Items added on 11th April 2017 Those added most recently come first

Crossing the Fowey River
Andrew Jones

37674 St Blaise Church Lostwithiel 1996 Copyright Andrew Jones

Adding to the earlier photograph of  37674  ‘St Blaise Church 1445-1995, here is the same loco, entering Lostwithiel with a rake of CDA empties from Fowey in 1996.
 This location once had three bridges, the third with direct access to the Fowey Branch, was on the left hand side.
The locomotive is entering on the down main line and will shortly enter the sidings adjacent the station.
Currently all shunting is carried out on the Plymouth side of the level crossing opposite the old milk factory.
The class 66’s, although environmentally superior, in this more enlightened period, really do not compare with the 37’s for character and presence.
​Best wishes Andrew Jones                          Many thanks Andrew

For a map courtesy National Library of Scotland click here :-
​http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=50.4065&lon=-4.6683&layers=168&b=1

Broadening Bath
Guy Vincent

I passed through Bath Spa today and noted the down platform devoid of track with the new, wider and taller platform sections being installed.  I'll send a few to you over the next couple of days-very interesting indeed.
Cheers for now.  Guy Vincent   
P.S. Also more on the MOD sidings at Beanacre.
               Many thanks Guy, we look forward in anticipation.

Silverton
A relic remarkably intact
Colin Burges

At Silverton a private siding serving the Reed & Smith  paper mill, which had been opened on 26 July 1894, was closed on 31 August 1967.  A Map of the siding, almost a branch, can be found by clicking here :-
​   http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=50.8034&lon=-3.4562&layers=168&b=1   Courtesy National Library of Scotland.

The Reed and Smith siding at Silverton Copyright Colin Burges

The weighbridge, capable of taking a heavy load. Copyright Colin Burges

Inside the weighbridge house the weighing machinery, still remarkably intact. Copyright Colin Burges

Masbury station
John Cornelius

Masbury nine years after closure. Luckily the building still survives, as a private residence. Copyright John Cornelius

For a map, courtesy National library of Scotland click below :- 
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.2243&lon=-2.5685&layers=168&b=1​