16th September 2019

The early bird Out and About
Craig Munday

093A 1C99 Carlyon Bay 14th September 2019 with the down Night Riviera. Copyright Craig Munday

093L 70812 St Austell 6C97 70812 heads a Colas Top & Tailed deliver train which originated from Probus and Burngullow on 15th September 2019. Copyright Craig Munday.

Bodmin & Wenford Diesel Gala
14th & 15th September 2019

Featuring Guest engine 26007 (Formally D5300) 47306 The Sapper 50042 Triumph 37142 Class 08444 and Pressed Steel Bubble Car

Photographs by Paul Barlow, Craig Munday, Martin Duff, Mike Bojko,
Leslie Curnow, Alan Peters & Roger Winnen

190914c 47306 Looking quite spectacular on arrival at Bodmin General. Copyright Roger Winnen

The first train of the diesel gala to arrive at Boscarne Junction was visiting loco 26 007 working the 10:45 from Bodmin General in the bright morning sunshine 14/09/2019 -Copyright  Alan Peters

093E 26007 on the 14.40 service to Bodmin Parkway approaching Charlies Gate on B&W gala Copyright Craig Munday

S3550005 Side by side The Pressed Steel Bubble Car and the Class 26. Copyright Leslie Curnow.

190915b The Bubble Car at Bodmin Parkway. Copyright Martin Duff

The Class 26 and 37142 stands outside of the workshops at Bodmin General. Copyright Mike Bojko

26007 on 1510 to Bodmin General. Copyright Paul Barlow

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Late June-December 2019

Ref Clive Smiths Heathfield request a few weeks ago
I checked my notebook tonight and found a record of 56078 & 56105 on 11/03/2015 for 6M51 08.56 Teigngrace - Chirk. I’d suffixed the note with “final class 56 hauled 6M51”.
I’m aware of a few instances after this with Class 70’s though I’ve not recorded them and it wasn’t long before loading centred on Riverside Yard in Exeter. Indeed, on 17/06/2015 I recorded 60076 at Bristol on the down run.
On 10/10/2015 I saw GWR HST 43187/43188 at Staverton on 1Z69 15.02 Buckfastleigh - Heathfield ECC which on arrival there returned to Paddington.
Hope this helps.
Regards, Martin Duff

Decennial Belle
Meldon
Clive Smith

Looking incongruous amongst the paraphernalia of the quarrying industry, 50007 Sir Edward Elgar stands at Meldon Quarry with the Decennial Belle . Copyright Clive Smith.

Penzance
Mike Hitchens

Penzance HST in Fag Packet Livery. Old Heliport in the background, Copyright Mike Hitchens. Why is it called Fag Packet livery? Mike Hitchens Collection.

A reply from Mike Hitchens the livery was like the colour used by Rothmans Cigarettes at that time on their fag packets.
Thanks Mike

Crediton
David Tozer

43188 enters Crediton on the 14th September 2019 Copyright David Tozer. N.B. That's probably Paul Barlow on the footbridge!

Bringing up the rear 43194 newly named Okehampton Castle departs Crediton heading for Weymouth. 14th September 2019 . Copyright David Tozer.