Sid Sponheimer
Sad News
Sad News
Seen here In happier days. Sid, on the left in this picture, is sitting alongside his work colleague David Tozer at Woody Bay. Although both were involved in Insurance work the pair had never met until on a CRS outing to the Lynton and Barnstable on the 27th September 2014 Copyright Trevor Tremethick.
We are very sorry to report that Sid passed away at Callington on the 23rd August 2017. This followed a lengthy period of hospital treatment.
Sid was 76. He was born on the 10th December 1940 and brought up in Carshalton, this probably nourished his interest in trolleybuses and railways. He began working in insurance after leaving school in Blackfriars. His family moved to Plymouth in 1959 where he worked for the Commercial Union in Plymouth and then Cardiff. There was a further transfer to Truro where he met his wife, Christine who also worked for CU. They were married in 1968 in Chacewater living first in Blackwater, and then moved to Truro a couple of years after Lisa was born in 1976. Sid continued to work in insurance at Plymouth until just a few weeks before he died, working a couple of days a week following his retirement.
The CRS website and railway enthusiasts in general have benefited greatly from the pictures which he took both in his younger days of steam on the Southern and the Great Western and in later years on the national rail network. Sid took a great interest in the website pointing out any errors which cropped up and continuing to feed in material until the last few weeks when the pain became more than he could bare. So to Sid, many thanks, the world is a richer place thanks to your memories and photographs. Just take a look at our site to see how many classic pictures came from Sid.
In recent years Sid and Christine have lived near Liskeard in a bungalow delightfully perched on an embankment of the Liskeard and Caradon Railway at Tremar.
During his last few days Sid a few pictures for the web, a tour around his immediate area. You will see these in a few weeks.
Our sympathies to Christine and his daughter Lisa and also to his brother Roger.
Sid was 76. He was born on the 10th December 1940 and brought up in Carshalton, this probably nourished his interest in trolleybuses and railways. He began working in insurance after leaving school in Blackfriars. His family moved to Plymouth in 1959 where he worked for the Commercial Union in Plymouth and then Cardiff. There was a further transfer to Truro where he met his wife, Christine who also worked for CU. They were married in 1968 in Chacewater living first in Blackwater, and then moved to Truro a couple of years after Lisa was born in 1976. Sid continued to work in insurance at Plymouth until just a few weeks before he died, working a couple of days a week following his retirement.
The CRS website and railway enthusiasts in general have benefited greatly from the pictures which he took both in his younger days of steam on the Southern and the Great Western and in later years on the national rail network. Sid took a great interest in the website pointing out any errors which cropped up and continuing to feed in material until the last few weeks when the pain became more than he could bare. So to Sid, many thanks, the world is a richer place thanks to your memories and photographs. Just take a look at our site to see how many classic pictures came from Sid.
In recent years Sid and Christine have lived near Liskeard in a bungalow delightfully perched on an embankment of the Liskeard and Caradon Railway at Tremar.
During his last few days Sid a few pictures for the web, a tour around his immediate area. You will see these in a few weeks.
Our sympathies to Christine and his daughter Lisa and also to his brother Roger.
A fitting tribute to Sid as the first IEPs to Cornwall return through Liskeard
170622 The return IEP sets 800004 & 800003 Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria photographed at Liskeard by Sid after their inaugural run to Penzance. This photograph was most probably one of the last taken by Sid. and was the last of the batch to be incorporated into the CRS Website. Copyright Sid Sponheimer
Reflections
Ron Westwater
Ron Westwater
On the 25th Aug with barely any wind and a high tide the reflections are pretty impressive. FGW class 150 heads the 2C43 0623 Bristol Parkway to Penzance over Forder viaduct. Copyright Ron Westwater
26th Aug FGW 125 heads over Forder viaduct. Copyright Ron Westwater
26th Aug. With Trematon Castle in the background 57602 crosses Forder viaduct with the 2P70 1028 St Erth to Plymouth. Copyright Ron Westwater