Moving the clay on election day
01.05.1997
By Roger Winnen
Part 1
The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister John Major, was defeated in a landslide by the opposition Labour Party led by Tony Blair, achieving a 179-seat majority and a total of 419 seats.
As the country changed from blue to red, Roger was out and about in Mid-Cornwall photographing the china clay traffic.
As the country changed from blue to red, Roger was out and about in Mid-Cornwall photographing the china clay traffic.
01.05.1997 - 37670 arrives at Par from Parkandillack with a rake of CDA's. Copyright Roger Winnen.
Over to Golant where what looks to be 37674 crosses the causeway with empty CDA's. Copyright Roger Winnen.
Another class 37 heads past Golant on its way to Fowey. Copyright Roger Winnen.
After unloading, the same train heads away from Fowey towards Lostwithiel. Notice how bare the foreground is here - many more houses have been packed in in the intervening years. Copyright Roger Winnen.
37674 heads back to Fowey with another loading of clay. The Proton ironically now possibly more of an endangered species than the class 37's. Copyright Roger Winnen
37674 'St. Blaise Church' passes Golant. The locomotive survives in preservation in Scotland. Copyright Roger Winnen.
More from this set of photographs tomorrow..
Swindon Scenes
Ken Mumford
66693 speeds through the station on the UML with 6Z42 [Tytherington to Appleford]. 20.12.2024, copyright Ken Mumford.
166204 working 2M28 is passed by 1B18 [Paddington to Cardiff Central] using IET unit 800010. 20.12.2024, copyright Ken Mumford.
6B33 - 66655 heading west with Theale Pima to Robeston Sidings [just beyond Haverfordwest] via platform 4. 20.12.2024, copyright Ken Mumford.
6B33 - 66655 heading west with Theale Pima to Robeston Sidings [just beyond Haverfordwest] via platform 4. 20.12.2024, copyright Ken Mumford.
Many thanks as always, Ken