Items added on the 10th November 2016 Those added most recently come first

Class 70 70810 with Fugro Test Equipment attached.
Roger Salter, Andrew Triggs, Roger Winnen & Mick House

On Thursday morning Class 70 70810 made a return run from Tavistock Junction to Penzance with some Fugro test equipment fitted on the front manufactured in Holland. The system is called RILA.
RILA uses a GPS measurement system, combined with inertial measurement units, laser scanning and video to collect the X, Y and Z position of the track, the rail profile and parameters such as track gauge and cant. 
  We were fortunate to photograph it mostly in sunny conditions.

About to pass under Apex bridge 70 810. By Mick House

Close-up of Fugro`s RILA test Equipment. By Mick House

161110c The Royal Mail van crosses Roskear Crossing as 70810 runs through Camborne Station with the rail mapping equipment attached to the front of the engine. Copyright Roger Salter

161110d 70810 heads west through Camborne on a service from Tavistock Junction. Copyright Roger Winnen

161110g 70810 Seen passing slopers on arrival at Penzance running 12 early. Copyright Andrew Triggs

161110e A close up of the Rail Mapping Equipment attached to 70810 at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

161110f The 068V 11.21 Penzance to Tavistock Junction passes Marazion. Copyright Roger Salter

161111a 70810 arriving Penzance on its second run from Tavistock Junction. Copyright Andrew Triggs

Teignmouth to Dawlish sea wall
Comment from Derek Buttivant

​Teignmouth to Dawlish In November 2016,  a proposal has been 'floated' concerning works on the Teignmouth - Dawlish stretch.  Many thanks to Derek Buttivant for the following which clarifies matters :-    My understanding is that Dawlish would be unaffected by the NR proposal because the viaduct section is between Teignmouth and Parson's Tunnel only, with a viaduct constructed some 30 metres seaward of the existing wall, passing outside the promontory of Sprey Point and then re-joining the existing route to pass through the five tunnels.  I imagine that there might be an outcry from Teignmouth residents about the plan but there could be an even bigger outcry if the spectacular red headlands through which the tunnels are cut were to be "defaced" with a concrete viaduct passing seaward of them.  I understand, too, that the concern at the Teignmouth end of the sea wall is with the unstable nature of the cliff face rather than with the wall itself, so moving the line away from the cliff would be a way of avoiding cliff falls on that stretch.  On the other hand, the section through the tunnels is clearly not vulnerable in the same way either from the sea or from unstable cliffs and between Dawlish station and Langstone rock the new red sandstone cliffs are somewhat stronger than at the Teignmouth end.  Of course, the viaduct idea is just one of several being examined and I think there's a degree of "kite flying" to find out how strong public feeling might be.  Compared with the best likely alternative (inland via two tunnels behind Dawlish and Teignmouth) the viaduct scheme would be significantly cheaper. Many thanks to you Derek for this input.

St Erth
Craig Munday

Taken 30 years ago in 1986, 37196 heads back to St Blazey after picking up the cement tanks from Chacewater. Drump Lane was the usual place to run around the tanks, but it must have closed by the time this shot was taken. The removal of this crossover precludes such arrangements in 2016. A 'skipper', class 142 waits to depart from the St Ives bay platform, Copyright Craig Munday

Newton Abbot Shed
John Cornelius

Copyright John Cornelius