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Items added on the 7th August 2016                                                                                         Those added most recently come first

7/8/2016

 
Going greener
Jamie Dyke
Hi Keith, Yesterday I made a day of going out on the loco hauled 57 (known as the vegex). Firstly I travelled on 1A83 to Par before jumping on the 57 behind it to Plymouth. Had an hour at Plymouth before travelling to and getting off at Dawlish and walking the sea wall. What made my day though was the amount of green GWR traction I seen on the day and I even captured some rare shots of it together in some places! Regards Jamie
                                  You had a good day in good weather - well done.
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143005 LA164 arrive at Plymouth with 1A85 with 57603 'Tintagel Castle' in GWR green in platform 6. 6th August 2016 Copyright Jamie Dyke
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57603 'Tintagel Castle' waits to depart Dawlish with the 1335 service from Plymouth to Exeter St David' 6th August 2016 Copyright Jamie Dyke
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While waiting for it to depart GWR green 150247 joined in adding more green at Dawlish 6th August 2016 Copyright Jamie Dyke
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150247 + 153368 head towards the Warren with the 1513 Paignton to Exmouth service 6th August 2016 Copyright Jamie Dyke
Steam comes to
Helston
​STEAM COMES TO HELSTON
Fantastic news – our Chairman, James Packman, has completed negotiations with the GWR Preservation Group in Southall to have the William Murdoch, a Peckett shunter built in 1949, join us at the Railway as soon as transport can be arranged. 
This is “imminent” – in August.
Details are on our new mobile friendly web site - http://www.helstonrailway.org/steam-comes-to-helston/
Where you can also make a donation to help fund her transport costs.
You can also see a video of William Murdoch running at Southall – follow this link - William Murdoch Video
NEW MEMBERS
The arrival of steam at HRPS will be transformational and we are hoping for a jump in membership – and so please forward this email to your friends and family in the hope that they will sign-up as a new member.
ALSO IN THE NEWS
  • We continue to make good progress with our project to reconstruct the platform at Truthall Halt.  Follow this link for an update - http://www.helstonrailway.org/project-news/
  • The Railway is also being visited by the Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendry, at the end of the month for a ceremony “Cutting of the First Turf” for Truthall Halt – details are posted on the new web site - Chairman of Network Rail Visit
YOU CAN POST DIRECTLY TO THE NEW WEB SITE
By the way - you can contribute directly to the blog pages on our fundraising web site www.helstonrailway.org.  This is how Terry loaded the video of William Murdoch. 
If you would like to make a posting directly to the site, please let me know and I will send you the link.
Best regards.
Dick
Richard Belton
Funding Volunteer
Helston Railway Preservation
www.helstonrailway.org
Phone – 07917 416 766
Going on Holiday
Roger Aston

Roger, en-route to Scotland for a holiday called on the WSR en-route - many thanks Roger. And have a good holiday.
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4936 blasts out of Bishops Lydeard 4th August 2016 Copyright Roger Aston
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Added bonus SD&JR Pecket passes through Bishop Lydeard on way to steam Festival at Norton Fitzwarren. 4th August 2016 Copyright Roger Aston
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Five classes of diesels seen at Williton 4th August 2016 Copyright Roger Aston
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4936 Kinlet Hall running into Stogumber with an down train 4th August 2016 Copyright Roger Aston
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Pure Somerset and Dorset 53809 waits for 44422 to run into Crowcombe-Heathfield 4th Aug 2016 Copyright Roger Aston
Preston to St Ives
The Pirates of Penzance
Sid Sponheimer

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On the 17th May 1997 rare traction ran in Cornwall when the 'Pirates of Penzance' Railtour ran from Preston to Penzance and then with 37674 leading visited St Ives. The traction was 31-407&466. This view is of course of the down working at Truro. Copyright Sid Sponheimer
Tiny at Newton Abbot
John Cornelius

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Copyright John Cornelius
Tiny was built by Sara and Company.  It has a vertical boiler and was similar to four locomotives that later worked in the docks at Falmouth.
After withdrawal it was used at Newton Abbot where it was used to power machinery in the workshops there. In 1927, no longer required for this purpose, it was displayed on the platform at the station opposite the workshops. It is now resident in the Museum of the South Devon Railway Trust at Buckfastleigh.  Reference Wilkipedia

Seaton Junction
Mike Morant

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S_BR_30831_Seaton_Junction Maunsell S15 class 4-6-0 no. 30831 draws into Seaton junction station with a stopping train from Exeter to Salisbury. 30831 was a Salisbury engine from nationalisation until withdrawal in November 1963.
[Mike Morant collection
Yet another one from the marvellous collection of Mike Morant.  Today just a single line passes through the site. The station buildings remain on the up side in private use as does an extremely long footbridge carrying a public footpath across the site.  The branch to Seaton closed 6th January 1966 and the Junction station followed soon after on the 7th March 1966.  Goods traffic remained until 8th May 1967.

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