NINETEEN SIXTY FOUR – PART 13
Cornish Mainline Stations Closed 1964 (3)
Michael L. Roach
In the last Part I visited Grampound Road but I saved the photos for this part. The last of the six stations to be covered is Doublebois 3¼ miles west of Liskeard. The station was located right beside the Liskeard to Bodmin main road at a crossroads, but there were less than a dozen domestic properties in the immediate vicinity. The station was located at the top of the 7-mile bank from Respryn; but one kilometre east of Doublebois Station was the larger village of Dobwalls. Why was the station not located at Dobwalls ? I thought that the answer lied a quarter mile north of the station in the shape of a big country mansion. The owners of such properties had money, influence and perhaps had invested in the company building the railway. Such factors may also have influenced the choice of location for Scorrier Station visited in the last part where there was also a big house a short distance from the station. However in the case of Doublebois the imposing manor house was not built until 1883 long after the railway and the station opened, so there must be another reason for the choice of location for the station.
I am quite sure that I visited Doublebois Station on another occasion and parked the car in the station forecourt but the negatives have not come to light or been scanned yet. The population of the Parish of Dobwalls is more than 2,000 and with the boundary of the main part of the village coming right up to the railway there may be a case for opening a station to serve Dobwalls one day, as with Ponsanooth and Coombe-by-St. Stephens mentioned in Part 11. It would not be right to leave this area without mentioning the much-missed Dobwalls Adventure Park. The chief attraction for railway enthusiasts was the extensive 7.25 inch gauge miniature railway based on American outlines which sadly closed down in 2006.
I am quite sure that I visited Doublebois Station on another occasion and parked the car in the station forecourt but the negatives have not come to light or been scanned yet. The population of the Parish of Dobwalls is more than 2,000 and with the boundary of the main part of the village coming right up to the railway there may be a case for opening a station to serve Dobwalls one day, as with Ponsanooth and Coombe-by-St. Stephens mentioned in Part 11. It would not be right to leave this area without mentioning the much-missed Dobwalls Adventure Park. The chief attraction for railway enthusiasts was the extensive 7.25 inch gauge miniature railway based on American outlines which sadly closed down in 2006.
Grampound Road looking east from the up platform just before 4.00pm on 8 September 1964. Copyright Michael L. Roach.
Looking west at Grampound Road. Copyright Michael L. Roach.
Looking east from down platform at Grampound Road. Copyright Michael L. Roach.
Doublebois Station looking east from the road bridge at 7.30pm on the evening of 28 April 1962, after a day photographing a railtour in Mid-Cornwall. Copyright Michael L. Roach.
Taunton
Andrew Triggs
Andrew Triggs
Hi Roger/Keith/Jon
Back up in Somerset this weekend, mainly for Rail Ex Model Railway Exhibition at Taunton School this weekend (On Saturday and Sunday) so popped out with camera to get some shots in the area
All the Best
Andrew
Back up in Somerset this weekend, mainly for Rail Ex Model Railway Exhibition at Taunton School this weekend (On Saturday and Sunday) so popped out with camera to get some shots in the area
All the Best
Andrew
Freightliner 59205 'L Keith McNair' passing Norton Fitzwarren working 6C28 12.48 Exeter Riverside Hanson-Westbury Tarmac load 18 JNAs Copyright Andrew Triggs
Filthy DBC 66179 with 66154 passing Silk Mills Road overbridge working 3S13 08.46 Westbury-St Blazey LIP RHTT. Copyright Andrew Triggs
9 Car Cross Country with 221133 with 220016 passing Silk Mills Road overbridge working 1V48 06.40 Newcastle-Plymouth Copyright Andrew Triggs
Many Thanks Andrew have a good weekend
Swindon Station
23rd October 2024
Ken Mumford and Colin Pidgeon
23rd October 2024
Ken Mumford and Colin Pidgeon
67023 t&t 67023 on 3S32 Cheltenham to Swindon Transfer RHTT. Copyright Colin and Ken
2 photos of consecutively numbered 66791 t&t 66792 on 3S59 Hereford to Swindon Transfer RHTT. Copyright Colin and Ken
2 photos of consecutively numbered 66791 t&t 66792 on 3S59 Hereford to Swindon Transfer RHTT. Copyright Colin and Ken
59202 on 6B12 Merehead to Wootton Bassett. Copyright Colin and Ken
70817 on 0F75 Hinksey Yard to Westbury Yard. Copyright Colin and Ken
47739 on 5Q87 Long Marston to Wimbledon Depot with 701052 running 53 minutes late due to a points failure at Worcester. Copyright Colin and Ken
47739 on 5Q87 Long Marston to Wimbledon Depot with 701052 running 53 minutes late due to a points failure at Worcester. Copyright Colin and Ken
All three 66s on hire to Colas at Swindon.22/10/2024. 66790 t&t 66791 on 3S59 Hereford to Swindon transfer RHTT. Copyright Colin & Ken
66792 on 0Z66 Westbury to Swindon Transfer. Copyright Colin and Ken
66790 had replaced 66846 Monday and was replaced itself by 66792 Tuesday. Copyright Colin and Ken
Many thanks to Colin and Ken for these photographs of Swindon
Tracing The Southern Lines
Roger Winnen
Part 6
13.04.1977 - A DMU for Barnstaple at Crediton. Copyright Roger Winnen.
13.04.1977 - The DMU departs Crediton for Barnstaple. Copyright Roger Winnen.
13.04.1977 - Crediton Crossing Gates. Copyright Roger Winnen
13.04.1977 - Newton St. Cyres. Copyright Roger Winnen
13.04.1977 - Newton St. Cyres. Copyright Roger Winnen
13.04.1977 - Newton St. Cyres. Copyright Roger Winnen
14.04.1977 - Whimple Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
14.04.1977 - Whimple Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
14.04.1977 - Whimple Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
Thanks Roger - more tomorrow.