A very pleasant hour or so
on the banks of the River Tamar
Ron Westwater
on the banks of the River Tamar
Ron Westwater
160523a Its Monday morning 23rd May, 2016 on the banks of the Tamar, not a train in sight but what a view at 05.23. Copyright Ron Westwater
160523b 57604 Pendennis Castle crosses Coombe by Saltash Viaduct with the 1C99 MO (Sun) Night Riviera Paddington-Penzance. 23rd May,2016. Copyright Ron Westwater
160523c The Golden Hind crosses Coombe by Saltash Viaduct 1A76 FGW 05.05 Penzance to Paddington on 23rd May,2016. Copyright Ron Westwater.
160523d Seen from the Tamar Road Bridge the 2U12 06.00 Penzance to Cardiff formed of 150 and 153 sprinter units crosses Coombe by Saltash Viaduct on 23rd May,2016. Copyright Ron Westwater
160523e A Cross Country 220 trundles over the Royal Albert Bridge on the 1S43 06.28 Penzance to Glasgow Central on 23rd May,2016. Copyright Ron Westwater
Re Old Picture
David Collings
David Collings
Dear Keith,
I was browsing along the CRS web-site just now and I came across the early print of Gwinear Road Station produced by S & J Govier. I think the photo could have been taken at least 4 or 5 years later than Roy suggests. The reason this might be the case is because the coaches behind the locomotive (one of the 850 Class) were not built until February 1895, if they are what I think they are ! They appear to be an early pair of Brake Composites which preceeded the well known B Sets by quite a few years. These earlier coaches were buillt to Diagram E40 on Lot 729. There is an article about these vehicles in the Helston Railway Journal, No.4, and by sheer coincidence there is a further piece about 6-wheeled siphon vans which follows on. The coaches in the picture on the the web-site are also tail-ended by a 6-wheeled siphon. If you haven't a copy of the above Journal I would be happy to send you a copy for reference.
By the way, I think the CRS web-site is truly remarkable and one of best I have come across when it comes to documenting railway history. Well done ! Regards David Collings
Many thanks David for this information.
I was browsing along the CRS web-site just now and I came across the early print of Gwinear Road Station produced by S & J Govier. I think the photo could have been taken at least 4 or 5 years later than Roy suggests. The reason this might be the case is because the coaches behind the locomotive (one of the 850 Class) were not built until February 1895, if they are what I think they are ! They appear to be an early pair of Brake Composites which preceeded the well known B Sets by quite a few years. These earlier coaches were buillt to Diagram E40 on Lot 729. There is an article about these vehicles in the Helston Railway Journal, No.4, and by sheer coincidence there is a further piece about 6-wheeled siphon vans which follows on. The coaches in the picture on the the web-site are also tail-ended by a 6-wheeled siphon. If you haven't a copy of the above Journal I would be happy to send you a copy for reference.
By the way, I think the CRS web-site is truly remarkable and one of best I have come across when it comes to documenting railway history. Well done ! Regards David Collings
Many thanks David for this information.
Gwinear Road - picture found in garage sent in by Lawrence Parker. The subject of comment by David Collings above.