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25th November 2021

25/11/2021

 
 Western Glory D1072
Hugh Austen

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760626a Western Glory with a Paddington-Penzance train on 26th June 1976 rounds the curve at Gwinear Road one of my favourate places at the time when the space was open, nobody seemed to care where you wandered. Copyright Hugh Austen
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760628a Two days later on 28th Hyne 1976 its seen again at Penzance with the 08 just in the photograph. Copyright Hugh Austen
Many Thanks Hugh
Dorchester West
Mike Bojko

Hope you are keeping well. Whilst working in Dorchester today I came across this. Freightliner Class 66 number 66419 in this striking livery. The station was closed as there is engineering work on this line towards Weymouth. The other end of the train had another Class 66, this time in the green livery.
Mike Bojko
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Dorchester West with 66419 on an engineering train during closure for engineering work. 24th November 2021. Copyright Mike Bojko N.B. Double track through the station then single to Dorchester Junction the line is also single northwards to Maiden Newton.
Many thanks for your report Mike - you travel far and wide.
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Video footage
Duchess of Southerland
Ken Mumford

Ken Mumford draws our attention to some fine video footage of the Duchess of Southerland working in our region. Please click here :- 
https://youtu.be/JIj1iK_wSqI
Many thanks Ken.
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The harbour tramway at Charlestown

Peter Murnaghan

​ Charlestown
A network of china clay tunnels leading to Charlestown harbour is open to the public for a limited period, until 9th January 2022.
 
The tunnels were underground access routes for trucks containing dry china clay, to gain access to ships moored alongside in Charlestown harbour.  The china clay used to travel down from its source 3 miles away at Carglaze, in the form of slurry by gravity in a pipe to settling tanks at Charlestown. In 1907, a clay dry was erected where the Shipwreck Museum now stands. The tunnels were constructed at the same time and remained operational until 1968.
 
The tunnels have been opened in recent years, for special occasions and are open again this winter as the 'Tunnel of Lights: Arctic Adventure'. More than 100 metres of tunnels are illuminated as they cross beneath the road to emerge above the harbour, where china clay used to be emptied down chutes into the holds of ships below.  The tunnels run in various directions and a passing loop is included in the layout.
From 1st December, a newly excavated tunnel at the site that has never been opened to the public before, as part of the Museum, will be decorated with thousands of festive lights, as a Christmas feature.
To visit the tunnels, timed entry tickets must be booked in advance via shipwreckcharlestown.co.uk. There is limited availability. The Tunnel of Lights are open to the public from 23rd October 2021 until Sunday 9th January 2022.
Admission will also include access to the Shipwreck Museum.
This is a rare opportunity to see this network of tunnels that have been disused for over 50 years. A couple of end-loading wagons can be seen at the Museum, together with the remains of track and chutes alongside the harbour.
 
Peter Murnaghan

 
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (1) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (2) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (3) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (4) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (5) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (6) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (7) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (8) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan.
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Charlestowb Harbour Tramway (9) 24th November 2021. Copyright Peter Murnaghan. Note the hand sanitiser fitted to the wagon - a sign of the times.
Maybe something to do over the Christmas Period but remember to book in advance.    Many thanks to Peter for this item.
Exeter
Paul Barlow

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33021 shunts stock from 09.10 ex Waterloo at Exeter west. 10th December 1981. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul. Wish we could see those wonderful signals nowadays.

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