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Saturday 2nd September 2023

2/9/2023

 
Meeth
then and now
Colin Burges

I forgot to say that at Meeth I took a shot from the lineside roughly where Mike Roach was standing when he took his "mystery" photo of a train at the platform, which was one of your items recently. I wondered whether you might do a "then and now" comparison.

Cheers, Colin.
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Meeth June 1962. Copyright Michael L, Roach.
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Meeth from an almost identical spot - how things change (For the worse!!) 2023 Colin Burges.
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A zoomed in version from the above view shows Colin's bike propped against the platform.
Oh dear - many thanks Colin.

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The 'New Order' at
Golant
Jon Hird

Please find attached a photo of 66190 nearing journeys end at Golant this afternoon. It was running very early due to the rail strike, which meant the sun was very head-on, this let me venture to the opposite side of the harbour for a bit of a change.

16 JIA’s today, still a little short of the tonnage a full rake of 38 CDA’s would have carried, perhaps when the previously stored JIA’s and JGA’s make it out we’ll see even longer rakes making the journey up and down the branches..? 

All the best, Jon
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Golant 66190 16 JIA’s today. 1st September 2023, Copyright Jon Hird
Thanks Jon, unusual these days to see the view from the river side.

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Cheesewring
Dale Chadwick
A nice day today so we decided to have a look around Minions and visit the Cheesewring.
I noted before leaving that the CRS had a trip there in 2003 and there were still some vestiges of rail in place.
Well it has become a little more overgrown since then (!) but still some metals in place - thought you might be amused by a photo of our dog Lulu about to cross the tracks near the entrance to the quarry.  Hope there are no trains running today!

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Thanks - glad you had a good day Dale - no no trains at Cheesewring - strike day!!!!

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The CRS party on the 20th September 2003 - maybe you are in this group Dale. Copyright Roger Winnen.
Looking back.
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Rails at Cheesewring quarry. 1st June 1996. Copyright Roger Winnen
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Going back even further in time. Working at the Cheesewring Quarry. From the Alan Harris collection.
Thanks to Roger and Alan.

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