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20/11/2017

Swindon
The new image
Guy Vincent

Two new class 800 sets, 800010 leading 800012 standing in P4 at Swindon on 17th working 1B28 1145 Paddington-Swansea. How long before an HST in this position will be a rarity?
Regards, Guy Vincent. Many thanks Guy

Swindon 800010 800012 1B28 1145 17th November 2017 Paddington -Swansea Copyright Guy Vincent

Penzance
Roger Winnen

Plenty of exhaust and steam as a Peak departs Penzance on 'The Cornishman'. 10th September 1973 Copyright Roger Winnen

Oath
John Cornelius

Having arrived at the Midland Railway Centre in March 1997, this locomotive is privately preserved and forms part of the Midland Diesel Group fleet, currently non-operational. Work is in hand to return the loco to working order. D1048 Western Lady was designed at Swindon and built at Crewe in 1962 and is one of seven preserved, ex BR class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotives withdrawn from BR service on the Western Region over 20 years ago. Copyright John Cornelius

Items added on 19th November 2017 Those added most recently come first

19/11/2017

New Pub Sign
at Illogan Level Crossing

The pub sign taken in March 1974 Copyright Roger Winnen

The Railway Inn closed several years ago when the old sign was removed but has recently reopened under new management, we wish them well.

The New Sign - taken on 19th November 2017. It is a pity that the new sign doesn't show a colourful tram and a gate - the rail and tramway crossing at this site made it very unique. Copyright Keith Jenkin.

Illogan Highway Level Crossing from the 1908 25 inch OS map, with Permission of the National Library of Scotland. Note the tramway track to the right is towards Redruth, also to be seen to the left is a tramway branch to Wheal Agar mine. The mineral tramway operated to Tolvaddon. The passenger trams Camborne - Redruth ceased operation in 1927, this was due to fierce competition by buses (which would nip in front of the trams and pick up the passengers!!). The mineral tramway operation carried on until 1935.

Illogan Highway 2 Tram number 7 heads for Redruth and will very soon enter the passing loop. To the right is the 'Railway Inn'. Alan Harris Collection

The map accompanying the feature on the unfortunate pub sign at Illogan Highway shows some interesting features. Among them is Wheal Agar and its connection to the Camborne-Redruth tram system.
At the time of the map (1908) Wheal Agar was on its last legs; it had seldom made much profit and before World War 1 it was amalgamated with East Pool mine. East Pool, in turn, suffered a catastrophic underground collapse in 1918 and had to suspend operations. They set to work on a new shaft (known as Taylors, after the mine captain) on a new site, near Wheal Agar , (whose engines survived, derelict until 1946). Taylor,s had no processing facilities, so they took over Agar's rights to use the tramway along the streets to the processing plant at Tolvaddon. Thus, although the streets of Pool no longer saw trams after 1927, there was the daily hazard of the mineral tram through the silent streets, accompanied by yells of 'tincar'.
The tram tracks were gradually removed (apart from this section) but the tincar ran until 1935. East Pool and Agar Limited cast the acronym EPAL on their ingots (and in white brick, as everybody knows who passes the site today). In 1935 East Pool opened an aerial ropeway across country to Tolvaddon, which carried their ore until the mine closed in 1945. Taylors engine worked on to keep South Crofty dry, until 1954.
The poles which carried the tramwires survived until the mid-1960s as lamp posts between Camborne and Redruth.

Roy Hart

Frome North
Signalbox
Guy Vincent

Frome North Signalbox Diagram Dated 10th September 1974. From the Guy Vincent Collection. The line 'Up and Down Branch' is that to Whatley Quarry, formerly to Frome and Bristol.

Frome North Signal Box 1978 Copyright Chris Osment.

For a very useful source of information on Frome North signalbox and other boxes in the area Courtesy Great Western Society Bristol Group click here http://www.gwsbristol.org/hfrome.html

Penzance
Roger Winnen

Long Rock Depot Coal Stage and water tower built 1914. Copyright Roger Winnen

Taunton
John Cornelius

Western Stalwart was brought into service on the 1st August 1962 and withdrawn less than twelve years later in April 1974. It met the cutters torch on the 24th February 1975 Copyright John Cornelius

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18/11/2017

Observations by our Chairman
A letter from Derek Buttivant

Having just read recent items on the CRS web site, I could make the following observations.
1. The report on platform curvature contains much complex data and, as is usual in consultant's reports, quite a lot of material which is obvious to everyone.* As is also usual, some of the findings are dubious. Particular mention is made by Peter Murnaghan of the Looe branch platform (No.3) at Liskeard. As most CRS members will know, that platform is far longer than is needed for the present usual train length of one or two coaches. Any more than two coaches and the train is too long for the platform at Looe. In the days when 3-car dmus sometimes worked the branch, passengers in the rear car had to walk forward to alight at Looe. In fact, most of the over-long Liskeard platform is perfectly straight. The curved section at the far end, nearest to Coombe Junction, could easily be demolished without any impact on present or foreseeable future normal use. The consultants' report, however, recommends (page 31) realignment of the track - which would be pointless.
2. There are significant problems when introducing new rolling stock to lines and through stations built by different railway companies over many years. British Railways tended to build stock such as the Mk1 coach and the class 150 dmus to dimensions that would fit more or less everywhere on the system. That principle has been less in evidence in recent years when rolling stock has been ordered for specific routes and operators. The position of doors has a significant effect on train-to-platform stepping distances. Class 153 units and HST Mk3 coaches, for example, with doors at the extreme ends cause problems when on "convex" curved platforms while vehicles (such as Mk1 coaches and class 150 dmus) with doors towards the centre of the coaches can be problematic at "concave" curved platforms. The new IET coaches are even longer than Mk3s at 26 metres but the doors, while still at the ends, are not at the extreme ends, thereby alleviating the problem slightly.
3. Passenger accidents are a potent driving factor behind rules governing door opening and closing and despatch of trains. With HSTs having swing doors, opened and closed by passengers - but locked/unlocked centrally - there are complex procedures for checking that doors are properly closed on departure. Delays occur regularly through Cornwall through implementing these procedures. HSTs are fitted with a rather primitive but functional selective door opening system which requires the train manager to be in a particular part of the train to control door unlocking when stopping at short platforms. Platform length is not the only factor at work: where there are signals at the platform end, account has to be taken of the stopping position when a train arrives against a signal at danger. Saltash up platform is the supreme example where, even though the platform is long enough for four coaches, the signal protecting the single line over the Royal Albert Bridge prevents use of a substantial length of the platform resulting in up HSTs having to restrict door opening to the leading (usually first class) vehicle only.
4. The new IET sets have power doors and a much more sophisticated selective door opening system which can be operated centrally by driver or guard plus software that prevents doors being opened which are not safely at a platform. For this reason, IETs, though potentially longer than HSTs, should be able to call safely at stations with short platforms. Of course, that will still require passengers in vehicles not platformed to walk through the train to alight, sometimes leading to delays. If 10-car (two class 802 IETs coupled together) work into Cornwall, with no gangway connection between the sets it will be important for all passengers wishing to alight at most stations to be travelling in the correct unit.
5. It is now intended that some stopping services in Cornwall and Devon will be worked by refurbished, standard class only, four-coach plus two power-cars HSTs. One of these is already on trials and will enter passenger service in January 2018. New stopping position signs have recently appeared at stations to be served by these trains reading: "HST 2+4 car stop". These are generally at the same stopping positions as the signs for CrossCountry four- and five-car units though some Cornwall stations such as Lostwithiel and St Germans will be served by the short HSTs but are not served by CrossCountry trains.
Many thanks Derek, I am sure that we are all now much the wiser.
*Reference - official documents available to the public - click here.

Westbury
Guy Vincent

A sign of the times - once on Westbury station. Inter City 125 Sign 18th August 2009 Copyright Guy Vincent

Athelney
John Cornelius

One of those scenes not often recorded - action at Athelney, jointing the rails at the level crossing. Many thanks to John Cornelius

Items added on 17th November 2017 Those added most recently come first

17/11/2017

Many thanks to Roger
Yes, indeed, many thanks to Roger Winnen who has worked into the small hours entering up the latest pictures of the IEP in Cornwall. Many thanks also to all of you as well for your time and trouble in sending your pictures in they are much appreciated. See our features section for our very extensive coverage of the two days. N.B. I think we've about 'cracked it' for IEP pictures in Cornwall, very well recorded.

A Variety of Freight Locomotive workings on the Cornish Main Line
Andrew Triggs

171116o Colas 70806 departing Liskeard with the 6C36 11.38 Moorswater Aberthaw cement empties. Copyright Andrew Triggs

171116p DBS 66206 Approaching Lostwithiel with the 6C53 15.06 St Blazey to Exeter Riverside N.Y. Copyright Andrew Triggs

171116q DBS 66127 & 66027 with the RHTT at a wet Lostwithiel. Copyright Andrew Triggs

The Heart Line
Roger Winnen, Steve Widdowson and Guy Vincent.

After all the excitement of the runs of the IEP into Cornwall on the 15th and 16th November 2017 we now look back over 37 years to the introduction of HST's on the Penzance to Edinburgh run.

Penzance platform one on the 19th May 1982 Copyright Roger Winnen

43189 at Abbotswood Junction just south of Worcester looking north 18 May 1982 Copyright Steve Widdowson. Note the legend above the cab window.

43190 at Besford, a few miles south of Abbotswood Junction looking south. 20th May 1982 Copyright Steve Widdowson

The complimentary Heart Line HST Services timetable cover 1982 Copyright Guy Vincent

The route map from the complimentary timetable for the Heart Line 1982. Copyright Guy Vincent

The publicity 'blurb' from the complimentary Heart Line timetable. Copyright Guy Vincent

Yeovil Railway Centre
John Cornelius

Items added on 16th November 2017 Those added most recently come first

16/11/2017

The first visit to Cornwall of an 802 IEP
Stoke Gifford to Penzance and return.
More photographs in the features pages

171116a 802002 crossing Moorswater viaduct. Copyright Peter Murnaghan

171115e The IEP in brilliant sunshine crosses Hayle Viaduct. Copyright Roger Salter

171115i Crossing over the pointwork to gain access to Platform 4. Copyright Andrew Triggs

171116e No branch connection to Fowey anymore as the IEP passes through Lostwithiel. Copyright Roger Winnen

For many more photographs of the IEP in Cornwall Click here for the features page

Yelverton to Christow
Colin Burges

Another very interesting account by Colin Burges. He tells the story of the removal of bits of the Wickham Trolley shed from Yelverton and the creation of a new shed at the Exeter and Teign Valley Railway Centre at Christow. This is very well worth a look and read. Click here.

It's 1961 when an auto-train departs Yelverton heading for Plymouth. The Wickham Trolley shed is just visible on the extreme left hand side before the signalbox. Copyright Mike Roach

The remains of the shed as found at Yelverton in 2012. Copyright Colin Burges

A marvellous effort by Colin - the construction of a shed for his type 27 Wickham Trolley at Christow. Copyright Colin Burges - September 2017

To read the story of this recreation at Christow click here. Once there you'll need to scroll down to the bottom of the Christow page.

3rd class Carn Brea to Falmouth
Including boat and bus
Alan Harris

An unusual, unused and undated ticket from the Alan Harris Collection. Train, Carn Brea to Redruth, bus to Falmouth (Because Falmouth station was a long way from the Prince of Wales Pier), then Enterprise ferry up the Fal to Truro and finally train Truro to Carn Brea (A long walk in Truro from the river to the station). Carn Brea station closed 2nd January 1961 and Enterprise Ferrys started in the very late '50's so it is likely that this ticket dates from Summer 1960. Many thanks Alan. Further info from Roy HartCarn Brea to Falmouth: 3rd class was abolished in 1956. Carn Brea closed in 61. Though it is conceivable that leftover stock of 3rd class tickets survived for some time. Not many takers from Carn Brea for any service - it was the quietest station on the Cornish main line. I go for about 1958-60.

Pocket Rocket
Peter Murnaghan

I noticed today that the new stop point signs have been erected for the Pocket Rocket 2+4 HST sets. The space on the Up side shelter at Liskeard is getting a bit crowded. I bet they will try and squeeze an extra sign in for the 802s somewhere !
Good luck ! Peter Many thanks Peter

'Pocket Rocket' stop notice on the up platform shelter at Liskeard station. November 2017 Copyright Peter Murnaghan

Goonbarrow
Steve Carter

Goonbarrow Junction taken from P460 on the 14.40 Newquay to Par.Token exchange Driver prob Charlie Taylor Bobby Ian Blackburn 1st July 1983. Copyright Steve Carter. N.B. Nice to have the names of the staff, memories are made of this.

Yeovil Railway Centre
John Cornelius

What a striking picture, blue in the southern region. Copyright John Cornelius

Items added on 15th November 2017 Those added most recently come first

15/11/2017

IEP Pictures
In view of the high volume of pictures expected Roger Winnen has kindly agreed to assemble these as a Feature over the next three or so days so please be patient. Please send them to the General Address on the Home Page - thank you.

Newquay
Steve Carter

A warm welcome to Steve Carter, a new contributor to our site -many thanks Steve.

Newquay Class 118 DMU set P460 which I think consisted of vehicles 51302, 59469 & 51317 has just arrived with the 1340 Par - Newquay on the 1st July 1983. A nice everyday shot. Copyright Steve Carter

Yeovil Railway Centre
John Cornelius

Items added on 14th November 2017 Those added most recently come first

14/11/2017

IEP VISIT
Karl Hewlett

Times are in the system for the visit of GWR IEP 802002 To Penzance, running on both Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th November. Make of it what you like but the timings are showing it stopping en route as per a normal service train would, whether this is for platform gauging or a promotional run by GWR I don't know but Truro, Redruth, Camborne and Hayle are all booked in as a stop.

5X90 Stoke Gifford to Penzance:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97191/2017/11/15/advanced

5X92 Penzance to Stoke Gifford:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97192/2017/11/15/advanced

Kind Regards, Karl (Friends of Penmere Station). Many Thanks Karl

Hawkeridge Jct
Guy Vincent

Signalbox track layout for Hawkeridge Junction. Kindly supplied by Guy Vincent - from his collection.

Hawkeridge Jct Signalbox after decommisioning. Copyright Roger Winnen

Hawkeridge Junction A footnote kindly supplied by Roy Hart.
Hawkeridge was a World War Two creation. The box was opened to serve a new spur from Heywood Road Junction, enabling fast, heavy wartime trains to move from the Berks and Hants to the Trowbridge line avoiding the awkwardness of the old single line through Devizes. The box had two functions: control of the junction and acess to the large war department depot which lay to the top right of the diagram. This depot was sufficiently important to have facing-point access at either end (the Trowbridge end being motor points). The Trowbridge end connections were lifted soon after ww2, but the one across from the box was retained, spiked, on a 'just in case' basis until 1962, when it was lifted.
Hawkeridge box became a very quiet place after the war: from the 1950s onwards, the box was usually 'switched out' and only opened as required. The signalling record society classifies Hawkeridge as type 12 -one of the GWRs last designs. In Cornwall we had four of these: Penzance (1938) Baldhu (1938) Trerule (1938) and Newquay (1946).
In Roger's picture, the lever frame and other equipment can be seen dumped outside the box.

Roy Hart. Many thanks Roy

Gunnislake
John Cornelius

Items added on 13th November 2017 Those added most recently come first

13/11/2017

Food for thought!!
Peter Murnaghan

Peter writes :- 

I saw the query from Alec Kendall and Dave Ambler about the date when Liskeard station Up platform was extended, following the closure of the up side goods yard.

Whilst I don't have an answer to their query, it did set me wondering how the platforms at Liskeard (and indeed other Cornish stations) will cope when the HSTs are replaced by Hitachi Class 802s.

By my reckoning a 2+8 HST comes in at 220 metres. A 9 car 802 would be 234 metres in length and 2x5 car 802s would be 260m long. I don't know the length of Liskeard's platforms, but understand that the Quail maps might have this answer. Does anybody have access to one?

Incidentally, when looking up on the web to see if platform lengths were quoted, I stumbled across a report by the Rail Safety & Standards Board, researching platforms that are identified as being on a curve of less than 200m radius and the feasibility of increasing their track radius, or straightening the platform.
See: * https://www.rssb.co.uk/PTIContent/PTI056-059-075-076-078-T726_rpt_final1.pdf

Interestingly, this report quotes a number of curved platforms up and down the country, including the Looe branch platform at Liskeard (Platform 3). The report shows that it is authorised to be served only by the following classes of unit - 142, 150, 153 and 155. So no chance of the Looe branch being operated in the future by Class 158s, Turbos (which are notably wider in any case), or such units as the 170 family.

With 153s destined to be withdrawn, it looks as though the Looe branch will be stuck with Class 150s for ever!

Kind regards, Peter. Many thanks Peter.
* This quite a weighty document but well worth wading through.
The report doesn't mention Redruth with its short curved platform!!

Calstock at High water
Mark Lynam

150128 crossing the Calstock Viaduct working the 2P84 11.45 Gunnislake to Plymouth.13th November 2017 Copyright Mark Lynam Perfect conditions a nice crispy day.

Many thanks Mark.

South Western Railway
David Tozer

Possibly the first visit in service by one of the two Class 158's in the new South Western Railway livery. 158887 is in the process of being split from the Class 159 it worked into Exeter.

Exeter 13th November 2017. Copyright David Tozer.

It's 15th June 1985
43130 Westminster Abbey departs St Erth
Michael Forward

850615a 43130 Westminster Abbey on the rear of the 10.35 Penzance to Paddington departs St Erth. In the background was the Unigate Milk Depot and the scrapyard now confined to history. Copyright Michael Forward

Signalbox diagram
Westbury South
Guy Vincent

Westbury South Signalbox Diagram 1952 Guy Vincent Collection N.B. The station platforms on the right, The lines upper left towards Taunton and lower left towards Salisbury

Penzance Peak
Roger Winnen

D71 The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) backs its train into Ponsandane Sidings. November 1973 Copyright Roger Winnen

Blue Anchor
John Cornelius

King by the sea. Copyright John Cornelius

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12/11/2017

Avon Valley
Re-signalling
Guy Vincent

Morning Keith,
A chilly start this morning (12th November) to record Colas loco 70803 standing in Bradford-on-Avon station with a signalling cable train. This had been working overnight, dropping off new armoured cables in the Avon Valley between Bathampton and B-on-Avon. The line is due to be transferred from Bristol PSB to the Thames Valley Signalling Centre, Didcot, next year. Of note is that this stretch of line formed Stage 1 of the Bristol MAS Scheme in August 1969, initially controlled from Bathampton Signal Box for 12 months until Stage 5 of the Bristol scheme, Keynsham to Bathampton, was commissioned 14/15 August 1970. The train departed Bradford at 0925 as 6C28 0905 B-on-Avon - Bristol East Depot via Westbury.
Best Regards, Guy V Many thanks for your chilly visit this morning, Guy.

Bradford-on-Avon with 70803 on 6C28 Cable Train at 09.03 on the 12th November 2017 Copyright Guy Vincent

Bradford-on-Avon the consist of 6C28 Cable Train stands at the station on Sunday 12th November 2017 at 09.05 Copyright Guy Vincent

Stock movements
Guy Vincent

Yes, it's happening now as this report is issued!! As an aside I have learned that today (12th) another complete GWR HST set, LA12, formed 43143 41136 40204 42144 42551 42143 42268 42145 44049 and 43146, is due to go off-lease. As of 1245pm it is working 1C77 0941 Paddington-Plymouth (arr 1449) then 1A28 1510 Plymouth-Padd'n via Bristol followed, lastly by 1C96 1957 Padd'n-Plymouth via Swindon, Westbury and Athelney and due to arrive Plymouth at 2355. Thence to Laira for debranding etc. The PC's were part of the 'West of England' batch with GEC traction motors for Paddington-Penzance services delivered from 1979, although these two were not delivered until early 1981. Sad really, isn't it but time moves on. Thank you Guy.

Another stock move - this time reported by Andrew Triggs:
Read yesterday 802002 is visiting Penzance next week provisional timings are Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th 802 002 working 5X90 0746 Stoke Gifford to Penzance 1257 5X92 1400 Penzance to Stoke Gifford 1903

David Tozer
Comments

Been a naughty boy of late I have sent a real corker of a letter to Rail Magazine. Baroness Sugg said that she sees no reason to put in additional infrastructure between Salisbury and Exeter. Well on Tuesday evening because of an incident in the Taunton area two HST's were diverted this way. I took a photo of the OpenTime Trains track diagram. Between Honiton and Pinhoe we had a down Waterloo and between Exmouth Junction and Pinhoe an HST followed by an up Waterloo near the old showfield. Never known this before.

In addition I pointed out that in December we have GWR diversions. One is booked to stop at Honiton for 19 minutes. It gets better, in the proposed SWR timetable for December 2018 some down trains are booked to stop at Axminster for 15, 25, 12 and 10 minutes respectively.

My parting comment was 'Is this how you operate a modern efficient railway'. Regards Dave

New to me
Viewers will find this site very interesting 'Open Train Times Live Map' - note that it covers only to Liskeard - good old semaphores beyond that. Try clicking here www.opentraintimes.com/maps Enjoy

St Erth - St Ives
Andrew Triggs

Buses replace trains on the St Ives branch this weekend. Stopped at St Erth today Sat 11th while passing and took the enclosed mobile shots of Colas Tamper DR75406 'Eric Machell' in the St Ives bay and the ongoing track work by the Signal Box. Andrew Triggs Many thanks Andrew

Ahoy Fowey &
Kingswear.
Can you help?

Katherine Pass writes.   I am researching family history and I am looking for someone with knowledge of railway steamcranes in the late 19th century with particular regard to their use at Fowey.
The ancestor whose life I am currently researching joined GWR in Exeter in the late 1870s. He worked as a boilersmith's mate and a 'spare' fireman. GWR records for 1886 Newton Abbot station show him as a skilled labourer ("F. Exeter") with the Kingswear steamcrane. The next entry in the records, dated 1895, is headed "Fowey Station" and, in the date of leaving column, March 1898 is given with the comment "to Newton Abbot". As his youngest child was born in Newton Abbot in 1886 and the 1891 Census has him living in Newton Abbot, I'm somewhat confused by this. He died in Newton Abbot Workhouse in 1905.
Do you have members of your society who would know about Fowey Station and what kind of work a steamcrane team would have done there, and about the Kingswear steamcrane in particular, who be willing to correspond with me? I would, of course, pay for their time and expenses as a researcher.
If your members do not do this kind of research can you point me in the right direction to find someone?
Thank you for your attention. If anybody out there can help please get in contact with Katherine at   kaypass2 <[email protected]>

The following has already been sent to Katherine by Mick House.
I don't think the crane was at Fowey station itself, but maybe one of the rail-mounted type that was on the dock at Fowey, follow the link below and you will see three cranes the first one on the left (black) is a rail-mounted steam crane, the large one in the middle is rail-mounted possibly electric and the one on the right is diesel with Caterpillar tracks.
I know this is not a lot of help but may give a better idea of the cranes location. An excellent picture on this link.

jetties at Fowey, steam crane at end of jetty in foreground, more behind, two men in rowing boat in foreground · cornishmemory.com

Regards Mick Many thanks Mick

Hey Tor Tramway
Colin Burges

On my rounds today, I passed the former terminus at Ventiford Basin and noticed that a crossover had been uncovered.

Crossover on the Hay Tor Tramway at Ventiford 10th November 2017 Copyright Colin Burges

This must surely be the only one on the system. What next, a three-way or a compound?
My camera's battery died later so I failed to capture a rarely-sighted engineer's train on the Bickington Steam Railway (Trago Mills). The driver had turned the steam loco on at the end of the three-road Riverside Station and then put the one wagon on the turntable also. I assumed this was just to save running round, but he then put the wagon in a road occupied by coaches and put the engine back on the turntable. After running off onto the incoming road, he attached the wagon. Naturally, I had to call out and ask what he'd done and the simple explanation was that he couldn't work the points. Most people could just walk on by.
Cheers, Colin Many thanks Colin

Blue anchor
John Cornelius

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11/11/2017

Autumn in full flow
Craig Munday

With Autumn in full flow, we have been deployed to keep one step ahead with hand sanding problem areas in the County. Treesmill near Par, Bodmin Parkway, Onslow and St Germans are treated each day.
Best regards, Craig.

Many thanks indeed Craig for another fine bunch of pictures to celebrate the sunshine and colour of Autumn.

Bodmin Parkway. The AWS ramp for the new stop signal just beyond the station can be seen in the background in the up main. There will also be a Banner Repeater placed near the platform to aid driver's. 8th November 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

On to Largin for a snap of the cement with 70816 in charge. 8th November 2017. Copyright Craig Munday

Then on to Largin for a snap of the cement with 70816 in charge & a green power car leading 1A83. 8th November 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

A couple of units heading west near St Germans. 8th November 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

The RHTT heading west. A clean loco tops it, 66127 recently allocated to the train. This being the fourth loco to work the circuit this season. 8th November 2017 Copyright Craig Munday

Long Rock
Roger Winnen

A 1973 picture of a variety of locos at Long Rock depot. Copyright Roger Winnen

Blue Anchor
John Cornelius

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