Engineering work
in Cornwall
Roger Winnen
in Cornwall
Roger Winnen
During the past week the Mainline from Penzance to St Austell has been closed together with the Falmouth Branch in connection with the re signalling from Truro through to Lostwithiel and Liskeard. A Limited service has run from Penzance to St Erth and also a St Erth St Ives service
This week more of the Cornish Main Line is closed, buses replacing trains to Liskeard and Plymouth
This week more of the Cornish Main Line is closed, buses replacing trains to Liskeard and Plymouth
231101a Very few trains ran in West Cornwall during the last week. However a service ran from Penzance to St Erth also a service from St Erth to St Ives. Copyright Roger Winnen
231101g A few minutes after taking the previous photograph this was the scene at Penzance with a heavy hail shower. Copyright Roger Winnen
231106a Rusty rails and winter sunshine at Redruth. Copyright Roger Winnen
231106e Not a soul in sight at Redruth, everyone was hopping on and off buses. Copyright Roger Winnen
231106g Truro Station at just after noon today. Copyright Roger Winnen
Working on the crossing. Copyright Roger Winnen
231106o Is there asbestos in this location with the workman wearing white suits. Copyright Roger Winnen
231106s Looking out from Truro Yard. Copyright Roger Winnen
231106t Machinery in the yard waits its turn. Copyright Roger Winnen
231106v A new signal awaits erection for the down main to Redruth etc. Copyright Roger Winnen
Egloskerry
Chris Osment
Chris Osment
Egloskerry Signalbox. Copyright.
Looking at the interior photo of the signal-box, it would seem that the road has been set and the signals are 'off' for a Down train. The lever nearest the camera standing almost upright must be the push-pull lever 11 which worked the shunt signals in/out of the siding.
Egloskerry was one of those places rather like (say) Edington Junction, and to a lesser extent Eggesford or Halwill, where the signal-box was at the other end of the station from the level-crossing, yet bolted the gates directly rather than by a local ground-frame at the gates. Contrary to the usual practice, it is clear from the locking table that the Gate Bolt had to be pulled to lock the gates across the road, rather than locking them when it was normal.
The signal diagram shows that the wicket gates at the level-crossing were worked by a separate lever located at the back of the platform somewhere between the station building and the crossing. I wonder if any photographs of that lever exist?
Alan Jones mentioned about the exchange of 'tokens', but if he was there in the 1950s then block-working was still Tyer's No 3 tablet instruments in both directions. The sections to Launceston and Tresmeer both changed to No 6 instruments in 1960 and Key Token working only arrived in 1965 when Tresmeer closed and the section extended to Camelford.
Regards
Chris Osment
Egloskerry was one of those places rather like (say) Edington Junction, and to a lesser extent Eggesford or Halwill, where the signal-box was at the other end of the station from the level-crossing, yet bolted the gates directly rather than by a local ground-frame at the gates. Contrary to the usual practice, it is clear from the locking table that the Gate Bolt had to be pulled to lock the gates across the road, rather than locking them when it was normal.
The signal diagram shows that the wicket gates at the level-crossing were worked by a separate lever located at the back of the platform somewhere between the station building and the crossing. I wonder if any photographs of that lever exist?
Alan Jones mentioned about the exchange of 'tokens', but if he was there in the 1950s then block-working was still Tyer's No 3 tablet instruments in both directions. The sections to Launceston and Tresmeer both changed to No 6 instruments in 1960 and Key Token working only arrived in 1965 when Tresmeer closed and the section extended to Camelford.
Regards
Chris Osment
ETT Launceston-Egloskerry 23 Copyright Chris Osment
ETT EGLOSKERRY Egloskerry-Tresmere. Copyright Chris Osment
EKT Egloskerry-Camelford. Copyright Chris Osment.
Many thanks indeed to you Chris for your information from West Country Railway Archives.
Bodmin Road Signalbox
Doug Nicholls
Doug Nicholls
Bodmin Road signal box in the rain. October 1968 Copyright Doug Nicholls.
Many thanks Doug - much appreciated.
Amazing AeriaL Views
St Blazey
Jon Hird
St Blazey
Jon Hird
Copyright Jon Hird.
Copyright Jon Hird.
Copyright Jon Hird.
Copyright Jon Hird.
Copyright Jon Hird.
Hello Keith and Neil and Roger,
As requested, please find attached some aerial photos of the CDA’s at St. Blazey. The deposits of clay on the rails are like a ghostly shadow of where the wagons once stood!
Also some general pics of the yard with the distant sea views, as well as the Newquay unit (150248) coming and going.
Hope they’re of interest!
All the best, Jon
As requested, please find attached some aerial photos of the CDA’s at St. Blazey. The deposits of clay on the rails are like a ghostly shadow of where the wagons once stood!
Also some general pics of the yard with the distant sea views, as well as the Newquay unit (150248) coming and going.
Hope they’re of interest!
All the best, Jon