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30th March 2023

30/3/2023

 
West Somerset Railway  Engineering work today
Martin Duff
Morning Keith and Roger, An unusual visitor to the Minehead branch this morning, was this on track machine, a “dynamic tamper” DR75010 (built by Plasser and run by Colas). The machine turned up as 6Q58 from Taunton just before 09.30 and transitted through the possession to work between Blue Anchor and Minehead. On completion it will return to Taunton at teatime. A quiet and peaceful day in the signal box! Cheers for now, Martin
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Arrival at Bishops Lydeard. 30th March 2023. Copyright Martin Duff
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Departure for Minehead. 30th March 2023. Copyright Martin Duff
Many Thanks Martin
 Exeter way.
HST's 2007
Paul Barlow
Pictures from the past as we mourn the beloved HST's - luxury compared to the IET's
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43110 43318 0940 Newquay to Newcastle Exminster 2 June 2007 On hire to Vir... from GNER. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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43110 43318 0940 Newquay to Newcastle Exminster 2 June 2007 On hire to Vir... from GNER. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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43198 1630 Paddington to.Penzance approaches Staffords bridge 28 May 2007. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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43198 1630 Paddington to.Penzance approaches Staffords bridge 28 May 2007. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul
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Mark Lynam
on Patrol
Cornwall

Good afternoon Keith/Roger,
Below are a few photos taken on Monday24th March , which was a mostly sunny day. With mainline services running hourly between Penzance and Par due to engineering works between Par and Liskeard.

1. 150239 at Lelant at high tide with a perfect reflection working 2A08 0902 St Ives to St Erth.
2. 43198 crosses the Hayle viaduct working 2C74 0941 Par to Penzance.
3. 43010 arrives at Hayle station working 2P77 1030 Penzance to Par.
4. 43186 at Redruth with Carn Brea monument and castle in the distance. Working 2P78 1130 Penzance to Par.
5. 43010 arrives at St Austell working 2P80 1330 Penzance to Par.
6. By this time the cloud had sadly moved in. 43010 at Truro working 2P83 1615 Penzance to Par. A sight to disappear by the end of the year, with both the HSTs and Semaphores going.

Thanks,
Mark Lynam
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1 Lelant - superb reflection - pity it wasn't a brightly coloured unit. 27th March 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam
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2 Hayle. 27th March 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam
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3 Hayle. 27th March 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam
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4 Redruth- - the scnen made complete by the castle and monument. 27th March 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam
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5 St Austell. 27th March 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam
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6 Finally wnding up at Truro. 27th March 2023 Copyright Mark Lynam
Many thanks for your review Mark.
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Steam loco workings
Bryn Pitcher
​Dear Administrator

In a second hand book that I recently bought there was a photo of two Halls described as heading the Up CRE near Aller Junction on Saturday 5 September 1959. The caption added that on summer Saturdays in the late 1950s certain trains such as this were worked through from Penzance to Newton Abbot by two mixed traffic 4-6-0s, being taken over by a King at the latter. This is the opposite of the Down CRE and I wonder if the same two Cornish locos reversed at Newton Abbot and returned to Penzance with the Down CRE. Also, how did the King get to NA – from Laira or elsewhere?

In the summer 1960 timetable, the Up Saturday CRE is shown as calling at Plymouth so it is extremely likely that the loco change was made there and not NA. In the same timetable, the 10am Newquay to Paddington is not advertised to call at Plymouth and I have read that the loco change was made at Laira. In the same year, the 8.15 Perranporth to Paddington and 8.35 Falmouth to Paddington also omitted a stop at Plymouth so I wonder if their loco changes were made at Laira or NA. Can anyone provide any details?


Kind regards,
Bryn Pitch
er
Can anybody help please?
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