Plymouth Friary
Nick Dyke
Nick Dyke
150002 seen at the stopblocks in Plymouth Friary yard after arriving with 5Z77 training (Route Learning) run from Plymouth 29/01/19. These will run as required over the next few weeks to train drivers on routes around Laira depot, it works well by utilising the spare unit in Plymouth for this purpose. Regards Nick Many thanks Nick.
A rare picture of a rare movement on the 29th January 2019 to a rare location. Plymouth Friary station (Closed 15th September 1958) lay just beyond the bridge. Copyright Driver Nick Dyke.
Penryn Derailment
Nick Kiszczuk
Nick Kiszczuk
Report from Nick recd. at 20.10
Hi Keith,
By mid afternoon trains were running again, 1 an hour. According to staff at Truro all services after 19:00 including the 19:02 would be a rail replacement bus till end of service today, to allow for the repairs to the points at Penryn to commence.
Below are a few pictures from the scene at around 18:00 showing the witness marks on the rails and of the unit involved safely recovered to Truro and lastly the information passengers were greeted with this afternoon at Truro railway station
Thanks, Nick. Thanks to you Nick,
Hi Keith,
By mid afternoon trains were running again, 1 an hour. According to staff at Truro all services after 19:00 including the 19:02 would be a rail replacement bus till end of service today, to allow for the repairs to the points at Penryn to commence.
Below are a few pictures from the scene at around 18:00 showing the witness marks on the rails and of the unit involved safely recovered to Truro and lastly the information passengers were greeted with this afternoon at Truro railway station
Thanks, Nick. Thanks to you Nick,
Penryn 29th January 2019 Copyright Nick Kiszczuk
Penryn 29th January 2019 Copyright Nick Kiszczuk
Falmouth branch units stabled at Truro. 29th January 2019 Copyright Nick Kiszczuk
The announcement at Truro. 29th January 2019 Copyright Nick Kiszczuk
Braunton Remains
Brian Pibworth
Brian Pibworth
On Monday (29th Jan 2019) to Braunton and while waiting for the grandchildren to finish school, I had a wander round the former SR station site. Although there are various artefacts preserved around the Tarka Trail, signs of the level crossing over Caen Street are elusive and I found my eyes drawn to a line of spiked railings between the river and where the railway must have run, now called Riverside. To my surprise and delight I found a couple of fence posts made of recycled rail and then, along the line of railings, a distinctly Malachite Green tinge. It appears that the original green paint had been covered in a tarry black and this latter is now peeling off to reveal the original. Not high on my list of railwayana but a pleasant surprise which will remain until the council decide to repaint the railings, as they look tatty, or remove them entirely because of the spikes.
Sic transit gloria australis (or something like it).
With kind regards, Brian. Many thanks Brian.
Sic transit gloria australis (or something like it).
With kind regards, Brian. Many thanks Brian.
Braunton Level Crossing with station house on R looking South. 29th January 2019 Copyright Brian Pibworth
Tarka Trail/trackbed from the Level Crossing looking North. The railings start at the dog bin. 29th January 2019 Copyright Brian Pibworth
Braunton - Railings reported by recycled line. 29th January 2019. Copyright Brian Pibworth,
Braunton Railings "a distinct Malachite tinge". 29th January 2019. Copyright Brian Pibworth
Southern Railway/BR green showing through. Braunton Riverside. 29th January 2019. Copyright Brian Pibworth.