Inspection Units head home
Ross Griffiths & Clive Smith
The refreshingly colourful 153 units 153379 and 153384 are seen heading past the former Defiance platform at Wearde after an overnight stop at Par Clay Liner Siding. 08.08.2025, copyright Ross Griffiths.
153789 and 153784 working the 2Q64 09.30 Par - Bristol Kingsland Road via Paignton Network Rail video inspection train at Dinnaton, Ivybridge. 08.08.2025, copyright Clive Smith.
Great shots both - many thanks indeed.
GWR 'Castles'
Roger Winnen
43156 Arrives at Plymouth Station on a through working the 11.27 Exeter to Penzance. 07.08.2025, copyright Roger Winnen.
43156 Departs at 12.40 for Penzance. 07.08.2025, copyright Roger Winnen.
43186 at Par on a service to Plymouth. 07.08.2025, copyright Roger Winnen.
Roaming the rails in '73
Part 3
Roger Winnen
Bugle Station. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
Bugle Signal Box. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
Goss Moor. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
Tregoss Crossing Box. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
Lostwithiel Signal Box. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
St Columb Road. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
D71 at Newquay. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
St Columb Road Station. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
St Dennis Junction Signal Box. 16.06.1973, copyright Roger Winnen
Out in the sticks!
Jon Hird
802113 passes Tremodrett (Roche) with the 2Z92 1350 Newquay - Par. A resident kindly allowed me onto their smallholding to take a picture. They told me that a number of people in the area have been asking for the lineside to be cut back, as for a number of properties their daylight is being blocked by the height of the fast-growing trees on the embankment. Dormice were given as reason why this request couldn't be fulfilled. 08.08.2025, copyright Jon Hird.
Vegetation is taking over at the other end of the hamlet, here at the western end of Tremodrett 800305 heads for Newquay with 1Z76 which originated at Paddington at 1003. The two services had passed at Goonbarrow. 08.08.2025, copyright Jon Hird.