6th December 2020

Engineering Works in West Cornwall
Mark Lynam Roger Winnen

201206a 70802 stands at Penzance on Sunday morning after arriving from Westbury. Copyright Roger Winnen

201206b Two Class 66s 66846 & 66850 Stand under the roof at Penzance with engineering trains from Westbury. It seems that these engines may have been on RHTT duties prior to this run! Copyright Roger Winnen

201206c Viewed from the balcony the 66s with the Station Decorations 'Wishing You A Merry Christmas. Copyright Roger Winnen

201206d 66014 With the 669v 09.25 Westbury Down to Long Rock crosses Hayle Viaduct. Copyright Roger Winnen

201206e 66849 William Wylie heads the 670v 1010 Westbury Down ballast train to Long Rock crossing Hayle Viaduct after heavy rain. Copyright Roger Winnen

DB Cargo 66014 at Ponsandane footbridge working 6W22 0925 Westbury Down T.C. to Long Rock. Copyright Mark Lynam

Colas Rail 66849 at Ponsandane Footbridge working 6C23 1010 Westbury Down T.C. to Long Rock. Copyright Mark Lynam

201206f There were Two 66s earlier now there is Three. Copyright Roger Winnen

And Three sheds under Penzance train shed just after sunset. 66850, 66846 and 66014. 66849 was outside on Platform 4. Copyright Mark Lynam

201206g A rare site at Penzance with every platform holding a permanent way train. Copyright Roger Winnen

Didcot
Michael Forward

Here is the first of some pictures taken at Didcot which I hope will be of interest. This one shows 47488 on 6 January 2000,with a Cross Country service which terminated here because of late running.(In 1999 and 2000 we were worried about the Millenium Bug ,how things have changed this year, Copyright Michael Forward

Thanks Michael

Nr. Feniton
Paul Barlow

159 miles from London as 47581 gets the 12.28 Exeter to Waterloo going seen here at Feniton. 28th June 1992. Copyright Paul Barlow.

The former Sidmouth Junction was 159 1/2 miles from Waterloo so this must be the scene where the Sidmouth branch left the main line.
Feniton railway station serves the village of Feniton  in Devon , England. It was opened by the LSWR in 1860 but is now operated by South Western Railway which provides services on the West of Englan main line.  It is 159 miles 24 chains (256.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
It has been known by several different names, but from 1874 to 1967 it was Sidmouth Junction while it was the junction for the branch lines to Sidmouth  and through Budleigh Salterton to Exmouth. The above courtesy of Wikipedia.

Many thanks Paul.
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Didcot
Roger Geach

66577 powers the Wentllog to Southampton seen at Didcot Parkway 10th December 2009. Copyright Roger Geach. Note the cooling towers of Didcot Power station once a dominant feature of the area.

On the same sunny day 66113 moves the Didcot to Bicester seen leaving Didcot on the 10th December 2009. Copyright Roger Geach.

Many thanks Roger.
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