3rd January 2019

HSTs at the Terminus
Roger Winnen

190103a The 14.03 Paddington Penzance service arrives at the terminus behind 43070 The Corp of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Copyright Roger Winnen

190103b At the other end we see 43156 Dartington International Summer School - Copyright Roger Winnen

190103c 43156 Dartington International Summer School awaits the road to Long Rock Depot. Copyright Roger Winnen

190103d 43170 A Castle Class 4 Car HST arrives with the 17.55 service from Plymouth. Copyright Roger Winnen

'The Early Bird Catches the Worm'
Roger Salter

'The Early Bird Catches The Worm” comes to mind  before 8am I found activity at Marazion Old  Station Yard when Network Rail were clearing old rail etc .into a Quatro skip lorry

190103a 07.53 Marazion Yard. Copyright Roger Salter

190103b Marazion Yard. Copyright Roger Salter

190103c The Quattro at Marazion. Copyright Roger Salter

Todays treat
'Devon Belle' railtour
Clive Smith 

Looking resplendent with red buffer beams, silver buffers, headboard and the correctly displayed two white discs for a class 1 train, 40079 returns to South Wales with the 18.15 Paignton - Swansea return 'Devon Belle' railtour on the 16th September 1984. The loco  worked down from Newport that morning having taken over from a 37. At the time this was one of twenty five remaining class 40s. It was withdrawn on 21st January 1985 and cut up within a month.
​                Regards Clive Smith .       Many thanks Clive.

(1) With a 'forest' of hands and arms hanging out of the first three coaches 40079 arrives at Newton Abbot passing that magnificent array of semaphores with the return 'Devon Belle' railtour. 16th September 1984. Copyright Clive Smith

2) Devon Belle Railtour, 40 079 waits to depart Newton Abbot, 16th September 1984. Copyright Clive Smith

(3) Having changed drivers 40079 gets ready to leave Exeter St Davids. Copyright Clive Smith.

Winnen's Westerns
St Blazey Bridge
Roger Winnen

D1001 Western Pathfinder at St Blazey Bridge Crossing hauling the 10.05 from Newquay. It's 24th August 1974. Copyright Roger Winnen

Penzance
Andrew Thompson

Shunting at Penzance, an 08 prepares its train, a 50 looks on. Copyright Andrew Thompson.