Route Learners
Bill Elston
Bill Elston
Freightliner embarked on a ‘grand tour’ of Devon and Somerset, running from Westbury to Castle Cary via Taunton, Exeter, Honiton and Yeovil, and return using loco 66556. Hope these are of interest, Best regards Bill
Photo 1 66556 approaching Creech St Michael, 24th September 2020. Copyright Bill Elston.
Photo 2. Approaching Crewkerne from the west. The large building near the top centre of the picture is the former Crewkerne Grammar School, now converted to flats. 24th September 2020. Copyright Bill Elston.
Photo 3. On the return trip 1/2 mile west of Cewkerne Sta. Copyright Bill Elston.
Photo 4 is GWR’s route learner, in the form of 150221 running from Exeter to Castle Cary via Honiton and Yeovil and back. Same location as photo 2. 24th September 2020. Copyright Bill Elston.
Of much interest, many thanks Bill.
Bodmin General '83
Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
Dear Keith and Valerie,
Who would have thought nearly 40 years ago when I took the attached photographs of Bodmin General, that today I have signed up to a government track and trace application to help protect us from Covid. I know its easy to think life was easier when we were younger but at the moment I wish we could go back! The two photographs taken in opposing directions, illustrate the incredible progress made at Bodmin General since the early 80’s, with the new platform and the reinstatement of all the infrastructure. If you look carefully you can see that the platform canopy was boarded up and I seem to remember a secondhand furniture shop operated at the time. Even the new caravans parked up are unlikely to exist now and the BMC van and Vauxhall parked up have long since been recycled into washing machines or something far less interesting. Well that's it for this month, just sitting here waiting for my phone to inform me to self isolate!
Best wishes Andrew and Diane
Who would have thought nearly 40 years ago when I took the attached photographs of Bodmin General, that today I have signed up to a government track and trace application to help protect us from Covid. I know its easy to think life was easier when we were younger but at the moment I wish we could go back! The two photographs taken in opposing directions, illustrate the incredible progress made at Bodmin General since the early 80’s, with the new platform and the reinstatement of all the infrastructure. If you look carefully you can see that the platform canopy was boarded up and I seem to remember a secondhand furniture shop operated at the time. Even the new caravans parked up are unlikely to exist now and the BMC van and Vauxhall parked up have long since been recycled into washing machines or something far less interesting. Well that's it for this month, just sitting here waiting for my phone to inform me to self isolate!
Best wishes Andrew and Diane
Bodmin General 1983 Copyright Andrew Jones.
Bodmin General 1983 Copyright Andrew Jones.
As you say, Andrew, great strides indeed, a tribute to all involved with the Bodmin and Wenford Railway. Every best wish to the railway in future. Many thanks for your reminder.
Portreath
Harbour
Harbour
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