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June 27th 2024

27/6/2024

 
Cornwall Railway Society
Visit to the Plym Valley Railway Transport Weekend
Sunday 30th June 2024
Depart Penzance 09.18, Camborne 09.36, Redruth 09.43, Truro 09.54, St Austell 10.11, Par 10.18, Bodmin Parkway 10.30. Plymouth arrive 11.10

Busses dept from the main bus stop going into Plymouth. Service 51 will depart at 34 and 04 minutes past the hour and will take you to Marsh Mills, then a short walk to the Plym Valley station.

Purchase an Off Peak day return to Plymouth.
The Plym Valley fares are an Adult Return at £7.00 or a Rover Ticket at £12.

There are a number of trains returning home.

To find the bus stop for Plymouth, follow the route of the line through the old Marsh Mills Station which goes under the dual carriageway, then turn left for a flight of steps leading to the bus stop.

For more info on the event, click here.


The Welsh Marches Tour
Paul Barlow

Hello Keith

A few of yesterdays (25.06.24) Welsh Marches tour from Paignton to Shrewsbury.

Hope they are of interest

Kind regards

Paul
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47593 on the 0545 Paignton to Shrewsbury 25 June 2024 Exeter St Davids. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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61306 Mayflower 25 June 2024 Bristol Temple Meads. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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61306 Mayflower on the 1548 Shrewsbury to Paignton at Bristol Temple Meads 25 June 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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61306 Mayflower on the 1548 to Paignton Shrewsbury 25 June 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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61306 waits to take over 47593 on the 0545 Paignton to Shrewsbury 25 June 2024 Bristol Temple Meads. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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67008 leaves Shrewsbury on a Manchester to Cardiff serivice 25 June 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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Essential supplies for the crew. Copyright Paul Barlow.
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Semaphores and a grand signal box. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul - a grand day out!

46003 at Dainton
Roger Geach

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46003 at Dainton with the RPPR 'Deltic Ranger' re-run on 05.03.1978. 46003 did the Newton Abbot to Par and return section. 46003 was an early withdrawl. Copyright Roger Geach.
Many thanks as always, Roger

Finished for the week
Jon Hird

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66025 arrives back at St. Blazey in the evening sunshine on 26.06.2024. Its weekly work on the local clay trips completed. Copyright Jon Hird.

Sherborne to Barnstaple
James Bown

An enjoyable trip through beautiful countryside on a real summer’s day. The evergreen Class159 as comfortable and reliable as ever took me to Exeter St David’s and thence onward to Barnstaple criss crossing the beautiful river Taw. The Class 158 rather lack the comfort of the 159’s but were ‘on time’.

The iron work at Sherborne is shown to good effect, and one is able to contemplate the ghosts of the past at Barnstaple, straight on for Bideford and Torrington and curving right for “ The slow train to Morteho” (with apologies to Flanders and Swan) and on wards to Ilfracombe. Finally a train on platform 2 at Barnstaple, perhaps the best we can hope for?
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The class 159 arrives at Sherborne. 26.06.24, copyright James Bown.
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'End of the line' - for now? Barnstaple, 26.06.2024. Copyright James Bown.
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GWR 158798 at Barnstaple. Copyright James Bown.
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Platform 2 at Barnstaple. Copyright James Bown.
Many thanks for sharing your journey with us James, a corner of our region we don't tend to see too much of.

Bodmin CDAs
Andrew & Diane Jones

​Please find attached 3 photographs on the Bodmin Railway, reference CDA training runs.

Unfortunately I missed the early run to Boscarne, but caught up with the proceedings at Bodmin General.

True to form the consist was not running to schedule and after some debate, possibly with regard to braking training or mechanical detail, left at 11.20 for Bodmin Road.

I decided to drive down to Charlie,s Gate to capture the return trip at 11.56.

Its rather ironic that we enthusiasts are chasing around taking photographs of the very CDA’s that hastened the demise of the Wenfordbridge branch, but life goes on and thanks to the efforts of the Bodmin team we are able to still experience the recent past.

Very best wishes Andrew and Diane 
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A close-up of 47306 'The Sapper' at Bodmin General. Copyright Andrew & Diane Jones.
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47306 and the 8 CDA's depart Bodmin General for Bodmin Parkway on 22.06.2024. Copyright Andrew & Diane Jones.
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47306 powers away past Charlies Gate heading for Bodmin General. Copyright Andrew & Diane Jones.
Many thanks, some fantastic images of an interesting day.

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