Steam at Westbury Guy Vincent
Hi Keith,
As an avid follower of your excellent website I would like you to consider the attached image, it shows 46100 'Royal Scot' heading towards Fairwood Junction after departing Westbury with the outward 1Z27 0800 Bristol TM-Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on Sunday 3rd July. The return trip was held at Taunton for some time before departing 84 minutes late and running direct to Bristol Temple Meads via Bridgwater and Yatton, this was believed to have been due to a track defect suddenly arising at Castle Cary requiring an immediate line blockage in order to investigate and rectify. [Thanks for the info].
The recently scanned slide collection of John Cornelius, appearing at the moment is of particular interest and I wish to thank John (and yourself) for sharing such valuable reminders of our railway heritage. Much appreciated.
I regard the CRS website as a bonus Railway Magazine to read through and enjoy, not every month but several times a week! There is always interesting, informative and well presented information covering both current and historical topics and often this is updated within hours or even minutes of certain workings occurring!
With best regards and thanks again, Guy Vincent Frome Somerset
Many thanks for your letter Guy, your support is much appreciated. The website is only as good as the support it gets, without them and you it would be nothing. John Cornelius is brilliant with his pictures of time gone by, there are more to come of Johns and others I can assure you. Very best regards Keith
As an avid follower of your excellent website I would like you to consider the attached image, it shows 46100 'Royal Scot' heading towards Fairwood Junction after departing Westbury with the outward 1Z27 0800 Bristol TM-Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on Sunday 3rd July. The return trip was held at Taunton for some time before departing 84 minutes late and running direct to Bristol Temple Meads via Bridgwater and Yatton, this was believed to have been due to a track defect suddenly arising at Castle Cary requiring an immediate line blockage in order to investigate and rectify. [Thanks for the info].
The recently scanned slide collection of John Cornelius, appearing at the moment is of particular interest and I wish to thank John (and yourself) for sharing such valuable reminders of our railway heritage. Much appreciated.
I regard the CRS website as a bonus Railway Magazine to read through and enjoy, not every month but several times a week! There is always interesting, informative and well presented information covering both current and historical topics and often this is updated within hours or even minutes of certain workings occurring!
With best regards and thanks again, Guy Vincent Frome Somerset
Many thanks for your letter Guy, your support is much appreciated. The website is only as good as the support it gets, without them and you it would be nothing. John Cornelius is brilliant with his pictures of time gone by, there are more to come of Johns and others I can assure you. Very best regards Keith
Westburys white horse looks on as 46100 heads away west. Fairwood, Westbury. 1Z27 800 BTM-Kingswear 3rd July 2016 Copyright Guy Vincent
Curry Rivel
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
A lovely shot as a famous loco bearing the name of a famous engineer thunders towards the timber signalbox at Curry Rivel Junction. The up end of the up loop can be seen to the left.
A further historical and geographical note from John Cornelius. The area of land on which the box is sited is in Curry Rivel Parish hence the name rather than say 'Langport Junction'. Actually neither 'Langport East' or 'Langport West' were in the Parish of Langport, East station was in the parish of Huish Episcopi and West station was in the Parish of Curry Rivel. So now you know!!
Mike Morant visits
BR South Devon 5
BR South Devon 5
4076 Carmarthen Castle in charge of the up Torbay Pullman, which in its shortened version, which Mike believes ran only in 1931, however viewers corrections are welcomed. 4076 was built in 1924 and saw the end of its days while allocated to 87F Llanelly in February 1963. The location is obviously in South Devon and is near Teignmouth. Courtesy the Mike Morant Collection 160601_W_GWR_4076_Torquay_Pullman