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13/5/2018

Lynton & Barnstable Gala
12th May 2018
John Cornelius

Good Evening Keith, here's a selection of pics I took at the L&B
gala today. 2-4-0 'LYN' was working passenger trains, while
0-4-2'FAITH' and 0-6-0'AXE' top'n'tailed the goods train.
John Uphill has put 'Faith' up for sale, asking price £140,000.
Anybody interested. Travelling by car made a great difference
to time. Leaving home at 0840, we were at WOODY BAY just after 1030
Having used the P&R from Blackmore gate. we left WOODY BAY at 1535
Blackmore gate at 1550 and arrived home at 1730. Had we done it by train I wouldn't have been home to 2050.
cheers JOHN C.

'Faith' is up for sale at £140,00 - anybody interested? Copyright John Cornelius

Exeter Central Cement
Ron Koysy

The afternoon of Thursday 28th July 1988 did not go down on record as one of the driest... I take shelter under the canopy at Exeter Central as 31426 shunts the Blue Circle depot alongside.
I didn’t take many photographs that afternoon. I had some work to do. And it was dull. Oh, and extremely wet.
Regards Ron K.
Many thanks Ron. Hope the rain didn't get into the cement!

31426 Exeter Central on a very wet 28th July 1988 Copyright Ron Kosys.

Swanage Railway
Diesel Gala 2018
Clive Smith

Fantastic line-up over this weekend with big crowds out for the locos and beer festival. This year's gala saw the introduction of shuttles from Wareham operated by the main line registered locos and TC set. Here are a selection of locations and locos from Saturday. This year's line up was 20007, 20142, D6515, 33111, 45041, 50031, 50049, 66783, 73133 and 73136.

Regards
Clive Smith Many thanks Clive.

20007 & 20142 arriving at Corfe Castle with the 11.16 from Swanage to Norden. Copyright Clive Smith.

D7017 arrives at Corfe Castle with the 11.30 Norden to Swanage. Copyright Clive Smith

73133 & 73136 arrive at Swanage with the 14.50 from Norden. 45041 awaits its next turn while Biffa liveried and newly named 66783 'The Flying Dustman' rests in the sidings after its turn. Copyright Clive Smith

33111 leaves Swanage with the 15.15 to Norden. U-class 2-6-0 Mogul is to the right.

45041 Royal Tank Regiment awaits departure from Swanage with the 15.46 to Norden. D7017 follows to the sidings. Copyright Clive Smith

50049 Defiance leaves Norden with the 18.25 Corfe Castle to Wareham. Unseen D6515 powers from the rear.

'Kilmersdon' Helston Railway
Andrew Triggs

This was a staff training run with S&DRT Peckett No 1788 Kilmersdon on the Helston Railway. All lineside photographs were taken by kind permission of the Helston Railway.

180512a 'Kilmersdon heads upgrade for Prospidnick during an early afternoon downpour. Copyright Andrew Triggs

180512b 'Kilmersdon' clearing Pump House bridge on route to Truthall Halt. Copyright Andrew Triggs

180512c Later the on loan brake coach was added. Copyright Andrew Triggs

180512d 'Kilmersdon' at Truthall Halt following arrival from Prospidnick. The Helston Railway staff posed on the bufferbeam. Copyright Andrew Triggs

Wonderful footage
Kingsbridge Branch
Ross Griffiths

Good morning all.
I just stumbled across a wonderful video on YouTube which has colour footage of Brent, Gara Bridge, Loddiswell and Kingsbridge stations - I couldn't find it listed on the CRS site so thought I'd share:
https://youtu.be/7cyq0RRyENM
All the best, Ross.
Many thanks for advising us Ross, yes, amazing material.

Flying Duchman
at Blackbridge.
Peter Murnaghan

Keith, Roger,
Here's a mystery photo that my good friend Brian Oldham, who volunteers at Liskeard Museum, has asked for more information about. Of course, it may not be a mystery to you, or other members of the Cornwall Railway Society !
Brian's first thought was the footbridge to the west of Moorswater Viaducts, but the broad gauge track looks too curved to me.
Any more information would be welcomed by Brian and, if it proves to be in the vicinity of Liskeard, then future visitors to the Museum will also be better informed.
Thanks and best wishes,
Peter Thanks Peter and Brian. We'll see what ideas other friends have.

Mystery picture sent in by Peter Murnaghan at the request of Brian Oldham Liskeard Museum.

The back of the above postcard.

S.D.R. to Main Line
John Cornelius & Mike Hitchens

Good Morning Keith, Here are hreepics I took on a visit to the 'SDR' back in 1988, when for a period 'SDR' trains started and terminated at Totnes main line station,using the connecting spur from the branch line.
All a long time ago. CHEERS JOHN C. Thanks for the Memory John.

I worked in WR Train Diagraming Office at Paddington & seeing those pics of SDR trains running into Totnes BR station in 1988. I remembered our Exeter Depot had a Driver & Guard Turn to conduct the SDR crew on those trains. It was a popular turn to work! Yours Doug Nicholls
Many thanks for the memory Doug.