Items added on June 4th June 2017 Those added most recently come first

Staff Retirements
Report from Craig Munday

Carol Ould . Carol started in BR days in 1993 and worked in Mid Cornwall ever since. Copyright Craig Munday

Steve Taylor started at St Germans, worked at Plymouth and then the Cornish Boxes. Copyright Craig Munday

Driver J Hancock, Shunters Rob Parryman Gonzo and Danny Lawyer . Gonzo retires in a few weeks) Copyright Craig Munday

Summer Saturday
Craig Munday

Hi Keith, A mixed day fortunes wise on the Cornish mainline. 66056 failed to depart Plymouth in its booked path robbing us of a possible down freight in glorious light through the County. This just left 57605 to photograph, plus a Cross Country HST which will also be a regular sight throughout Saturdays this Summer.   Cheers Craig 

66025 is seen amid the beautiful buttercups and other wild flowers growing around the signalbox at St Blazey. Copyright Craig Munday

I popped over to Coombe courtesy of Mary who kindly allowed access to her fields by the viaduct for the stopper going down. I was caught by two trains on the viaduct at once. But that's a risk we take I guess. 3rd June 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

57 605 works over Coombe Viaduct with the Saturdays only loco hauled up train using the sleeper coaches. 3rd June 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

Lymington branch in 1962
John Cornelius

Good Morning Keith, enclosed are a couple of pics on the Lymington branch that I took whilst enroute for a bellringing tour on the
I.O.W  in September 1962 . of note is 30541 which is presereved.
cheers  JOHN C.   Many thanks John.

Copyright John Cornelius

Copyright John Cornelius

Lymington Town
in steam days.
Geoffery Matthews

Lymington Town, looking towards Lymington Pier. Here we see 80032 on the 23rd March 1966, a year before the end of steam operation. Copyright Geoff Matthews

Lymington Town 80032 again also on the 23rd March 1966. We see in the distance the locoshed which was a sub-shed of Eastleigh. Copyright Geoff Matthews

Exeter - Okehampton
Cancelled today

Keith, Interesting announcement.

http://www.dartmoor-railway-sa.org/sundayrover

Dave Tozer  Sorry to hear this, many thanks for advising us.

Hayle Low Level

Alan Harris

Alan Harris has kindly passed on to us a photograph which he has recently purchased to add to his large collection. This view shows the original Hayle Railway station which was located alongside the road and below the later viaduct in Foundry Square, Hayle. The Hayle Railway passed under the viaduct twice - having paralleled the road at Penpol Terrace it came to this station before continuing on the serve the docks. The station has long gone and the with road improvements son has the track bed at this location. Many thanks to Alan Harris for supplying this picture.

An Amazing Day
The Christow visit

Yesterday was the occasion of a CRS outdoor event the main focus of which was to the incredible Christow Railway Centre courtesy of Colin Burges. Here Colin has, single handedly, assembled quite a collection of railway vehicles both standard and narrow gauge on the site of the railway yard just to the east of the railway station which is in private hands. We enjoyed three rides on rail vehicles during our visit, one of which was exhilarating, the other nostalgic and the third, short but intersting! 
It is our intention to produce a feature on our visit to the centre but meantime a few pictures taken during the day.  Everything, despite our anxieties was perfect, trains and buses ran to time - there was just room for our party of 13 on the Countrybus service 360 to and from the site.

170603a The CRS Party pulling the van. Copyright Roger Winnen -

170603b All aboard this vehicle for a trip around the site. Our host, strongman Colin Burges provides the Motive Power. .Copyright Roger Winnen

170603c The Museum and Booking Office at Christow. Copyright Roger Winnen

170603d Riding the GWR Toad used as a Camping Van. Copyright Roger Winnen

170603e Christow Sation. Copyright Roger Winnen

170603f Back in Cornwall again, Tony Brokenshire with his camcorder aboard the loco hauled 57605 on the17.50 Exeter to Penzance. . Copyright Roger Winnen

Chard Junction
John Cornelius

A scene which has considerable altered these days - the 159's still pass but there is no signalbox and no milk factory entrance. John Cornelius. Many thanks. Copyright.