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Advance Notice - Outdoor Event - Saturday 3rd June 2017
A visit to the Teign Valley Railway at Christow.
You don’t have to be a member to come along – join us anywhere even at Christow.
Penzance 06.50 St Erth 07.00 Camborne 07.12 Redruth 07.19 Truro 07.32 St Austell 07.49 Par 07.56 Bodmin Parkway 08.10 Liskeard 08.23 Plymouth 08.52 Exeter St Davids arr 09.52. Catch the Next train service to Exeter Central. dep 10.16 arr 10.19
We then board Country Bus service 360. This departs Exeter Bus Station at 11.15 picking up outside of Exeter Central Station at approx.11.20 alight at Teign House Inn at 11.56 for a Two Hour stay at the Exeter & Teign Valley Railway
For more details of the Teign Valley Railway click here:-
http://www.teignrail.co.uk/
There are many things to see courtesy Colin Burges our host. There is a platform ticket charge of £1.
Following our visit we depart Teign House Inn on the 14.18 bus service.
Our plan is to leave the bus at Exeter Central arr 14.58 and then catch the 15.20 service to Exmouth arr at 15.50. We will Spend an hour at Exmouth for a meal stop – possibly viewing the distant air display. Depart Exmouth on the 16.53 service arr. Exeter St Davids at 17.25. The attraction is the loco hauled service home. This departs Exeter St David's 17.50 calling at Newton Abbot 18.23 Plymouth 19.07 Liskeard 19.37 Bodmin Parkway 19.50 Par 20.03 St Austell 20.10 Truro 20.29 Redruth 20.44 Camborne 20.51 St Erth 21.01 Penzance 21.11
Tickets - Purchase an Off Peak Day Return to Plymouth and a Day Devon Ranger Ticket.
As an alternative you can leave the bus at Exeter St Thomas and take the frequent train service to Paignton to see the latter stages of the Air Display.
In order to catch the loco hauled train back home you will have to be at Newton Abbot by 18.23 The last trains from Paignton to connect with this service departs at 17.36 or 17.51, arr Newton Abbot at 18.06 or 18.13. These trains could be very busy.
For the Air display programme click here :- http://torbayairshow.com/event-programme-saturday/
The Return of the
Veg Express
Andrew Triggs
Veg Express
Andrew Triggs
Known by the local railway enthusiast in Cornwall This train composed of the day carriages of the Night Riviera together with its 57 now runs again on Saturdays in the Summer Timetable, this year it runs as the 10.28 from St Erth to Plymouth then the 13.35 to Exeter before returning to Penzance as the 17.50 from Exeter St David's.
170527a Known as the Veg Express the 10.28 St Erth to Plymouth arrives from Long Rock behind 57603 passing the 08.18 Plymouth Penzance, Copyright Andrew Triggs
170527b 57603 Tintagel Castle heads through Gwinear Road on route to Plymouth. Copyright Andrew Triggs
170527c Heading away towards Camborne the engine and day coaches of the Night Riviera. Copyright Andrew Triggs
Four from Craig
Craig Munday
Craig Munday
We've had some good days in Cornwall of late and last Thursday 25th May proved to be a good one for Craig as he got out and about. Many thanks Craig
66175 at Tywardreath with the 6g06 clay 25th May 2017 Copyright Craig Munday
70812 6c36 at Bolitho on the Moorswater cement 25th May 2017 Copyright Craig Munday
66001 on the 6B01 clay comes downgrade out of St Austell passing the lines which once led to the goods depot. 25th May 2017 Copyright Craig Munday
66175 at Lavrean with the 6g06 clay 25th May 2017 A waste dump punctuates the horizon. Copyright Craig Munday
Tresillian
Sid Sponheimer
Sid Sponheimer
Tresillian, An uknown Western. on a down working. In the distance can be seen Probus church. 10th April 1973 Copyright Sid Sponheimer
Taunton 'Scot'
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
A rare visitor under lower quadrant signals. Copyright John Cornelius