The Cornwall Railway Society
at the Wesley Memorial Hall Redruth
Tomorrow Night 13th January 2024 at 18.30 hrs
Nigel Tregonning and Ian Cavill present a show
'The early 80s and BR Blue'
at the Wesley Memorial Hall Redruth
Tomorrow Night 13th January 2024 at 18.30 hrs
Nigel Tregonning and Ian Cavill present a show
'The early 80s and BR Blue'
Todays Network Rail Measurement Train
Andrew Triggs Roger Winnen
Andrew Triggs Roger Winnen
Weathered 43277 arriving 1Q18 at Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen
43013 viewed from the station wall, with 43188 at Platform 3 (with 43042) Copyright Andrew Triggs
43013 Viewed from Platform 3 & 4 together with 43042 and a 12.50 departure service to Plymouth seen leaving Platform 2 Copyright Roger Winnen
Departing 82 late at 13.25, 43013 leads 1Q18 away from Platform 4. Copyright Andrew Triggs
Weathered 43277 trailing 1Q18 at it departs Penzance Copyright Andrew Triggs
Tregoss Moor
Roger Winnen
A selection of photos from a trip out to Mid-Cornwall in 1976 by Roger Winnen.
76-07-10 An unamed Class 50 at Goss Moor. Copyright Roger Winnen
76-07-10 A Gloucester Cross County Unit heads for Newquay. Copyright Roger Winnen
76-07-10 A Class 47 climbs to the Goss Moor Bridge. Copyright Roger Winnen
76-07-10 The same train at Goss Moor. Copyright Roger Winnen
76-07-10 A Class 50 at Goss Moor. Copyright Roger Winnen
The cause of many a traffic jam, the iron bridge at Goss Moor, 40 years apart (1976/2016) - Roger Winnen/Jon Hird.
All quiet at Parkandillack
Jon Hird
Parkandillack has been 'mothballed' for the last few years now, with the only visits being made by the occasional Network Rail test train. Today with some fine weather I thought I would visit the site and capture some pictures.
It's always seemed mind boggling to me that the incinerator next door was never rail connected. The £114m installation requires more fuel (rubbish) to run efficiently than Cornwall can produce, so out-of-county waste is ferried in daily by lorries. At the time of its 'switch on' in 2017, as much as a third of its total fuel was being imported from outside of the area it was built to serve.
As for what the future holds - who knows? Visually, the track from Treviscoe appears to be in good condition. Lithium would seem to be Imerys new 'baby' and a company called Cornish Lithium have reached an arrangement with Imerys to start test drilling in the nearby Trelavour Pit (click here for a document with more info on that). Perhaps the facility will be useful if that venture proves fruitful? We can but hope!
It's always seemed mind boggling to me that the incinerator next door was never rail connected. The £114m installation requires more fuel (rubbish) to run efficiently than Cornwall can produce, so out-of-county waste is ferried in daily by lorries. At the time of its 'switch on' in 2017, as much as a third of its total fuel was being imported from outside of the area it was built to serve.
As for what the future holds - who knows? Visually, the track from Treviscoe appears to be in good condition. Lithium would seem to be Imerys new 'baby' and a company called Cornish Lithium have reached an arrangement with Imerys to start test drilling in the nearby Trelavour Pit (click here for a document with more info on that). Perhaps the facility will be useful if that venture proves fruitful? We can but hope!
Looking at the site from the South West, the proximity to St. Dennis incinerator is apparent. 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.
Looking at the site from the South West, the proximity to St. Dennis incinerator is apparent. 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.
Another view from the South West. Visible is the farm track overbridge on which many enthusiasts have stood over the years pointing a camera at whatever St. Blazey have dispatched up the branch. 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.
A view of the loading shed and facilities at Parkandillack. 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.
A view from the North East looking back over the site and down the line towards Treviscoe. 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.
Looking from the South West again, the end of the line (which once continued to St. Dennis Junction) is visible. The smaller buildings in the background form part of the site which it's rumoured may soon be occupied by Cornish Lithium. 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.
End of the line! A set of buffer stops hide in the vegetation at the end of the head shunt. This once continued to St. Dennis Junction. 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.
A final look back up the line towards Treviscoe (with me on the bridge). 11.01.24, copyright Jon Hird.