8th October 2020

8/10/2020

'Seek and ye shall find'
Roger Winnen

For many months now I have been looking for the nameplate which was cast to be attached to a Class 255 4 Car HST Set, being St Michael's Mount however to date that name has not been used on a set. Passing the sleeper lounge which had its lights on one could the the plate St Michaels Mount fixed to the wall. No doubt the other plates will be attached in due course to a Class 255.

By kind permission of the Area Manager

37425 Sir Robert Mc Alpine / Concrete Bob
Leslie Curnow David Letcher
Clive Smith Julian Stephens
Andrew Triggs & Roger Winnen

Much interest was seen at Penzance this lunchtime when up to twenty rail enthusiast turned up to see 37425 Sir Robert Mc Alpine / Concrete Bob arrive in Regional Railways Livery work the 047p 10.48 Laira T & R.S.M.D to Plymouth Park Sidings via Penzance. This engine had been at Laira for the past two weeks after developing a wheel issue problem. It was nice to here the familiar sound of the English Electric Engine turning over whilst at the station.

Approaching Penzance at 13.05 running 11 late. Copyright Andrew Triggs

201008a 37425 named Concrete Bob on this side arrives at Penzance on a run from Laira to Plymouth Park Sidings at 13.06. Copyright Roger Winnen

201008b Looking at the other side of the locomotive we see her named Sir Robert Mc Alpine. This engine was built 55 years ago in 1965 and was originally numbered D6692. Copyright Roger Winnen

201008c 37425 Sir Robert Mc Alpine awaits departure to Park Sidings at Plymouth North Road Station at 13.38. Copyright Roger Winnen

You will know the people sitting on the seat! Far Right Roger Winnen. Copyright David Letcher

Passing Marazion, again 11 late at 13.41 Copyright Andrew Triggs

Good Afternoon Roger I saw 37425 go down towards Penzance and took a photo of it returning through Camborne. Lucky to get the photo as Chun Castle was behind me awaiting the right of way heading towards Penzance. The 37 hastily ran through Camborne running a little late. Real time trains shows it as 11 late of St.Erth. Exhaust can be seen shadowing the trees in the rear as it sounded good no doubt trying to regain some time. Copyright Leslie Curnow

37425_20201008-Crugwallins. Copyright Julian Stephens

Approaching Burngullow it was good to see that vegetation was being cleared from alongside this stretch of the main line. Copyright Julian Stephens

oday was not the first time I had photographed 37425 is this area. Here it is at Burngullow on the evening of 24th May 2005 detaching from the rake of CDAs before propelling it up the branch to Crugwallins siding.. Copyright Julian Stephens

37425_20050524-Crugwallins. Copyright Julian Stephens

The return from Penzance taken at Polbathic Road Bridge west of St Germans. Photo is by Wayne Phillips Copyright Wayne Philips

After clunking its way down west from Crewe with a wheel flat over two weeks ago DRS 37425 finally re-emerged from Laira with twelve round wheels to continue its mission. This being crew route refreshing originally scheduled for 23rd September. It is seen here at Totnes from the A381 road bridge. This working is 0Z25 10.48 Laira to Plymouth station Park Sidings via Penzance and Goodrington. Looking resplendent in Regional Railways livery, this is unlikely to look like this for long as the next day it will leave Laira for Norwich believed to be replacing one of the DRS 37s currently on RHTT duties in East Anglia. Expect a filthy looking 37425 fairly soon. Copyright Clive Smith

Thanks Clive Julian Andrew Dave & Leslie

Plymouth Night time
Clive Smith

Summer seems a distant memory now and with the evenings drawing in and the clocks going back an hour in a few weeks here are two night time pictures from the early 1980s.
Regards
Clive Smith

(1) 45140 stands at platform 7 at Plymouth with the 'up postal' the 19.27 Penzance - Paddington Travelling Post Office on 3rd March 1983. The peak would have been taken off at Bristol TM. Copyright Clive Smith.

(2) 50013 Agincourt waits in the twilight with the 16.45 Plymouth - Paddington on 12th December 1982. Always difficult to capture exposures in this light. Copyright Clive Smith.

Many thanks Clive,
N.B. BST ends on the 25th!!

Swindon Station
Ken Mumford

Ken writes :- I thought that I'd try the station for some different views of trains from my usual perch on Marston Footbridge.

Swindon. We see 66767 hauling what is believed to be a Merehead to Wootton Bassett train waiting for a path in platform 4. Ken Mumford photographed at Swindon on Wed 7th was 6V34 1030 Neasden Charrington GBRF - Pengam Reception Sidings GBRF. Loco 66766, time at Swindon 13/13. I7th October 2020 Copyright Ken Mumford

Swindon 67027 hauling coaches 975091, 977997, 72631, 9523 with loco 67023 bringing up the rear. - this was 1Z22 Tylesey to Bristol 7th October 2020 Copyright Ken Mumford

Swindon Cheltenham bound IET waiting its scheduled 5 minutes at this station. Its driver thought that HSTs were better! 7th October 2020 Copyright Ken Mumford

Swindon Two IETs -the aforementioned one in platform 3 and the other in platform 4. 7th October 2020 Copyright Ken Mumford

Many thanks Ken

RHTT Timings
Karl Hewlett

Dear Keith.

Here are the times for this year's West Country RHTT circuit. There are some subtle differences on certain days/weeks where the workings are slightly retimed or rerouted, these are marked under 'differences' at the bottom. The finish running dates are a bit on the long side especially at the end of the week, these are in the system as running but it is likely the last run would around Monday 7th December:

Sunday

St Blazey LIP to Par via Newton Abbot until 06/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05341/2020-10-11/detailed

Par to St Blazey LIP via Falmouth Docks until 06/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05342/2020-10-11/detailed

St Blazey to Par via Penzance until 06/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05334/2020-10-11/detailed

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

St Blazey LIP to Westbury via Paignton, Exmouth and Crediton until 19/10/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05337/2020-10-12/detailed

Monday to Saturday

Westbury to St Blazey LIP via Salisbury until 08/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05338/2020-10-12/detailed

St Blazey LIP to Par via Penzance until 14/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05333/2020-10-12/detailed

Differences In Times

Monday

St Blazey LIP to Westbury via Paignton and Crediton 26/10/20 until 30/10/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05337/2020-10-26/detailed

St Blazey LIP to Westbury via Paignton, Exmouth and Crediton 02/11/20 until 07/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05337/2020-11-02/detailed

Tuesday

St Blazey LIP to Westbury via Paignton, Crediton and Whatley Colliery until 08/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05336/2020-10-13/detailed

Wednesday

St Blazey LIP to Westbury via Paignton, Exmouth and Crediton from 04/11/20 until 09/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05337/2020-11-02/detailed

St Blazey LIP to Par 14/10/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05333/2020-10-14/detailed

Thursday

St Blazey LIP to Westbury via Paignton, Exmouth and Crediton 15/10/20, 29/10/20 to 10/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05337/2020-10-15/detailed

Friday

St Blazey LIP to Westbury via Paignton and Crediton 06/11/20 until 11/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05337/2020-11-06/detailed

Saturday

Westbury to St Blazey LIP via Warminster 10/10/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05340/2020-10-10/detailed

Westbury to St Blazey LIP via Warminster 17/10/20 until 12/12/20

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H05340/2020-10-17/detailed

St Blazey LIP to Par until 12/12/20 In Q Path

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C25810/2020-10-10/detailed

Then back around onto Sunday's cycle again!

Engineering Works
Line Closures
Karl Hewlett

There are also some planned engineering works by 'Network Rail' which may lead to some uncompleted or retimed workings of the RHTT, I urge anyone who is going out for it to check these are: Salisbury – weekends of 10/11 and 17/18 track maintenance at Salisbury. Sunday 25 to Friday 30 October Exeter Davids to Exmouth – Track renewal work between St James’ Park and Polsloe Bridge, a limited train service will run between Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central. Sunday 5 to Thursday 10 December track renewals near Penzance and Redruth. Buses replace trains between: St Erth and Penzance (5/6 December only), Truro and Penzance (7-10 December only). A reduced train service will operate on the mainline in Cornwall where the line remains open.

Regards, Karl (Friends Of Penmere).

Many thanks to you Karl for the above items which have must have taken some time to put together.

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