4th August 2022

Rail Strikes this Week in Cornwall

Roger Winnen

According to Real Time Trains the following services are running to and from Penzance

Wednesday 5th October 2022

No services are scheduled
Thursday 6th October 2022

Only the 06.18 Cross Country service from Plymouth due Penzance 08.12.runs together with the return Cross Country 09.25 service Penzance to Edinburgh.
The 10.03 Cross Country service Edinburgh to Penzance runs with its arrival at 20.47 together with the return working of the 22.08 to Plymouth

Friday 7th October 2022

The service on Friday is much the same as Thursday, the service from Edinburgh starts from York

Saturday 8th October 2022

No services are scheduled

Departing Sandplace
Roger Geach

150246 Looe to Liskeard depts Sandplace on Sunday 25th September 2022 Copyright Roger Geach.

Summer Growth is still very much apparent - many thanks Roger.
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Exeter Peak
Paul Barlow

45134 1834 Plymouth to Cardiff the 1C74 seen at Exeter St Davids 12th May 1982. Copyright Paul Barlow

Many thanks Paul. This is the first of four Peaks.
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Clay around Par & Lostwithiel
Part 2
Roger Winnen

220929k 66077 Working the Goonbarrow to Fowey clay at Par. Copyright Roger Winnen

220929l The Class 66 awaits the road at Par, in the platform is the two Class 57s on a trail run from Penzance to Penzance via Par. Copyright Roger Winnen

220929m The engine has run around the train at Lostwithiel and is seen departing for Fowey. Copyright Roger Winnen

Sidmouth & Budleigh Branches
Colin Burges

Stephen Derek, one of the old boys who worked in the Trains Office at Central in the early 'sixties wired around on the 26th that the well known and highly respected Leo Dolling had died in a residential home in Budleigh. His name came up quite often in my early days on B.R. because he ran the Old Southeronians and arranged reunions. Several on the mailing list responded with their memories of a man of good character with a wide knowledge of railways.
In connection with my recent rides, I had watched again the YouTube video, "Memories of the Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton Branches." It's strange that I had heard Leo's voice and passed close to the home in Budleigh where he was living only days before his death.

The excellent Youtube video referred to can be found here  

https://youtu.be/ak9WgSYzQ50?t=2280

Many thanks for your recollections Colin