Cornwall  Railway  Society
  • April 22 Home Page
  • LATEST INPUT , NEWS & OLD PICTURES ETC.
  • INDOOR & OUTDOOR MEETINGS PROGRAMME
  • CORNWALL RAILWAY SOCIETY GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACTS & WEBMASTERS MEMBERSHIP FORM ETC.
  • FEATURES, MAIN INDEX & OUTDOOR EVENTS REPORTS.
  • CORNWALL GALLERIES
  • DEVON GALLERIES
  • North & East of TAUNTON & HONITON
  • Military and Industrial Tramways & Light Railways
  • Pleasure Tramways & Light Railways
  • RAILTOURS, AERIAL VIEWS ,MISCELLANEOUS
  • STEAM & DIESEL RAILTOURS 22 ONWARDS
  • CORNISH RAILWAYS WAR DIARY
  • LOCAL YOUTUBE
  • Historical Outdoor Events INDEX
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • INDEX TO ARTICLES WRITTEN BY COLIN BURGES
  • ARTICLES SECTION.
  • ENGINEERING PLANT DIARY
  • News reports Jan to Aug 2012
  • Links
  • MAPS, PHOTOS, AERIAL VIEWS
  • Official Documents available to the General Public
  • Public notices and posters collection

 Items added on the 9th April 2016                                                                                   Those added most recently come first

9/4/2016

 
'Steam at its birthplace Swindon'
David Tozer
Picture
160406a 7821 Ditcheat Manor built under the British Railways era at Swindon in 1950 looks splendid carrying its shed allocation 89C Machynlleth. Copyright David Tozer.
Picture
160406b Wake up! 3717 City of Truro built in 1903 stands inside the Great Western Steam Museum at Swindon. Copyright David Tozer
Picture
160406c The magnificent 6000 King George V complete with its bell at Swindon, now nearly 90 years old. Copyright David Tozer
Picture
160406d Returning home to Exeter via Westbury, Class 70s 70804 and 70806 were in the yard. Copyright David Tozer
Picture
160406e Seen for the second time on Wednesday 159103 stands at Westbury Station heading the Bath-Waterloo service Copyright David Tozer
Remember Winter snows?
John Cornelius
Whilst we hope that we've seen the last chances of winter snow for this season it's fascinating to turn the clock back to a bad winter in 1978. John Cornelius writes:- Hello Keith,
Here are a few pics of Athelney that I took of the snow after the blizzards in February 1978. No trains ran on the Sunday only the snowplough clearing the line,which later got stuck between Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill!. Sunday night after more blizzards it was just as bad again on Monday morning.
However a loco was sent from  Westbury to try to get through to Taunton, which it did eventually.
On its return, Chief Signalling Inspector Mr JOHN FORRESTER from Bristol was on the loco and advised me that providing they got through to Westbury and if I could work my signals,they would start running trains.
So in the late afternoon the services  resumed. As I couldn't get home I arranged to stay with friends in Taunton for a few days,travelling out and back by train each day, which meant getting a special stop order for the trains to drop me off at the crossing. It was the following Friday when the roads had  been cleared that I finally got home. Quite an experience!                                                  Cheers John C   Many thanks John
Picture
Athelney 1 It almost looks as if the snowplough is stuck. Lyng church tower can be seen in the distance on the left. 19th February 1978 Copyright John Cornelius
Picture
Athelney 2 The snow lay 'deep and crisp and even'. Some hardy soul is digging the snow outside the box. 20th February 1978 Copyright John Cornelius
Picture
Athelney 3 A good time for a chat and a very remarkable photograph indeed. Taken on the 20th February 1978 Copyright John Cornelius
Picture
Athelney 4 The loco returns from Taunton. 20th February 1978 Copyright John Cornelius

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011