Royal Albert Bridge
Matthew Addelsee
Matthew Addelsee
Please find attached photos of 43172 'Harry Patch' at the rear of 1C81 1157 London Paddington to Penzance with 43032 leading. For use on the Cornwall Railway Society website if you wish. Seen appropriately on Remembrance Sunday crossing the Royal Albert Bridge.
Regards, Matthew Addelsee.
Many thanks Matthew - welcome to a new contributor.
Regards, Matthew Addelsee.
Many thanks Matthew - welcome to a new contributor.
13th November 2016 Copyright Matthew Addelsee
13th November 2016 Copyright Matthew Addelsee
Harry Patch enters Cornwall. 13th November 2016 Copyright Matthew Addelsee
GBRF and Colas Images
from the Westbury area
Guy Vincent
from the Westbury area
Guy Vincent
The following report received 14th November 2016
Good evening Keith,
Bringing some colour to an otherwise grim Wiltshire this morning 66749 came across to Westbury from Eastleigh to work the 'as required' 6M40 1156 Westbury-Stud Farm ballast empties. This was the last of the 5 European imported GB 66's to appear on this working, all (66747-66751) having now covered at least one run. Having seen it at Westbury I went on to Melksham and caught 66749 passing through the sadly depleted remains of the 1847-built GWR station there as it headed eastwards towards Thingley Jctn and the GW Bristol-Paddington main line.
Also at Westbury were no less than seven Colas class 70s including 70801 with the RILA test equipment attached to its leading end. Seeing the modern type 5's lined up reminded me of 40 years ago when I first started visiting Westbury. Then, it was often possible to see similar lines of class 52 'Western' diesel hydraulics in their final months of traffic resting between Mendip stone traffic duties. I know which locos I would rather be observing!
I have included a shot each of 66747 (09.02.2016) and 66748 (30.09.2015) when they were in the area and prior to repainting in GBRf livery. Lastly, one of 66748 at Bristol Temple Meads on 2nd Nov. with the empty Portbury-Hexthorpe Biomass working. This loco has been repainted and named 'West Burton 50'.
Please pass on my compliments to John Cornelius for his excellent 'Western' images posted up recently. All absolute gems and he was so lucky to have been working in the right places at the right time and able to capture such interesting photos. Alas all memories now.
Guy Vincent Many thanks for this most interesting report Guy.
Good evening Keith,
Bringing some colour to an otherwise grim Wiltshire this morning 66749 came across to Westbury from Eastleigh to work the 'as required' 6M40 1156 Westbury-Stud Farm ballast empties. This was the last of the 5 European imported GB 66's to appear on this working, all (66747-66751) having now covered at least one run. Having seen it at Westbury I went on to Melksham and caught 66749 passing through the sadly depleted remains of the 1847-built GWR station there as it headed eastwards towards Thingley Jctn and the GW Bristol-Paddington main line.
Also at Westbury were no less than seven Colas class 70s including 70801 with the RILA test equipment attached to its leading end. Seeing the modern type 5's lined up reminded me of 40 years ago when I first started visiting Westbury. Then, it was often possible to see similar lines of class 52 'Western' diesel hydraulics in their final months of traffic resting between Mendip stone traffic duties. I know which locos I would rather be observing!
I have included a shot each of 66747 (09.02.2016) and 66748 (30.09.2015) when they were in the area and prior to repainting in GBRf livery. Lastly, one of 66748 at Bristol Temple Meads on 2nd Nov. with the empty Portbury-Hexthorpe Biomass working. This loco has been repainted and named 'West Burton 50'.
Please pass on my compliments to John Cornelius for his excellent 'Western' images posted up recently. All absolute gems and he was so lucky to have been working in the right places at the right time and able to capture such interesting photos. Alas all memories now.
Guy Vincent Many thanks for this most interesting report Guy.
66749 at Westbury 14th November 2016. Copyright Guy Vincent
Guy travels to Melksham and caught 66749 passing through the sadly depleted remains of the 1847-built GWR station there as it headed eastwards towards Thingley Jctn and the GW Bristol-Paddington main line. Copyright Guy Vincent
66 747 at Westbury on the 9th February 2016. Copyright Guy Vincent
70801, 70804, 708 x5 at Westbury on the 14th November 2016. Copyright Guy Vincent
66748 at Monkton, Wilts. with the 6M40 1156 Westbury-Stud Farm 30th September 2015 Copyright Guy Vincent
Lastly, one of 66748 at Bristol Temple Meads on 2nd November 2016 with the empty Portbury-Hexthorpe Biomass working. This loco has been repainted and named 'West Burton 50'. Copyright Guy Vincent
Western at Oathe
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
A lovely shot and a reminder of days of yore when, those who could afford it, put their cars on the motorail train to St Austell and thus avoided the holiday jams on the twisting A30. Although the A30 has improved considerably since those times perhaps the summer Saturday jams of today could be avoided in the same manner had the bogie flats and coaching stock been retained. Copyright John Cornelius. (Yet another Western to delight Guy Vincent)
Red at Redruth
Craig Munday
Craig Munday
In the last of his current series of 'golden oldies' Craig brings us this pictures of the lamented postal train which brightened our days and photographs. Many thanks to Craig
A post card view. The up postal runs in for its Redruth stop on a summers evening in 1986. Taking cntre stage in the background are Carn Brea Castle and Monument. A thick coating of oil on the track as it passes over Bond Street bridge gives a clue to this being the stopping place for locomotives on down trains calling at Redruth. Copyright Craig Munday.
St Erth
Andrew Thompson
Andrew Thompson
Welcome to a new contributor Andrew Thompson who sends us a couple of pictures from visits to Cornwall in the 1980's.
A view from the end of the St Ives platform at St Erth in the 1980's Copyright Andrew Thompson
A class 47 pauses with some tanks in the up main platform at St Erth. It looks as if we've interrupted a conversation! A picture from the 80's Copyright Andrew Thompson