Items added on 22nd April 2017 Those added most recently come first

Engineering trains
 Karl Hewlett

Dear Keith.  I had been notified of this engineers train a few days ago which I thought was running next weekend but in fact it is today and Sunday, fortunately the daylight run is tomorrow! Booked to run at 60 mph with 600 tonnes trailing which suggests a 'Colas Rail' class 70 and wagons:

Saturday 22nd April to Eastleigh to Par
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B11607/2017/04/22/advanced

Sunday 23rd April Truro to Eastleigh via Penzance (to run around wagons)

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B11608/2017/04/23/advanced

Apologies for the short notice but at least in time for the daylight run!
​Also apologies for the late posting of this notice - KJ 

Regards,  Karl (Friends of Penmere Station)
               Pictures of this train other than at stations if possible.

North Tawton & Bow
 John Root

John Root writes :-  Interesting to see these I can just remember through services between Plymouth and Exeter.
I don't know if they are still there but the inside of the waiting shed on the disused island platform at Bere Alston was a time capsule. Kept locked from around 1970. **I saw inside it in the 90's: Southern green and yellow paint -Fireplace- stove, Advertising posters for summer season holiday travel in '1969 etc. 
Western  Region had a lot to answer for in destroying the 'Withered Arm' Yes, bit of it were uneconomic but bits of it weren't- looking at the last season of holiday traffic receipts at Ilfracombe under Southern Region control compared to the first season under Weston Region: The trains re-timetabled not to connect with anything or hour long waits for Barnstable connections at remote stations like Yeoford. Death by a thousand cuts and wilful neglect??
** Does anybody know what's in there these days, is it in safe keeping or destroyed?  Many thanks for writing in.

Bere Alston
David Antony

Bere Alston in the mid 80's. Tthe disused Waiting Shed referred to in John Root's note above was a little further along the platform. . Many thanks to David Antony for this and the picture below,. Copyright

The approach to the station in the 1980's. Copyright David Antony

An Interlude at North Tawton
 Ron Kosys

The dreaded notice at North Tawton seen on the 26th August 1971 Copyright Ron Kosys

The running in board at North Tawton with 55016 running in. 26th August 1971 Copyright Ron Kosys

The station buildings at North Tawton on the 26th August 1971. Copyright Ron Kosys

A view from the footbridge at North Tawton with the 15.28 Exeter - Okehampton departing. 26th August 1971 Copyright Ron Kosys

North Tawton on the 26th August 1971 - at least a couple of passengers. Copyright Ron Kosys

Peak pauses at Truro
Sid Sponheimer

Peak class D78 waits the 'right away'. at Truro. 30th April 1973. Copyright Sid Sponheimer

Wick
John Conelius

A delightful picture on a fine day. Copyright John Cornelius