August 30th 2024

The East Somerset Railway
Michael Adams

Hello Roger, Thanks for dealing with the last pictures here are the last three for this week ,from Michael Adams . A visit to Cranmore on 21 August 1979 finds E1 32110 and Schools ‘Repton’ looking a bit forlorn. The Schools is now at The Bluebell railway ,Sussex and the E1 tank is awaiting restoration on The Isle of Wight steam railway. Copyright Michael Adams

A clear view of Cranmore Station. Copyright Michael Adams

Many Thanks Michael

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57312 Test Run at Marazion
Andrew Triggs

Hi Roger
57312 worked to Truro and back this morning on Test following work at Longrock Depot for GWR, running as 0Z79 09.05 Longrock T&RSMD-Longrock T&RSMD (Via Truro), I popped over to Marazion to record the Up working
All the Best
Andrew

Many Thanks Andrew

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The end of 1976 and the start of 1977
'Last Chance Westerns'
By Roger Winnen
Part 8

02.01.1977 - D1013 Western Ranger on the sleeper at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

16.01.1977 - D1041 Western Prince looks in a rough condition at Penzance on 16th Jan 1977. Copyright Roger Winnen

16.01.1977 - D1041 awaits departure from Platform 2 at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen.

More 'Westerns' coming soon..

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Night moves at Newquay
Jon Hird

37610 arrives at Par from Penzance just before 22:00 with the test train (3Q53). 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

The train had to pull forwards a few feet to clear the pointwork behind the former signal box. 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

Taken from the road bridge at Par shortly before the train departed for Newquay. 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

DBSO 9714 leads through Luxulyan. 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

37610 on the rear at Luxulyan. 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

Arrival at Newquay where work is in progress to reinstate the former platform 1. 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

The train reverses at Newquay ready to head to Exeter via Looe. 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

This is a stack of 3 images of varying exposures. As this side of the train is unlit, this was the only way to capture it without burning the highlights in the image. I was quite pleased to see a bit of a purple aurora in the sky, not a hugely uncommon occurance when messing about with nighttime photography around the North coast of Cornwall, but the first time I have managed to capture a photograph of a train beneath such a display. 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

One from my way back home, the train travelled slowly so it was easy to get ahead of it. 37610 leads the way through Roche. I could hear it coming across the Goss Moor for a good couple of minutes before it arrived. A very high ISO/grainy shot but when else do you have a chance at photographing a cl.37 at Roche? 28.08.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

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The Scene at Swindon
Colin Pidgeon

66655 on 6V15 Boston Sleaford Sidings to Swindon. This loco was 66167 before being regeared by DB at Toton. 29.08.2024, copyright Colin Pidgeon.

69008 on 5Q87 Long Marston to Eastleigh TRSMD with 701034. 29.08.2024, copyright Colin Pidgeon.

701034 being dragged to Eastleigh. 29.08.2024, copyright Colin Pidgeon.

GWR's 802109 has been renamed 'Shania Train'. The name is to be removed after October once Shania Twain has done a concert tour of Britain. 29.08.2024, copyright Colin Pidgeon.

Many thanks Colin, you still get a bit of variety up in your neck of the woods!

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This weekends railtours
(Times, etc.)

Links below to Realtime Trains, for anybody wishing to see/photograph the Locomotive Services Midland Pullman HST set which is due to visit our region over the next few days:

1Z43 0700 Dumfries to Penzance (30.08.2024)
1Z43 0800 Penzance to Bath Spa (31.08.2024)
1Z44 1653 Bath Spa to Penzance (31.08.2024)
1Z43 1005 Penzance to Dumfries (01.09.2024)

We also have the final 'Royal Duchy' tour of the year due to visit Par on Sunday 01.09.2024, expected to once again be hauled by 'Black 5' 44871.

1Z33 0848 Bristol Temple Meads to Par (01.09.2024)
1Z34 1651 Par to Bristol Temple Meads​ (01.09.2024)

Be sure to send in your pictures! [email protected]