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Hi Keith - the Mid Cornwall snappers were out too - myself & Mr Stockman popped up to Lostwithiel for the brief platform stop with 3Q55. 3Q55 the 22.07 Laira to Exeter RY via Penzance. 37405 & vehicles 6262 AXA, 999602 AZA 9703 AZA 
The test train called at Lostwithiel for the brief platform stop with 3Q55. The hour was a more reasonable 23.33. This picture by Craig Munday Copyright 3Q55 22.07 Laira to Exeter RY via Penzance. 37405 & vehicles 6262 AXA 999602 AZA 9703 AZA N.B. Roger Winnen had to wait another hour before 3Q55 came to him at Penzance.
Roger Winnen couldn't resist the challenge of getting up to see the Test Train at an unearthly hour at Penzance. It was also very interesting to see the collection of DMU's in platform 3 - ready for the morning rush hour. I wondered if there were any other Owls about? There certainly were - as can be seen above Nathan and Craig had already seen this train at Lostwithiel, however Roger got his pictures in first. Many thanks Roger  Eleven sprinters in platform 3 at Penzance during the early hours of the morning. Picture taken at 01.08 when all good people should be in bed!! . Copyright Roger Winnen  It's 01.19 and standing at platform 4 at Penzance is 37405 on the 3Q55 Test Train. Copyright Roger Winnen  This picture at 02.03 on the 26th June 2013. The 3Q55 test train is awaiting departure from Penzance. The 37 will be pushing now as the leading coach is a DVT. Copyright Roger Winnen. The renovation of the Royal Albert bridge has been in progress for nigh on two years now and we've grown accustomed to seeing sections of it covered up and to passing through artificial tunnels as we travel across. However, Mike has sent along several pictures one of which is below. As can be seen the majority of the bridge is complete and from the scaffolding erected around the centre pier that that is currently receiving attention. Many thanks Mike 
Little Petherick Bridge today (24th June 2013) 46yrs after the railway closed. Copyright Roger Winnen
Little Petherick Bridge from the creek. 24th June 13 Copyright Roger Winnen
Padstow Station. Today home of the Padstow Town Council. 24th June 13 Copyright Roger Winnen
The Railings.the platform edge and station building at Padstow, easy to imagine a train alongside. 24th June 13Copyright Roger Winnen
 Class 59 59001 pauses at Par to take on a relief crew member. 11.20 24th June 13 Copyright Roger Winnen  59001 departing Par loaded to 18 wagons of stone from Methrose Siding. 24th June 2013 Copyright Roger When Mike Roach passed Tavistock Junction at 17.25 that evening, 59001 was resting there with part of the load, before setting out to tackle Hemerdon and Dainton Banks.
It is always nice to hear from somebody new to us and it was with pleasure that I received an e-mail from Derek Brooks who has some things of interest to us on his website. Derek Brooks said :- Dear Keith Jenkin, I am the new recorder of the Goonhavern & District Old Cornwall Society. I am uploading photographs of the above on our website on our gallery at http://goonhavern.com/wp/goonhavern-district-o-c-s-gallery/ I have seen some great photographs on your website and wonder if you would allow me to copy some relating only to above to our webpage. As you will see I am copyrighting ours, and would do the same to yours to stop anyone pinching them, using your website title not ours. Yours sincerely Derek Brooks Many thanks to you Derek In addition to the exciting picture of a class 22 on the line there are several others, one other new (to us)of Goonhavern and two of Shepherds on the Chacewater to Newquay section. This is the first picture that I've seen of a Class 22 on passenger traffic on the branch, one was used on the scrap trains 
A class 22 on a Newquay to Chacewater and Truro train slows to call at Goonhavern Halt in early 1963. This rare picture is courtesy of Derek Brooks, Recorder of the Goonhavern & District Old Cornwall Society - Copyright
Sat 29th June 2013.
Mazey Day excursion: 2 x class 47s 1Z49 04.45 Derby to Penzance Exeter SD 09.34 N Abbt 09.55 / 10.20 Plym 11.01 / 11.14 Lisk 11.35 Par 11.57 / 12.02 Truro 12.24 / 12.29 Cbn 12.46 Pnz 13.13 1Z51 15.30 Penzance to Derby Pnz 15.30 Cbn 15.53 Truro 16.08 / 16.13 Par 16.41 / 16.46 Lisk 17.10 Plym 17.38 / 17.58 N Abbt 18.45 Exeter SD 19.05 Deltic to Penzance Tame Bridge Parkway 0450 2355 Birmingham New St. 0505 2330 Kidderminster 0530 2300 Worcester Shrub Hill 0555 2240 Ashchurch 0615 2225 Cheltenham Spa 0625 2215 Cam & Dursley 0645 2150 Bristol Temple Meads 0730 2110 Truro 1125 1645 St. Erth for St. Ives 1155 1620 Penzance 1210 1610 For those of you who are extremely keen here is a working which will interest you. For the night owls a class 31 & test coach will be visiting Cornwall Tues 25th June: (Better set your alarm clock Roger!!)
3Q55 22.07 Laira to Exeter RY via Penzance Plym 22.30 / 22.43 Lostwithiel 23.29 / 23.31 (Start recording) Truro 00.18 (Wed) St Erth 00.58 Penzance 01.11 / 02.06 Truro 02.59 Lisked 04.04 Plymouth 04.28 Exeter SD 05.31 
Little Petherick Bridge today 46yrs after the railway closed. 24th June 2013 Copyright Roger Winnen
Little Petherick Bridge today 46yrs after the railway closed. A lovely shot taken on 24th June 2013 Copyright Roger Winnen
Padstow Station. Today home of the Padstow Town Council. 24th June 13 Copyright Roger Winnen
The Railings.the platform edge and station building at Padstow, easy to imagine a train alongside. 24th June 13Copyright Roger Winnen
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