Minehead
'Butlins Express'
Brian Pibworth
'Butlins Express'
Brian Pibworth
Butlin's Express 28th July 2007 Copyright Brian Pibworth.
Brian Pibworth has written an excellent article on this short lived experiment - to read all about it click here to go to our features section and look for item 1802
Time in Looe
Alan Harris
Alan Harris
A delightful picture from the Alan Harris postcard collection.
Incredible shots at
Cowley Bridge
Ron Kosys
Cowley Bridge
Ron Kosys
Railway and Aircraft Enthusiast Ron Kosys must have been 'over the moon'' to get these extremely rare shots at Cowley Bridge on the14th September 1988. Ron writes :-
Whilst having a session at Cowley Bridge Junction, the almost constant traffic noise was broken by the sound of a very close by helicopter. I was staggered when AS355 Twin Squirrel G-PAMI dropped over the top of the pub and hovered above the field immediately behind it. G-PAMI was at the time operated by Airzed Ltd, an Eastleigh based company, and was fitted with a camera for aerial film work. Within a minute or so, a very clean HST passed by on the Up, and G-PAMI set off in hot pursuit. I never did find out what the filming was for....
Despite how it looks in the image, the overhead power lines were not a safety hazard; they and the railway separated as the line headed north and certainly initially the filming was being undertaken from the east side of the line. Many thanks Ron for sharing these with us
Whilst having a session at Cowley Bridge Junction, the almost constant traffic noise was broken by the sound of a very close by helicopter. I was staggered when AS355 Twin Squirrel G-PAMI dropped over the top of the pub and hovered above the field immediately behind it. G-PAMI was at the time operated by Airzed Ltd, an Eastleigh based company, and was fitted with a camera for aerial film work. Within a minute or so, a very clean HST passed by on the Up, and G-PAMI set off in hot pursuit. I never did find out what the filming was for....
Despite how it looks in the image, the overhead power lines were not a safety hazard; they and the railway separated as the line headed north and certainly initially the filming was being undertaken from the east side of the line. Many thanks Ron for sharing these with us
Cowley Bridge 1 14th September 1988. Copyright Ron Kosys
Cowley Bridge 2 14th September 1988 Copyright Ron Kosys
Seaton Junction
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
Copyright John Cornelius