here.
Cornish Video - Martin Baker has advised us of an excellent 3 hour video on YouTube, to see this, click here.
About our pictures.
The Cornwall Railway Society website, which has been on line since May 2010, was originally planned to just 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 view 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, Jim Bland, Tom Blanpain, Richard Bohill, Graham Bowden, David Bown, James 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, Dale Chadwick, 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, Nathan & 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, James Howitt, 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, Andrew Keast, 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, Ivor Moorey, 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, Ivor Moorey, Phillip Nall, The late Cedric Owen, th late Dave Pagett, Roy Palmer, Clive and 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, Andy Richings. John Root, Louise Roach, Paul Roach, John Roberts, Phill Rundle, Paul Rundle, Geoff Ryall, Martin Scane, John Simons, Tony Shoree, Lewis Slee, the late Michael Slee, Geoff Salmon, The late 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, John Scragg, 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.
References :- a list of books and publications commonly referred to at the foot of this page
The Summer Cornwall Railway Society Magazine covers and details of contents
Current Magazine covers