Saturday Freight
Jon Hird
For we enthusiasts, one of (perhaps the only?) upside to the CDA's finishing earlier this year has been the return of a regular Saturday morning freight train into the county. The empty JIA's return from Exeter Riverside on a Saturday morning nowadays, ready to be taken up to Goonbarrow early on Monday morning for loading and onwards tripping to Fowey Carne Point. I headed to Lostwithiel this morning in some pretty poor light to get a shot, then popped in at St. Blazey on the way home to see the shunting.
After I left, the final 10 scrap CDA's were shunted from the siding nearest the road to the Henry Orchards disposal siding, so they don't appear to have long left in this world.
(All drone shots were taken in compliance with current CAA regulations for the class of device used. A flight plan was filed in advance to relay my intentions to any third parties with a responsibility for assets on the ground beneath).
After I left, the final 10 scrap CDA's were shunted from the siding nearest the road to the Henry Orchards disposal siding, so they don't appear to have long left in this world.
(All drone shots were taken in compliance with current CAA regulations for the class of device used. A flight plan was filed in advance to relay my intentions to any third parties with a responsibility for assets on the ground beneath).
A panoramic view of Lostwithiel as the driver of 66165 applies power to climb the bank out of the town. 16.12.2023, Copyright Jon Hird.
Turning around to look the other way, 66165 gets stuck into the bank. The Fowey branch line hugs the bank of the river to the left. 16.12.2023, copyright Jon Hird.
66165 busy in the yard at St. Blazey, making up the train of JIA's ready for the weeks traffic. Some wagons were extracted from the workshop, and others were split from the train and put into the workshops. 16.12.2023, copyright Jon Hird.
JIA's being deposited in the wagon repair shops, St. Blazey. 16.12.2023, copyright Jon Hird.
The final 10 CDA's. After I left, these were shunted into the Henry Orchards siding ready to be cut and taken away by road for scrap. 16.12.2023, copyright Jon Hird.
The N M Train
December 2023
Visit to Cornwall
December 2023
Visit to Cornwall
Photographs by Mark Lynam Andrew Triggs Jon Hird & Roger Winnen
43013 Carn Brea on the NMT on route from Reading Triangle to Penzance. Copyright Mark Lynam
43272 Carn Brea A quick dash to the overbridge to photograph the rear of the train. Copyright Mark Lynam
Arrival at Penzance of the National Measurement Train. Copyright Roger Winnen
After a morning coffee stop the train awaits departure. Copyright Roger Winnen
The new Catering Establishment at Penzance run by the Bodmin Railway.Copyright Roger Winnen
The NMT arrives at Penzance. Copyright Andrew Triggs
The NMT departs Penzance. Copyright Andrew Triggs
Drone footage of a Castle Class HST passing Burngulllow just before the returning NMT. Copyright Jon Hird
The National Measurement Train passes what remains of Burngullow. Copyright Jon Hird
Going away towards St Austell. Copyright John Hird
Many thanks to you all
Long Rock
Andrew Triggs
Andrew Triggs
57605 'Totnes Castle' propelling the Night Riviera stock into A Road at Longrock T&RSMD Copyright Andrew Triggs
08645 shunting a Night Riviera Day coach at Longrock T&RSMD. Copyright Andrew Triggs
Many Thanks Andrew