October 11th 2024

11/10/2024

Dennis Clarke presents:
'My life on the railways'
From Willesden and Wembley, to North Pole and Temple Mills
- Tomorrow, 12th October 2024 -

Please come along to Dennis' presentation tomorrow.

Starting at 18:30, at the Memorial Hall, Redruth Methodist Church.

Redruth Methodist Church is easy to find - it is alongside the railway adjacent to the tunnel.
Exiting the station from the up-side, turn right.

The Seaton Tramway
Michael Forward

Roger, We spent a very enjoyable week at Sidmouth last week and on the first day travelled on the Seaton Tramway,for the first time.
I was very impressed with the whole set up and can praise the restoration of Colyton station in particular.An excellent café and I can recommend the breakfast baps.!
Here is the station with a tram at the end of the platform waiting to return to Seaton.
All the best, Michael Forward.

Many Thanks Michael

Memories of the Southern Route
March 1977
By Roger Winnen
Part 8

02.04.1977 - Brentor Station. Copyright Roger Winnen.

02.04.1977 - Near Brentor. Copyright Roger Winnen

02.04.1977 - Mary Tavy and Blackdowne Halt. Copyright Roger Winnen

02.04.1977 - Tavistock North (note the impressive TV aerial!) Copyright Roger Winnen. See caption below

02.04.1977 - Tavistock North. Copyright Roger Winnen.

Roger Winnen's "Memories of the Southern Route - March 1977 part 8" - the impressive TV aerial is, in fact an amateur (ham) radio aerial - a 3-element beam for the 20/15/10 metre bands . . .

Dale Chadwick (holder of Class A Amateur Radio Licence since 1966, callsign G3VMK)
Sent from Dale's iPad

Many Thanks Dale

02.04.1977 - Tavistock North Station. Copyright Roger Winnen

02.04.1977 - Gunnislake Station. Copyright Roger Winnen

BR Blue in 1975
Paul Barlow
+ additional notes from Guy Vincent

We were very happy to receive some additional notes to accompany this set of images from Guy Vincent - Guy's notes are shown below each image. Thank you very much, Guy.

21.06.1975 - D1069 awaits departure from Plymouth. Copyright Paul Barlow (Original photographer unknown).

Guy Vincent writes: Sat. 21 06 1975 - D1069 on 1A79 1435 Penzance - Paddington at Plymouth (due 1631-1640).

13.07.1975 - D1011 Western Thunderer at Dawlish Warren. Copyright Paul Barlow (Original photographer unknown).

Guy Vincent writes: Sun. 13 07 1975 - D1011 on 1B15 1030 Paddington - Penzance at Dawlish Warren (due Exeter St Davids 1336, first stop, pick up only, 'Cornish Riviera Limited').

19.07.1975 - D1028 Western Hussar at Exeter St Davids. Copyright Paul Barlow (Original photographer unknown).

Guy Vincent writes: Sat. 19 07 1975 - D1028 on 1A69 0840 Penzance - Paddington at Exeter St Davids (due approx 1145am, shown as non-stop in public timetable from Plymouth dep 1045 to Reading arr 1402).

12.08.1975 - 50003 Leaves Exeter St. Davids on a Penzance to Liverpool train. Copyright Paul Barlow (Original photographer unknown).

Guy Vincent writes: Mon. 12 08 1975 - 50003 on 1M85 0755 Penzance - Liverpool at Exeter St Davids (due 1125).

13.08.1975 - D1013 Western Ranger on The Kensington Olympia to St Austell Motorail seen from the Dawlish sea wall. Copyright Paul Barlow (Original photographer unknown).

Guy Vincent writes: Tue. 13 08 1975 - D1013 on 1V34 0745 Kensington Olympia - St Austell Motorail at Dawlish (due past approx 1105).

One last note from Guy:

D1011 and D1069 were both withdrawn on 6th October 1975 along with D1025, D1026, D1034 D1052 and D1059. These seven withdrawals were planned and took place at the end of the summer timetable period.

Many thanks Paul - a wonderful batch of images, thanks for sharing them. And a big thanks to Guy Vincent too, for once again helping fill-in the gaps.

Derrycombe RHTT
Jon Hird

I've been trying to capture a photograph of the RHTT on all of the viaducts in the Glynn Valley, and this is the one I have been dreading. The train only just fits on the bridge, and as anybody who has tried their hand at drone photography will know, the varying shutter lag on the devices means that freezing a moving subject precisely is something of pot luck. Thankfully I managed to frame the train pretty centrally. 66179 and 66154 head for St. Blazey with the railhead treatment train over Derrycombe viaduct on 10.10.2024. Copyright Jon Hird.

Checking open train times revealed that another 66 was heading to my position from the West, so I stopped just around the corner to take this shot of 66244 hauling 10 loaded JIA's up the valley running as 6C10. The wagons had been loaded at Par Harbour. 10.10.2024, copyright Jon Hird.

A question about Liskeard
Can you help?

From a reader:

Hi,

I lived in Liskeard during the mid 70s, and as a lad spent many hours at the station ( sometimes in the signal box ) watching the coming and goings, and the shunting of van trains into the Cornwall and West Devon farmers store between the main line and Looe branch. I have a question about the old goods shed sited west of the platforms.

It is a two road shed that appears to have only one loading bank, and as I cannot find a picture that shows any doors across the two tracks, appears to be unable to be secured ?

Can anyone cast any light on the reason for this design or indeed its use.

Thankyou in anticipation,

Adrian

Liskeard on 17.07.1971 with D804 rolling in with the 08:15 Paddington - Penzance. Adrian is curious as to the design and use of the black goods shed to the right of the image. Photo copyright Ron Kosys.

Thanks for your question, Adrian. If you can help with the answer, please do drop us an email -
[email protected]

St. Erth Footbridge Progress
Dennis Clarke

Hi Keith, Roger, Jon,

Here are a few pictures of the new St Erth footbridge that I took today. (10.10.2024)

It is certainly taking shape !

Regards,
Dennis

The new St. Erth footbridge nears completion. 10.10.2024, copyright Dennis Clarke.

Many thanks, Dennis - good to see the progress.

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