Items added on 30th January 2018 Those added most recently come first

The 'Red Devil'
Peter Murnaghan

I enclose a few pictures of the Red Devil, 153 325.  As you know, it received a vinyl wrap to cover up its London Midland livery in 2013 to advertise Citizens Rail, a European funded project (2012-1015) that the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership participated in.  I travelled on it on the Newquay branch last week and was amused to see that it still displays its London Midland legacy inside, with green seats (actually now in keeping with the new GWR green livery) and the old LM name (now historic itself) on the safety notices.  I also took a picture in its former guise at Plymouth station on 24th October 2012.
I am sending you these pictures if you would like to use some of them.
               Best wishes, Peter.              Many thanks Peter

153325 at Plymouth 24th October 2012 Copyright Peter Murnaghan Doesn't it look smart?

153325 approaching St Blazey Bridge crossing. 26th January 2018 Copyright Peter Murnaghan

London Midland legacies in 153325 26th January 2018 Copyright Peter Murnaghan

Close-up of London Midland legacy in 153325 26th January 2018 Copyright Peter Murnaghan

Penzance visitors
Steve Widdowson

50047 Swiftsure waits to depart Penzance in August 1983 Copyright Steve Widdowson

D172 with support coach at Long Rock. The train is the Cornishman which departed Coventry at 05.50 on the 23rd September 1995 Copyright Steve Widdowson

Luxulyan Tunnel
Roger Winnen

Our party are seen emerging from Luxulyan Tunnel on the 7th April 1973. Those were the good old days when we were allowed to walk on branch lines - with the permission of the late Rusty Eplett of course. We were accompanied by Senior Railman Arthur Anstis. We'd left a Newquay bound train at Luxulyan station and, having walked down the line through the tunnel we scaled the cutting by Treffry viaduct and then walked down the tramway to Par. Copyight Roger Winnen

Bridges for
Luxulyan
Alan Harris

The pagoda at Luxuylan. Formerly known as Bridges for Luxulyan until 1st May 1905 Alan Harris Collection

Creech
John Cornelius

John recalls the wonderful days of steam on the four tracks at one time between Cogload and Taunton. One wonders whether increased traffic these days will ever result in the relaying of this section as four tracks once more? Copyright John Cornelius