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Lots of people in St Ives enjoying the sun.

The nice folk at 'Great Western Coffee Shop' have one here

It's a Staff and it looks like it was the one in use when the steam train used to regularly set fire to the grass on Lelant incline.

The 4 foot south of Dawlish station has steel covers and the cess is wire caged to stop the ballast being washed away.

Bit of an HST game for the scrotes down here in Winter to put the full/half bright switch to a half-way position or turn the lights of from the vestibule.

Senior Railcard.

Had a fright when I watched it at 2am this morning - a very long rail grinder went through !!

Pandrol is the name to Google

I see a lot of points painted white this year.

Bus from the Airport is a Western Greyhound 556 to Newquay and a similar 547 to St Ives - travel time will be at least 2 1/2 hours. The last 547 leaves Newquay at 16:30.

Done it - many years ago I was involved in building a viaduct inspection unit on a well type bogie wagon - was done in the old sheds at Long Rock, Penzance. We got a contract from Holmans to finish a two tier drilling platform and the viaduct unit was in the way so we pushed it out - the wagon...

I used to see the Timber train going up past Starcross on a Wednesday mid afternoon.

Possibly to ensure access to the bicycle store ?

Not really having a clue I wonder if it's for measuring wet bed sag ??

A result I suppose but 2 years (effectively) for attempted murder is hardly sending a message.

The XC services I've been on lately show.... Reserved from 'xyz' or Not reserved or Reserved Reserved from 'xyz' changes to Reserved when the train reaches 'xyz' cycle repeats....

I always understood that reservations lapse after 10 minutes anyway.

Usually a pax for St Ives would alight at St Erth for the branch line but it is acceptable to double back. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Anticipated arrival more like - I've watched it go through St Erth between 8-8:30 quite often.

No - but the line is run sensibly with flexible capacity. Winter is 153 (enhanced for Christmas/New Year) Easter is 153 + 150 High season is 2 x 150 When the new park 'n ride open I hear it will be 2 x 150 + 153. At 2 tph that's a lot of bodies. --- old post above --- --- new post below...

I was on the preceding XC service which was also full and standing - TM went through with a clicker counter and asked for volunteers to leave and catch the following services. Unfortunately I was in Topsham enjoying an Oliva's pasty when the rescue power cars arrived. Coming back down to...