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11th October 2020

11/10/2020

 
Bodmin & Wenford Open Day
Roger Winnen
During October the Bodmin & Wenford Railway will be having Static Open Days at Bodmin General on Saturdays and Sundays 10.00-16.00 hrs up to 24th 25th October.
I spent a couple of hours there this afternoon to catch up with the latest developments. This week the Railway has won over a Quarter of a Million Pouns from the culture & recovery  fund award to get the Heritage Railway back on track
Everyone there today was most helpful and it was nice to meet the former General Manager Roger Webster

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201011a Bodmin Parkway today, no trains are running today! For four weekends in October the Bodmin & Wenford Railway has a static Open Day at Bodmin General Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
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201011b The Sentinel Locomotive Denise with a Brake Van at General. Copyright Roger Winnen
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201011c Lengths of new bullhead rail have been loaded onto bogie bolster wagons at Bodmin General. Copyright Roger Winnen
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201011d The signalling panel in the box at Bodmin. With the addition of the new platform alterations are needed to the signalling and station track layout. Copyright Roger Winnen
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201011e Work has commenced on the rebuilding of the Clay Hood wagons at Bodmin, being a familier sight in years gone by. Copyright Roger Winnen
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201011f 47306 The Sapper stands in the new platform at Bodmin General. Copyright Roger Winnen
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201011g 75178 The Antwerp Austerity near the blocks at Bodmin. Copyright Roger Winnen
37425 in DRS Livery
Leslie Curnow
37425 Has returned to Norwich and was photographed at Norwich in 2018 sporting the DRS Livery however it could do with a wash and brush up.
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37425 at Norwich. Copyright Leslie Curnow
Thanks Leslie
Delight at Davey's Bridge
Ivybridge
Clive Smith

The driver needs his peaked cap to see ahead in the brilliant low sun as this 'gleaming apparation' of 37 425 appeared in view at Davey's bridge, Ivybridge. 
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37 425 Davey's Bridge 08.16 Laira to Norwich 9th October 2020 Copyright Clive Smith
Many thanks Clive.
Apologies for the late appearance of your picture.
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An appeal for help at
Tresmeer
Wayne Smith

I hope you don’t mind me contacting you. I was looking for some help.
I currently live in the old Tresmeer station house in Splatt Launceston.
We have two old concrete signs one that is still standing and one that is not up.
Both are in need of repair. I was wondering if you knew anyone that I could contact to get them to a state of repair as I think a few more winters and we may lose them. This would be a great shame as they are very old. 

I thank you in advance and look forward to a reply

Kind regards, Wayne Smith
 
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A close up of the damage to the supporting post to one of the signs at Tresmeer. Unfortunately it appears that rainwater has got into the cast concrete posts rusting the reinforcement metal work. The post has then been frozen during a past winter which has caused the post to split. N.B. After all these years it is nice to see that the Soutern Green paint has survived on the sign. Photographed by Wayne Smith 9th October 2020. Copyright.
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A photograph of the grounded sign, with some damage to the right hand lower corner. 9th October 2020. Copyright - the owner, Wayne Smith.
Can anyone please help Wayne with advice on how to make a lasting repair or advise him who he could contact  to save these valuable relics. Replies to the CRS website or wayneosmith100@aol.com​
Thank you for your query Wayne
Exmouth Junction
David Tozer

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166218 in new livery 10th October 2020 Copyright David Tozer.
Class 166 166218 became the first unit of the type painted in green lvery to visit Exmouth Junction. 166218 is seen arriving with the 0957 5B75 St James' Park - Exmouth Junction - St James' Park. Previous visits by Class 166 have been painted in the old Great Western blue. The unit would then work the 1011 St James' Park Barnstaple.

Regards Dave 
Many thanks David
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Update on the
Ruthern Bridge branch
Andrew Jones

Dear Keith, please find update on Ruthernbridge railway granite sleepers.
Last week Kier construction completed their works at Grogley waterlevels. A number of parishioners approached me with their concerns that some of the original sleepers were being removed.
I managed to contact the Kier project manager who advised the following..


Andrew,
This project has been to remove the existing reinforced concrete gauging station and associated granite blockstone walling from the River Camel as part of the wider river restoration programme to maintain the SSSI status.
The only granite we have removed are the walling stones from the Gauging Station. The blocks in the attached photograph are 9 blocks that were kept back especially to use to prevent future vehicular access to the track, owned by Mrs Parsons.
The historic railway line was the access point used for our works within the Forestry England land on the left hand bank. Prior to works we did install some hardcore in places to protect the historic sleepers and during the course of the works have regularly tended to the track to provide protection to any sleepers that have become exposed and ensure they were kept covered to prevent any damage.

Please be assured that no granite sleepers have been removed as a result of these works. I can also confirm that the environment agency’s own heritage officer has been consulted throughout the works and the potential impact on the historic railway and canal features have been given due consideration.
We can only offer apologies as our normal communications plan was thrown into chaos with the Covid 19 outbreak, otherwise we would have communicated about our works more widely.
If you would like any further information about the works either from us or from the EA directly then we would be more than happy to provide it.

I hope this has reassured you. Do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information,


 Kind regards, Adrian
Adrian Parker BEng (Hons) IEng MICE
Senior Project Manager



.....it has been difficult to arrange any formal preservation with the Cornwall Council Archaeology Dept, but I think the assurance from Kier will go someway towards assisting a possible preservation order.

I have attached a photograph of recent activity....one of the granites is possibly a sleeper from the original water level construction in the 1930's.

Best wishes Andrew and Diane

 
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Ruthern Bridge Branch See Note from Andrew Jones 10th Oct 2020 Copyright Andrew Jones
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Ruthern Bridge Branch . 10th Oct 2020 Copyright Andrew Jones

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