Leslie Curnow
Paul Burkhalter
Cheers, Paul Many thanks Paul
Totnes
Roger Winnen
Rail Grinder at Plymouth Leslie Curnow Whilst at Plymouth Station around midday on Saturday there was a Rail Grinder parked on the end line nearest the buffers awaiting for its next duty, perhaps work due to start at Totnes. It was DR 79263-DR79273 being a two part unit. Copyright Leslie Curnow Thanks Leslie Dawlish view Paul Burkhalter I think people are getting a bit carried away about the proposed sea defence work, and are not fully appreciating what the current plan is. The only section where it is to be raised 2.5m is between Dawlish station and the tunnel. Future work to the east of the station may extend that a further short distance. Some captions are misleading readers into thinking this will apply to more than it is. All in the interests of accurate reporting! Cheers, Paul Many thanks Paul Winnens Westerns
Totnes Roger Winnen Peak at Penzance Michael Forward 45123 The Lancashire Fusilier leaves Penzance on the 15th June 1985 with the 16.42 to Glasgow, quite a long trip if you traveled the full length of its journey to Glasgow. Copyright Michael Forward Many Thanks Michael Valentines Special Craig Munday Feb 14th provided a mixture of conditions. Thick fog broke away to a splendid Spring like day. Picture (1) 66104 crept out of the gloom from Par and caught the first stirrings of dawn in the sky at St Blazey, the thick fog adding to the dramatic landscape among the semaphore lamps. Picture (2) Then onward to Devon for forthcoming Single Line Working duties between Aish (South Brent) and Totnes in the coming weeks. Good to get my bearings and know the back roads in case of anything unexpected coming along. 43185 is seen near Blatchford viaduct still looking wonderful in the executive Inter city livery. Picture (3) Once back at St Blazey 66104 looked more presentable with the afternoon JIA departure to Exeter Riverside. Who says romance is dead? Cheers Craig Cheers to you Craig and thanks. Peak D147 and 'that' Class 58 HST drag to Plymouth in Sep 84 Neil Phillips Neil writes:- I look at the website 2 or 3 times a week to keep up to date with developments on my old stomping ground, and beyond! It has been a little while since you last heard from me, but a couple of things have come up recently which prompt me to get in touch. Firstly, a delayed response to Clive Smith’s request for images of Class 46 ‘Peak’ D147/46010 – I took the attached photo of this machine (apologies for the quality, it’s an Instamatic shot) parked at Laira on 8th April 1972. By this time only this one, D163 and D165 were believed to be still in green livery (all Class 45s had been blue since the start of 1970 but a few green Class 44s still lingered around Toton). For the record I found D165 – the only one of the trio to retain its white stripes – inside St Blazey’s roundhouse a few weeks earlier on 19th February surrounded by recently-arrived Class 25s and the local Class 08 fleet. Also Guy Vincent wonders whether any images exist of 58002 dragging the HST he was on to Plymouth on 1st September 1984 (what a score - this must rival D1013 Western Ranger’s eleventh-hour Leeds expedition in the improbability stakes!) I know of two published pictures – one appears on page 92 of the colour album “Diesels on the Western Region” by Hugh Dady (Jane’s, 1985) showing the ensemble entering Exeter St David’s, and the ever-reliable Bernard Mills captured the train arriving at Plymouth North Road – with the rear power car reportedly pushing the whole lot after the ‘58’ expired near Brent!! – the photo appearing in a one-off “DIESELS” magazine published in 1996. So photos do exist, tracking them down is another matter – but I hope this helps. Best regards, Neil Phillips. Memories are made of this - thank you. Thanks also for your research. Teignmouth & Dawlish Clive Smith Dear all, There is another month or more of winter to go but the last three days have seen some gorgeous spring-like sunshine and temperatures around our region. Here are a few photographs taken on Friday 15th February 2019. The announcement the same day that the sea wall will be raised by 2.5 metres with work to start this spring, how will this impact on the scenes we have become so familiar with ? = A wonderful view will be lost. Regards, Clive Smith (3) With the shadows lengthening the footbridge north of the station at Dawlish was the place to capture the glorious late sunshine. The 13.03 Paddington - Plymouth HST looks absolutely fantastic in this stunning location. With the announcement the same day that the sea wall will be raised by 2.5 metres with work to start this spring, how will this impact on the scenes we have become so familiar with ? 15th February 2019. Copyright Clive Smith Wish Granted!!
Clive Smith Good Afternoon Keith. Just travelling into Plymouth on a 2+4 and stunned to see all the trees cut down at Mutley Tunnel ! Amazing what making a wish does. I will be down their soon with my camera to recapture the good times.! All the best, Clive. Good News indeed Deltic on Dainton Paul Barlow It's difficult to believe this was 20 years ago. I drove to Dainton bank in my Triumph Herald, to photograph D9000 Royal Scots Grey on the Virgin trains 06.36 Wolverhampton to Plymouth service. I then carried on to Totnes, where I parked up and caught an HST to Plymouth. I then travelled to Exeter on D9000 on the return 1140 Plymouth to Liverpool VT service. Then travelled back to Totnes on 47851 (0913 Liverpool to Plymouth) There I picked up my trusty herald for the drive back home to Exeter. A remarkable day which was never repeated. I believe the Deltic worked from Birmingham and back. Hope this is of interest, Kind regards, Paul Barlow It most certainly is of interest - many thanks Paul Test Trains in Exeter |
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