Track renewals between Redruth & Truro.
Week two, day one between Cardrew and Wheal Bois.
By Mick House.
Last week was the start of a number of weeks of Network Rail renewing track between Redruth and Truro.
Today we are heading from Cardrew under the A3047 road bridge near Treleigh Community Primary School towards Wheal Bois.
Today we are heading from Cardrew under the A3047 road bridge near Treleigh Community Primary School towards Wheal Bois.
70 807 stands at the head of its spoil train as various on track plant machines beaver away on the ground. Copyright Mick House.
70 804 stands at the head of its track panel train as twin jib rail crane DRC 78226 prepares to lift another panel and one of the on track machines prepares to rake the ballast. Copyright Mick House.
'Non stop'
Through Weymouth!
Colin Burges
Through Weymouth!
Colin Burges
Here's one taken at the end of the line showing the HST pulling in to form the return "Weymouth Wizard." The screen advises: "Please stand clear. The next train is not scheduled to call." Perhaps the 'Wizard' was going to go past the buffers and form the next Boat Train to the 'Channel Isles'.
Weymouth - the return Wizard 16.53 25th June 2015 Copyright Colin Burges
Bournemouth Steam
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
The first of many different types of motive power all captured at Bournemouth in two hours of one day in 1959. We were spoilt in those days weren't we?
Copyright John Cornelius
Bournemouth Standard 4T 80133 approaching Bournemouth (passing the loco shed) with (according to my notes) an empty stock train Martin Scane. Copyright
Dorchester Railtour
Mike Morant
Mike Morant
There were two scheduled steam trains through Dorchester South on 18/8/2010 but a perceived fire risk saw them diesel hauled. This was the first of the two hauled by class 37 no. 37706 on the approach to Dorchester photographed from Culliford bridge. [Mike Morant]