That was good for a couple of hours Chris, some mixed GWR/FGW liveries and picking up the difficult to track local China Clay workings. Lovely signals there too of course - a nice station and layout for a model!
Thanks Darren. As the China Clay working ran that morning it was too good an opportunity to miss, and getting some HSTs was a bonus as I won't get many chances to visit the GWR before they're phased out. Par is a lovely little station, and staying nearby helped.
Nice views from somewhere you don't see so much of. That prim female automated voice - "Great Western RAILWAY" - is peculiarly irritating though, isn't it.
Thanks Andrei. Yes she confused me to start with as that's the same voice that announces on Greater Anglia, so 'Great Western' was misheard as 'Greater Anglia' first time round!!
Great video and catches! Love the semaphores there!
Thanks! It's a lovely little station but a scene that's soon to change forever.
Very enjoyable video Chris, always good to see footage from Cornwall, and getting a freight working would have been a bonus for me.
Thanks Mike. The freight working was the main target of the day, but getting some of the HSTs was a bonus with their days being numbered.
That was good for a couple of hours Chris, some mixed GWR/FGW liveries and picking up the difficult to track local China Clay workings. Lovely signals there too of course - a nice station and layout for a model!
Thanks Darren. As the China Clay working ran that morning it was too good an opportunity to miss, and getting some HSTs was a bonus as I won't get many chances to visit the GWR before they're phased out. Par is a lovely little station, and staying nearby helped.
Fantastic selection Chris, I hope you're enjoying your holidays
Thanks Brad. Had a great time. Journey home was interesting though - snowstorm on the M25 around London!
Good to hear, if we could get a bit of that out here it'd be nice!
OK I'll swap some of it for a bit of your heat!
hello good train
Nice freight. But I'm saddened at the DB: Deutsche Bahn. If it was GWR Great Western Railway instead I'd be happy:-)
Most UK rail operators are foreign owned now since privatisation.
Are the HSTs still carrying premium fish traffic from Penzance?
No those days are sadly long gone. Now transported by road in refrigeration containers.
Nice views from somewhere you don't see so much of. That prim female automated voice - "Great Western RAILWAY" - is peculiarly irritating though, isn't it.
Thanks Andrei. Yes she confused me to start with as that's the same voice that announces on Greater Anglia, so 'Great Western' was misheard as 'Greater Anglia' first time round!!