My take on todays proceedings with Colas 70817
All the Best Andrew Triggs
1 & 2 70817 working 0c99 07.12 Par Liner siding-Penzance arriving and then departing from Platform 1 at Penzance, arrival was 1 early at 08.23
3 & 4 Having been delayed by points failure on Slopers, 6C99 10.00 Penzance-Westbury eventually departed 92 late at 11.32, seen passing Marazion and then heading up Marazion marshes a few minutes later at 11.36
All the Best Andrew Triggs
1 & 2 70817 working 0c99 07.12 Par Liner siding-Penzance arriving and then departing from Platform 1 at Penzance, arrival was 1 early at 08.23
3 & 4 Having been delayed by points failure on Slopers, 6C99 10.00 Penzance-Westbury eventually departed 92 late at 11.32, seen passing Marazion and then heading up Marazion marshes a few minutes later at 11.36
Picture 1 Copyright Andrew Triggs.
Picture 2 Copyright Andrew Triggs.
Picture 3 Copyright Andrew Triggs.
Picture 4 Copyright Andrew Triggs.
Many thanks Andrew - excellent pictures.
However I feel that this perhaps unusual movement has now received more than enough coverage, many thanks to all.
The OC99 07.12 Par Liner Sidings to Penzance
Roger Winnen Roger Salter
Roger Winnen Roger Salter
Class 70 70817 after a night at Par arrived at Penzance this morning to convey the CWS train back to Westbury which has been in slopers siding a week
70817 is seen arriving at Platform 1 where the engine will run to slopers siding to push back its train for a 10.00 departure for Westbury. Copyright Roger Winnen
70817 awaits the road to Ponsandane and the slopers Siding. Copyright Roger Winnen
The 6C 99 Penzance to Westbury was scheduled to depart at 10.00hrs
Roger Winnen
Roger Winnen
However problems with the points to enter Slopers Siding delayed the departure of this train to 12.28 hrs
The retutn train is seen heading through St Erth behind 70817. Copyright Roger Winnen
70817 at speed through St Erth. Copyright Roger Winnen
Roger Salter photographs the train passing through Dawlish Warren/ Copyright Roger Salter
The 10.12 Westbury to Par Teignmouth
Roger Salter
Roger Salter
OC99 1012 WESTBURY-PAR
This started as Westbury –Penzance but was altered en route
70817 is to collect the rail wagons at Slopers Siding Penzance now on Wednesday morning
This started as Westbury –Penzance but was altered en route
70817 is to collect the rail wagons at Slopers Siding Penzance now on Wednesday morning
70817 Approaching Teignmouth. Copyright Roger Salter
A compressed version of the 70. Copyright Roger Salter
Going arounf the bend as it approaches Teignmouth Station. Copyright Roger Salter
Many Thanks Roger
The Falmouth Branch in November 1976
Roger Winnen
Roger Winnen
761120w Perranwell Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
761120ze Collegewood Viaduct. Copyright Roger Winnen
761120zb Penryn Station Building. Copyright Roger Winnen
761120zc Penryn Station Building. Copyright Roger Winnen
Nick names
Ken Mumford
Ken Mumford
Ken Kindly sent me a cutting from 'British Railways Illustrated concerning Nick Names of locomotives which otherwise seemed to be disrestectively named 'Span Cans'. From an article by Peter Coster it seems that these very rare locomotives down here West Countries were known as 'Water Closets' and Merchant Navies as 'Flannel Jackets'
Yes its does look like a 'Spam Can' doesn't it? 34002 Salisbury stops at Redruth - 3rd May 1964. Copyright KJ
Salisbury leaves Reduth and heads over Bond Street for Penzance. 3rd May 1964. Copyright KJ Note the down ;advanced starter signal - this was operated from Drump Lane signalbox.
34002 Salisbury stops at Redruth on the return run to Plymouth. 3rd May 1964. Copyright KJ.
While one can never say that this was the last ever steam train to stop at Redruth this the last one until now - for the future one can only hope!
Many thanks Ken.
50th Anniversary of the last
Hymek in Cornwall
Neil Phillips
Hymek in Cornwall
Neil Phillips
Dear Roger and Keith,
On 19th April this year I submitted an article marking the 50th anniversary of the last visit of a Hymek diesel-hydraulic to Penzance. Unfortunately I omitted six crucial words – “to the best of my knowledge”.
A few days after the article appeared Roger Geach contacted me to point out that, 5 months and 3 days after D7032’s visit, D7044 was photographed entering Plymouth station from the west, at the head of 1A09, Fridays Only 10.05 Penzance to Paddington – that was 50 years ago today, 22nd September 1972. During that intervening period the number of Hymeks in traffic had inevitably fallen further, from 51 to just 38, making the sight of a Hymek in Cornwall – unusual to rare even when all 101 were in service - even less likely, but there it is, it happened anyway. D7044, which came off at Plymouth, was incorrectly displaying a freight headcode (8E48) and its down working is unknown – for a FO up duty possibly empty coaching stock (ECS).
My thanks go to Roger Geach for providing this information. In my defence I was living in Wiltshire at the time! D7044, the only Hymek to give me a memorable ride along the Dawlish sea wall on the third day of 1969, was withdrawn on 6th May 1973 – I recall finding it laid up at Old Oak Common depot at year’s end with two others – D7000 and D7100........yes seriously, first and last Hymeks buffer-to-buffer! Coincidentally its Cornish adventure occurred one year to the day before the 18-months premature BR(WR) ‘Hymek Swansong’ tour featuring D7001/28, which I was on.
I feel it necessary to apologise for April’s unintentionally misleading article, and obliged to amend my claim to ‘Last Hymek photographed at Penzance’ – to the best of my knowledge!
Best regards,
Neil Phillips
On 19th April this year I submitted an article marking the 50th anniversary of the last visit of a Hymek diesel-hydraulic to Penzance. Unfortunately I omitted six crucial words – “to the best of my knowledge”.
A few days after the article appeared Roger Geach contacted me to point out that, 5 months and 3 days after D7032’s visit, D7044 was photographed entering Plymouth station from the west, at the head of 1A09, Fridays Only 10.05 Penzance to Paddington – that was 50 years ago today, 22nd September 1972. During that intervening period the number of Hymeks in traffic had inevitably fallen further, from 51 to just 38, making the sight of a Hymek in Cornwall – unusual to rare even when all 101 were in service - even less likely, but there it is, it happened anyway. D7044, which came off at Plymouth, was incorrectly displaying a freight headcode (8E48) and its down working is unknown – for a FO up duty possibly empty coaching stock (ECS).
My thanks go to Roger Geach for providing this information. In my defence I was living in Wiltshire at the time! D7044, the only Hymek to give me a memorable ride along the Dawlish sea wall on the third day of 1969, was withdrawn on 6th May 1973 – I recall finding it laid up at Old Oak Common depot at year’s end with two others – D7000 and D7100........yes seriously, first and last Hymeks buffer-to-buffer! Coincidentally its Cornish adventure occurred one year to the day before the 18-months premature BR(WR) ‘Hymek Swansong’ tour featuring D7001/28, which I was on.
I feel it necessary to apologise for April’s unintentionally misleading article, and obliged to amend my claim to ‘Last Hymek photographed at Penzance’ – to the best of my knowledge!
Best regards,
Neil Phillips
My humble apologies to Neil Phillips for the extremely late publication of this letter. I received it on the 23rd September 2022. Quite how my mistake occurred I don't know - maybe due to the large influx of post at that time. Nevertheless your material is extremely valuable and appreciated - once again my apologies.