Items added on the 12th June 2015 Those added most recently come first

The West Somerset Mixed Traction Gala
 on 10th and 11th June 2016
Roger Salter

160610a 66757 West Somerset Railway enters Williton on 11.55 Bishops Lydeard-Minehead service. Copyright Roger Salter

160610c 56302 Sits on the turntable at Minehead to await its naming ceremony. Copyright Roger Salter

160610d D1661 Approaches Minehead with the 13.03 service from Bishops Lydeard. Copyright Roger Salter

160610f D832 Onslaught approaches Minehead with the 13.45 service from Norton Fitzwarren. Copyright Roger Salter

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Dandelions and Daisies at St Erth
Where is the Weed-Killer!
Roger Winnen

Spending many hours at St Erth over the years I have never witnessed the amount of vegetation now growing up.

160612a Dandelions and Daisies at St Erth. Copyright Roger Winnen

160612b Where is the weed killer, the vegetation is taking over at St Erth. Copyright Roger Winnen

160612c At St Erth this is the 14.23 HST Departure to Penzance, this being the 08.51 from London Paddington. Copyright Roger Winnen

Late arrival at Lostwithiel
Colin Moss

We welcome back Colin Moss with more local views, another of Lostwithiel to follow tomorrow then he turns our attention to St Blazey shed.

The very first class 37 to migrate to Cornwall was 37 142, in 1979. This was the loco originally intended to be named “ William Cookworthy ”, but this honour went firstly to 37 207. Here is 37 142 arriving at Lostwithiel in August 1981 on a rare passenger working – look at the ‘up’ platform station building back then ! - 50 045 “ Achilles “ totally expired on 1E22 09.45 Newquay – Leeds shortly after leaving the seaside town, and was believed to have been rescued at St. Dennis Junction. Copyright Colin Moss

Steam at Fishponds
Mike Morant

45297, a 'Black Five' climbing through Fishponds on the 21st July 1951 - a classic shot of a popular locomotive at the head of a substantial train. Courtesy of the Mike Morant collection. Please see our Bristol Temple Meads to Bath Green Park section for more pictures of this largely forgotten line.