The Cornwall Railway Society
Ride the Cornish branchlines
07.09.2024
Roger Winnen
On Saturday the 7th of September, Roger led a gathering of CRS members on a trip to ride the Cornish Branchlines. A selection of photos are below, the full set can be found in our 'features' page - click here.
The Night Riviera arrives at Penzance prior to our departure on the 08.15 service to Paddington. Copyright Roger Winnen.
Arrival at Bere Alston where the points are changed for the remainder of the run to Gunnislake. Copyright Roger Winnen
Changing times at Newquay. Platform 1 on the left is being reinstated and rebuilt. Copyright Roger Winnen
Falmouth Docks. Copyright Roger Winnen.
For the full series of photos, please click here.
A query - can you help?
Ottery St. Mary (new) signal box
Hi,
I don't have a news item but I do have a query. Could you any of your members tell me when the new brick and glass signal box at Ottery St. Mary station was opened - any help would be much appreciated.
By way of an aside I was the fireman on 35022 when she worked the 1st East Devon Rail Tour on 28/02/1965 - my enquiry is related to that tour and photographs from it which cover the runs over the Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, and Exmouth branches.
All the best
Dave Wilson
I don't have a news item but I do have a query. Could you any of your members tell me when the new brick and glass signal box at Ottery St. Mary station was opened - any help would be much appreciated.
By way of an aside I was the fireman on 35022 when she worked the 1st East Devon Rail Tour on 28/02/1965 - my enquiry is related to that tour and photographs from it which cover the runs over the Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, and Exmouth branches.
All the best
Dave Wilson
Thanks Dave - I'm sure that somebody will know the answer to this one! If you do, please drop us an email - [email protected]
The Bodmin Railway
China Clay Gala
Jon Hird
Many more photographs of this event can be found in our 'features' page - click here.
Steam selection at Bodmin General. 08.09.2024, copyright Jon Hird.
'Judy' is kept busy shunting at Bodmin General. 08.09.2024, copyright Jon Hird.
47306 runs round the CDA wagons at Bodmin Parkway. 08.09.2024, copyright Jon Hird.
The CDA's head through Colesloggett Halt on their way back to Bodmin General. 08.09.2024, copyright Jon Hird.
Framed by the well-polished bodysides of 5552 and a smartly dressed member of staff, the grimey and workstained CDA's look a little out of place at Bodmin General. 08.09.2024, copyright Jon Hird.
A double-headed arrival at Bodmin General. 08.09.2024, copyright Jon Hird.
For more images of this event, click here.
Engineering Variety at Westbury
Guy Vincent
A selection of engineering trains returning to Westbury during a very busy two hour spell on the afternoon of Sunday September 8th 2024.
Due to an unrelated overnight engineering possession in the Bristol area that overran by around 3 hours, no less than seven trains arrived at Westbury between 1350 and 1530. Three trains returning from a weekend renewals job near Little Mill Junction (between Pontypool & New Inn and Abergavenny) were diverted to run via Swindon, Reading and Newbury as they could not be routed via Bristol. Adding to all this activity were several light loco movements through the station to the stabling sidings.
Between them, the duty yard shunter and the arriving traincrew worked very efficiently to quickly get each train stabled in the appropriate area of the yard and then dispose of the locos.
In addition to the locos pictured below, locos stabled in the yards included 59003 66025 67023 67027 7801 and 70806.
Due to an unrelated overnight engineering possession in the Bristol area that overran by around 3 hours, no less than seven trains arrived at Westbury between 1350 and 1530. Three trains returning from a weekend renewals job near Little Mill Junction (between Pontypool & New Inn and Abergavenny) were diverted to run via Swindon, Reading and Newbury as they could not be routed via Bristol. Adding to all this activity were several light loco movements through the station to the stabling sidings.
Between them, the duty yard shunter and the arriving traincrew worked very efficiently to quickly get each train stabled in the appropriate area of the yard and then dispose of the locos.
In addition to the locos pictured below, locos stabled in the yards included 59003 66025 67023 67027 7801 and 70806.
66731 on 6G70 1005 Tilehurst - Westbury, ex Newbury route (arr 1308, 86 mins late). Copyright Guy Vincent.
66731 on 6G70 1005 Tilehurst - Westbury, ex Newbury route (arr 1308, 86 mins late). Copyright Guy Vincent.
70816 on 6C21 1055 Little Mill Jcn - Westbury, ex Bath route (arr 1316, 19 mins early). Copyright Guy Vincent.
56049 on 6C23 0840 Little Mill Jcn - Westbury ex B & H route, diverted, (arr 1410, 219 mins late). Copyright Guy Vincent.
66850 on 6Y44 0908 Little Mill Jcn - Westbury ex B & H route, diverted, (arr 1415, 180 mins late). Copyright Guy Vincent.
70807 & 56105 on 6C20 1229 Little Mill Jcn - Westbury ex Bath route (arr 1420, 16 mins early). Copyright Guy Vincent.
56105 on the rear of the 6C20 1229 Little Mill Jcn - Westbury ex Bath route (arr 1420, 16 mins early). Copyright Guy Vincent.
56105 having been detached from the rear of the train. Copyright Guy Vincent.
56105 and 56049 stabled. Copyright Guy Vincent.
66765 on 6G71 1132 Tilehurst - Westbury ex B & H route, (arr 1530, 122 mins late). Copyright Guy Vincent.
59003 stabled in Westbury up yard. Copyright Guy Vincent.
Many thanks, Guy - I think you've almost photographed more locos today than we see in Cornwall over a year!