19th September 2023

19/9/2023

The end of an era
Paul Barlow

Our very good friend Paul Barlow was first in with pictures - they arrived at 20.27 - very soon after he got home on Monday 18th September 2023.

43007 heads the 1536 Laira to Plymouth station ECS 5E73 18 September 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.

Special headboard - 43008 and 43007 High Speed train Farewell 1627 Plymouth to Leeds 1E73 18th September 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.

43008 and 43007 High Speed train Farewell 1627 Plymouth to Leeds 1E73 18th September 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow.

43008 on the rear of the 1536 Laira to Plymouth station ECS 5E73 18 September 2023

The train indicator board at Plymouth station. 18th September 2023. Copyright Paul Barlow. {Take note of the 'Special Notice; ''End of an Era']

We have a feeling that we are going to be swamped with pictures of this special event and have decided to place a selection of your pictures in Features item 2324. Please click and scroll as necessary.

Houndiscombe Road Bridge
Michael L. Roach

Lots of interesting pictures of the last HST workings including a nice one of an HST passing under Houndiscombe Road, Plymouth by Jon Morley. When the line was built through here in 1848-49 it was through fields because this was the northern outskirts of the town of Plymouth. There were no stations in the vicinity. Mutley was opened in 1871 and North Road in 1877 with just a quarter mile between them. The bridge carrying Houndiscombe Road was a typical Brunelian one, of which many examples remain, spanning the two tracks. By the 1930s the bridge was causing a bottleneck in the station throat of Plymouth North Road. The existing bridge was demolished and rebuilt by the GWR as shown here in an article from the GWR Magazine for December 1938. This was the heyday of the GWR with some of the yearly bound volumes of the magazine having more than 600 pages.

Regards, Mike

What better could we do than to repeat Jon Morley's excellent picture. 43378 leaves Plymouth 16th September 2023. Copyright Jon Morley

Houndiscombe Road Bridge Reconstruction. Scan from GWR Magazine. Michael L. Roach.

The 'Reiniscences of a Retired Inspector' and 'A Good Word from the Footplate' also make very interesting reading.

Very many thanks to Michael L. Roach and of course to Jon Morley and credits to the GWR Magazine.

Work at Dawlish
Roger Salter
Part 2

The walkway leaving Dawlish for Dawlish Warren Copyright Roger Salter

These next three photographs shows work being done to the rock shelter. Copyright Roger Salter

Dawlish Station nearing completion. Copyright Roger Salter

Thanks Roger

Crewkerne
Bill Elston

Hi Keith,

The leaf-fall season seems to be upon us again.

The RHTT 3S82 Totton to Totton via Honiton made its first trip today, and is seen passing Crewkerne Station.
MPVs DR98977 and DR98927 were used. Please see photos.

Best wishes

Bill

Many Thanks to you Bill.

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19th September 2023

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