6th April 2020

Penzance through the Fence
Roger Winnen

My daily exercise for the day  on Saturday, walking the footpath with a new access point through the station car park marked out in green paint leading to the sea wall at Penzance. 

200405a The former shunters cabin long out of use at Penzance. A station pilot was based in the station area for many years well into the diesel area. Copyright Roger Winnen

200405b Looking across to the examiners cabin now boarded up. Above can be seen the Art Deco style Royale Court formally The Hotel Royale built in 1937 on the site of the former basket works. Copyright Roger Winnen

200405c Penzance Signal Box dating from 1938. Copyright Roger Winnen

200405d A n IET passes the box to form the 10.15 to London Paddington. Copyright Roger Winnen

200405e The new railings erected on the car park side of Platform 4. In the background is the recently opened Premier Inn located in the former Branwells Mill Building. Copyright Roger Winnen

Newquay
Steve Widdowson

50 047 Swiftsure has arrived at Newquay on platform 2 and run round its train which it approaches again to take it out beyond the signalbox and then back it into platform 3 to clear platform 2 and the run round loop for another service... 5th September 1987. Copyright Steve Widdowson

Newquay with 50047 Swiftsure standing at the head of the 1628 Newquay to Birmingham New Street. The date is the 5th Sept 1987. Copyright Steve Widdowson.

Many thanks Steve.

Nr Crewkerne
Bill Elston

Hi Keith,
I went out for my permitted exercise close to home, which is near the main line through Crewkerne.
Passing through this morning was 70807 on a long rake of JNAs loaded with spent ballast working from
Yeovil Pen Mill to Westbury, via Exeter and Bristol, as the line was shut east of Castle Cary.
The attached photo shows the train about half a mile west of Crewkerne Station 
 Stay safe,  Bill Elston

Crewkerne - 70807 YPM to Westbury, via Exeter & Bristol. 5th April 2020. Copyright Bill Elston

Many thanks Bill.

Bristol Temple Meads
Alan Peters

Alan writes:- A rather scruffy looking 47714 at Bristol Temple Meads Bath Road Spur on 6/08/2007 although in Anglia livery the loco belonged to Cotswold Rail at the time, Cotswold may have gone but the loco still retains the same livery today! - Alan Peters

47714 at Bristol Temple Meads on the Bath Road spur 6th August 2007. Note the now demolished PO building which makes a 'dramatic' background.. Copyright Driver Alan Peters.

Many thanks Alan.  

Memories at
Bodmin 2012
Martin Scane

Memories at Bodmin (1) 9th September 2012. Copyright Martin Scane.

Memories at Bodmin 2 9th September 2012. Copyright Martin Scane.

Memories at Bodmin 3 9th September 2012. Copyright Martin Scane.

Many thanks Martin.