| Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by grahame at 06:33, 19th April 2025 |     |
A little more free time, and a need to brush up on what's going on with public transport across the region "encouraged" me to take a FOSW ticket that I am half way through, Rather more serious than "lighter side", here are a dozen rail related pictures taken over the last few days as I brush up showing a great variety.
As an Easter Quiz, how many can you recognise from the great variation we have across the region? Please name one each (I'm sure they will all be identified very quickly ...)
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| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by bradshaw at 08:00, 19th April 2025 | |
11 Thornford (Bridge Halt), that and Chetnole used the old platform from Cattistock Halt, replacing the timber one originally used.
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by old original at 08:12, 19th April 2025 | |
3. Truro.
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by grahame at 08:16, 19th April 2025 | |
11 Thornford (Bridge Halt), that and Chetnole used the old platform from Cattistock Halt, replacing the timber one originally used.
Correct - also know as Thornford for Beer Hackett, and as Thornford International in some quarters. I walked there from Yeovil Junction - and the walk reminded me of just how crass (IMHO) it is that there's no good passenger interchange between the main line East-West and the North-South line. Of course, one was "Southern" and the other was "Western" and so never the two shall talk - surely we could overcome that history?
3. Truro.
Yep! My intent was to head to Falmouth Docks but plans changed (nothing to do with the railway) ... another day, perhaps.
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by Timmer at 08:23, 19th April 2025 | |
0. Diverted XC service passing through Bath due to a points issue between Bridgwater and Taunton on Tuesday.
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by GBM at 08:24, 19th April 2025 | |
7. Heading for Kingswear from Bridge Halt (now removed?).
Paignton to Kingswear.
Dartmouth used to have a ticket and luggage office, but no trains of course.
Used to alight from Churston school at Bridge Halt many years ago.
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by ellendune at 08:54, 19th April 2025 | |
5. I am going to guess Heathfield Branch at Newton Abbot from Newton Road Bridge
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by grahame at 09:01, 19th April 2025 | |
0. Diverted XC service passing through Bath due to a points issue between Bridgwater and Taunton on Tuesday.
Ah - I had wondered what it was doing there!
7. Heading for Kingswear from Bridge Halt (now removed?).
Paignton to Kingswear.
Dartmouth used to have a ticket and luggage office, but no trains of course.
Used to alight from Churston school at Bridge Halt many years ago.
Paignton to Kingswear.
Dartmouth used to have a ticket and luggage office, but no trains of course.
Used to alight from Churston school at Bridge Halt many years ago.
Yes; I'm a little sad that intermediate stations between Paignton and Kingswear are no longer served. Picture shown Goliath pulling Madelaine, Rebecca and others about ...
Sorry - No. 5 is not the Heathfield Branch
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by johnneyw at 10:49, 19th April 2025 | |
4. Plym Valley railway perchance?
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 12:57, 19th April 2025 | |
5. Cattewater Branch Line, Plymouth.
Chris from Plymouth.
| Re: Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures Posted by Cattewater Junction at 13:44, 19th April 2025 | |
No 5 is the Cattewater Branch and Cattewater Junction is at the end of the curve
