But at the penalty of Yardees being late for work!!

TG, I’ve suggested mods amend thread title to reflect issues posted beyond 26 August.

The CRS website reports the lifting in of the bridge deck, with images:
http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc
Go to 12 August 2024 (below the interesting article about rail served public executions at Bodmin!).

A very interesting set of moves.

There are photos of various stages of this on todays (9 June 2024) news on the CRS website: http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc

bob, this is Saltash not Liskeard! The sleeper does not stop there any day, even Wednesday!

Both.
Exeter does to and including Totnes.
Plymouth west of there.

Thread already running on this:
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=25152.0

Thanks Richard for this.
However those of us that don’t do FB cannot see the full letter. Would it be possible for you to copy it in full here?
Cheers,
Paul

A detailed report from Craig Munday on the CRS website http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/ go to March 2023 page:

“A particularly soggy night saw the Night Riviera in trouble at Treesmill, near Par. The loco 57605 suffered a loss of power and declared a failure. Single Line Working (SLW) was implemented Par to Lostwithiel over the down main line for the Voyager 2C80 caught behind. I was Pilot, and colleagues including Gareth Dood kindly assisted clipping up the points at Lostwithiel with no facing point locks (FPLs^▸ (Facing Point Lock)). Two facing crossovers to the movement made this procedure relatively straightforward.

It was eerie passing the sleeper train at a stand enroute, fully lit and warm with the 57 purposefully humming away on the front.

SLW was cancelled and arrangements made to propel the train back to Par to allow the coupling of a Castle set scrambled from Long Rock. The short bar coupling expertly coupled on by GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)'s Steve Cocks. The delicate manoeuvering of the Castle set to stop inch perfect  to allow the coupling pin to be attached in appalling weather by Driver Keith was skillful to say the least.

The ensemble got away around 3am and was replaced by a Hitachi set at Plymouth for the journey onward.”

News of the completion of the station buildings renovation, featuring RichardB of this parish!

Okehampton train station 1950s renovation project complete https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-64038088

Looks very impressive. Well done all concerned.

They appeared to have fixed it quite quickly as the 1725 arrival operated that day, plus all subsequent services (per RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)).

PCC^▸ (Police and Crime Commissioner) need to close a serious gap in their budget next year. Amongst a wide range of cuts is withdrawal from Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership. Others are to increase parking charges and cut subsidies for non commercial bus routes.
These items are contained within a consultation page here: https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/we-want-your-views-and-ideas

Sigh…..

The main thread for this is in the Campaigns section.

Story also here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-63403717

From the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Devon news today:

The number of passengers using a reopened rail service in Devon, which had been shut for nearly 50 years, is about double what was expected, according to train operator GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway).
The Dartmoor Line between Okehampton and Exeter reopened in November 2021 with regular services for the first time in 49 years.
GWR said more than 120,000 journeys had been made……….

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-62736152