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Items added on 7th December 2016                                                                                         Those added most recently come first.

7/12/2016

 
The Answer to todays
Redruth area puzzle.
Roy Hart
​Dear Keith, Here is the evidence: Next to the signalman is the gate bolt lever (no 23). It is in the normal position -gates locked across road. Moving towards the camera, next are 2 white (spare) levers. These were once the gate bolt for locking gates across railway in the days before 1961, when there were 4 gates, worked by a wheel and number 21, which was the outer up distant in the days of Carn Brea station box. Next comes the yellow lever number 20, the up distant. 19, 18 and 17 are the up running signals, all reversed. Carn Brea Yard box closed in 1973. Roy  Many thanks Roy - Roy Hart a 'Redruthian' can be relied to come up with the answers - in his youth he frequented the box at Carn Brea Yard. Rpy sends in the answer from far off Burma.
Picture
Walter Haine at work in what we now know to be Carn Brea Yard Signalbox. Picture from the Geoff Leonard Collection
The Aberthaw to Moorswater Cement with 70805 ran today via Lostwithiel
Photographs by Jacob Hampson and Roger Winnen
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161207a The 6C35 Aberthaw Cement Works to Moorswater via Lostwithiel is seen passing Restormal in brilliant sunshine. Copyright Jacob Hampson
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161207b Returning from its run around at Lostwithiel 70805 with the cement heads through Liskeard Station. Copyright Roger Winnen
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161207c We see the train approaching Coombe Junction Halt prior to going forward to Moorswater. Copyright Roger Winnen
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161207d We turn around and see the train heading for Coombe Junction Platform. Copyright Roger Winnen
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161207e 70805 Heads the train under Moorswater Viaduct. Copyright Roger Winnen
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161207f The massive front end of 70805 as she enters Moorswater. Copyright Roger Winnen
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161207h 70805 Tucked away for the night at Moorswater. Copyright Roger Winnen
Redruth Area Puzzle
​Geoff Leonard


Hi Keith,
We've recently found a photo of my uncle in his signal box. Since he was rarely photographed we were wondering if it might have been taken on his last day of service -- we think he got some kind of redundancy payment, so might have retired early.

Since his 44-year service certificate is dated 5th October 1968, is it possible the box might have closed at that time?

Anyway, we thought the photo/scan might be of interest even if nobody recognises the box!!

Best,  Geoff   Thanks Geoff.  
​Now all you 'budding detectives', take a look at the picture below - can you help? The signal seen through the window may help - it is a pity that 'Uncle' blocks more of the view.
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Redruth Area signalbox, but which one? The late Walter Haines stands in the traditional pose with duster on the levers. Picture from Geoff Leonard Collection. Copyright.
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The retirement certificate presented to Walter Haine. Does anybody remember him?
Axminster Gates Crossing 1
John Cornelius
Picture
Copyright John Cornelius
Morning Keith , Looking through some negs in the last day or so
I thought this one  would be of interest to you.
A train at Axminster gates xing when it was still single line and the old signal box still in situ. When I was at Axminster we used it for shelter
if we were manually operating the barriers when their was a failure.
 Cheers  JOHN C.

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