20th April 2023

A Visit to Hayle this morning
Roger Winnen

230420a 43093 Old Oak Common Depot crosses Hayle Viaduct on the 05.40 Bristol Temple Meads to Penzance

230420e 43189 Approaches Hayle Viaduct on the 11.15 Penzance to Plymouth service. Copyright Roger Winnen

230420h A Class 158 approaches Hayle Viaduct on the 09.50 Penzance to Plymouth service. Copyright Roger Winnen

230420k An IET unit crosses Hayle Viaduct on the 10.15 Penzance to Paddington service. The new housing development can be seen to the rear of the IET. Copyright Roger Winnen

230420s 43172 on the noon Gloucester to Penzanc service crosses the viaduct. Copyright Roger Winnen

Kemble happenings
Ken Mumford

[1 &2) 47749 ['City of Truro' carrying an 81A - Old Oak Common shedplate] hauls a Willesden to Long Marston train of SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY carriages for storage - 5Q66 - passing Kemble 16 EARLY.

Kind regards, Ken     

Kemble - 47749 City of Truro 'City of Truro' at the platform. 19th April 2023. Copyright Ken Mumford.

Kemble - The ECS heads off for Long Marston. 19th April 2023. Copyright Ken Mumford.

An earlier IET service calls at the down platform. 19th April 2023. Copyright Ken Mumford.

Many thanks Ken.
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Trial run of J1A Wagons
Fowey branch
Mark Lynam

Today (19th April 2023) saw a trial run of 66060 with 5 JIA wagons visit to Fowey Docks from St Blazey and return. I believe this is the first time this sort of wagon may have visited Fowey? 
Thanks,
Mark Lynam

1. 66060 on the Causeway at Golant with the tide coming in working an early 6G05 1700 Fowey Dock Carne Point to St Blazey Ss. 19th April 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam

2. I managed to get to Lostwithiel to see it come in as a passenger service was pathed to go South first. 19th April 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam

3. Running around at Lostwithiel. 19th April 2023. Copyright Mark Lynam.

4. 66060 having completed the run around seen in the down goods loop. 19th April 2023; Copyright Mark Lynham.

5. 66060 heading back down the mainline for St Blazey. 19th April 2023. Copyright Mark Lynam.

Many thanks Mark.
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Westbury & Radstock
Richard Giles

Regarding Micheal Adam’s nice image of 37308 with tank wagons in the station area at Westbury on 28th May 1981 (See News 18th April 2023) , although the Furzebrook – Avonmouth lpg gas flow was mentioned, the working is more lightly to be wagons destined / or being returned from the Marcroft Wagon Works at Radstock (West). It would have been just under 10 years too early for the start of the Furzebrook gas flow and the wagons in the view appear to be of the bogie variation, it was 4-wheel  TTAs (admittedly in a similar livery) used to Avonmouth. The Radstock facility survived until June 1988 and serviced right up to the end a number of wagons mostly stone but also others not familiar to the area. A housing estate now occupies most of the former site but a single stone, believed at one time, former GWR loco shed still survives (assumed listed?), this having once been allegedly used for shot blasting by the wagon company.
 
Hope of interest, and could revive some memories and further pictures for a future report.
 
Regards, Richard Giles, Clevedon

Radstock wagon works the former engine shed - seen here on the 3rd July 1993 Copyright Roger Winnen.

Many thanks for your up date Richard - the picture above by Roger Winnen is maybe of the former engine shed later used for shot blasting.
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