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Items added on the 4th December 2017 Those added most recently come first.

4/12/2017

 
Semaphores at Taunton East
Bradford Paignton HST
Michael Forward

Here is a picture of a Bradford to Paignton HST, with power cars 43186/187, approaching the East end of Taunton framed by some nice signals on 26th March 1983
Picture
Copyright Michael Forward
Thanks Michael
St James' Park Exeter
All Change!
David Tozer


Nothing special about this photograph except the changing landscape.
Compare it with my 2012 photo with a proper engine!!!
Yes, the old Exeter City Grandstand has been demolished and is to be
replaced in due course
.
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35028 Clan Line passes St James' Park on 3rd May 2012. Copyright David Tozer
Picture
St James' Park 4.12.2017 - Copyright David Tozer
Thanks David
The Super Moon
Class 70 with the Railvac and The Moorswater Cement empties
Craig Munday
A novel way to return the Railvac Eastward was to include it in the empty PCAs from Moorswater. Providing the Duchy's first "pick-up" freight for a few years, and the first visit of PCAs west of Par since the late 80s when Chacewater was the regions cement hub. 
The train is seen westbound along the golf course at Carlyon Bay & Returning with the railvac tucked inside the locomotive 70816 at Burngullow & Bolitho.
I've included a festive shot from St Blazey with a rather super moon hiding behind the section signal. 

Picture
171201a 70816 heads westbound along the golf course at Carlyon Bay to Burngullow with the cement empties. Copyright Craig Munday
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171201b Returning with the railvac tucked inside the locomotive at Burngullow. Copyright Craig Munday
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171201c The same train is seen crossing Bolitho Viaduct, Liskeard. Copyright Craig Munday
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171201d I've included a festive shot from St Blazey with a rather super moon hiding behind the section signal. Copyright Craig Munday
Thanks once again Craig
47703 'The Queen Mother'
East of Chard Junction
John Cornelius

Picture
LEWISHAM RAIL CRASH 1957
Mike Roach


Sixty years ago on Wednesday 4 December 1957 a serious rail crash occurred at Lewisham in south east London on the Southern Region of British Railways on the South Eastern main line. The 5.18pm Charing Cross to Hayes was stopped at signals south east of St. Johns Station when it was run into by the following and very late running 4.56pm Cannon Street to Ramsgate, via Folkestone, train in thick fog. The Hayes train consisted of 10-coach electric commuter train carrying approximately 1,500 passengers; while the Ramsgate train was an 11-coach steam train carrying 700 passengers. The collision occurred underneath the Nunhead flyover which collapsed onto the crashed trains exacerbating the number of deaths. The flyover was replaced by a temporary military bridge which is believed to be still in position 60 years later. 90 people died in the crash, and 176 were injured with over 100 being detained in hospital. There were other serious accidents in the Lewisham area in 1857 when 11 died, and a serious freight train derailment on 24 January 2017 which caused widespread disruption.

There have been many rail crashes in the 60 years since 1957 but in none of them has the number of deaths exceeded the 90 who died at St. Johns, Lewisham in 1957.
The steam locomotive involved in the Lewisham crash was Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 “Spitfire” which was repaired and put back into use. It was shedded at Stewarts Lane Shed from January 1950 until January 1961 when it transferred to Exmouth Junction Shed. It was there for more than 3 years and was a frequent visitor to Ilfracombe, Padstow and Plymouth, normally arriving via Okehampton. The loco was withdrawn from Salisbury Shed in September 1966 and was scrapped.


Photographs by Mike Roach
Picture
34066 Spitfire is seen on Plymouth's Friary shed on 24th July 1962. Copyright Mike Roach
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34066 Spitfire is seen leaving Port Isaac Road Station on the Padstow portion of the down Atlantic Coast Express on 4th August 1962. Copyright Mike Roach

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