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Items added on May 28th 2017                                                                                 Those added  most recently come first

28/5/2017

 
Pinhoe, this morning
David Tozer

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159107, 159102, 159002 approaching Pinhoe 28th May 2017 Copyright David Tozer
Cockwood
David Tozer 

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Yesterdays train. 57603 passes Cockwood. 27th May 2017 Copyright David Tozer
Puzzler?
Sid Sponheimer

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Sid knows the loco and the date. It's June 1966 and the loco is 34009 Lyme Regis. Taken at Southampton, possibly at Millbrook. Sid asks is this possibly one of the Queens? Copyright Sid Sponheimer.
The Queen Elizabeth is seen berthed at Southampton. We thank Dave Antony and Trevor Tremethick for this clarification
Quintrel or  Quintrell?
Peter Murnaghan

​Hi Keith, I have been scanning a few of my slides recently and came across a few that were taken in June 1980, when we were down in Cornwall on a holiday from Kent.  Little did we think at the time that we would later come down to live in this beautiful part of the world.

And a word of explanation about the DMU picture.  In case anybody thinks that I was standing close to the track, actually the camera was held over the gate from the road side.

          Best wishes,  Peter                                   Many thanks Peter
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Quintrell Downs Comparison of spelling by Great Western Railway and British Rail 10th June 1980 CR Peter Murnaghan
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Quintrell Downs. A GWR notice referring to 'Trains and Rail Cars' at Quintrell Downs 10th June 1980 Copyright Peter Murnaghan
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A 3-car Metro Cammell DMU set B804 arriving at Quintrell Downs 10th June 1980 Copyright Peter Murnaghan
               Quintrel or Quintrell, that is the question?
Reference to Google tells us that the area is named after the nearby Downs.  Now take a look at the 1892 / 1906  25” to the mile map courtesy the National Library of Scotland website you will find that the nearby downs are named Quintrel. http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=50.4038&lon=-5.0293&layers=168&b=1 Staying on the same website series of maps but moving forward in date you will find that gradually the extra ‘l’ is added.  Another facility on this excellent website is the ability to ‘fade in’ a current map – try this and you’ll find the extra ‘l’ is in vogue. In our current age of austerity just think how much ink could be saved by dropping the extra ‘l’!  Also, while looking at the Quintrel Downs location, you will note that the sidings are shown just to the west of the level crossing but no station.  The station wasn’t opened until the 2nd October 1911.
A railway first appeared at this location in about 1849 when the Treffry Tramway opened from Newquay Harbour to Hendra Crazey – a location in the St Dennis area.   KJ
Exeter departure
John Cornelius

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As can be seen from the photographers in the back ground 'Westerns' attracted a lot of attention. Copyright John Cornelius

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