Royal Scot in the Shed at Bishops Lydeard
Derek Buttivant
Derek Buttivant
Hello Roger.
Sleeping on the West Somerset Railway Westridge shed today (Sunday 16 July) was Royal Scot. Something of a rarity, I feel. Best wishes,
Derek
Sleeping on the West Somerset Railway Westridge shed today (Sunday 16 July) was Royal Scot. Something of a rarity, I feel. Best wishes,
Derek
Many Thanks Derek for your Royal Scot photograph
Liskeard '73
Howard Sprenger
Howard Sprenger
Hi Keith,
These photos of Liskeard were taken on the same day as those featured earlier at Combe Junction. At the time I was doing my final teaching practice at Callington School, and must have had a long weekend off, as these photos were taken on a Thursday. The next day I was in Falmouth staying with friends and my diary tells me I paid my customary visit to Falmouth Model Railway Club on the Friday evening. A bit of a mystery surrounds the small signal box which was at the end of the down platform to the west of the main box and slightly behind it, almost directly opposite the Looe branch buffer stops. I've never seen any other pictures of it apart from one taken by Chris Osment about a year earlier in the Lostwithiel-St Germans part of the CRO website. It must have been there for some time and I guess it was an earlier box that was superseded by the current one. The main change since 1973 is the removal of the sidings on the up side to be replaced with a car park.
Best regards,
Howard.
These photos of Liskeard were taken on the same day as those featured earlier at Combe Junction. At the time I was doing my final teaching practice at Callington School, and must have had a long weekend off, as these photos were taken on a Thursday. The next day I was in Falmouth staying with friends and my diary tells me I paid my customary visit to Falmouth Model Railway Club on the Friday evening. A bit of a mystery surrounds the small signal box which was at the end of the down platform to the west of the main box and slightly behind it, almost directly opposite the Looe branch buffer stops. I've never seen any other pictures of it apart from one taken by Chris Osment about a year earlier in the Lostwithiel-St Germans part of the CRO website. It must have been there for some time and I guess it was an earlier box that was superseded by the current one. The main change since 1973 is the removal of the sidings on the up side to be replaced with a car park.
Best regards,
Howard.
Liskeard 25th October 1973 (1) Copyright Howard Sprenger. One cannot fail to see the large advertisment to Pencubitt Hotel and the two identical cars awaiting business for the hotel - this establishment some quarter of a mile from the station is still providing Bed and Breakfast;.
Liskeard 25th October 1973 (2). A view along the down platform at the up platform and shelter. The footbridge has recently been replaced. Copyright Howard Sprenger
Liskeard 25th October 1973 (3). A view of the spacious down platform buildings showing the down sidings occupied by sheeted clay wagons. Also of note is the 'line up' of platform trolleys awaiting traffic off the down train. One wonders if there will be any room for passengers on the single car DMU to Looe should all that luggage materialise? Copyright Howard Sprenger
Liskeard 25th October 1973 (4) Copyright Howard Sprenger
What was this building Howard asks? It would make a very nice summer house for somebody. 25th October 1973. Copyright Howard Sprenger.
Liskeard 25th October 1973 (6) Copyright Howard Sprenger. A nice rake of empty clay wagons rests in the sidings (Now part of the car park). Also note the double helping of steam, nice to see the heating is on on the down train, remember the creaking radiators? The second helping of steam [LHS] comes from the China Cay dries down at Moorswater.
Many thanks Howard for a most interesting selection at Liskeard.
GBRF Weedkiller at Golant
Tony Shore
Tony Shore
The GBRF Weedkiller working the St Blazey to Exeter Riverside via Fowey Copyright Tony Shore
The GBRF Weedkiller workin the St Blazey to Exeter Riverside via Fowey. Copyright Tony Shore
Many Thanks Tony
GBRF Weedkiller to
Fowey (Carne Point)
Jon Hird
Fowey (Carne Point)
Jon Hird
Here are a selection of photos of GBRF’s 66701 and 66711 at Golant on a trip to and from Fowey with the weed killer this evening.
This was timed to run much later than it actually did, as it was due to visit St. Austell first, but thankfully that trip didn’t happen which meant that it was present at Golant before the sun dropped down behind the hill. I thought that was going to be the case for the return, but the train came back literally minutes before the shadows crept over the track embankment, you can see the boats in the foreground are in shadow already.
A lot of luck and a lovely evening ‘down by the river’ after a miserable wet and windy weekend!
All the best, Jon Hird
This was timed to run much later than it actually did, as it was due to visit St. Austell first, but thankfully that trip didn’t happen which meant that it was present at Golant before the sun dropped down behind the hill. I thought that was going to be the case for the return, but the train came back literally minutes before the shadows crept over the track embankment, you can see the boats in the foreground are in shadow already.
A lot of luck and a lovely evening ‘down by the river’ after a miserable wet and windy weekend!
All the best, Jon Hird
Weedkiller en route to Fowey. lead by 66701. 16th July 2023. Copyright Jon Hird.
Weedkiller to Fowey. 66711. brings up the rear. 16th July 2023. Copyright Jon Hird.
Mission accomplished the Weedkiller returns from Fowey. 66701. 16th July 2023. Copyright Jon Hird.
Very well caught Jon, and as you say, just in time for the last shot. Many thanks.