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« Reply #150 on: January 15, 2018, 23:16:04 »

My first though was that someone had reversed the colours of St Piran's flag.  Tongue Wink Grin
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« Reply #151 on: January 15, 2018, 23:21:14 »

Yes, I must admit that I wasted a moment or two, thinking along those same lines, so to speak.  Roll Eyes

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William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

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« Reply #152 on: January 16, 2018, 17:40:32 »


Is that a young ET waiting to "cab" 1450?

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I was able to watch the engines working from my bedroom window ...................... not so many trees in the 60 / 70 as now

Before we restart the guessing this is just for ET (taken from Winter Hill):

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Would be difficult to get that shot now due to all trees that have grown since
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« Reply #153 on: January 22, 2018, 20:07:36 »

The rock face in the background makes me think of Cattedown. I can’t quite read the Industrial Estate sign to check
No.23 Correct (Apologies once again for the delay.  Been very busy with other things)
Photograph taken in 2006.  Cattedown Open level crossing on the former goods only branch from Laira.  The sign indicates an approach to the Open Level Crossing.  The branch is now closed for most of its length with only a shortish stub existing to a scrap yard with little traffic.
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« Reply #154 on: January 22, 2018, 20:09:05 »

No.24

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« Reply #155 on: January 22, 2018, 20:48:40 »

No 24. Approach to Plymouth Friary?
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« Reply #156 on: January 22, 2018, 20:49:48 »

Phil Wakely just pipd me to it.  That Bridge is Tothill Road!
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« Reply #157 on: January 24, 2018, 20:03:45 »

No 24. Approach to Plymouth Friary?
No.24 - Correct
Photograph taken in 2005.  Plymouth Friary station yard looking towards Tothill Road overbridge.  Friary station itself was sited to the further side of the bridge.  The lines in the foreground formed the run round loop for trains proceeding from Mount Gould Junction (Laira) to Cattedown (seen in Photograph No.23).
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« Reply #158 on: January 24, 2018, 20:04:27 »

No.25

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« Reply #159 on: January 24, 2018, 20:16:32 »

Yeovil junction, coming up from Pen Mill
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« Reply #160 on: January 30, 2018, 11:31:38 »

Yeovil junction, coming up from Pen Mill
No.25 - Correct.
Photograph taken in 1997.  At the time, a 'signalling' survey of the Salisbury to Exeter (Pinhoe) line was being undertaken by Railtrack Southern to determine options for resignalling of the line.  I still have a copy of the feasibility study (a quite bulky tome) that eventually went nowhere due to a lack of funding to take it forward.  The photograph shows the down home signals reading from the Pen Mill branch (lower disc for Down Sidings, left main arm for the Down Line, middle main arm for the Up Line and right reduced arm for the Up Sidings).  In the fog in the distance is Yeovil Junction signalbox which controlled the whole layout here and which has a very interesting history too long to relate here.
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« Reply #161 on: February 04, 2018, 18:55:17 »

No.26

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« Reply #162 on: February 05, 2018, 16:15:34 »

Aberystwyth, with the engine shed to the right.
Many thanks for the pictures SandTEngineer, very interesting.
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« Reply #163 on: February 06, 2018, 15:25:05 »

Aberystwyth, with the engine shed to the right.
Many thanks for the pictures SandTEngineer, very interesting.

No.26 - Correct
Photograph taken in September 1971.  Aberwystwth signalbox to the left.  Steam shed to the right (at that time used by the Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge steam locomotives).  The signal in the foreground has a main post of late 1910s concrete construction.  These were introduced due to a shortage of timber brought about by WW1.  Easy to spot by the weight reducing holes in the post.  The signal arm is of wood construction (noted by the peeling paint).

That's all for now, folks!  Thanks for your interest.
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« Reply #164 on: February 06, 2018, 22:52:48 »

May I offer you our very grateful thanks for posting all of those fascinating historic images, together with details of their locations and significance, SandTEngineer.

Chris.  Wink Cheesy Grin

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