Roche and Goss Moor
Roger Winnen
Roger Winnen
Roche sign To GWR Station Roche. Photograph taken 10th July 1976. Copyright Roger Winnen
760710b Gloucester 3 Car Cross Country unit on a Plymouth Newquay working. Saturday 10th July 1976 crossing Goss Moor. Copyright Roger Winnen
760710c An unidentified Class 50 on a Midday service from Newquay to Paddington crosses Goss Moor. Copyright Roger Winnen
Night time at
Exeter (5)
Paul Barlow
Exeter (5)
Paul Barlow
31158 on the 18.35 Paignton to Exeter on the 10 March 1983. Unit P461 is seen on platform 4. Copyright Paul Barlow. The trackbed could do with a bit of litter picking!
Many thanks Paul
Teignmouth 2017
Adrian King
Adrian King
A Lodon bound HST makes its way out along the sea wall towards Dawlish. Sunday 20th August 2017. Copyright Adrian King.
A Class 143 Pacer unit 143612 makes its way under Eastcliff overbridge on the approach into Teignmouth. 20th August 2017. Copyright Adrian King. A nicely framed picture.
A shot taken from the Saunders Road overbridge catches an unidentified Voyager. 21st August 2017. Copyright Adrian King.
Many thanks Adrian.
Focus on
Carbis Bay
Laurence Hansford
Carbis Bay
Laurence Hansford
We are extremely lucky that Laurence has opened his treasure trove of 1965 pictures of this well known location famed for its golden beach and the steep climb there and back.
Carbis Bay station viewed over the top of the Viaduct towards St Erth. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Cross Country set approaching over the viaduct. The large pipe attached to the outside (something like 18 ins dia.) followed the line all the way as far as the engine shed and carried Carbis Bay’s sewerage into St Ives where it was all discharged out at sea when the tide changed! I understand that some years ago the flow was reversed and it was superseded by an even larger one carrying St Ives’ sewerage all the way in the other direction to a new treatment works at St Erth. I believe the new pipe is buried in the ballast across the viaduct, raising the track and necessitating the present handrail fixed on top of the granite parapet. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Cross Country set leaving Carbis Bay, heading towards St Erth. At the time all the buildings were virtually unaltered from original and lighting was still provided by oil (Tilley Lamps). All the lamp post shown in the old photo had disappeared (for the “war effort”?).
Rather delightful cast iron weight restrictions signs fixed either side of the road bridge leading down to the beach. Checking on Google Street View, the bridge is still there carrying modern traffic, the posts are also still there almost rusted through but the signs are long gone; I wonder where they went. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Station seen through the over-bridge looking towards St Ives. Look how many people there are on the beach! Copyright Laurence Hansford.
A close up of the above picture - bathers crowding the beach - not many surf boards around in those days. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
The track looking east towards Hawkes Point and St Erth Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Carbis Bay station with nobody around after a train has left… unless you enlarge the image and look carefully when you can see the station porter on his way back near the top of the incline. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
The above picture enlarged. The porter can be seen nearing the station building at the top of the slope. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Summer Saturday 6 car train heading off for St Erth. In the 1960s after the end of loco hauled trains, 6 car trains were normal on Summer Saturdays as well as at other times. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Passengers pouring off a train from St Ives; note the tickets being collected by the Guard. At quiet times this would be done by the Porter but when he was too busy (presumably selling tickets or whatever), the train would stop with the Guards Van as near as possible opposite the slope and the Guard would nip out and perform this duty. It is probable that the Guard is E. Norris who also features on the St Ives station staff photograph. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Train bound for St Ives arriving at Carbis Bay. Here you get a good view of the station name laid out in white painted stones. In earlier times when the station was better staffed, the letters themselves were filled with bedding plants and the grass kept short. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
A few moments later as the train pulls in. Note the Guard getting ready to jump out. Copyright Laurence Hansford.
Many thanks Laurence for a wonderful collection of nostalgic views.