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Items added on 3rd April 2017                                                                                                        Those added most recently come first

3/4/2017

 
Chasing a Ghost named Casper
Guy Vincent

News reached me early on Sunday morning the GWR's 'ghost train' unit 153305 was coming over to Westbury from Bristol on the back of 150002 ready to work the day's  'Trans Wilts' Westbury-Swindon shuttle service. So over to Bradford-on-Avon for the first shot of the day, 150002 & 153305 on 2O71 08.23 Bristol to Weymouth.
Next it was off to Melksham to be 'spooked' again by 153305 on the 10.30 Westbury-Swindon.  Even the friendly GWR conductor thought it was great, giving a cheery wave as the unit pulled away.
Later in the afternoon I met up with 'Casper' again at Trowbridge on the 16.20 Westbury to Swindon, this was on my way home from Freshford where a diverted Cross Country HST (43378 &43357) made a nice sight gliding through the valley in glorious spring sunshine. Winter finally seems to be out of the door!
Thanks Guy

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150002 & 153305. 2O71 0823 BTM-Wey 02.04.2017 GV IMG_9381 (2) Copyright Guy Vincent
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153305 Melksham 1030 WSB-SWI 02.04.2017 GV IMG_9386 Copyright Guy Vincent
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153305 Melksham 1030 WSB-SWI 02.04.2017 IMG_9387 Copyright Guy Vincent
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153305 Trowbridge 1620 WSB-SWI 02.04.2017 GV IMG_9411 Copyright Guy Vincent
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43378 & 43357 1325 Plymouth-Edinburgh at Freshford 02.04.2017 GV IMG_9404 Copyright Guy Vincent
Corsham - when it was open 
Chris Osment
Keith,
 Much older than the recent ‘news’ pictures about Corsham – is that mixed-gauge track? This shows one of the two signal-boxes which preceded the 1898 brick GWR box.
 Regards
 Chris  Osment                       Many thanks for this picture Chris.
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Corsham long before Closure - it closed to passengers w.e.f 4th Januray 1965, it had already closed to good w.e.f 10th June 1963. This picture courtesy the Chris Osment Collection
A proposed new station for Corsham
Derek Buttivant
Seeing the recent article and pictures of Corsham on the CRS web site prompts me to mentioned that the TransWilts partnership (responsible for promoting improved services between Westbury and Swindon via Melksham) recently held a conference to launch their proposals for three new stations in Wiltshire-Wilton, Royal Wootton Bassett and Corsham. Artists' impressions of all three stations were presented at the conference, below is how Corsham Station might look. A far cry from the original!
Of the three proposals, the one at Wilton(a park and ride station to be sited on the Salisbury-Warminster line rather than on the Yeovil route) seems to be furthest developed because it is included in the recently awarded First/MTR South West Trains franchise. Corsham of course, is not on the TransWilts route but is being promulgated as a worthwhile development together with Wootton Bassett as a part of a plan to provide better local train services on the Swindon-Bath-Bristol Temple Meads corridor
. 
Thanks Derek 
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An artists' impression of how the Corsham station might look. "Paul Johnson (TransWilts)"
The Queen Mother
John Cornelius

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The Helston Branch Line Bus service  Redruth
Roger Winnen

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000304a The Helston Branchline Bus service T34 stands at Redruth Station operated by Truronian Bus T35 JCV. In later years Truronian were acquired by the First Group Company. Copyright Roger Winnen
Springtime in Cornwall
The start of the 21st Century
Roger Winnen

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000305b The 10.24 Penzance to Edinburgh crosses Angarrack Viaduct amid the daffodils on Sunday 5th March 2000, Copyright Roger Winnen

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