12th February 2021

Pastimes in the late 1970s at Penzance
Roger Winnen

781231h The Milk at Penzance awaiting the road to St Erth.. Copyright Roger Winnen

781231f Class 50s on the milk and in Platform 2 Penzance on the 31st December 1978. Copyright Roger Winnen

781231a Notice Board at Penzance showing Late Trains. No electronic information in those daya. No bookstall these days, no papers by rail now and most ptobably no sleeper being New Years Eve. Copyright Roger Winnen

781231j A Peak 45028 on 31st December 1978 in the sidings at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

781231n Chyandour Cliff and Railway.on 31st December 1978 The A30 hasn't seen much traffic today!. Copyright Roger Winnen

790101h The St Ives Cross Country Unit leaves Penzance on New Years Day 1st January 1979. Copyright Roger Winnen

Coming this way Today
Guy Vincent

Network Rail's yellow New Measurement High Speed Train heading away from Westbury bound for Salisbury with today's 1Q23 0541 Reading Triangle Sidings - Honiton - Exeter St Davids - Yeovil Jctn - Salisbury - Westbury - Salisbury.  Power car 43014 leading and 43013 trailing.  Penzance is on the itinerary for tomorrow (Fri)!

Guy Vincent

Westbury South 43014 43013 1Q23 NMT 11th February 2021 Copyright Guy Vincent.

Many thanks Guy

Test train near
Crewkerne
Bill Elston

​The NMT made a return to ex-LSWR metals today, on its monthly visit, running from Reading Triangle sidings to Salisbury, via Exeter and Yeovil Jct, The attached views show it approaching Crewkerne on its way to Salisbury top-n-tailed by 43013 and 014.

Hope they are of interest

Bill

43013 leading the test train near Crewkerne. 11th February 2021 Copyright Bill Elston.

43014 bringing up the rear, 11th February 2021 Copyright Bill Elston.

Many thanks Bill. We guess somebody else will see it down in Cornwall.
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Class 122 Model Research
Alan Harris

Today I received yet another O Gauge loco to add to my collection, I think I shall have to move house! It is an O gauge brass built Class 122, photos of which are attached. It was made by, as number of of the high quality O gauge models were, by the Chinese firm San Cheng who are sadly no longer in business. It has a running number of W55026, Set Number L126 with a reporting code of 2C78 on one end and 2C91 on the other. My online research shows that the original was based at Laira for some time , certainly worked the Liskeard Looe branch and may have worked St. Erth to St. Ives also whilst running as set P126. I have been trying to find information on the train reporting codes, without any success. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Alan's latest arrival - Class 122 - What's the drivers name??. Copyright Alan Harris.

Alan's Class 122 . Copyright Alan Harris.

Alan's Class 122. Copyright Alan Harris.

Many thanks Alan - I look forward to our next meeting - will it be this year?