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Found another Exeter SD picture of 840.

I guess you have probably had a look through this thread, http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/40242-cornish-clay/ it may give some inspiration too.

A shot showing the roads around clay country - this is Treviscoe on the Parkandillack branch Here is Marsh Mills at Plymouth - and they second but last train up there. Summer at Rocks when the 08s were still shunting More soon....

That's a lovely scratchbuild. I would place it near the road junction. I dont think it would be near the works, but it's your layout mate - put it where you like. The plateau of land his lots of possibilities, if you bear with me I'll take some general pictures around Rocks at Goonbarrow. The buidings are very interesting, plus all the pipes, flues and generator rooms. Not to mention Knightwing portacabins which would look fab weathered with claydust.

I've had word from Model Rail HQ that this layout will be in the next issue. Exciting stuff.

Hello there I lovely little tribute to clay country. It's alway nice when proper contours are added to a railway. The river being a great focal point. As a Signalman who covers Goonbarrow, I hope you wont mind me commenting on one feature of the layout. There isn't enough clay around! Believe me - it gets everywhere, on cars, on the wagons, on nearby properties etc... The roads in the complex should be bright white, and the ground white blended with grass (which looks great by the way). I can supply some photos to aid you. Please dont be disheartened - It's a matter you can attend to with little effort or change.

With the evenings drawing in now, I decided to give some of the coaching fleet a little treat. The recent Bachmann mk2s make the older Hornby & Lima ones look rather odd with their deep set windows. I brought some pack od South Eastern Flushglaze sets for some Lima BGs and Hornby mk2 TSO & 1/2 brakes. Some windows popped in a treat, some needed some coaxing. All in all, a fiddly but worthwhile job. The first class coach has had new window sets, the 2nd class open has original glazing. A lima weathered BG with new glazing. The kits allow a little license to leave some droplights slightly open. Better shut them before they go through the carriage wash though! Another completed 1/2 brake

I knew I am unlikely to ever own a diesel loco, so I obtained some controls from various locos over the last 15 years, all legitimately too! I have the power controllers and brake handles from a class 37, 47 & 56.

47340 passes the Panel box and drops into the loco stabling spur for its next working. The Panel boys are out on the roof having a crafty fag.

It did run mate. 57604 went up through Par around 13.00 with JB at the controls.

Sun 29th Sept 2013 As mentioned above Braunton expected to work the last steam special to Par. 1Z37 08.28 Bristol TM - Par as usual, arr Par 14.01, deprt 17.45 in the evening. There is a schedule for a 12.20 0Z57 Long Rock to Laira on Sat 28th - Also a 5Z57 16.38 Laira to Long Rock. This may be a Sleeper coach move. Dont shoot if it doesnt run....

37403 certainly made it into Cornwall in this livery as seen in the railtour section of the Corwall Railway Society. It worked to Looe, and almost positive I've seen it on the Penzance fuel once - though that may have been celebrity 37408 in large logo.

For the night owls amongst us, some mid week engineering trains visiting the Duchy Mon 16th 6W98 19.41 Westbury to St Blazey Plymouth 22.03 Par 22.53 / 22.55 St Blazey 23.00 Tues 17th 6W98 06.20 Par to Westbury Liskd 06.54 Plymth 07.32 6W97 19.41 Westbury to St Blazey Plymth 22.03 Lisk 22.30 Par 22.53 / 22.55 St Blazey 23.00 Wed 18th 6W97 06.20 Par to Westbury Liskd 06.54 Plymth 07.32 6W60 20.42 Westbury to Penwithers Jn (Works as required to Penzance) Plymth 23.01 / 23.05 Liskd 23.30 Par 00.10 Truro 00.36 / 00.38 Thurs 19th 6W60 04.40 Long Rock to St Blazey via Penzance Penzance 04.44 / 06.12 Camborne 06.34 Par 07.18 / 07.48 St Blazey 08.07 6W35 22.09 St Blazey to Long Rock via Penzance (works as required to Truro) Par 22.28 / 22.59 Truro 23.26 / 23.28 Penzance 00.06 / 00.36 Long Rock 00.40 Fri 20th 6W35 04.49 Penwithers Jn to Westbury Par 05.18 Liskd 06.02 Plymouth 06.26 / 06.31

What's going on there? A round house with steam locos? It'll never catch on - bring back the noses please.

Network Rail yellow class 150 travelling around Cornwall next week: 18th September 2013 2Q08 05.24 Plymouth to Par Lostwithiel DGL: 06.13 / 06.19 Par DGL 06.30 / 06.41 Par 06.43 2Q08 06.53 Par to Truro via Fowey / Liskeard / Newquay / Par Lostwithiel (Rev) 07.01 / 07.42 Fowey 07.58 / 08.07 Lostwithiel 08.22 Liskeard (Rev) 08.38 / 08.56 Lostwithiel DGL 09.12 / 09.56 Par 10.04 Goonbarrow 10.18 / 10.51 Newquay 11.20 / 11.30 Goonbarrow 12.00 / 13.10 Par (Rev) 13.24 / 13.41 Truro 14.05 19th September 2013 2Q08 05.08 Truro to Plymouth via Penzance / St Ives / Penzance & Laira Camborne 05.23 Penzance (Rev) 05.38 / 05.50 St Ives (Rev) 06.08 / 06.18 Penzance (Rev) 06.36 / 07.25 Truro 07.55 Par 08.16 Liskd 08.37 Plym 09.00 / 09.30 Laira (Various moves) 09.48 / 11.01 Plymouth 11.06 20th September 2Q08 04.01 Plymouth to RTC Derby via Looe (Coombe only - not Moorswater) Saltash 04.08 Liskd 04.24 / 04.31 Looe 05.07 / 05.14 Liskd 05.42 / 05.50 Plym 06.17 / 06.19 The rest of the world.......

Hi - no updates for a while, have a new computer with Windows 8 and having trouble adjusting. Using Picassa 3 for my photos and seem to have lost Microsoft picture editor - which I loved using. Simple to shrink photos for RM Web & other web use. Here are some recent pictures with a B&W tint to age them for the Hydraulic period. A very diesel electric 33108 heads the Milk westbound D6328 brings in some empty stock to Mount Charles - still displaying 0F79 in the headcode. D812 is ready for the off with a down service. Double stamps on the Paddington Tail lamp still lit from its journey in from the TMD. D812 is tied onto a Paignton service. D6328 trundles a short freight back to Sandy Hill yard, including scrap from the yard.

The first proper working of the topic: There's steam down this & week Sunday 1st & 8th September. Timings the same for each week. I believe it's a Black 5 this Sunday 1Z37 08.48 Bristol TM to Par Exeter SD 10.27 / 11.19 N Abbt 12.11 Plymouth 12.58 / 13.08 Liskd 13.37 Par 14.01 Thence empty around to St Blazey for turning 1Z39 17.45 Par to Bristol TM Liskd 18.25 Plymouth 18.55 / 18.59 N Abbt 19.43 Exeter SD 20.15 / 20.41 Bristol TM 22.25

Mr Foot I presume? There are pictures of him being carried on a brakevan like a local hero when he announced he was moving on from Cornwall. He interviewed me for St Germans relief signalman in 1989!

Damian That shot on the previous page of the point work is probably prototypical. The trackwork at BZ isnt a work of art, but a mis match of previous designs ripped up and started again (sounds familiar?). The wagon trails as vehicles set back into the various roads when viewed from the box demonstate this. To say the trackwork is rustic is the kindest way to describe the yard.

Hi Will The Burngullow stone has its own topic.

Hello there Here is a new topic to detail photos and timings of railtours and specials running on the mainlines and branches of Cornwall. It was introduced to allow better access to forthcoming workings - rather than cluttering up the excellent Cornwall today topic. Would people rather we keep it for up to date pictures & information, or tours from years gone by? Please add your comments.

Aye Rick The sleepers still have blearly figures peering from their double windows, and have produced some "interesting" glimpses from the boxes as it passes by! Mostly old boys in vests or old woman slurping their morning tea - but sometimes more pleasing on the eye!

Great to see you & layout today Bill. Loved the Barnstaple sleeper service - nice bit of imaginative running there!