2nd October 2019

Colas 37521 at Penzance
Roger Winnen

37521 at Penzance during Wednesday afternoon prior to its departure in the late evening. . Copyright Roger Winnen

The Very early bird catches the worm!!!
Penzance and St Ives
Andrew Triggs

​Morning Roger/Keith
Early morning reporting for CRS of Colas 37521 working 23.06 Exeter Riverside-Penzance with Test Train UTU2, arriving at St Ives at 05.16 and Penzance at 06.12
    All the Best,  Andrew.    Very well done Andrew - now back to bed!

St Ives today at 05.15. (2nd October 2019). Where are the holidaymakers?! Well done Andrew. Copyright Andrew Triggs

37521 At St Ives platform. Copyright Andrew Triggs.

Another very early morning scene from St Ives station car park, 2nd October 2019. Copyright Andrew Triggs.

On his way home now, Andrew gets a head on view of 37 521 back at Penzance - it's a more respectable 06.15 now! 2nd October 2019. Copyright Andrew Triggs.

Penzance again at 06.15 this morning. Copyright Andrew Triggs.

N.B.  Many thanks to Andrew for taking advantage of a nice day to come and special to St Ives.  These pictures appeared on this website less than two hours after they were taken.

Bristol TM
Paul Negus

Paul writes :- Yesterday morning (30th September 2019) was cold, windy and very wet at Temple Meads so I was very pleasantly surprised to be greeted with this scene on Platforms 10 and 12 - two HSTs, albeit in shortened form, still sporting their blue livery. 43161 was at the rear of the 0748 Temple Meads to Taunton on Platform 10 (to the right) with 43196 leading. 43029 is on the left with 43071 leading - possibly a staff training run. No nameplates at present on any of them.

   Best regards,        Paul.  many thanks for a nicely posed picture.

HSTs at Plat 10 &12 at Temple Meads on the 30th September 2019 Copyright Paul Negus

Penzance 1985
Roger Winnen

​In response to a request from Jonathan Henwood Roger has been digging in his archives for 'special incidences at Penzance in 1985'.  Here is the second of these - the 'Roadshow comes to town'..

The Radio 2 Roadshow comes to town. 2nd August 1985. Copyright Roger Winnen. Quite who the couple are in 'wedding attire' is not known but it must have been a very special day!

The roadshow train is stabled in the loading bank, a scene not possible today. 2nd August 1985 Copyright Roger Winnen. Also note in the background Dry Dock. N. Holman Ltd. - Rogers place of work in those days.

The train photographed from the seawall. 2nd August 1985. Copyright Roger Winnen

The train alongside one of the canopies covering the area at that time. 2nd August 1985 Copyright Roger Winnen

A very special thanks to Roger for going through his remarkable collection to find these pictures
​ - more tomorrow,