7th JUne 2023

Penzance Harbour Photograph

Viewed on the Albert Pier after passing through the station yard can be seen railway wagons. The tracks on the Albert Pier were last used in the 1950s when the battleship Warspite was being broken up off St Michaels Mount.

37510 at Stoke Canon
David Tozer

Gents, Europhoenix Class 37 37510 with one barrier coach working the 1001 5V84 Derby R T C to Laira . Copyright David Tozer

37116 with todays test train at Penzance
Roger Winnen

230607a 37116 at Penzance with the test Rain 23.02 Exeter Riverside to Penzance via St Ives. Copyright Roger Winnen

230607b Departure at 22.32 tonight to Exeter Riverside via Via Bere Alston and Gunnislake. Copyright Roger Winnen

230607c A mixture of rolling stock on tonights departure. Copyright Roger Winnen

Class 37s Around the Region
Michael Forward

Roger, A picture at Basingstoke of 37375 making its way from Eastleigh works to Acton on 18 February 1992. The loco. was gleaming in it’s new coat of Dutch livery.A lucky shot, Copyright Michael Forward

Hello Roger, Another class 37 this time nearer to home with 37673 coming into Par on 3 march 1994 with a train from,I think, Parkandillack. Copyright Michael Forward

Thanks Michael

Trowbridge & Westbury
Martin Scane

I’ve been up and back to Wiltshire quite a lot lately on family business so here are just three photographs from today. The first two are at Trowbridge with IF16 Portsmouth to Cardiff arriving at 13:17. Also 66100 in the down yard at a VERY quiet Westbury. Best Regards Martin

Trowbridge - the 13.17 Porstmouth to Cardiff. 6th June 2023 Copyright Martin Scane

Trowbridge - the 13.17 Porstmouth to Cardiff. 6th June 2023 Copyright Martin Scane

A quiet Westbury 66100 in the down yard. 6th June 2023 Copyright Martin Scane

Many thanks Martin.
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Pilning
Phil Smith

37414 climbs away having passed through the Severn Tunnell - taken at Pilning in 1999. Copyright Phil Smith

Quite a dramatic picture with the Severn bridge in the background. Many thanks Phil.
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Bodmin General
Peter Flanagan

 I popped into Bodmin General on the way back from a day out at Lanhydrock a few days ago. The first picture brought back memories of when I used to hang over the bridge at Pendarves Road to watch the steam climbing into Camborne - pity I didn't have a camera then!!

5553 being watered at Bodmin General - seems a mighty flimsy pipe to fill the tanks! Copyright Peter Flanagan.

Also on hand, and filling my picture was 50 042 at Bodmin General May 30th Copyright Peter Flanagan

Many thanks Peter - I am sure we all wish we had a camera in our younger days - but, goodness me, wasn't film and processing very expensive?
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Re last Saturdays pictures at
Coryton
Martin J. Duff.

Concern was expressed at he fate of bicycle left below the high water mark in  David Ives magnificent photograph of Sir Nigel at Coryton.
 ''One hopes that the owner of the bicycle propped against the wall in the foreground remembered to collect it before the tide rose”
Martin Duff owns up!

 it was mine Keith!!!!

For good measure here are two of Martins pictures taken at the same time same place.

Sir Nigel at Coryton 3rd June 2023. Copyright Martin J. Duff.

Coryton - 3rd June 2023. Copyright Martin J. Duff.

If you want to check on 'the bike' it's in David Ives photograph.  Thanks Martin we were rather worried!

Class 20 observations
Ken Mumford & Colin Pidgeon

     A combined effort by Colin Pidgeon and Ken Mumford.

Apologies for the delay in sending my two photos from Purton (Collins Lane) Crossing - the class 20 heading for Didcot via Swindon AND a little while later -  a graffitti-ed IET heading for Cheltenham. 

As I approached this crossing [thinking that I had about 10 mintues before the what should have been TWO class 20 locos but only one came - 20901 with - 5Q81 from Derby [Network Rail] to Didcot Fuelling Point] the barriers were coming down and I managd to stop the car, grab my camera, step out of the car and this is my one and only shot [1]]!!   This working was 124 minutes late passing me and 125 minutes late when Colin saw it in platform 1.

However, whilst talking to a lady this IET came along. [2]!!

Then Colin Pidgoen sent me his photos of the class 20 in platform 1 [3] PLUS the same class 20 on a Weed-killing trains in the Cockleberry Sidings just east of the Swindon station which he took many years ago [4]!

Just as I was starting to send the four photos off yesterday, Colin sent me a fifth - of 20901 with 5Q81 Didcot Fuelling Point to Bristol (Kingsland Road) passing through platform 4 [2 minutes EARLY] with what Colin said was a 'some kind of rail monitoring wagon' in tow  -   a rare (??) photo of a class 20 heading bonnet first!

Thank you, Colin, your help is appreciated.  Kind regards, Ken     

Purton Crossing. 5th June 2023. Copyright Ken Mumford.

Purton Crossing. 5th June 2023. Copyright Ken Mumford.

Class 20 heading through Swindon. 5th June 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon.

The same class 20 at Class 20 at Cockleberry Sidings, Swindon years ago. Copyright Colin Pidgeon

Class 20 heading west through Swindon. Unusually bonnet first. 6th June 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon.

Many thanks to both of you - this has been hurriedly put together at this end - hope all is well.
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