15th September 2022

15/9/2022

In the early hours at
Liskeard
Driver Alan Peters

Colas Rail worked 6C42 from Westbury for a ballast drop on the Looe branch formed of top and tailed class 70's and 5 auto hopper wagons in the early hours of 14th September 2022, dropping ballast between Bolitho accommodation crossing and Coombe Junction in the pouring rain!

70017 at Liskeard with a ballast train from Westbury, 14th September 2022. Copyright Driver Alan Peters.

Job done - back at Liskeard with 70812 now leading with 6C42 with the empty auto hoppers waiting to depart to Westbury in the early hours of 14th September 2022. Copyright Driver Alan Peters

14th September 2022, Copyright Driver Alan Peters.

Many thanks Alan.

Liskeard
Clive Smith

A damp Tuesday morning at Liskeard.
Regards, Clive Smith

(1) 66006 thunders through with the only down freight of the week in south Devon and east Cornwall the 6V99 10.10 Exeter Riverside - St Blazey empty JIAs. 13th September 2022. Copyright Clive Smith

(2) It's 12.17 at Liskeard as 43022 leads the 08.00 Cardiff Central - Penzance on platform 1. A young lady on platform 2 watches the 08.50 Penzance - Cardiff Central arriving as a nervous camera holder on the footbridge is desperately photographing both trains as well as catching the same train home.

(3) The weather forecast was for cloud and precipitation but it went very murky at 10.50 as a shower passed by. A five-car Voyager arrives in the gloom with the 09.25 Penzance - Edinburgh. Looking forward to this train hopefully being an HST Monday to Friday next week with a diversion via Westbury. 13th September 2022. Copyright Clive Smith

4) The pretty flower displays are in bloom as 150249 departs Liskeard platform 3 with the 11.36 to Looe.

Well done on a dismal day though the lighting conditions make for good pictures of the glistening trackwork. We appreciate your concern for your connecting you mention in picture 2. Thanks Clive.

Duchess at
Swindon
Ken Mumford

Looking very elegant the Duchess pauses at Swindon on the outward run. 14th September 2022, Copyright Ken Mumford.

14th September 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford.

A cab study - concentration - the Duchess at Swindon. 14th September 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford

The Duchess stands at Swindon 14th September 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford.

Right away and the Duchess gets into her stride leaving Swindon. 14th September 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford

Many thanks indeed Ken.

Duchess returns
Twerton
Paul Negus

A couple of shots (in rather difficult lighting conditions) of Duchess of Sutherland approaching the station building of Twerton-on-Avon, located west of Oldfield Park Station, over Brunel's Grade II listed Twerton viaduct. This was the Belmond Pullman: Historic Bath by Steam tour, which was returning to London Victoria Station this evening.

Twerton-on Avon was so called to distinguish it from Tiverton (source: Wikipedia) and was closed due to competition from the electric trams which ran underneath the very bridge on which the platforms were located! The station building is now used by a local property maintenance company as their office and stores.

Kind regards, Paul Negus