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West Country Rail
Activity.  
Karl Hewlett

Dear Keith.  This week coming sees quite a flurry of different activity in Cornwall from the norm, so I have sent over some links that may interest CRS readers.

Network Rail class 150 Radio Survey Unit:

Wednesday 3rd May
Laira TMD Fuel Point to Truro Yard via Looe and Newquay
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U35706/2017/05/03/advanced


Thursday 4th May
Truro Yard to Derby RTC via Falmouth
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U35707/2017/05/04/advanced


Network Rail HST New Measurement Train:

Friday 5th May
Old Oak Common to Paignton via Penzance
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H20042/2017/05/05/advanced


Bellmond Pullman VSOE class 66 or 67:
London Victoria to Truro
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53018/2017/05/05/advanced

Truro to Truro Yard ECS stock movement
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53019/2017/05/05/advanced

Truro Yard to DBC St Blazey Yard LIP ECS engine/s
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53020/2017/05/05/advanced

Saturday 6th May

DBC St Blazey Yard LIP to Truro Yard ECS engine/s
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53021/2017/05/06/advanced


Penzance to Bath Spa
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53023/2017/05/06/advanced

Bath Spa to Penzance
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53026/2017/05/06/advanced


Sunday 7th May
Penzance Sloopers Sidings to Truro ECS
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53029/2017/05/07/advanced

Truro to London Victoria
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53030/2017/05/07/advanced


No times are in the system yet for 'Great Britain X' tour, but I do know at the moment 34046 Braunton (as 34052 Lord Dowding) and 46100 Royal Scot are currently booked in to haul this. There are quite a lot of schedule changes already and the run on Saturday 8th May now only goes as far as Plymouth, on Sunday 7th the tour now starts from Truro (changed twice already from Falmouth and Penzance), so be prepared if it changes yet again!  I will update this tour when details come through.

Regards

Karl (Friends of Penmere Station).
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                      Many thanks indeed for your hard work Karl

West Somerset Gala Roger Aston

Keith, As start of our holiday we at West Somerset Gala for 3 days taking too many pictures. perhaps a feature when I can get time to sort them.
As a taster here are two from yesterday (27th) 
Best regards, Roger
Agreed - we will collect all received to form a 'Feature' in the future.

6960 turning on the triangle at Norton Fitzwarren. 27th April 2017 Copyright Roger Aston.

Inge Aston enjoys her footplate pass. 27th April 2017. Copyright Roger Aston

Newquay in 1971 
Ron Kosys

​Setting the scene  - Ron Writes 
To get the most out of my 1971 Railrover, myself and my mate started off at New Street on the night of Friday 16th July, by catching the 2326 ex New Street to Newquay, with an arrival at 0615. This started back at Nottingham at 2150. This was actually the day I finished school, aged 16 ! We had to buy singles to Cheltenham, the first station stop after midnight so our Railrovers had by then become valid...
Our loco for the packed overnighter was Peak 123. After the passengers had disembarked, the stock was moved to the sidings to the north of the station to allow 1064 to arrive with the 2125 from Manchester. as can be seen from the station clock, this arrived on time at 0640.
These trains then switched... The Peak departed at 0753 for Manchester, stopping all stations to Bodmin Road, the Western departing with the 0952 to Newcastle, first stop Par.

Newquay 1064 Western Regent ex 21.25 Manchester-Newquay 17th July 1971 Copyright Ron Kosys

Newquay 1064 Western Regent 17th July 1971 Copyright Ron Kosys

​​Liskeard viaduct 
​Sid Sponheimer

A shot of a early warship crossing Liskeard Viaduct on the 23rd of November 1965. Copyright Sid Sponheimer

Taunton
John Cornelius​

Copyright John Cornelius