Sunny West Cornwall
Mark Lynam
Good evening Keith/Roger/Jon,
Here are a few shots taken in West Cornwall today (12.02.24) at Penzance, Dolcoath and Truro.
Here are a few shots taken in West Cornwall today (12.02.24) at Penzance, Dolcoath and Truro.
43156 + 43093 arriving at Penzance on a delayed 2C02 0638 Plymouth to Penzance. In lovely early morning sunlight. Copyright Mark Lynam.
43156 + 43093 departing Penzance 9 minutes later on a delayed 2P08 0850 Penzance to Plymouth. Copyright Mark Lynam.
A brief gap between clouds just in time for a train! 43098 at Dolcoath Level Crossing, Camborne working 2C11 1015 Plymouth to Penzance. Copyright Mark Lynam.
43093 passes Truro signal box now in its final couple of weeks of operation as are the semaphores. 2C68 1142 Plymouth to Penzance. Copyright Mark Lynam.
The other side for the next working. 43189 working 2C23 1219 Plymouth to Penzance. Copyright Mark Lynam.
150202 arrives at the Western end of Truro working 2T78 1315 Falmouth Docks to Truro. Copyright Mark Lynam.
And finally the classic footbridge shot of the four semaphores. 43188 working 2P16 1315 Penzance to Plymouth. Copyright Mark Lynam.
Many thanks Mark - I'm sure we'll look back on these in a few years time and mourn what we have lost.
Weymouth Station to Dorchester West and South in 1978
Roger Winnen
Roger Winnen
780103a The old Weymouth Station building. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103b The old Weymouth Atation. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103c Weymouth Station platform. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103d 33105 Stands at Weymouth with a 4 TC set from London Waterloo. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103e 33105 Stands at the terminus of the old station. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103f 2- 3 Car Gloucester Inter City Units departing Radipole Halt. Copyright Roger Winnen - Copy
780103g The access to Radipole Halt. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103h Radipole Halt being 1 mile from Weymouth. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103i Radipole Halt from the platform level. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103j Upway and Brpadway Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103k Upway & Broadway station sign. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103l A Weymouth bound train passes through Upway & Broadway. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103o Upway Wishing Well Halt and Bincombe Tunnel. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103q Wishing Well Halt and Bincombe Tunnel. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103s Dorchester West Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103t A Class 33 Propels its train to Bournemouth, seen here approaching Dorchester South Junction. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103u The exterior of Dorchester West Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103v Dorchester West Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103w Dorchester West looking north, the line now singled to the Maiden Newton passing loop. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103y Dorchester South Station buildings. Copyright Roger Winnen
780103z A Class 33 rounding the curve at Dorchester South on a service to Weymouth. Copyright Roger Winnen
An afternoon around Milltown
Jon Hird
Happiness is... a child on a swing, a border collie in a field, and a freight train on a branch line. A well-framed scene captured by my partner whilst I was off 'droning'! Copyright Jon Hird.
DB Cargo 66143 glides silently down the gradient and over Treesmill Viaduct with 6 JIA's loaded with clay for Fowey. Copyright Jon Hird.
Around 20 minutes later, 66143 would reappear at the other side of the field heading along the Fowey branch skirting the Shirehall Moor nature reserve. Copyright Jon Hird.
A GWR IET unit makes light work of the gradient up Milltown as it heads for Penzance. Copyright Jon Hird.
A slight change of location, but still within the same general area. A GWR HST nears Treverrin Tunnel as it heads west. Copyright Jon Hird.
'The Railwaymen'
With thanks to Michael Roach
It is with thanks to Michael Roach that our attention was drawn to the above YouTube video. A highlight is that 5066 Wardour Castle (latterly Sir Felix Pole) is featured. Well worth a watch!