Late on Sunday afternoon an elderly lady cashier at The Launceston Stream Railway was threaten with a knife by a robber who stole several hundred pounds from the till. He escaped up the so called zig-zag path to the town centre flooring a policeman on the way, who then needed hospital treatment. The lady cashier is bearing up after this ordeal but is very shaken indeed. We wish her a speedy recovery! The police are appealing for witnesses to this dreadful attack.
 830611a 50043 Eagle departing Penzance on the 10.30 service to London Paddington. The sea sidings line on the left is now converted into the walk and cycleway route to Marazion. Copyright Michael Forward  830611b 45046 Royal Fusilier brings in the stock of the 10.50 through train to Brighton. Copyright Michael Forward  830611c 47536 departs Penzance with the 10.50 to Brighton. Notice the station wall, it had recently been cleaned, with no flowering shrubs to be seen Copyright Michael Forward  830611d 47475 Passing the former Marazion Station on a service to Bristol. Copyright Michael Forward  830611e 50037 Illustrious restarts the 10.45 Paddington to Penzance after being held on Marazion Marsh. Copyright Michael Forward  830611f 50020 Revenge on a local stopping service from Plymouth approaches the former Marazion Station. A real train indeed. Copyright Michael Forward  820101g Arrival at Bere Alston Station of Unit P480. On the right is the footbridge leading to the other platform now not in use. These steps are going nowhere!. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101h Looking through the cab window as the guard returns from changing the points for Calstock and Gunnislake. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101i The small waiting shelter at Calstock which has since been replaced with a brick built shelter. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101j Looking back from the train window showing the 1908 Calstock Viaduct and the glasshouses used for fruit growing in the Tamar Valley. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101k The former Gunnislake Station now demolished which is now a housing development. The new station is situated at a lower level adjacent to the A390 as you head down through Gunnislake. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101m Ford Viaduct was still standing in 1982, this carried the Southern trains to Gunnislake, Exeter and London Waterloo before they were rerouted via the Western line to Keyham, then using the former wartime connection to St Budeaux Victoria Road. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101a Unit P480 Waits departure from Platform 3 at Plymouth Station in 1982 to Gunnislake. Note the mail bags loaded up on the former Platform 2, a scene long gone. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101b Arrival at Keyham Station showing the former Goods Shed which at that time served as an ashphalt company warehouse. Copyright Andrew Triggs.  820101c Keyham Station with its buildings still intact. The entrance of the station is between the footbridge steps and the buildings. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101d St Budeaux Victoria Road station is situated adjacent to St Budeaux Ferry Road Station on the line into Cornwall. The waiting shelter has since been replaced, The token for the branch is housed in the white box adjacent to the stop sign, the driver contacts the Plymouth Panal on arrival to withdraw the token. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101e Bere Ferrers Station through the cab window of the DMU, a view not possible today with the 150 & 153 sprinters. Missing from the scene is the Tamar Valley Heritage railway in the Goods Yard at this station. Copyright Andrew Triggs  820101f Bere Ferrers Goods Shed now a part of the Tamar Valley Heritage Railway. Copyright Andrew Triggs  150830a The line up at Long Rock at 07.57 on the second day of the industrial action between the RMT and First Great Western. Copyright Roger Salter  150830b It looks like the 1Z11 08.10 Penzance to Plymouth service is ploughing through the bushes after leaving Penzance. On this day the train is staffed by Great Western Managers except the drivers which are normally ASLEF members. Copyright Roger Salter  150830c 43130 Moves from the yard to the fuel road at Long Rock depot. Copyright Roger Salter  150830d XC HST was due to leave Long Rock as ECS to Plymouth at 10.10hrs, it subsequently departed 18 minutes early at 09.52hrs. Copyright Roger Salter Dear Keith, Greetings from the Burmese monsoon season! The photos show the aftermath of a bombing raid on Falmouth in, I think, 1941. The event occurred, I believe, in the cutting between Penmere and Falmouth. My understanding is that this was not a direct hit, but the train hit rubble or perhaps a bomb crater. Roy Hart Many thanks Roy.  This is a repeat of one of the pictures shown a couple of days ago, presumably the 'gash' in the cutting face is the location of the bomb crater which caused the derbies which derailed the train. Many thanks to Roy for his information. 1941 in a cutting between Penmere and Falmouth. Now can any of you Falmouthians who use the line give a precise location? Picture from the Nigel Spate collection.  Multi-purpose Stone Blower DR 80302 about to pass Wheal Bois heading towards Truro 25-05-2011. Photo by Mick House Hi Keith, Nigel Spate, a friend of mine passed these on to me, as he thought the CRS might be interested. Regards, Nigel Tregoning. Many thanks to both Nigel T and Nigel Spate Now the questions are, where did it happen an also when did it happen? Answers please, to this website, and we'll add the details concerning this most interesting event in the Falmouth branches history.  Falmouth branch accident 1` Any ideas. From the Nigel Spate collection  Falmouth branch accident 2. N.B. Note the linesman up the pole , the only method of communication in those days. This engine is one of the 45xx Class introduced from 1906. From the Nigel Spate Collection  Falmouth branch accident 3. N.B. This looks possibly like a brake down train in behind the derailment. Could this be snow on the cutting face in the background? From the Nigel Spate collection. Keith, Working on the fact that there will be no sleeper tomorrow or Monday morning due to strike I decided to take advantage of the beautiful morning and photograph the sleeper this morning. I went to a, for me, new location, and met as often happens another member of CRS. This time Mick House who had chosen the same spot. On the camera the picture did not look that good but at home on the computer i found it not bad. So for your consideration is picture of 57602 Restormel Castle coasting down from Apex summit passing Hallenbeagle and a few minutes later 43037 with 1A78 climbing towards Paddington. Regards Roger Many thanks Roger - you keep good company.  57602 Restormel Castle coasting down from Apex summit passing Hallenbeagle and approaching Wheal Busy level crossing. The strengthened up main is indicative of a failure in the trackbed many years ago. Wheal Busy Signabox closed 10th May 1964. 28th August 2015. Copyright Roger Aston  A few minutes later 43037 with 1A78 climbing towards Paddington. Scorrier Woods in the background. 28th August 2015 Copyright Roger Aston  920104a Class 47 47584 County of Suffolk at Penzance 4th January, 1992. Copyright Andrew Triggs  920104b Double Headers on the empty stock TPO 47750 & 47769 about to depart for St Blazey on 30th June, 1998 Copyright Andrew Triggs  920104c 47467 On the parcels in Platform 3 and 47810 on the 12.36 Penzance Paddington 17th July, 1991. Copyright Andrew Triggs  920104d 47459 Persius running light engine on a dismal day beside the seaside. 4th January, 1992 Copyright Andrew Triggs  920104e 47812 On the sleeping car train at Long Rock,MPD, notice the Royal Mail Travelling Post Office train behind, long since gone! 4th January, 1992. Copyright Andrew Triggs. |