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28th November 2021

28/11/2021

 
EX London Transport Canvey Island Tram Trailers at  Tumblydown Down Redruth
Mike Hitchens Roger Salter

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Former London Transport Tram Trailers cars which are over 100 years old saw service around Canvey Island and district now reside at Tumblydown Farm Museum at Tolgus Mount Redruth. Copyright Mike Hitchens
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These tramcars since the 1930s has stood behind the Falmouth Packet Inn at Rosudgeon and were only moved this year when development of the site was required for housing. Copyright Michael Hitchens
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The two trailer cars seen at the premises of A.R. Newport & Sons. Rospeath, Crowlas Penzance prior to being taken to Tumblydown Farm, Tolgus Mount, Redruth. Copyright Roger Salter
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Photographed at Rosudgeon. Copyright Roger Salter
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Photographed at Rosudgeon. Copyright Roger Salter
Many Thanks Mike & Roger
Down your way!
Newquay
Bill Elston

Down your neck of the woods this weekend, First Great Western livered 150238 worked the branch today, and is seen here
about to work the 1510 Nqy-Par.

Best wishes, Bill
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150238 at Newquay ready to form the 15.10 Newquay to Par. 27th November 2021. Copyright Bill Elston.
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150238 at Newquay 27th November 2021. Copyright Bill Elston.
'Shiver me timbers'. Welcome to a bitterly cold Cornwall Bill, many thanks.
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Exeter Peak
Paul Barlow

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Peak 46053 on thr 14.37 Leeds to Plymouth stands at Exeter St Davids 4th February 1981. Copyright Paul Barlow
Many thanks Paul
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Severn Tunnel Jct.
Phil Smith

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Phil tells us that this is 33206 passing Severn Tunnel Jct yards in 1987 plus THE SUN-93 million miles away. Copyright Phil Smith -
Good Morning and thanks Phil. I don't dispute that it's the Sun but will have to accept the 33  number - can't see it.
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Statistics from
Cornwall Live.

Six Cornwall train stations were used less than 1,000 times during the pandemic, with one seeing just 28 people pass through.
New figures from the Office  of Rail and Road show how much each station in Cornwall was used between April 2020 and March 2021 - which covers the majority of the pandemic’s lockdown  time in the UK. The most used station was Truro, with a total of 419,996 entrances and exits across the 12 month period, making Truro the 371st most used station in the country.
While this might sound like a lot, that’s less than half the number of uses the station had in the 2019-20 year where 1,211,362 people entered or exited - an unsurprising reduction in a year where people were urged not to travel.
St Ives is the second most popular station in Cornwall, with 293,880 entries and exits in the 2020-21 year. It, too, saw a huge reduction on last year where the figure was 706, 826.
This is then followed byPenzance, where 190,426 people entered or departed - possibly bolstered by people falling asleep on the train from London. !!!!!!!!!!!!!
By total contrast, Coombe Junction Halt, a tiny end-of-the-line station a 12 minute train ride from Liskeard , saw just 28 entries and exits in the year.
From 'Cornwall Live'.
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