Penzance - 61
Steve Richards
Steve Richards
Hi
I came across your web site by chance the other day and thought you might be interested in these two photos I took when I was a young lad on holiday in Cornwall.
I can only guess at the date at around 1961 as on the photo with the Warships locos, you can just see the rear wheel of my father's Wolseley 1500 parked at the kerb side which he owned at that time.
I'm also assuming the photo of Kneller Hall was taken on the same holiday.
Best regards, Steve Richards. Bristol.
Pictures such as these taken many years ago are much appreciated. Thank you.
I came across your web site by chance the other day and thought you might be interested in these two photos I took when I was a young lad on holiday in Cornwall.
I can only guess at the date at around 1961 as on the photo with the Warships locos, you can just see the rear wheel of my father's Wolseley 1500 parked at the kerb side which he owned at that time.
I'm also assuming the photo of Kneller Hall was taken on the same holiday.
Best regards, Steve Richards. Bristol.
Pictures such as these taken many years ago are much appreciated. Thank you.
A most interesting holiday shot taken in 1961. Copyright Steve Richards. These two Warships were in the early batch contructed numbering D800 to D812 which were built without the headcode boxes.
Hi Keith,
I saw Steve Richards’ excellent photo of two Warships over the wall at Penzance in 1961, and I can narrow down the identities – the short handrails in front of the windscreens were only fitted to D800-2 (they were later modified to the standard long handrails). Close examination of nameplate widths suggests that the far one is D800 Sir Brian Robertson, in which case the nearest one will be either D801 Vanguard or D802 Formidable.
Points to note in this relatively uncommon roof view are the Maybach engines’ in-line exhaust ports (NBL’s MAN-powered D833-65 had diagonally offset exhausts, as did the unique Paxman-powered D830) and the large central circular vent panel over the train heating boiler, with trademark blistered paint around the edge – this feature was restricted to D800-12 and Swindon’s final five D866-70, all others having an extra louvre cut into the cantrail above the nameplate on one side only instead.
Best regards, Neil Phillips Many thanks Neil
I saw Steve Richards’ excellent photo of two Warships over the wall at Penzance in 1961, and I can narrow down the identities – the short handrails in front of the windscreens were only fitted to D800-2 (they were later modified to the standard long handrails). Close examination of nameplate widths suggests that the far one is D800 Sir Brian Robertson, in which case the nearest one will be either D801 Vanguard or D802 Formidable.
Points to note in this relatively uncommon roof view are the Maybach engines’ in-line exhaust ports (NBL’s MAN-powered D833-65 had diagonally offset exhausts, as did the unique Paxman-powered D830) and the large central circular vent panel over the train heating boiler, with trademark blistered paint around the edge – this feature was restricted to D800-12 and Swindon’s final five D866-70, all others having an extra louvre cut into the cantrail above the nameplate on one side only instead.
Best regards, Neil Phillips Many thanks Neil
5934 Kneller Hall having just arrived, stands at platform 2. 1961. Copyright Steve Richards. The train standing behind Kneller Hall would be the 4.50p.m. Penzance to Manchester London Road arr 6.18a.m.
Waterrow Viaduct
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
A very interesting view taken of the 162 yard and 101 feet high viaduct during the early stages of demolition showing the longitudinal sleepers used to support the rails. Copyright John Cornelius. N.B. This viaduct was located in between Wivelscombe and Venn Cross.
Exeter St Davids
Mike Morant
Mike Morant
S_BR_34034_slide181 Okay, so this is a poor shot but it's the only one I have of double-headed Bulleid pacifics at the time of going to press so to speak. I took this very under-exposed colour slide of Bulleid light pacific No. 34034 Honiton and its unidentified pilot engine at Exeter St. David's in August 1958.
[Slide taken by Mke Morant
[Slide taken by Mke Morant