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3rd March 2022

3/3/2022

 
Motive Power stabled at Penzance during June 76
Roger Winnen

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760606f Possibly D1001 at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen With the expert knowledge of Guy Vincent this Locomotive is D1022 Western Sentinel.
Many thanks Guv for your help in solving the mystery locomotive
During the closure of the steam shed and the building of the HST depot at Long Rock engines were stabled in the old goods loading bank in the station yard at Penzance
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760606g DMU P470 at Penzance together with a Peak and a Class 47. Copyright Roger Winnen
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760606h D1056 Breathe in the fresh air at Penzance with Western Sultan etc in the old goods loading platform. Copyright Roger Winnen
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760606i 45074 and 46023 at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen
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760606j D1041 Western Prince in the old loading bank at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen
Bodriggy Bridge
Michael L. Roach
 Boddriggy Bridge carries the railway over a minor road at the eastern end of Hayle, Cornwall at 318m 77¼c. The deck of the bridge is constructed of steel battle deck troughing with the troughs possibly filled with concrete. The bridge is believed to have been constructed in 1908 when the line though Hayle was doubled, and is being replaced in a 10-day closure of the main line from 22.00 on Friday 4 March to 07.00 on Monday 15 March. When the line was quadrupled each side of and through Cardiff General Station in 1932-33 no less than 18 bridges had to be rebuilt. Some of them used battle deck troughing similar to Bodriggy Bridge and a contemporary report describes the troughs being filled with concrete using rapid-hardening cement so that waterproofing could follow on little more than an hour after concreting. 
34 chains to the west of Bodriggy Road Bridge is Hayle Station at 319m 31c, although the actual distance from London Paddington is 297m 56c. The difference is accounted for by the fact that the mileposts go via Bristol which was the route travelled by all Paddington to Penzance trains up until 1906 when the current direct route opened. A few trains still travel via Bristol every day. A final thought – there are very few places on the rail network where the mileposts reach the figure of 300.
Scans 4018 and 4023
 
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Bodriggy Bridge 2nd March 2022 Copyright Michael L. Roach
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Bodriggy Bridge 2nd March 2022 Copyright Michael L. Roach
Many Thanks Mike.
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Buckhorn Weston
Paul Barlow

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33027 Earl Mountbatten of Burma on 1345 Exeter to Waterloo emerges from Buckhorn Weston Tunnel.19th October 1986. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul.
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