The changing face of
St Austell and St Germans Stations
10 Years Ago
Roger Winnen
St Austell and St Germans Stations
10 Years Ago
Roger Winnen
140715a Large supports erected at St Austell for the new footbridge etc. Copyright Rpger Winnen
140715b It rather seams that these buildings on the up side are being restored and not demolished. Copyright Roger Winnen
140715c Quite a structure at St Austell, will it be in keeping with the station! Copyright Roger Winnen
140715d The changing face of St Austell Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
St Germans Station
140715i Taken from the temp footbridge, the Atlantic Coast Express departs St Germans for Newquay. Copyright Roger Winnen
140715j With the completion of the new footbridge, the temp bridge is due to be dismantled on Saturday night 19th July, 2014. Copyright Roger Winnen
140715l Looking very nice the new footbridge blending in with the station. Copyright Roger Winnen
140715m Side on view of the bridge. Copyright Roger Winnen
Cardiff in the past
Ken Mumford
45660 running tender-first at Cardiff. Copyright Ken Mumford.
Copyright Ken Mumford.
Copyright Ken Mumford.
Copyright Ken Mumford.
The Blue Pullman at Cardiff, copyright Ken Mumford.
Many thanks Ken
Goonbarrow Departure
Jon Hird
66130 and 11 JIA's await departure from Goonbarrow on 24.04.24. Class 08 08752 is also visible. This siding once continued through Bugle and Stenalees, crossing above and below the roads five times on its way, and went all the way down to Carthew. Copyright Jon Hird.
Now on the Newquay branch, the train heads away for Fowey with another shipment of 'white gold'! 24.04.24, copyright Jon Hird.
Lostwithiel Yard
Tim Hughes
Recovered track panels and semaphores share the former Lostwithiel down goods yard with some road/rail vehicles. 24.04.24, copyright Tim Hughes.
A close up of some of the 'railwayana' residing in the former yard. Copyright Tim Hughes.
Many thanks Tim - it'll be interesting to see what comes next for the former yard.
GW Signalling
Gavin Johns
Fully recognising its off area but the item yesterday by Michael Roach (click here) prompted a thought ... there is one Dutton signal box still in use on the national network. Caersws - owned by NR - is now redundant but pretty intact and others exist on heritage lines, but at Pwllheli a Dutton box remains in use as a ground frame.
The box has an interesting history - provided new to signal the junction of the Elan Valley branch near Rhyader in Mid Wales, it was relocated in 1909 to Pwllheli on opening the extension to the new station.
Down-graded to a ground frame in the 1970's, it now interfaces with the ERTMS system controlling the Cambrian lines.
I attach a couple of photos that might be of interest: note the characteristic level catch handles used by Duttons. Photos are my copyright.
Regards,
Gavin
The box has an interesting history - provided new to signal the junction of the Elan Valley branch near Rhyader in Mid Wales, it was relocated in 1909 to Pwllheli on opening the extension to the new station.
Down-graded to a ground frame in the 1970's, it now interfaces with the ERTMS system controlling the Cambrian lines.
I attach a couple of photos that might be of interest: note the characteristic level catch handles used by Duttons. Photos are my copyright.
Regards,
Gavin
Pwllheli West Frame exterior (North Side). Copyright Gavin Johns.
Pwllheli West Frame. Copyright Gavin Johns.
Many thanks Gavin - a nice follow-up to Michaels article, and very interesting.