Items added on 25th April 2018. Most recent items come first.

Lostwithiel Today
Richard Kitson

With semaphores still in place (and it is hoped that they will be in place for a few years yet , 70804 the train engine on this weeks Aberthaw to Moorswater cement turn runs round its load to gain access to the branch at Liskeard.  Richard Kitson  Many thanks Richard.

70804 at Lostwithiel 25th April 2018 Copyright Richard Kitson

Memories of those relief trains from York at Penzance
Roger Winnen

27th July 1985 After arriving at Penzance the Class 37 has run around its train for an empty stock run. Copyright Roger Winnen

Two weeks later on 10th August 1985 Another Class 37 arrives at Penzance on a York relief train.  I regret not recording its number

Saturday 10th August 1985 a Class 37 with another York Penzance relief arriving at the station. Copyright Roger Winnen

The Class 37 arrives at Penzance on the relief from York. Copyright Roger Winnen

Plymouth Relief
Clive Smith

Clive writes:- Not content with a very rare passenger appearance the previous weekend on a York - Plymouth relief train, 37024 decided it would pay a second visit to the west country, this time going all the way to Penzance. The loco makes a splendid site and noise at Plymouth on the 10.30 York - Penzance relief on a very wet 27th July 1985. I believe the loco was allocated to March depot at the time and is still going strong as 37714 on the Great Central Railway. Unfortunately relief trains are by and large a thing of the past and overcrowding 
sadly the accepted norm at busy times.
Regards  Clive Smith 
          Thank heavens, Clive,  for your records of long ago 

Plymouth 37 024 on relief train. 27th July 1985 Copyright Clive Smith

Plymouth 37 024 on relief train. 27th July 1985 Plus 50041 Bulwark Copyright Clive Smith

Exeter St Davids
John Cornelius

Copyright John Cornelius