37 Years Ago
Snow in West Cornwall
17th January 1987
Roger Winnen
Snow in West Cornwall
17th January 1987
Roger Winnen
870116a Penzance Station in snow. Copyright Roger Winnen
870117c Rospeath Bridge with the 09.20 arrival into Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen
870117h he 10.00 from Penzance at Rospeath. Copyright Roger Winnen
870117m The Exeter to Penzance at Rosvidney. Copyright Roge Winnen
870117l The 10.30 from Pnzance passing the St Erth distant signal at Rosvidney. Copyright Roger Winnen
870117q The 12 noon Penzance to Plymouh at Arch Lane Bridge St Erth. Copyright Roger Winnen
870117q The 07.00 Swindon to Penzance at Arch Lane Bridge St Erth. Copyright Roger Winnen
Ken at Kemble
Ken Mumford
Friends,
I went to Kemble to see 1Q15 heading south due 1313 and after reversing at Swindon heading back through Kemble at 1410.
I was very pleased to see that both platform had been well covered in salt. I later found out that a staff member had been at the station since 5-30 that morning doing this superb job of gritting!
I waited until 2-15 pm and then returned home.
At home I look at the latest for 1Q15 - it was 8 minutes LATE at Hereford. Interesting that it left Derby 27 LATE, passed Tamworth 29 LATE, Water Orton 8 LATE, Kidderminster 1 LATE, Ledbury 10 LATE and Hereford [passed, stopped or depart?? 8 LATE.
Then the next record of its journey was leaving [probably?] Hereford 160 LATE - WHY??? WHAT HAPPENED AT HEREFORD FOR THE DELAY??
Still back at home - I consulted REAL TRAIN TIMES which told me that 1Q15 woul be reversing in Swindon (Cockleberry Sidings) via platform 1 [due to pass at 1618] returning via platform 3 [ at 1626] to return up the Gloucester branch.
SO I went to Swindon station in time to see 1Q15!
It didn't turn up BUT on at least one previous ocassion in the past [when it was quite late] this working missed out Gloucester to Swindon and return!
SO with missing out Gloucester - Swindon - Gloucester, REAL TRAIN TIMES gives Gloucester has 1Q16 being 167 LATE with its next report being Lydney passing 44 LATE. The rest of 1Q15's journey - see Real Train Times.
LATEST - In the Hereford area power car 43013 lost power. Thus it became quite late before it left the area, in fact 160 LATE and was 167 LATE at Gloucester. Thus the Gloucester - Swindon - Gloucester section was missed out which has happened at least once before!
I went to Kemble to see 1Q15 heading south due 1313 and after reversing at Swindon heading back through Kemble at 1410.
I was very pleased to see that both platform had been well covered in salt. I later found out that a staff member had been at the station since 5-30 that morning doing this superb job of gritting!
I waited until 2-15 pm and then returned home.
At home I look at the latest for 1Q15 - it was 8 minutes LATE at Hereford. Interesting that it left Derby 27 LATE, passed Tamworth 29 LATE, Water Orton 8 LATE, Kidderminster 1 LATE, Ledbury 10 LATE and Hereford [passed, stopped or depart?? 8 LATE.
Then the next record of its journey was leaving [probably?] Hereford 160 LATE - WHY??? WHAT HAPPENED AT HEREFORD FOR THE DELAY??
Still back at home - I consulted REAL TRAIN TIMES which told me that 1Q15 woul be reversing in Swindon (Cockleberry Sidings) via platform 1 [due to pass at 1618] returning via platform 3 [ at 1626] to return up the Gloucester branch.
SO I went to Swindon station in time to see 1Q15!
It didn't turn up BUT on at least one previous ocassion in the past [when it was quite late] this working missed out Gloucester to Swindon and return!
SO with missing out Gloucester - Swindon - Gloucester, REAL TRAIN TIMES gives Gloucester has 1Q16 being 167 LATE with its next report being Lydney passing 44 LATE. The rest of 1Q15's journey - see Real Train Times.
LATEST - In the Hereford area power car 43013 lost power. Thus it became quite late before it left the area, in fact 160 LATE and was 167 LATE at Gloucester. Thus the Gloucester - Swindon - Gloucester section was missed out which has happened at least once before!
1L76 left Kemble 11 minutes LATE [unit 800006] from the road bridge just south of the station. Note curving off to the right what was once the branch line to Cirencester. Copyright Ken Mumford
1L23 - Cardiff to Paddington with units 387168 and 387 153 leving 11 LATE from platform 3. Copyright Ken Mumford
1B21 Paddington to Carmarthen [unit 80003 as far as Swansea with 800010 contuing, afrer reversal at Swansea, to Carmarthen] BUT this working was ANNOUNCED as a 5-car one to Carmarthen but this was INCORRECT as my photo shows! Copyright Ken Mumford
Staff information board on platform 3 - sorry about the reflection! Self portrait?? Copyright Ken Mumford
6M81 Machen Quarry to Lawley Street Aggregates with 66593. It crawled up platform 3 then as I pressed the shutter the driver opened ouut! Hence nt a sharp photo! Copyright Ken Mumford
Many thanks Ken - another chilly day out for you!
Wessex Trains
Jon Hird
I recently came across a few photos I'd forgotten about from 2004/2004, amongst them were a few of units belonging to Wessex Trains. The ones below were all painted in special advertising liveries.
158827 was treated to a Ginsters livery, seen here at Newton Abbot in summer 2003. Copyright Jon Hird.
Wessex Trains class 153, 153372, in 'Heart of Wessex Lines' livery calls at Bodmin Parkway on 07.02.2004. Copyright Jon Hird.
158842 in a 'Western Mail' advertising livery calls at Bodmin Parkway on 07.02.2004. Copyright Jon Hird.
Even the road-going vehicles carried the branding! Par station in 2004. Copyright Jon Hird.