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Items added on the 29th September 2016                                                                                         Those added most recently come first

29/9/2016

 
William Murdoch on route to the Helston Railway
Roger Salter

Seen stabled in the layby at Perran Cross this morning and at the Helston Railway site was William Murdoch built 1949 by Pecketts Works Number 2100.  She had arrived from Southall, West London
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160929a Peckett Saddle Tank (Works number 2100) William Murdoch built 1949 at the Perran Cross Layby. Copyright Roger Salter
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160929c Waiting the move to the Helston Railway. Copyright Roger Salter
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160929d A broadside view of William Murdoch. Copyright Roger Salter
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160929e Waiting for the ramps to come. William Murdoch awaits off loading at the Helston Site. Copyright Roger Salter
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190929f William Murdoch built 1949 by Pecketts awaits unloading at the Helston Railway site. Copyright Roger Salter
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190929g William Murdoch makers number 2100 at the Helston Railway. Copyright Roger Salter
Exminster
Roger Geach
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47853 heads the Paignton to Sheffield at Exminster on Saturday 14th September 1991. Copyright Roger Geach Note the boarded up signalbox
Yeovil Town Station site
John Cornelius
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Yeovil Town on the Yeovil - Taunton line closed to passengers on the 2nd October 1966 and entirely on the 3rd October 1967 Copyright John Cornelius
Mike Morant
Weymouth Harbour Tramway

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Cherry Tree Catering / Regional Railways Swindon: The Paradise Flyer 4/8/93
BR type 4 diesel no. 37013 runs round its stock at Wemouth Quay.
[Mike Morant collection]
4th August 1993
Cherry Tree Catering / Regional Railways Swindon
The Paradise Flyer

Loco Used37191
Stock Used5322+5419+5376+9428+5293+5378Route :
12.45 Weymouth Quay - Yeovil Pen Mill
14.30 Yeovil Pen Mill - Weymouth TownNotes :
This train was booked to run each Wednesday (utilising the loco and stock off the morning 2O87 09.00 Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth Town before it returned as 2V87 at 16.30) between 14th July and 1st September 1993. In the event a loco failure on the last day (1st September) meant the train did not run that day.

The train was advertised by Regional Railways at Swindon as a joint venture with CTC under the name "Special Train Through the Streets of Weymouth".
                                           Courtesy Six Bells Junction 

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