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8th October 2019

8/10/2019

 
Indoor Meetings Programme: 2019/20
Don't forget this coming Saturday sees the second of this seasons indoor events.
Saturday 12th October at 6.30PM.
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21 years as Signalling Inspector/Incident Officer Cornwall and Devon by Steve Heginbotham.  With recent improvements to signalling after years of rationalisation, now is the right time to learn from Steve some of the events and changes he has seen.
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Meetings are held at the Memorial Hall, Redruth Methodist Church. For details of this venue please click here.
Worcester Loco Society visit
South Devon Railway
Steve Widdowson
Worcester Loco Society had a day out for its members on Saturday 5th Oct, on the South Devon Rly where their engine is based.

The Worcester Loco Society's engine L92 ( 5786 ) hauled the members during the day on 4 round trips Buckfastleigh / Totnes

The Society are this year marking the 50th year of owning 5786, & next year 2020, see's the Society celebrate its 60th anniversary

 Regards Steve Widdowson
 
Steve sent quite a number of pictures of this event for which we are very grateful - it is intended to include a number of these over the next few days.

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Mike King Chairman of Worcester Loco Society, Ian Catling Publicity officer, Chris Wilkinson Worcester Representative. Stand by their loco. 5th October 2019. Copyright Steve Widdowson.
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5786 { L92 } being 'coaled' at Buckfastleigh shed 5th October 2019 Copyright Steve Widdowson
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5786 { L92 } taking water at Buckfastleigh 5th October 2019 Copyright Steve Widdowson
Seen through the window
Bristol Barton Hill
Dennis Flood
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Damaged Tyne and Metro Unit at Bristol Barton Hill. 7th October 2019. Copyright Dennis Flood
Hi Roger, You may be aware of this as this 2-car Tyne & Wear Metro unit has been at Bristol Barton Hill depot for a long time now.

Apparently damaged in a collision in the North East it resides at Bristol Barton Hill depot awaiting repair.

I managed, at last, to get a reasonable picture of both vehicles from a passing train when travelling from Newport to Bristol TM earlier today. 7th October 2019.
  Regards,  Dennis. 
With many thanks to our Chairman Dennis Flood.
Andrew on the prowl.  Scenes seen at
Penzance
Andrew Triggs
Took the opportunity to capture the already grubby RHTT with DBC 66160 & 66168 on duty stabled behind platform 4 tonight 5 shots of the complete stock enclosed for CRS
All the Best,  Andrew.  Many thanks Andrew.

1.66160 viewed from the motorcycle park
2.66168 framed by the signage on platform 4
3.66168 on the rear of the formation
4. The water cannons and modules
5. The water tanks
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Picture (1) Andrew Triggs.
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Picture (2) Andrew Triggs.
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Picture (3) Andrew Triggs
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Picture (4) Andrew Triggs.
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Picture (5) Andrew Triggs
Station direction posts
Scorrier
Martin Scane

In response to the comment on Mike Roach’s article re Gwinear Road station and associated road signs, a similar sign still exists in Carharrack giving directions to Falmouth, Lanner, Truro and Scorrier Station. The sign is literally 20 yards from the bottom of our garden. Scorrier station was situated almost exactly mid way between Chacewater and Redruth stations. Opened in August 1852 by the West Cornwall Railway, it was closed to passengers in October 1964. How well these old finger post signs sit in the countryside compared with the more modern sheet metal versions.   Many thanks for this Martin - more from Colin Burges tomorrow. Please send in your pictures of historical road signs.
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This grand finger post is located at Carharrack not far from the course of the Redruth and Chacewater Railway which amongst other places served United Mines the site of which is amongst the distant trees. 7th October 2019. Copyright Martin Scane.

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