The Cornwall Railway Society headboard. Designed and painted by Peter Butt. Copyright
Welcome to the
Cornwall Railway Society Website
September 2017
Contact via general@cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk
Quote :- A website 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.
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
Cornwall Railway Society Website
September 2017
Contact via general@cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk
Quote :- A website 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.
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
For the Home Page this month we feature two remarkable pictures from the vast collection of Mike Morant. The pictures are from an identical location but some 35 years apart. Many thanks to Mike.
The view is from the bridge over the line at the east end of the station with Marazion Marsh behind the train and Marazion village in the hazy distance.
[Mike Morant collection]
170822_W_GWR_43nn_Marazion_1925
This shot of an unidentified GWR Churchward 4300 class mogul dates from circa 1925 and shows the Penzance portion of the down Cornish Riviera Express approaching Marazion at the end of the single line section from St Erth. This section wasn't doubled until June 1929; (the final section of the Cornish main line, Scorrier to Redruth, wasn't doubled until April 1930). The view is from the bridge over the line at the east end of the station with Marazion Marsh behind the train and Marazion village in the hazy distance. The coaches are in the 1922 livery which suggests a mid-1920s date. The make-up of the train: Van 3rd, 3rd, Compo, Diner, Van 3rd, all 68/70ft vehicles, exactly matches that specified for the CRE in the GW's official 'Programme of Working of Coaches in Through Trains' for the summer of 1925.
[E. A. Gurney-Smith / Mike Morant collection]
170822_Diesel_BR_D839_Marazion
BR Western Region, diesel hydraulic Warship class 43 no. D839 Relentless, pre-warning panels, at Marazion. The view is from the bridge over the line at the east end of the station with Marazion Marsh behind the train and Marazion village in the hazy distance.
[Mike Morant collection]
References :- a list of books and pubications commonly referred to at the foot of this page
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 https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles
What's New
* Last month we took a look at pictures of the past and present in the Southampton area. This month more have been added especially of 'steam in the docks' - many thanks to Mike Morant Click here
* We have some pictures of the Fawley branch again many from Mike Morant - do you have more please. Click here
* Cornish Railways
World War Two Diary- part 6 1944
Part 6 in a collection of World War Two Events and how they effected the railways in Cornwall. This diary is the result of extensive research by Phil Hadley - this month we look at 1944.
Click here.
* Yeovil Railway Centre now has its own section Click here
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 https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles
What's New
* Last month we took a look at pictures of the past and present in the Southampton area. This month more have been added especially of 'steam in the docks' - many thanks to Mike Morant Click here
* We have some pictures of the Fawley branch again many from Mike Morant - do you have more please. Click here
* Cornish Railways
World War Two Diary- part 6 1944
Part 6 in a collection of World War Two Events and how they effected the railways in Cornwall. This diary is the result of extensive research by Phil Hadley - this month we look at 1944.
Click here.
* Yeovil Railway Centre now has its own section Click here
*Coverage of the Old Oak Common Open Day - it's in Features September to December 2017 Click here.
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 Sth) and many other interesting places, loads of railway stuff.
Loads of old aerial pics, black and white, some go back to 1920s etc. Great ones of Plymouth, Tavistock (particularly good one of Tavistock Sth) and many other interesting places, loads of railway stuff.
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. 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 John Cornelius, Roger Geach, Mike Morant, Craig Munday, Chris Osment, Trevor Tremethick, Mike Roach, Roger Salter, The late Sid Sponheimer , David Tozer 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, Roger Aston, John Ball, Paul Barlow, Keith Barrow, Dick Barry, Roger & Dawn Battershill, Barnard Bates, Sarah Batten, Ewan Baxter, David and the late Theo Beckett, Christopher J Bellett, Dennis Berry, Caroline Bland, Richard Bohill, Graham Bowden, David Bown, Matthew Bradley, John Brodribb, Angela Brock, Ben Brooksbank, Ian Bunnett, Stephen Burdett, Peter Bragg, Mark Branner, Mark Brown, Derek Books, Peter and Mark Bragg, Matthew Buck, Colin Burgess, Paul Burkhalter, Peter Butt, Derek Buttivant and Heather Buttivant, Paul Cambridge, Derek Carloss, Rupert Chalkley, Lorraine Cave, Martin Chiswell, Martin Clark, Tony Clark, David Collings, Tony Cooke, David Cook, Tim Comer, John Cornelius, Jarrard Cotter, Leslie Curnow, Eric Curnow, Maurice Dart, Ian Dinmore, Jeremy Doe, Phil Duddridge, Jamie Dyke, Nick Dyke, Andy Elms, Fred Elton, 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, Stewart Frazer, Ian Gall, Rod Garner, Nick & Alec Gaskell, Linda Getman, Matt Geyman, Maureen Glanville, Trevor Goldsworthy, Jon Gough, Shirley Gray, Jim Green, Kyle Greet, Ross Griffiths, John, Sheila and Aidan Hall, Phill Hadley, Brian Haig , Jacob Hampson, Bill Haines, Edward Hannan, Jacob Hampson, Lawrence Hansford, Edward Hannan, Julian A Hanwell, Peggy Le Hanwell, Alan Harris, Daniel Harris, Graham Harris, Geoffrey Harrison, Darren Hart, Roy Hart, Chris Harvey, David Hayball, William Heggie, David Hibberd, Tony Hill, Barry Hilton, the late Cyril Hitchens and Mike Hitchens MBE, Jon Hird, Ivor Hocking, the Late Keith Holt, James Howitt, Simon Howard, Mick House, Tim Hughes, Mick Hymans, Rob Iredale, David Ive, Chris Jenkin, Kevin & Peter Jenkin, Nathan John, Andrew Jones, Barry Jones, Jon Kelsey, John Keohane, Adrian King, Andy Kirkham, Ron Kosys, Nick Kiszczuk, Darren 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. Peter Murnaghan, Roger Marsh, James May, Kath Jones, Kevin Jones, Graham Mann, Graham G. Matthews (Work of the late W.F. Ivey), Geoff Matthews, Ian McDonald, Kim McMillan-Staff, Ian McKey, Victor Menhennet, Bernard & Audrey Mills, Andy Miller, Jon Morley, Colin Moss, Morven Munday, Ken Mumford, Mike Mycetes, Geoff Nicholas, Doug Nicholls, Terry Nichols, Peter O'Brien, 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, Scot & Alan Peters, Neil Phillips, Brian & Patricia Pibworth, Colin Pidgeon, Simon Ponter, 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, Andy Rigler, John Root, Paul Roach, John Roberts, Phill Rundle, Paul Rundle, Martin Scane, Lewis Slee, the late Michael Slee, Geoff Salmon, Peter Salmon, Emma Shard, Claire Sheppard,John Simmons, Roger Smith, Tristan Smith, Clive Smith, Stuart Smith, Kat Smith, Vic Smith, Les Smitham, Trevor Snell, Nigel Spate, Fred Speare, the late Frank Sperritt, Pat Sperritt, Andy Stace, the late John Stamp, Paul and the late John Stanford, Nathan Stockman, Julian Stephens, Eric Stuart, Peter Sutton, Nigel & Ben Tambling, The late Bob Taylor, Malcolm Taylor, Liz and Tom Thompson (St Agnes Museum, Andrew Thompson, Rob Thomas, John Thorn, Gareth Thornton, Garth Tilt, David Tozer, Nigel Tregoning, Phil Tremain, Phil Trevena, Andrew Triggs, Nick Trudgian, Roger Tabb, Mike Thomas, Late Jack Trounson, Adrian Vaughan, Mrs Vera Vigus, Guy Vincent, Charlotte Vincent, Keith Webber, Shane Webster, South West Circle, Terry Waldron, Hugh Waters, Lisa Welch, Michael West, Ron & Jenny Westwater, Steve Widdowson, Keith Watkins, Jonathan Wood, 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.
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. 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 John Cornelius, Roger Geach, Mike Morant, Craig Munday, Chris Osment, Trevor Tremethick, Mike Roach, Roger Salter, The late Sid Sponheimer , David Tozer 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, Roger Aston, John Ball, Paul Barlow, Keith Barrow, Dick Barry, Roger & Dawn Battershill, Barnard Bates, Sarah Batten, Ewan Baxter, David and the late Theo Beckett, Christopher J Bellett, Dennis Berry, Caroline Bland, Richard Bohill, Graham Bowden, David Bown, Matthew Bradley, John Brodribb, Angela Brock, Ben Brooksbank, Ian Bunnett, Stephen Burdett, Peter Bragg, Mark Branner, Mark Brown, Derek Books, Peter and Mark Bragg, Matthew Buck, Colin Burgess, Paul Burkhalter, Peter Butt, Derek Buttivant and Heather Buttivant, Paul Cambridge, Derek Carloss, Rupert Chalkley, Lorraine Cave, Martin Chiswell, Martin Clark, Tony Clark, David Collings, Tony Cooke, David Cook, Tim Comer, John Cornelius, Jarrard Cotter, Leslie Curnow, Eric Curnow, Maurice Dart, Ian Dinmore, Jeremy Doe, Phil Duddridge, Jamie Dyke, Nick Dyke, Andy Elms, Fred Elton, 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, Stewart Frazer, Ian Gall, Rod Garner, Nick & Alec Gaskell, Linda Getman, Matt Geyman, Maureen Glanville, Trevor Goldsworthy, Jon Gough, Shirley Gray, Jim Green, Kyle Greet, Ross Griffiths, John, Sheila and Aidan Hall, Phill Hadley, Brian Haig , Jacob Hampson, Bill Haines, Edward Hannan, Jacob Hampson, Lawrence Hansford, Edward Hannan, Julian A Hanwell, Peggy Le Hanwell, Alan Harris, Daniel Harris, Graham Harris, Geoffrey Harrison, Darren Hart, Roy Hart, Chris Harvey, David Hayball, William Heggie, David Hibberd, Tony Hill, Barry Hilton, the late Cyril Hitchens and Mike Hitchens MBE, Jon Hird, Ivor Hocking, the Late Keith Holt, James Howitt, Simon Howard, Mick House, Tim Hughes, Mick Hymans, Rob Iredale, David Ive, Chris Jenkin, Kevin & Peter Jenkin, Nathan John, Andrew Jones, Barry Jones, Jon Kelsey, John Keohane, Adrian King, Andy Kirkham, Ron Kosys, Nick Kiszczuk, Darren 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. Peter Murnaghan, Roger Marsh, James May, Kath Jones, Kevin Jones, Graham Mann, Graham G. Matthews (Work of the late W.F. Ivey), Geoff Matthews, Ian McDonald, Kim McMillan-Staff, Ian McKey, Victor Menhennet, Bernard & Audrey Mills, Andy Miller, Jon Morley, Colin Moss, Morven Munday, Ken Mumford, Mike Mycetes, Geoff Nicholas, Doug Nicholls, Terry Nichols, Peter O'Brien, 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, Scot & Alan Peters, Neil Phillips, Brian & Patricia Pibworth, Colin Pidgeon, Simon Ponter, 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, Andy Rigler, John Root, Paul Roach, John Roberts, Phill Rundle, Paul Rundle, Martin Scane, Lewis Slee, the late Michael Slee, Geoff Salmon, Peter Salmon, Emma Shard, Claire Sheppard,John Simmons, Roger Smith, Tristan Smith, Clive Smith, Stuart Smith, Kat Smith, Vic Smith, Les Smitham, Trevor Snell, Nigel Spate, Fred Speare, the late Frank Sperritt, Pat Sperritt, Andy Stace, the late John Stamp, Paul and the late John Stanford, Nathan Stockman, Julian Stephens, Eric Stuart, Peter Sutton, Nigel & Ben Tambling, The late Bob Taylor, Malcolm Taylor, Liz and Tom Thompson (St Agnes Museum, Andrew Thompson, Rob Thomas, John Thorn, Gareth Thornton, Garth Tilt, David Tozer, Nigel Tregoning, Phil Tremain, Phil Trevena, Andrew Triggs, Nick Trudgian, Roger Tabb, Mike Thomas, Late Jack Trounson, Adrian Vaughan, Mrs Vera Vigus, Guy Vincent, Charlotte Vincent, Keith Webber, Shane Webster, South West Circle, Terry Waldron, Hugh Waters, Lisa Welch, Michael West, Ron & Jenny Westwater, Steve Widdowson, Keith Watkins, Jonathan Wood, 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.
The current Cornwall Railway Society Magazine cover and details of contents.
Copyright Roger Aston.
Copyright Nigel Tregoning
List of contents and photograph details.
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.
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
