5th March 2019

     CRS Meeting
​Don't forget - This coming Saturday March 9th            
18.30 Annual General Meeting
19.00 (approx.)  Members' Evening
At this members give short (10 to 20 minutes) talks on any railway theme, illustrated   or not.  

​Meetings are held at the Memorial Hall Redruth Methodist Church - for more details of the venue please click here
 

Train spotting days in
Cardiff
​Adrian King

I hope you will be able to use these two photographs as the quality is not up to the usual high standard's shown on the CRS website. I took them at Cardiff General which was one of our regular haunt's for trainspotting on Saturday's in the early sixties. The first on a typically wet & miserable afternoon in June 1962 showing the very relaxed driver of 7036 Taunton Castle waiting to be off with an express for Swansea. The second photograph shows an unidentified Hall waiting with its train at Platform 2 heading eastbound for Newport. 
                         Cheers Adrian                  Many thanks Adrian

Cardiff General June 1962 the driver of 7036 Taunton Castle strikes a pose prior to setting off to Swansea Copyright Adrian King

Cardiff General Summer 1962 an unidentified Hall stands at Platform 2 heading east for Newport Copyright Adrian King

St Austell Footbridge Flatpack
Julian Stephens

Following its dismantling over the previous weekend, the remains of the old footbridge at St. Austell Station were seen last Friday (1st March 2019) having been unceremoniously dumped in the car park behind the Up platform buildings. What was left could be viewed from Palace Road.
 
                 Best wishes,  Julian          Many thanks Julian
​  We hope to follow the continuing history of this bridge in the future.

St Austell The old footbridge (A) 1st March 2019 Copyright Julian Stephens

St Austell The old footbridge (B) 1st March 2019 Copyright Julian Stephens

St Austell The old footbridge (C) 1st March 2019 Copyright Julian Stephens

St Austell The old footbridge (D) 1st March 2019 Copyright Julian Stephens

Christmas Work at Westbury
Guy Vincent /Colin Burges

Following on from the excellent and very extensive coverage of the work with on the spot reports as it happened  in December/January by our very good friend Guy Vincent.  Guys  reports are in our Features section.

Colin Burges writes to advise us:- 
You may also like to post the link to the account in the January/February issue of Rail Engineer concerning this work.

https://www.railengineer.co.uk/2019/01/30/christmas-2018-westbury-north-junction-renewal/

              Cheers,  Colin                      Many thanks Colin