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Don't forget the Looe Brush
Clive Smith
Don't forget the Looe Brush
Clive Smith
In anticipation of next Sunday's Looe Brush Branch Line Society Railtour , here is a taster to whet the appetite for a feast of 'big train' activity on the branch. The 19th September 2010 was the first of two Sundays celebrating the Looe Valley line 150th anniversary with GWRÂ 0-6-0 pannier tank 9466 and West Coast Railways 37685 top and tailing a shuttle service on the branch consisting of four mark 2s. (The 2013 Hullabalooe railtour had a consist of nine coaches more likely for The Looe Brush). The focus in this feature is on the class 37. The pannier was not forgotten by me but rather videoed so I have few stills of it. For anyone wanting to check out the pannier in some stunning locations click on to the site's Railtours Section, then 'Steam Railtours In Cornwall And Devon 1985 to 2013' .
The long range weather forecast for February 3rd is light cloud.. That can of course change over the coming days. What is definite are the tide times . Low tide is 11.06 and high tide 17.00. That should give a covering of water, certainly for the return.The tour is scheduled an hour break at Looe which should be around mid-afternoon. Plenty of time for those arty and unusual photos.
Regards, Clive Smith Many thanks to Clive for his reminder of a good day out.
Here's wishing you all a good day following the 'Looe Brush Railtour' - please take every care - the roads alongside the branch are very narrow and there will be other motorists not following the railtour out and about. Best of Luck.
Clive has given you an idea of the Long Range Forecast The timings as we know them at present are rather vague - 11.25 Dep Plymouth - the tour will allow one hour at Looe and is due back at Plymouth at 17.07. More times when they become available.
The long range weather forecast for February 3rd is light cloud.. That can of course change over the coming days. What is definite are the tide times . Low tide is 11.06 and high tide 17.00. That should give a covering of water, certainly for the return.The tour is scheduled an hour break at Looe which should be around mid-afternoon. Plenty of time for those arty and unusual photos.
Regards, Clive Smith Many thanks to Clive for his reminder of a good day out.
Here's wishing you all a good day following the 'Looe Brush Railtour' - please take every care - the roads alongside the branch are very narrow and there will be other motorists not following the railtour out and about. Best of Luck.
Clive has given you an idea of the Long Range Forecast The timings as we know them at present are rather vague - 11.25 Dep Plymouth - the tour will allow one hour at Looe and is due back at Plymouth at 17.07. More times when they become available.
(1) 37685 heads the train over Terras Crossing in the late morning at low tide. A different angle from the usual. Copyright Clive Smith.
(2) Following an interlude photographing A4 Pacific 60019 Bittern on Moorswater Viaduct (what a day !) it was back to Looe at lunch time to see the pannier head back up the valley. The tidal water is now moving up river. Copyright Clive Smith.
(3) Mid-afternoon and 37685 is back on another shuttle approaching Terras Crossing with the tide a lot higher now. Copyright Clive Smith.
(4) A photo that shows just what a fantastic place Terras Crossing is for pictures.. Are you one of the photographers there ? I think that is Bernard Mills in the middle. Copyright Clive Smith.
(5) 37685 back on the blocks on platform 3 at Liskeard. A terrific day. Copyright Clive Smith.
Polsloe Bridge Exeter
Roger Winnen
Roger Winnen
190126a 143611 heading the 10.21 Paignton to Exmouth at Polsloe Bridge. Copyright Roger Winnen
190126b The abandoned platform for the once double tracked line to Topsham now very overgrown at Polsloe Bridge. Copyright Roger Winnen
190126c From the platform end at Polsloe Bridge we see Exmouth Junction Signal Box in the distance. Copyright Roger Winnen
190126d Looking across to the redundant platform we see through the bushes the South Western Railway 11.25 Exeter St David's to Waterloo service heading towards Pinhoe. - Copyright Roger Winnen
190126e Within 5 minutes of taking the previous photograph we see a pair of Class 159 units heading for Exeter Central & Exeter St David's. Copyright Roger Winnen