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A ballast train for the St Ives Branch
66134 is seen arriving at Penzance just after 23.00hrs during atrocious weather conditions  last night. The train departed for St Erth following the arrival of 'The Golden Hind'
Roger Winnen

160308a 66134 arrives at Penzance on a Ballast Working from Westbury to St Erth via Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

160308b Atrocious conditions prevented me from taking a photograph of 66077 at the rear. Copyright Roger Winnen

160308c A lonesume member of the public awaits the arrival of The Golden Hind at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

Cornish Cream 2
Mike Morant

Mike brings us the second picture of Boscarne Junction in better days.                                                                                        Many thanks Mike

Here we see Ivatt 'Mickey Mouse' 2MT 2-6-2T no. 41275 heading for Bodmin North on the SR running line. The box in the background is Boscarne Junction whilst the loops to each side are goods sidings, primarily to exchange traffic between S.R. and G.W.R. The line to the extreme right is the G.W.R. running line from Bodmin General. Picture by courtesy of the Mike Morant Collection.

When oil came by rail
Brian and Patricia Pibworth

Seems mad and sad, but fuel oil for the trains is now delivered by road.

Near Hallenbeagle overlooking the A30, 66168, sets the pace for cars with the 6C21 St Blazey - Long Rock loaded fuel tanks. Copyright Patricia Pibworth

66145 heads past Hallenbeagle engine house with the Long Rock - St Blazey empty fuel tanks on 29th March 2013 Copyright Brian Pibworth

Brian Pibworth mentions that more of his Cornish pictures also appear on his Flickr site (www.flickr.com/photos/rabbipx)  So please take a look. 

HST Diversion at Chard
Brian Pibworth

Chard Jct Sun HST diversions through Chard Jct. The driver, already exercised by the long single-line sections, was now stopped to advise of cattle on the line ahead!! 11th October 1982 Brian Pibworth