21st April 2022

Westbury Part 2
21st April 1976
Roger Winnen

760421n D1021 Western Cavalier on the down Cornish Riviera at Westbury on the avoiding line heads for Penzance This train was due at Heywood Road Jun at 12.52 and Fairwood Junction at 12.54 Copyright Roger Winnen

760421o The 08.45 Penzance to Paddington on the avoiding line at Westbury. Copyright Roger Winnen

760421r A Class 47 with a stone train approaches Westbury most likly working the 6073 10.15 Whatley Quarry to Woking which was not due to pass Fairwood until 13.15. Copyright Roger Winnen

760421u50019 on the 12.30 from Paddington approaching Westbury on the 14.02/14.04 service to Paignton. Copyright Roger Winnen

760421v A 3 car Gloucester RC&W class Cross Country unit departing Westbury for Bristol on the up Trowbridge line This being the 12.15 Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads due 13.54/14.00. Copyright Roger Winnen

760421zb D1056 Western Sultan is indeed about to run-round the schools special on Platform 2 and will obviouly be departing from the north end of Platform 2 for Bristol. Copyright Roger Winnen

D1056 Western Sultan arrives at Bristol Temple Meads

760421zt D1056 Western Sultan arrives at Bristol Temple Meads from Westbury. Copyright Roger Winnen

Many Thanks to Guy Vincent for adding additional information for the above photographs which is most appreciated

Dawlish
Clive Nye

A down train is expected as 33 004 departs east from Dawlish on the 1st June 1979. Copyright Clive Nye

Looks like it was a nice day for a stroll. Many thanks Clive.
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Cross Country
Stoke Canon
Paul Barlow

Nice to see a full length HST. 43378 leads and 43304 brings up the rear on the 14.27 Plymouth to York. Seen here approaching Sandy crossing Stoke Canon on the 16th April 2022. Copyright Paul Barlow.

Many thanks Paul - the rape seed certainly makes for a stunning picture.
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Westbury 21st April 1976
Roger Winnen

760421w Westbury North Signal Box. The 'Western' in platform 4 awaiting departure must be D1071 Western Renown with 'A' end cab leading. D1071 was one of the 5 locos equipped with a square cut-out ventilator in each cab end, the others were D1012 (withdrawn by 1976) D1028 (no headboard clips either end), D1039 (withdrawn) D1056 (on the schools special this day!) and D1071. D1071 had no clips at B end following collision repairs in 1967. Track Record Press record this as working the 1A05 1155 Paignton-Paddington which was due at Westbury 1410-1412. I guess this is the same train you photographed from the bridge leaving Westbury and curving off onto the Berks & Hants line. The Cross Country class 119 DMU set in platform 1 (left) is working the 2O69 1308 Bristol TM - Portsmouth Harbour, due Westbury 1355-1409. Actually this looks to be two DMU sets and I remember well seeing and photographing such six-car formations in the mid 1970s along with single and double sets of class 204 / 5 'Hampshire' DEMUs, or 'Bog Units' as we referred to them. The mineral wagons are still present in P3 when D1056 arrives around 30-60 minutes later.Copyright Roger Winnen

760421zc Semaphores at Westbury. Copyright Roger Winnen

760421za D1056 Western Sultan works a special for schools. Copyright Roger Winnen

760421x D1071 Western RenownA Western departs Westbury for London Paddington. Copyright Roger Winnen

760421j Thumper at Dilton Marsh Platform Westbury. This being the 2068 11.08 Bristol Temple Heads to Portsmouth Harbour due Westbury 11.55-12.09 and Dilton Marsh 12.13 Copyright Roger Winnen

Many Thanks to Guy Vincent for adding additional information for the above photographs which is most appreciated

Observations at
Marston Bridge
Ken Mumford

Ken spends a little time at Marston Bridge which is approximately one and a half miles east of Swindon station - out in the country one might say.

An interesting splash of colour as Marston Bridge One and a half miles east of Swindon. Here 70 803 heads east with a long train of empty wagons. 20th April 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford

Again at Marston Bridge, looking east 37 800 heads yet another set of redundant vehicles on its last journey. 317 708 on route to Newport. 20th April 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford

Marston Bridge. Kens last view of 317 708 on route to Sims at Newport. Another set dissapears - has it aleady been scrapped. April 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford

Many thanks Ken for your funereal observations.
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Advance notice - New book
St Ives Branch

I’m the author of a new book about the St Ives Branch Line, due to be published this summer, which I hope might be of interest to CRS members.  If you’d be happy to mention it on your website the full details are here: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-St-Ives-Branch-Line-A-History-Hardback/p/21452

Photographers featured include Mark Lynam, Roger Winnen, Craig Munday, Nathan Stockman and the late Peter Gray, amongst others.

With best wishes,
Richard Long

Names familiar to us all.
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