Rick Palmer founder member of the Cornwall Railway Society died on Saturday 10th September 2022
R.I.P.
A private funeral will take place
R.I.P.
A private funeral will take place
Our very good friend Rick Palmer, our booksales officer, takes centre stage seen at the CRS bookstand at a Traction Engine Rally quite a few years ago. To his left stands Roger Winnen. We were most grateful for the shelter of the tent which as you can see from the bowing on the the canvas was experiencing a strong wind!
Date Nails
Colin Burges
Colin Burges
Re Query from Dan Asher in the 'News' 19th September 2022.
Dear Keith,
The P.Way at Christow is well stocked with what you call "date nails." The fractions would have been used to mark a distance measurement.
There aren't any letters so I couldn't do a "C.R.S." I thought of doing the combined age of C.R.S. members but ...
This is the only place where I have used them: to mark a change of gauge on a short track section which has 12 and 20 lb. rails welded together.
The P.Way at Christow is well stocked with what you call "date nails." The fractions would have been used to mark a distance measurement.
There aren't any letters so I couldn't do a "C.R.S." I thought of doing the combined age of C.R.S. members but ...
This is the only place where I have used them: to mark a change of gauge on a short track section which has 12 and 20 lb. rails welded together.
Copyright Colin Burges 20th September 2022.
Copyright Colin Burges 20th September 2022.
Copyright Colin Burges 20th September 2022.
Cheers Colin.
Many thanks Colin - you seemed to have 'nailed it' as they say. Do you want the age of the CRS in years, days or seconds!
Coal for Didcot and stone at Oxford
Michael Forward
Michael Forward
Hello Roger, Lovely pictures of the buses at Kingsbridge,you must have had a good day and in the sun. Here is a picture taken at Oxford on 27 May 1986 showing 58019 with another load of coal for Didcot power station. Thanks and bes wishes. Copyright Michael Forward
On the same day we now see 56055 with the older four wheeled hoppers loaded with stone for Acton. Copyright Michael Forward
Timetables
St Germans
Andrew Hickson
St Germans
Andrew Hickson
Dear Keith
With the demise of printed railway timetables, potential passengers without internet access need to rely on local initiatives such as this one I came across at St Germans station. Produced by the St Germans Public Transport Users Group, it lists all stopping trains and times to the main destinations.
In contrast, I found at an information point in a nearby village an official comprehensive Bus Times booklet which gives full details of all Cornish buses, aided by a county map.
Back at St Germans, 43194 slows with the 1418 Plymouth to Penzance train beside the attractive camping carriages.
Andrew Hickson
With the demise of printed railway timetables, potential passengers without internet access need to rely on local initiatives such as this one I came across at St Germans station. Produced by the St Germans Public Transport Users Group, it lists all stopping trains and times to the main destinations.
In contrast, I found at an information point in a nearby village an official comprehensive Bus Times booklet which gives full details of all Cornish buses, aided by a county map.
Back at St Germans, 43194 slows with the 1418 Plymouth to Penzance train beside the attractive camping carriages.
Andrew Hickson
43194 slows as it passes through St Germans with the 14.18 Plymouth to Penzance service. 20th September 2022. Copyright Andrew Hickson
Many thanks for your comments and photographs Andrew. As you say without internet access or use of a mobile phone one is rather limited. However I found the freely available bus timetable complete with maps to be excellent.