30th November 2019

Class 70  70813 at Penzance
Roger Winnen

70813 Arrived at Penzance just before 23.00hrs on Saturday evening with a network rail train from Westbury to St Erth via Penzance.  It is scheduled to depart Camborne after 07.00 hrs in the morning however it may depart much earlier if the job is finished.

191130a 70813 Heading the 17.30 Westbury to St Erth via Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

191130aa 70813 with the rail train in Platform 2 at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen

191130b Side by side at Penzance An IET and 70813. Copyright Roger Winnen

Dawlish &Teignmouth delights 2 Teignmouth
Paul Barlow

47840 leans to the curve and emerges onto that glorious run along the seafront at Teignmouth with the 130.3 Paignton-Manchester the 1M40. It's the 29th of June 2002. Copyright Paul Barlow.

Exeter St Davids
Ron Kosys

​It's the 26th August 1971 at Exeter St Davids as our very good friend Ron Kosys catches three abreast.  He says - D829 Magpie waits to head east to Waterloo, 1040 Western Queen waits to head west and 3808 waits to head – frankly I’ve absolutely no idea.  Many thanks Ron.

829 Magpie, 3808 1040 Western Queen at Exeter St Davids 26th August 1971 Copyright Ron Kosys. Note, of course, that the central line is still in use.

Saltash
Clive Smith

45123 The Lancashire Fusilier sweeps off the Royal Albert Bridge with the down 1V71 'Cornishman' 06.51 Bradford Exchange - Penzance on the 10th April 1982. This train had one month left before going over to HST. The station awning is still in situ but would not exist for much longer. Not sure when it came down but it was not there in February 1984. Saltash used to be a grand station with booking office, goods office and sidings and was one of the stations a young Bernard Mills started his railway career as a Plymouth area relief clerk in the early 1960s. The Tamar Suspension Bridge was opened in 1961 and tolls were announced as lasting for no more than ten years. Forty eight years from 1971 the 19th November  saw tolls go up from £1.50 to £2.00. 
Regards,  Clive Smith.   Many thanks Clive for your old picture and very current commentary.

45123 The Lancashire Fusilier sweeps off the Royal Albert Bridge with the down 1V71 'Cornishman' 06.51 Bradford Exchange - Penzance on the 10th April 1982. Copyright Clive Smith.