37116 Passing through Truro late last night
Jonathan Harbage
Jonathan Harbage
371116 On the 2214 Penzance to Exeter Riverside via Parkandillack & Fowey. Copyright Jonathan Harbage
Many Thanks Jonathan
St Valentines day -
Swindon Variety
Colin Pidgeon
Swindon Variety
Colin Pidgeon
59202 on 6C48 Appleford to Whatley. 14th February 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon
60015 on 6B33 Theale to Robeston. 14th February 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon
66005 on 6C03 Northolt to Severnside. 14th February 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon
66415 on 6Z86 West Drayton to East Usk. 14th February 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon
66538 on 6C58 Oxford Banbury Road to East Usk. 14th Febuary 2023, Copyright Colin Pidgeon.
43272 14th February 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon
800011 on 1G15 Paddington to Cheltenham. 14th February 2023. Copyright Colin Pidgeon
Many thanks to Colin Pidgeon and to Ken Mumford who forwarded his pictures.
Sad loss -
Hector at Redruth
Hector at Redruth
Hector - the Redruth Station cat. 25th August 2013. Copyright Keith Jenkin.
It has been reported that Hector the station cat at Redruth has passed away - due to a stroke they say. The dear moggy will be sadly missed by the many travellers who pass through the station.
Hector - RIP.
Also please see - https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/redruths-famous-train-station-cat-8152858?int_source=nba
Polly the Cat
Polly the cat died on the 18th July 1974..
While on the subject of cats I include our favourite of long time ago. We once lived at Peterborough and this cat was one of a litter of four kittens born in a ditch at the road side. Sadly its mother was killed by a car when it was about two weeks old and we looked after two of the offspring feeding them by bottle every two hours - only one survived. Polly who so named as her birthplace was a ditch near Perkins Diesel factory. She was well used to travelling as we had no choice but to take her by train to and from Redruth. Although officially kept in a basket and charged as 'animals in receptacles' once given freedom on a train she amused passengers by wandering the corridors and visiting comparments. As can be seen she was hardly a beauty - I used to say that she was supposed to be black by someboyt upset the ashes on her!!