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Golden Days Part 2
Craig Munday

What wonderful month May has been with the wall to wall sunshine virtually everyday. Today we continue with Craigs latest batch of recent photographs with four more as we enjoy his privilege as railway staff to go where we fear to tread.

​27th May 66012 is seen in lovely evening light passing Rundles Walk bound for Goonbarrow with the empty CDAs. Copyright Craig Munday.

31st May 150219 is one of the last GWR class 150/2 units in blue livery. It worked the Newquay service and is seen at Middleway with the home signal in the foreground showing a good "off". Copyright Craig Munday.

The rather dilapidated building next to the main line near Drump Lane, Redruth is seen from the wall of the footpath as a Castle set passes by. 31st May 2020. Copyright Craig Munday.

The glorious weather continued up to and beyond the 1st June 2020. Here we see 66012 arrive at Carne Point, Fowey in divine light. The retiming of around 14.30 into the complex allows a fully lit inside shot. The old timing meant the shadows from the enormous trees were already over the lines as the sun sank West. The loco has just cut off from the first loaded CDAs and is drawing forward to couple onto the permanent barrier wagons to assist with the positioning of the loaded wagons. Copyright Craig Munday.

Many many thanks for your latest batch of sunny views Craig.  Keep up the good work.

Visiting Long Rock
Roger Salter

​A visit to  Long Rock found 57605 Totnes Castle with sleeper stock & nowhere to go during the Pandemic,whilst the growth of vegetation takes hold over our old signal box area stopping access for photographers without cutting equipment

It is now impossible to walk on the top of the wall which overlooks the carpark to Long Rock Level Crossing. Copyright Roger Salter

From the Level Crossing this was the access between the granite wall and the barrier lights  to obtain views of the railway which is now obliterated. Copyright Roger Salter

Growth has now taken over at Long Rock. Copyright Roger Salter

Thanks Roger

Bye bye blue!
St Ives branch
Mark Lynam

Mark keeps well outside the fence and still gets smashing views as are possible on the St Ives branch to record the travels of the last 'blue 150' as it puts in a days work on the branch.

150219 forming the 2A22 13.03 St Ives to St Erth at Carbis Bay 2nd June 2020 Copyright Mark Lynam

150219 Leaves Hawkes Point forming the 2A22 13.03 St Ives to St Erth. 2nd June 2020 Copyright Mark Lynam

150219 on the 2A25 13.48 St Erth to St Ives running towards Carbis Bay station 2nd June 2020 Copyright Mark Lynam

150219 on the 2A29 14.48 St Erth to St Ives above Porthkidney Sands 2nd June 2020 Copyright Mark Lynam

150219 Porthkidney Sands The 2A30 15.02 St Ives to St Erth, going away shot.2nd June 2020 Copyright Mark Lynam

And finally 150219 Lelant the 2A34 the 16.04 St Ives to St Erth at Lelant at high tide. 2nd June 2020 Copyright Mark Lynam Palm trees on the platform. A full tide giving blue water, lovely blue sky and the blue 150.

Many thanks Mark for your record of what was obviously a good afternoon out in superb weather, hope you used to sun screen!