Don't forget on
Saturday 13th January 2018 at 18.30
Brian Aston's sound and light show
A dazzling action show of Steam and Diesel in amazing locations.
Not to be missed.
Note:- £5 admission charge for non members to this special event.
Saturday 13th January 2018 at 18.30
Brian Aston's sound and light show
A dazzling action show of Steam and Diesel in amazing locations.
Not to be missed.
Note:- £5 admission charge for non members to this special event.
St Austell's Footbridge to go?
Although it has been closed for sometime since the new footbridge and lifts were brought into use news that the old footbridge has to go was greeted with some horror, County Councillors included. It would seem that Network Rail want to remove it and pass it on for further use on some preserved line - maybe the Bala Lake railway. The structure is certainly in need of care and attention with paint peeling off - some weeks ago in a storm, a section of the roof blew off.
St Austell. A Coal train roars up the bank and passes under the footbridge. The date is the 9th July 1996 Copyright Julian Stephens
Teignmouth
Mike Bojko
Mike Bojko
I saw a picture on the website of this unit at Severn Beach photographed by Guy Vincent in August 2015. It just so happens that I had a spare hour today at Teignmouth. Look what came along. Regards Mike Bojko
Teignmouth 153325 9th January 2018 Copyright Mike Bojko
Paignton
Ron Kosys
Two smashing photographs - can you spot the difference?
Ron Kosys
Two smashing photographs - can you spot the difference?
Paignton As 7827 heads away towards Goodrington and Kingswear. The diamond on ths signal post indicates that the section is protected by track circuits. 24th June 1989 Copyright Ron Kosys
Paignton. A few weeks later as 4555 heads away towards Goodrington and Kingswear. 6th August 1989 Copyright Ron Kosys
Spot the difference - the signal arm is missing!!
Boscarne Junction
Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
In this 1978 photograph we have now entered the joint section serving Wenfordbridge and Bodmin North, closed some 12 years earlier. The rails are shining and freight was daily with record tonnages being reported at the time.
The 'Stop Lamp' post can be seen to the left of the photograph, although already souvenir hunters had removed the top.
One can see just how long the siding was on the right and it was always well used.
In the December 2017 photograph the only railway infrastructure left is the Stop Lamp' post. This once busy junction now hosts the camel trail and the ‘new exchange’ platform on the left is for horse riders.
Moving on up the line we pass a foot crossing, which although not dedicated as a public footpath was popular with locals as a short cut from the nearby village of Nanstallon to the Borough Arms pub at Dunmere.
The path passed behind Boscarne Junction signal box and crossing keepers house, ran adjacent the sidings on a high embankment gradually returning to rail level at a point 20 yards north of this photograph as shown in the next 1978 photograph.
This footpath must have been quite important at one time, as it has it own very substantial bridge parallel to the railway bridge which both tower well above the river Camel and are extremely impressive from river level, although almost impossible to photograph without the use of a boat even in winter. I had a go and have included a recent photograph for reference, the bridge is well worth a look at and is one of two crossing the Camel within a short distance, the other being the bridge carrying the Bodmin to Wadebridge railway.
The December 2017 photograph shows the footbridge complete with modern railings and is still well used although no longer protected from the railway, the kissing gates were removed on conversion to the Camel Trail and all the original cast iron signs have disappeared.
The 'Stop Lamp' post can be seen to the left of the photograph, although already souvenir hunters had removed the top.
One can see just how long the siding was on the right and it was always well used.
In the December 2017 photograph the only railway infrastructure left is the Stop Lamp' post. This once busy junction now hosts the camel trail and the ‘new exchange’ platform on the left is for horse riders.
Moving on up the line we pass a foot crossing, which although not dedicated as a public footpath was popular with locals as a short cut from the nearby village of Nanstallon to the Borough Arms pub at Dunmere.
The path passed behind Boscarne Junction signal box and crossing keepers house, ran adjacent the sidings on a high embankment gradually returning to rail level at a point 20 yards north of this photograph as shown in the next 1978 photograph.
This footpath must have been quite important at one time, as it has it own very substantial bridge parallel to the railway bridge which both tower well above the river Camel and are extremely impressive from river level, although almost impossible to photograph without the use of a boat even in winter. I had a go and have included a recent photograph for reference, the bridge is well worth a look at and is one of two crossing the Camel within a short distance, the other being the bridge carrying the Bodmin to Wadebridge railway.
The December 2017 photograph shows the footbridge complete with modern railings and is still well used although no longer protected from the railway, the kissing gates were removed on conversion to the Camel Trail and all the original cast iron signs have disappeared.
WENFORD BRIDGE COMPARISONS 012 Boscarne Junction and Dunmere Junction 1905 25 inch OS map. Marked up map showing footpath and other points of interest. Reproduced by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland.
WENFORD BRIDGE COMPARISONS 007 Boscarne Junction 1978 Boscarne Junction 'Stop Lamp' post Copyright Andrew Jones.
WENFORD BRIDGE COMPARISONS 008 Boscarne Junction 27th December 2017. Note Stop Lamp post. Copyright Andrew Jones
WENFORD BRIDGE COMPARISONS 009 The footpath bridge in 1978. Copyright Andrew Jones
WENFORD BRIDGE COMPARISONS 010 Boscarne Junction Pedesrain Bridge 27th Dec 2017 Copyright Andrew Jones
WENFORD BRIDGE COMPARISONS 011 Boscarne Junction Pedestrian and Railway Bridge 27th December 2017 Copyright Andrew Jones
Bishops Lydeard
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
Copyright John Cornelius