Items added on the 15th May 2017 Those added most recently come first.

Mind the Gap at Camborne
Roger Winnen

170514b Steps to nowhere at Camborne. Copyright Roger Winnen

170514c Cambornes next big event is on this coming Saturday. Part 2 of the bridging the gap! Copyright Roger Winnen

Truro meet.
Sid Sponheimer

Truro 1005 Western Venturer stands in the yard 50014 Warspite on an up service. 7th November 1975 Copyright Sid Sponheimer

Members of the Cornwall Railway Society Visit the Long Rock Train Maintenance Depot
Roger Winnen

Members of the CRS were delighted after receiving an invitation to visit the Long Rock TMD on Saturday 13th May, 2017.
Patrick Grobbelaar the Depot Manager at Long Rock kindly gave us his time to show us in detail around the depot and the new complex being created by the Great Western Railway at a price of £20 Million pounds being funded by various bodies. This is to maintain the Class 57 locomotives being transferred from Old Oak Common depot London by December, 2017 and the maintenance of the Night Riviera rolling stock undergoing refurbishment at the present time. The new bullet trains being built in Japan for the Great Western Railway will also be maintained at the depot together with 2 + 4 Car HST's to run services to Cardiff which will replace some of the existing sprinters. The GWR has said that the new trains would mean an enhanced rail service for Cornwall.
Members of the CRS were extremely grateful to Patrick, and to the Great Western Railway for investing into Cornwall.
              Photographs by Roger Salter and Roger Winnen

170518 The new building overshaddows the existing building. The upward extension of the side walls will meet the new overall roof which will then allow the existing roof to be removed under the extension. Copyright Roger Winnen

Members of the Cornwall Railway Society being briefed by Patrick Grobbelaar (Standing left) , the Long Rock Depot Manager, prior to visit. Roger Winnen extreme right. Copyright Roger Salter

170513ra The new extension under contruction as we depart to the old HST shed. Copyright Roger Winnen -

170513ta Walking through the existing HST depot with the Night Riviera berthed there during the day. - Copyright Roger Winnen

170513zda 57604 Pendennis Castle surrounded by the protecting material used for the removal of the asbestos installed in the building 40 years ago. Copyright Roger Winnen

More photographs of Long Rock in the Click Features Pages  here
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This weeks test trains
Karl Hewlett

Dear Keith ,Another batch of times are in the system for a visit of a Colas Rail class 37 and test train this week.  Note a trip to Newquay (probably to compensate for the cancelled run the last time due to late running), also note on the down run the stabling location of Penzance T&RSMD as apposed to Sloopers Sidings or the station; times are:

Tuesday 16th May Exeter Riverside New Yard to Penzance T&RSMD

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U22640/2017/05/16/advanced

Wednesday 17th May Penzance T&RSMD to Exeter Riverside New Yard via Newquay and Looe

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U22641/2017/05/17/advanced

Be prepared for the early, late or revised running as you would expect with an STP diagram.
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Kind Regards, Karl (Friends of Penmere Station).
                     Many thanks for the advice Karl.

Minehead
John Cornelius

Spring is in the air as 9351 runs towards the terminus just three years ago. Copyright John Cornelius