Pugsley Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 It could be 37416 which was outbased at St Blazey and wore that livery, perhaps 1994 - 96 (ish)With that pattern of lamp brackets on the front, it almost certainly is 37416. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Nice to see an autumnal photo with trees, trains and the river. A couple of questions! Is the Cl.66 hauling out empties or is that left to a shunter? Is there still one there at Carne Point? Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2014 Looks like the 66 is shunting... I seem to recall the Fowey shunter was lost some years ago in order to use the train engine..... Correct - train engine does the shunting there now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat37670 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 66176 shunting. The train loco on arrival has to shunt its own wagons and depart with the same rake once emptied. Gone are the days when the loco would drop off loaded wagons, leave a 08 to shunt and leave straight away with another set of empties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
floss_4 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Presumably one rake is usually to/from/or at Fowey while the other is being loaded at Rocks or Parkandillack? The third is stored at St Blazey. Do they rotate wagons into and out of store or are the stored ones all non serviceable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thanks for keeping me up to date with what goes on these days. Always interesting to me! Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted November 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2014 Presumably one rake is usually to/from/or at Fowey while the other is being loaded at Rocks or Parkandillack? The third is stored at St Blazey. Do they rotate wagons into and out of store or are the stored ones all non serviceable? There was a good article about the operation in I believe the last issue of Rail. One interesting thing that this picture has made sense of is that there are always 2 extra wagons left at Fowey. These act as reach wagons during part of the shunting, I think so that the loco doesn't go over the weigh bridge. I presume that these are the two that are at one end of the 66. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat37670 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 The two 'reach' wagons are indeed those coupled to the left of the loco, these being high numbered HAA converts that havn't actually carried clay for many years. (you can see in the photo they have no roof). As for the stored examples, there are 30+ in long term store in the north end sidings of St.Blazey that have been there since the current contract started nearly two years ago now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat37670 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Presumably one rake is usually to/from/or at Fowey while the other is being loaded at Rocks or Parkandillack? The third is stored at St Blazey. Do they rotate wagons into and out of store or are the stored ones all non serviceable? There is always a rake at Goonbarrow. On the days the train runs there it arrives with empties and takes the loaded. When the train runs to Parkandillack/Treviscoe it arrives with empties and has to wait for the same set to be loaded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat37670 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Two pints is almost worth catching the next available to SHF...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Liskeard in 1995, Several hundred more clay shots in my Flickr Western region collection, click on the link below and then on the relative Icon for each album. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/collections/72157626619390732/ Ernie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2014 Liskeard in 1995, Several hundred more clay shots in my Flickr Western region collection, click on the link below and then on the relative Icon for each album. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/collections/72157626619390732/ Ernie Oh yes, those were the days, alright! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted December 29, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2014 Oh dear, Mickey's channeling Smashy n' Nicey now.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Goodness, 2015 and still the occasional surprise lurks around the corner. Jan 26th was an exceptional working in Cornwall. 66176 failed at Treverrin tunnel with 6G08, assistance came in the form of FGW's 57603 driven by Phil Jones of Penzance. With Darrin Hart conducting - the train was withdrawn and dropped off in St Blazey Yard. Here's the spectacular sight of the class 57 about to cut off and return West to work 1A40 later in the evening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted January 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2015 Given all the recent problems with the 57s it's good to see one of them coming to the rescue of a 66! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'm having a lot of trouble finding colour pictures of traditional stone clay dries. Do any of you have any of these? Looking for 1970s and earlier. I need to get the stone colour and weathering right on the models I'm building. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 While searching for something else on Flickr I found this album of 38 photos entitled 'Wenford Clay' mostly from 1982, I don't think these photos have been linked before, https://www.flickr.com/photos/25025911@N08/11804433835/in/set-72157639488341185 cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJ Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 What a find!!! Superb photos, very interesting. I keen thinking that Bodmin General in diesel days (with a 'what if' passenger service to Wadebridge/Padstow) would make a fascinating model....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks for that link, Kevin. What a lovely collection of pictures! Beautifully taken colour pictures of blue diesels and clayhoods and the Bodmin and Wentford bridge route. Quite a rare subject matter, I would say, but fairly comprehensively covered here! A real pleasure to view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 March 13th 2015 and a lovely sunny morning until around 9.30. A new view to visit of Tywardreath near Par has sprung up as a result of some hedge trimming. The famous class 37 days saw no trees at this point along the railway to Treesmill. How times change. Then a visit to Carne Point for the arrival. High tide, and some stunning light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardTrevithick Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The mostly disused down clay sidings at Lostwithiel are having their annual de-veg. When I passed by earlier a team were busy with strimmers, chainsaws etc. Having spoken to one of them whilst he was having a break, he said they were asked to clear them so they can be used by ballast trains in the not too distant future. Wait and see on that I think, unless anyone know of any significant engineering works coming up in the area. I have heard Colas Rail may be involved in some Cornish engineering works. Certainly it is looking a lot tidier although it is not finished yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 12, 2015 The mostly disused down clay sidings at Lostwithiel are having their annual de-veg. When I passed by earlier a team were busy with strimmers, chainsaws etc. Having spoken to one of them whilst he was having a break, he said they were asked to clear them so they can be used by ballast trains in the not too distant future. Wait and see on that I think, unless anyone know of any significant engineering works coming up in the area. I have heard Colas Rail may be involved in some Cornish engineering works. Certainly it is looking a lot tidier although it is not finished yet. I wish that this were so. I can check, of course, but these sidings are DB Schenker infrastructure, and only see occasional use at the moment when the RailVac needs stabling in that part of Cornwall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Summer in clay country: Dont be fooled by the sun - there was gale blowing and it was freezing up there!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Strong enough for 38 CDAs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2015 Downhill maybe Don't laugh, I'm not sure that Craig was being entirely flippant...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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