G7 Summit - Cornwall - June 2021

[whole diary]

[RailCornwall]

Once and for all ... Scroll to the bottom of this page ....

https://www.carbisbayhotel.co.uk/instagram

[TonyK]

Proper!

[stuving]

The question of "hosting the summit" vs. "providing accommodation for leaders" is largely a distinction without a difference. A lot of the meetings are bilateral and hosted by one of the leaders in their accommodation. A separate location for the full sessions and press conferences has the obvious advantage that the media can be corralled there and only a few VIPs will be moving about.

[REVUpminster]

I like the optimism on here expecting President Biden and not President Harris. June is a long time for a 78 year old. Trump was a youngster.

[TonyK]

I like the optimism on here expecting President Biden and not President Harris. June is a long time for a 78 year old. Trump was a youngster.

Brains clearly age at different rates. So long as he avoids the bleach injections, he'll get through it.

[Kempis]

Joe Biden is no stranger to trains. He has been called Amtrak Joe.

Indeed -- so much so that his local station has been renamed after him.

[Kempis]

1941 and 1958 diagrams: https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwf/S1086-12.pdf
from https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwf/S1086.htm

Not sure of current stuff - 2nd bay lost from 1958 but otherwise similar??

Edit to add - http://www.svrsig.org/diags/S1086.htm - changes in 1964

Further edit Picture showing shunt signal still in place dated 6/2012

https://photos.signalling.org/index?/category/121-st_erth

Would need a reversal, but possible.

Thank you both.

[grahame]

Joe Biden is no stranger to trains. He has been called Amtrak Joe.

Indeed -- so much so that his local station has been renamed after him.

You have inspired me to ask about other station renamings ... http://www.passenger.chat/24550

[infoman]

Well if a USA Carrier does make the trip,it won't be the Ronald Reagan.

[Jamsdad]

Just another clarification. Newquay is extremely well suited for the biggest aircraft to fly in. It is a front runner to become the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) spaceport due to its long runway, and was, until mothballed also a US airbase with a lot of very nasty missiles stored there,  and high security so the USAF^▸ (United States Air Force) will be very familiar with it.

[infoman]

Heard that the presidential car will not be allowed into the area,due the cars width.

[TonyK]

Heard that the presidential car will not be allowed into the area,due the cars width.

It struggled in Dublin with ground clearance. But I am sure Amtrak Joe would love the ride on a chartered train from Quintrell Downs after a short drive from the airport, reversing at Par and Penzance.

My money is on a chopper to the hotel lawn or golf course.

[TaplowGreen]

Heard that the presidential car will not be allowed into the area,due the cars width.

It struggled in Dublin with ground clearance. But I am sure Amtrak Joe would love the ride on a chartered train from Quintrell Downs after a short drive from the airport, reversing at Par and Penzance.

My money is on a chopper to the hotel lawn or golf course.

Mebyon Kernow have offered the use of their horse and cart.

[Jamsdad]

More likely would be drive to St Erth and get the train round to Carbis Bay. I gather the recent phone call between Johnson and Biden focussed a fair but on train journeys!

[TonyK]

Mebyon Kernow have offered the use of their horse and cart.

They have both now?  Things have changed for the better since I lived in Redruth, and MK^▸ (Milton Keynes) got 34 votes in the election. That was in spite of having a local branch committee with more than 34 members.