Items added on the 15th June 2015 Those added most recently come first

Class 50 Failures
Julian Stephens

Good Morning Keith,
I notice you have recently had a flurry of "Failed Fifty" pictures, so, here is another one.
"50033 Glorious was hauling the 1C11 06:45 Swindon to Penzance on 7th February 1987 when it failed near Menheniot. 37207 William Cookworthy was sent to assist. The picture was taken at Holmbush near St. Austell with the train running some 90 minutes late."
Best wishes,  Julian Stephens,  St. Austell.  

A dramatic picture. One can almost imagine the sound as the 37 hauls its heavy load up the bank towards St Austell. Copyright Julian Stephens

Special to Moorswater
Anybody there?

Personally I won't be there, but should anybody be about as one can see from the real time trains below  the weedkiller is scheduled to visit Moorswater between 23.00 and 23.05 on Friday 17th June. The first train there for quite some time, maybe the branch will reopen? The weedkiller later visits Looe just before midnight.

Weedkiller request
Karl Hewlett

Dear Keith.

It was commented on the Cornwall Railway Society webpage recently about the abundance of weeds that are starting to grow through the ballast, trackside and that it could do with some weedkiller.  Well, their wish has been granted, the MPV weedkiller (https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6179/6169042800_71b23e8f0a_b.jpg), is currently in Devon and Cornwall and here are the times for its visit around the area which it is covering a lot including most of the branches:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U41525/2016/06/13/advanced


http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U06526/2016/06/15/advanced


http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U06529/2016/06/16/advanced


http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U06527/2016/06/16/advanced


http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U06528/2016/06/17/advanced


http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U06532/2016/06/21/advanced


Regards
Karl (Friends of Penmere).

                                                  Many thanks for your research Karl.

37's at St Blazey 1
Colin Moss

The first of a number of Class 37 pictures kindly supplied by Colin Moss

37101 being turned for bed is the title of this shot. 11th August 198537 101 .... in a refreshing use of traction in the days of pre sectorization, 37 101 worked the 11.04 Derby – Plymouth relief, throughout , on Saturday 11th August 1985. The Gateshead allocated loco then ran light to St. Blazey to augment the then busy clay traffic, before working another relief ex Plymouth , to Yorkshire the following Friday. Copyright Colin Moss

Mike Morant
at Torrington 2

It's the 5th September 1962 as 41299 hauling clay trucks passes a passenger train standing in the up platform at Torrington. 34081 waits in the sidings maybe to take the up working onwards? Mike Morant collection