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Exeter earlier today
David Tozer

My apologies for being late getting this on site - been working hard elsewhere.  Keith.

Morning Keith,
A rather early visit to Exeter St David's.
43004/43041 with the 0505 Penzance - London (Paddington). This was then followed with GBRF Class 66's 66746/743 with the 0435 1Z79 Gloucester - Bath Spa via Newton Abbot - The Royal Scotsman. Rather strangely it was routed via platform 1 at St David's even though the more usual route through platform 5 was clear. Must confess this move caught several of us out.
Both Class 66's have an interesting history. 66743 worked for DRS and was numbered 66407 it then moved on the Colas Rail becoming 66842. 66746 also worked for DRS numbered 66410 and then also it moved to Colas Rail as 66845. Then both were transferred to the GBRF fleet.
Dave   Many thanks Dave - sorry its late.

43004/43041 with the 0505 Penzance - London (Paddington). 12th July 2016 Copyright David Tozer

66746 & 66743 St David's 12.7.2016 Copyright David Tozer

The Cornwall Railway Society
Visits the Weymouth Quay Branch
During its 12 day tour of the South Wales and Southern England

Using a 8 in 15 day Freedom of the South West Railrover and a 4 in 8 day South Wales Flexi Pass a large area was covered from 28th June through to 9th July, 2016

160707a The CRS Party visits the Weymouth Tramway, the signal is showing a red aspect. No trains have passed this location since 1999. Copyright Roger Winnen

160707b Looking towards Commercial Road and its route to the harbour where the last Train ran on 30th May, 1999. Copyright Roger Winnen

160707c A loop was installed at this point to ease the curve in 19389 Copyright Roger Winnen

160707d CAUTION BE AWARE OF RAILWAY TRACKS The Weymouth Harbour Tramway was built in the 1860s to provide a link from the Railway Station to the Harbour, and originally followed the line of Commercial Road. This loop was contructed in 1938/9 by the Great Western Railway to provide a gentler curve for the trains to traverse. Roger Winnen

160707e We were fortunate to see the lifting bridge in operation at 16.00hrs, the railway crossed under the road bridge to the left of this photograph. Copyright Roger Winnen

160707ee It would be very difficult to run to the quay these days with the increase of the road traffic, where at one time cars were bounced off the railway line to let the train through. Copyright Roger Winnen

160707f Weymoth Harbour Station still stands after receiving its last train on 30th May, 1999. Copyright Roger Winnen

A full report will be shown in the Features Page of the complete 12 day visit to South Wales and the Southern Counties of England within the next few weeks. Roger Winnen

Langport West -Flooded 4
John Cornelius

A picture later in the day as 5525 having been to Yeovil returns entering Langport West at some speed creating quite a 'bow wave'. It looks more like a canal scene! 29th October 1960 Copyright John Cornelius

Tomorrow we return to Curry Rivel.

A Cornish Gem
From Mike Morant

1008 County of Cardigan stands at Gwinear Road (Change for Helston) in July 1962, station staff wait the 'right away'. Further back on the right stands one of the branch trains with a class 63 loco - this will have to run round its train before setting off for Helston once more. The station at Gwinear had just over two years to go, it closed on the 5th October 1964 however as the Helston branch closed to passengers on the 5th November 1962 it would have served little purpose after closure of the branch, the village of Gwinear being quite remote from the station would have generated few passengers. As for the County of Cardigan, it had been built just after WW2 in December 1945 and lasted 18 years to December 1963. It was scrapped at Cashmores, Newport. Courtesy the Mike Morant Collection 160709_W_BR_1008_Gwinear_Road_7-62