Views from Marazion Marsh Foot crossing Part 2
Roger Salter
Roger Salter
140918a 1c99 2345 London Paddington-Penzance Night Riviera Sleeper crosses Marazion Marsh hauled by 57310 Pride Of Cumbria on 18th September 2014. Copyright Roger Salter
170624a 107f 05.40 Worcester Shrub Hill to Penzance 66525 with 37059 behind passes Marazion Marsh Crossing on a Mazey Day Special running 145 mins late.. Copyright Roger Winnen
180623a 1V48 with the 07.45 York Penzance passing Marazion Marsh Crossing on 23rd June 2018. Copyright Roger Salter
Par
Roger Geach
Roger Geach
1031 Western Rifleman with ecs from Penzance to Newquay at Par station Note gash on body side 21st September 1974 . Copyright Roger Geach.
The above picture enlarged to show body damage. Copyright Roger Geach.
Probus and Ladock
Roger Winnen
Roger Winnen
Probus & Ladock Remittance Book
Whilst searching for a book written by C R Clinker last evening I came across at Remittance Book for Probus & Ladock Platform covering the Period from 1st May 1957 through to the end of June 1957.
This platform had closed by the end of the year, looking at the takings it could never have run at a profit.
Money collected on 1st May 1957 was sent by train to B.R. Western Region Regional Treasurers Office at Plymouth the following day and a receipt sent back to Probus.
The breakdown of money on the remittance advise was as follows:-
Bank of England notes £5 £1 10/-
Irish Notes, Scottish Notes, Silver, Copper, Nickel (3d pieces), Postal Orders, Money Orders, Cheques
The breakdown for the month of May 1957 being
£ s. d.
May 1st 6
May 2nd 6 4
May 3rd 12 2
May 4th 2 0
May 6th 6
May 7th 4 11
May 8th 2 1
May 9th 6
May 10th 1 0 0
May 11th 1 6
May 13th 3 9
May 14th 6 4
May 15th 14 7
May 16th 6
May 17th 6
May 18th 6
May 20th 6
May 21st 6
May 22nd 6
May 23rd Nil
May 24th Nil
May 25th 1 1
May 27th Nil
May 28th 1 12 11
May 29th Nil
May 30th 6
May 31st Nil
..........................
Total £5 12s 8d
Whilst searching for a book written by C R Clinker last evening I came across at Remittance Book for Probus & Ladock Platform covering the Period from 1st May 1957 through to the end of June 1957.
This platform had closed by the end of the year, looking at the takings it could never have run at a profit.
Money collected on 1st May 1957 was sent by train to B.R. Western Region Regional Treasurers Office at Plymouth the following day and a receipt sent back to Probus.
The breakdown of money on the remittance advise was as follows:-
Bank of England notes £5 £1 10/-
Irish Notes, Scottish Notes, Silver, Copper, Nickel (3d pieces), Postal Orders, Money Orders, Cheques
The breakdown for the month of May 1957 being
£ s. d.
May 1st 6
May 2nd 6 4
May 3rd 12 2
May 4th 2 0
May 6th 6
May 7th 4 11
May 8th 2 1
May 9th 6
May 10th 1 0 0
May 11th 1 6
May 13th 3 9
May 14th 6 4
May 15th 14 7
May 16th 6
May 17th 6
May 18th 6
May 20th 6
May 21st 6
May 22nd 6
May 23rd Nil
May 24th Nil
May 25th 1 1
May 27th Nil
May 28th 1 12 11
May 29th Nil
May 30th 6
May 31st Nil
..........................
Total £5 12s 8d
From the Roger Winnen Collection
Probus & Ladock - From the Peter Butt Collection
Many thanks Roger
Re Probus and Ladock
Roy Hart
Roy Hart
A footnote from Roy Hart :- Dear Keith,
Roger certainly shows us why Probus closed so early. I remember the last Probus signalman telling me that the biggest traffic there for years was rabbits.
The myxomatosis outbreak in the early 1950s put paid to that.
Roy
Roger certainly shows us why Probus closed so early. I remember the last Probus signalman telling me that the biggest traffic there for years was rabbits.
The myxomatosis outbreak in the early 1950s put paid to that.
Roy
Many thanks Roy.
Exeter
Clive Smith
Clive Smith
46049 arrives at platform 1 with the 1V62 08.15 Birmingham New Street - Plymouth on the 14th May 1982. This was the Friday of the last weekend before HSTs started to take over the inter-regional table 51 services and regular overnight passenger carriages on mail services finished. Copyright Clive Smith
Many thanks Clive.
Going like Clockwork!
Karl Hewlett
Karl Hewlett
Dear Keith.
As we are still observing lockdown for another three weeks I stumbled across this Dave Allen sketch whilst looking for something entirely different, but it should give some CRS members a chuckle anyway. This is the only footage I could find of it anywhere despite several searches, the DMU L411 is at Maidenhead station (so just in boundaries), the L set numbers seem to be applied from c1972 on class 117 sets so its either: 51352 59504 51354 from 72 to 76, or post 1976: 51346 59498 51388. I don't think it can be much later as the set does not have headlights underneath the driving cab windows which most had fitted by 1981:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1075062229886820353
Enjoy! Regards
Karl (The Friends Of Penmere Station).
As we are still observing lockdown for another three weeks I stumbled across this Dave Allen sketch whilst looking for something entirely different, but it should give some CRS members a chuckle anyway. This is the only footage I could find of it anywhere despite several searches, the DMU L411 is at Maidenhead station (so just in boundaries), the L set numbers seem to be applied from c1972 on class 117 sets so its either: 51352 59504 51354 from 72 to 76, or post 1976: 51346 59498 51388. I don't think it can be much later as the set does not have headlights underneath the driving cab windows which most had fitted by 1981:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1075062229886820353
Enjoy! Regards
Karl (The Friends Of Penmere Station).
Many thanks Karl.