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27/2/2018

A Couple from Craig
On bitterly cold days.

It looks like a warm summers day doesn't it? But don't be fooled! 153305 heads away towards Sandplace from Terras Crossing 24th February 2018 Copyright Craig Munday

Here two days later 43002 heads 1c86 at St Austell. The train was running 105 late from Taunton following an incident. The old bridge interestingly framed by the new. 26th February 2018. Copyright Craig Munday

Sunrise at Exmouth Junction
David Tozer

A new vantage point is opening up. Tree felling on the embankment on the approach to Exmouth Junction home signal is taking place. Should be quite good when the sun swings round. Many thanks David.

159005 'West of England Line' with the 0551 Gillingham - Exeter St David's

Weymouth Harbour freight
Brian Pibworth

While browsing "Castle Cary to Weymouth" I enjoyed seeing the huge selection of pictures taken of the Weymouth Tramway and It occurred to me that there are few, if any, shots of freight. I attach a couple of scanned slides of a fuel tank train taken in 1980 on one of our regular visits to the town #1 and #2. In those days before Real Time Trains it was all a bit hit and miss and we never saw the train again. Presumably they were fueling ships moored at the dock.
With kind regards, Brian Many thanks Brian

Weymouth Oil 1980 Probably used for fueling the boats. Copyright Brian Pibworth

Weymouth Oil - 1980 . Copyright Brian Pibworth

Weymouth Tramway 1980 The third picture was taken on a similar visit in 1980 and a Flickr correspondent captioned it "My money's on the Avenger!". As well as the cavalier approach of the car, which has L-plates by the way, the window cleaner's barrow is also worth a look. Not a Hi Viz jacket in sight. Copyright Brian Pibworth

Lanteague
Alan Harris

I was very interested in this morning's posting on the website of the Planet 0-4-0DM which is to be restored at the Poldark Mining Museum. I visited Lanteague Zelah on 16/5/1985 and took a few photograhs and 3 are attached, showing the Planet with another 0-4-0 DM - a Hunslet. I wonder what happened to the Hunslet? The photos may be of interest to Mr. Andrew Triggs.
All the Best, Alan. Many thanks Alan

Lanteague was the site of an attempt to establish a railway preservation site/museum on the trackbed of the closed Chacewater to Newquay branch between Goonhavern and Shepherds. Unfortunately the attempt failed but luckily the 'Planet' has survived and will now be the subject of a restoration project.

Alan Harris asks what became of the Hunslet, here is the answer: HE 3133 of 1949 was previously one of the s.g. shunting loco’s at RNAD Ernesettle (see my Plymouth’s Hidden Railways book for more on this location). When the Cornwall Railway Museum at Zelah closed it moved to the Bodmin & Wenford in January 1987, thence to Chris Grove at Bere Ferrers on the Gunnislake branch in 1991 where it remains today. Paul.
Many thanks to Paul Burkhalter for this up date, my apologies for not including it sooner.