Interesting!
The 66 I saw had its train split over two of the sidings with some sort of crane or excavator helping to load it.. not sure what it was being loaded with?
They were very big wagons though, I can't remember what type..
Love the pics of Penzance!
How far off are you from completing the route? It must be pretty long as if I remember rightly it takes nearly or over 2 hours to get from Truro to Plymouth, or is it 1hour..
David
I have just seen photos on Fotopic, the person who took them takes photos around the area quite alot, and he is the signal man for Truro.
Apparently the crane was loading sand into the MEA wagons. The sand was needed for a ship in Falmouth Docks.
There are still lines running down to the docks which diverge from the branchline just before Falmouth Docks station, but I don't think they have been used for a few years at least.
I also wonder how they managed to do this, as with the new passing loop at Penryn, there are two trains running at once, so the line is always occupied, unless it ran later in the evening when just a single train runs the branch.
So far I have completed St Austell to Penzance, and the Falmouth and St Ives branches. Line gradients and scenery needs improving between St Austell and Saltash (Most of St Austell to Par is now done), and the Newquay and Looe branches. The devon side of the Tamar however is a different story, only the St Budeaux area of Plymouth is done. So St Budeaux to Plymouth is just the orignal DEM texturing at the moment, the same with the Gunnislake branch. So lots to do on the Devon side.
Its 80 miles from Penzance to Plymouth with St Austell being the half way marker at 40 miles from both. It takes 2 hours from Penzance to Plymouth, and 1hr 20 from Truro to Plymouth.
Think thats the most I have written since i left school :hehe: :hehe:
Mark
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(note: this is the first railwaves content iv downloaded)
