Western Champion (3)
Paul Barlow
Paul Barlow
D1015 Western Champion at Dawlish on the17.15 Kingswear to Paddington 28th May 2005. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul.
Popular Peaks
Michael Forward
Michael Forward
Hello Roger, Glad to see you have been getting about in the sun and keeping us up to date with great pictures. I attach a shot of 45123 ‘The Lancashire Fusilier ‘leaving Penzance,with fan club,on 15 June 1985 on the 16.42 to Glasgow.(Wonder how far they travelled?) Copyright Michael Forward
Further up -country we see 45118 ‘The Royal Artilleryman’ leaving Newton Abbot on 10 August 1985 with the 09.55 Penzance to Leeds.. Copyright Michael Forward
Thanks Michael we shall never see arms out of the windows and doors these days.
Copyright Michael Forward
Copyright Michael Forward
Cowley Bridge
Ron Kosys
Ron Kosys
33211 pulls away off the loop at Cowley Bridge on the 3rd August 1989 with the 6O74 the 11.20 Ballast from Meldon to Tonbridge. Copyright Ron Kosys,
Thank you Ron - the good old days.
Vintage footage
Westerns in Cornwall
Andrew Todman
Westerns in Cornwall
Andrew Todman
I hope all is well. Firstly, a huge "thank you" to all involved for keeping our spirits up over the last year with the updates and photos on the site.
Some viewers might find the following youtube channel of interest. A gentleman by the name of Bob Bishop seems to be in the process of uploading footage taken across the Western Region in the 1970s and there is much to enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WpxWa9tRuhlsP8gvtCxtA
The D10xx archive taster series will bring back some happy memories to all Western enthusiasts. Vol. 1. features Penzance & Redruth, and Vol 6 Bodmin Road, Liskeard, Saltash & Plymouth, for example.
Kind regards,
Andrew Todman
Some viewers might find the following youtube channel of interest. A gentleman by the name of Bob Bishop seems to be in the process of uploading footage taken across the Western Region in the 1970s and there is much to enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WpxWa9tRuhlsP8gvtCxtA
The D10xx archive taster series will bring back some happy memories to all Western enthusiasts. Vol. 1. features Penzance & Redruth, and Vol 6 Bodmin Road, Liskeard, Saltash & Plymouth, for example.
Kind regards,
Andrew Todman
This youtube footage is mostly in the Bristol area and complete with sound brings back the great days of hanging out of the windows. Note the signalling of that era. The western footage is followed up with quite a long professional film featuring carriage cleaning in the '60's which I found most interesting. The commentary on this film is by a lady who is definitely not 'West Country'. Thank you Andrew for this link.