15th March 2020

Terras Crossing
Clive Smith

The 19th September 2010 was the first of two Sundays celebrating the Looe Valley line 150th anniversary with GWR  0-6-0 pannier tank 9466 and West Coast Railways 37685 top and tailing a shuttle service on the branch consisting of four mark 2s. This is a view of Terras Crossing from the top of an adjacent steep sided field.

Regards  Clive Smith

Terras Crossing 37 Sunday 19th September 2010. Copyright Clive Smith

Many thanks Clive.

A day with 150002
Guy Vincent

With only two weeks to go now until 150001 & 150002 leave GWR for Northern here are four images of 'number two' hard at work today covering a full diagram.

1 and 2.  Standing at the west end of platform 4 at Salisbury at dawn with the 0608 departure for Gloucester.  Several SWR sets were stabled close by awaiting their orders for the day.  

3. With the driver of the 0842 Gloucester-Weymouth busy returning the single line token to the instrument on platform 2 at Maiden Newton there was just time to snap 150002 from the public foot crossing at the south end of the station. 166210 stands in platform 1 working the 1110 Weymouth-Gloucester.

4. 150002 arrives at Avoncliff Halt with the 1310 Weymouth-Gloucester.  With just a short turnaround at Gloucester the next working was the 1642 back to Weymouth (arr 2009) followed by the 2020 to Bristol Temple Meads.   One train that has definitely paid for itself several times over during its 36 years of service.

Guy V

Picture (1) 150002 Salisbury West end. 14th March 2020 Copyright Guy Vincent.

Picture (2) 150002 stands at the west end of Salisbury station beneath a brightening sky. Copyright Guy Vincent.

Picture (3 150002 At Maiden Newton. Copyright Guy Vincent.

Picture (4) 150002 pauses at the delightful halt at Avoncliffe. Copyright Guy Vincent.

Many thanks Guy for a most interesting insight into a day with 150002. One wonders how much time there is when the unit is truly at rest with the engines off. Still its only a machine and has no feelings but one can feel for it!!!

South Devon Steam
David Tozer

Just a few photos from yesterday at Buckfastleigh. With events worldwide it did seem to be well attended.

Best wishes, Dave.  David Tozer 

South Devon 4555 looking as good as new. 14th March 2020 Copyright David Tozer.

South Devon 5542 passes the delightful little signalbox at Buckfastleigh on the 14th March 2020 Copyright David Tozer

South Devon. Nice to see 1369 on the demonstration Goods. 14th March 2020. Copyright David Tozer.

Many thanks David, at least you had a bit of sun .

Weymouth Street Tramway
THE END
Karl Hewlett

We can kiss goodbye to another one.  The Weymouth Quay Branch is to be lifted after 'Network Rail' are given £1m in removal plans, see the link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-51677959

Regards.  Karl (Friends Of Penmere Station).

Many thanks for picking up on that Karl with your 'eagle eye''
Luckily I did have one trip along the line and followed several trains along there.  For see our current collection of pictures please click here.  KJ.