11th December 2020

TV Tonight
Paul Negus

Channel 5 at 9pm this evening has a Most Scenic Railway Journey starting in Devon at Dawlish and travelling down to Penzance on The Statesmanq. (Info courtesy of Radio Times). Best regards Paul Negus

  Thanks for the reminder Paul and congratulations to Craig Munday - star of the show in the Royal Albert bridge sequence.
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Engineering work
West Cornwall
Mark Lynam

Mark Lynam brings us the following report on the forth and final day of major track renewal when the down main line was replaced in the vicinity of the old Carn Brea station. A hub for the many road vehicles was established on the down side alongside and immediately east of the footbridge located which provides access to the Cowlins Mill area.

66155 and 66151 stand on the up main just to the east of the worksite. Carn Brea Road Overbridge. 10th December 2020. Copyright Mark Lynam

66749 From Carn Brea station footbridge. The hub for the road vehicles is to the left of this picture. Tregajorran footbridge is in the distance. 10th December 2020. Copyright Mark Lynam.

66849 70811 Carn Brea Road Overbridge

A fine action shot as fresh ballast is laid - this is taken from Tregajorran Footbridge. 10th December 2020. Copyright Mark Lynam. In the distance is Carn Brea station site with its footbridge. To the left of this site is Cowlins Mill. Copyright Mark Lynam.

The 70015stands adjacent to Cowlins Mill. 10th December 2020. Copyright Mark Lynam.

Many thanks for this and your previous reports Mark.
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Quattro Changes lines
Keith Jenkin

66155 looks on as the Quattro changes from the up to the down main line using an improvised 'level crossing'

Having succesfully crossed from the up main to the down main the driver skillfully joggles with the controls to bring the rail wheels down onto the tracks. 10th December 2020. Copyright Keith Jenkin

From Tregajorran footbridge in company with Mark Lynam. Here we see the Quattro in action on the newly laid down main - its dragging its bucket to tidy up the ballast between the running rails. 19th December 2020 Copyright Keith Jenkin.

A side view of the impressive Quattro Machine at Tregorran Footbridge. 10th December 2020. Copyright Peter Jenkin

Many thanks Peter

 Engineering Trains at Redruth
Ken Babbage

201210a Engineering trains at Redruth Station yesterday. Copyright Ken Babbage

201210b Redruth Station with engineering trains in both platforms. Copyright Ken Babbage

201210c The Rail Hopper Wagons and The Royal Mail at Bond Street, Redruth. Copyright Ken Babbage

Thanks Ken

An interesting morning.
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Exeter Central
Paul Barlow

Looking very smart with its matching rake of coaches 47701 waits to depart Exeter Central with the 20.35 to Basingstoke on the 24th May 1992. Copyright Paul Barlow

Many thanks Paul
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