Items added on 15th January 2017 Those added most recently come first

Soon to Go!
Camborne Station Footbridge
Roger Winnen

170114j This photograph taken on Saturday 14th January, 2017 spelling the end is nigh for this footbridge at Camborne Station. A temporary footbridge has been erected further down the platform whilst a replacement bridge is erected at the end of the platforms. Copyright Roger Winnen

170116aa The temporary footbridge at Camborne Station on Monday 16th January, 2017 anchored down with large blocks of concreate. Todate the old one is still standing and providing a service to the public. Copyright Roger Winnen

Track renewals between Redruth & Truro.
Week two, day two between Cardrew and Wheal Bois 15th January 2017.
By Mick House and 

More photos will be added to the features page when they come in.
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Late last night I received the photo below from Alan Peters (Colas Driver) of the new sleepers being placed on the ballast, taken from the cab of class 70 807. Thanks Alan.

Sleepers being placed on the ballast. Copyright Alan peters.

Two from Craig
Craig Munday

Hi Keith,
A couple from this week.
Kind regards

Craig                                                 Many thanks Craig 

70807 stands within the Treleigh worksite with spoil wagons from the removed Down main formation. 14th January 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

Scorrier 66847 stands at the still extent platform . 14th January 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

Various Multiple Units
Michael Forward

860812a 43191 and 43195 arrives at Penzance with the 07.22 Plymouth Penzance working. Copyright Michael Forward

870914a Moving up to Hayle we see a smart blue grey liveried DMU heading for St Erth having crossed Hayle Viaduct. Copyright Michael Forward

860812a Going down hill in the comfort stake we see 142018 on the 12.40 Paignton to Exeter service. Copyright Michael Forward

Fairwood Junction
Roger Geach

A reminder of times gone by, gone is the signalbox, gone is the locomotive & coaches and even the elm trees. Oh, and yes, the telephone pole will have been felled as well! A nice shot at Fairwood Junction 31110 Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads 6th May 1974 Copyright Roger Geach

Pentewan Railway
David Hibberd

This quite recent picture reminds us of the 2' 6" Pentewan Railway which ran from St Austell down the valley to the port of Pentewan carrying china clay for export.. Sadly the port is no longer accessible to craft of any kind being totally blocked by silt and sand and over grown with grass. The distant sea and corse of the channel to the harbour can just be seen just to the left of the engine shed. This picture copyright Dave Hibberd is dated Nov 15th 2016

This little line opened in 1829 horse operated, and after strengthening of the track in 1874  steam powered until closure in 1918. It was never a passenger carrying railway as such but operated at least one Sunday School outing to the beach. In the '50's, a short railway, diesel powered  was used to remove sand from the beach.

You'll find more if you click here and then scroll down through the light railway and tramway collection to the Pentewan line,

Steam at Dorchester
Mike Morant

Mike Morant braves the weather - many thanks Mike.

The bare facts about this picture are that this was the first down Dorset Coast Express of the 2008 season on 9/7/2008 and we are looking at Bulleid original light pacific no. 34067 Tangmere passing Dorchester South signal box on the approach to the station. On the face of it, this doesn’t seem to qualify as a good picture but I rate it as one of the finest steam shots I’ve ever taken. This was high summer but this was taken during the midst of one of the fiercest rainfalls that I can recall in this country and it was the third of the day. The apparent ‘noise’ in the image is actually 45˚ stair rods as they are commonly called and the previous storm as I’d approached the station had shredded my golfing umbrella. [Mike Morant]

This was the first up Dorset Coast Express of the 2008 season on 9/7/2008 and we are looking at Bulleid original light pacific no. 34067 Tangmere passing through Dorchester South station. [Mike Morant]

Bournemouth
John Cornelius

The second of a series of photographs all taken within the space of two hours in one day. Copyright John Cornelius