G7 Summit - Cornwall - June 2021

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[LiskeardRich]

From my observations I am not sure Menheniot Platform1 needs a shelter. Nearly all passenger traffic is Plymouth commuters, and when they arrive back there is invariably someone in a car waiting to wisk them away!. I cant recall ever seeing a person travelling from Menheniot westwards!

I walked there once from home in liskeard and caught the train home

[Jamsdad]

Thats was heroic! I prefer the walk down to St Keyne and then get the train back  up, (unless a Looe train turns up first).

[infoman]

Devon and Cornwall police will be holding a Q and A face book session at 18:00pm on Thursday 25 March.

In connection with the G7 meeting in june

[grahame]

Devon and Cornwall police will be holding a Q and A face book session at 18:00pm on Thursday 25 March.

In connection with the G7 meeting in june

Not my area / dates - but I do (idly) wonder if roads and rail will remain open through Carbis Bay ...

[TonyK]

Devon and Cornwall police will be holding a Q and A face book session at 18:00pm on Thursday 25 March.

In connection with the G7 meeting in june

Not my area / dates - but I do (idly) wonder if roads and rail will remain open through Carbis Bay ...

I can't see why not, although with certain safeguards. Locked windows and no stopping at Carbis Bay should make it as secure as not having a service at all. Maybe  a security presence on the trains, or all TMs^‡(resolve) (Train Managers) to be issued Glock 9mm or similar sidearms.

[Lee]

Just had the G7 Leaders Cornish Transport Glossary through (Foreward by Head of Security Officer Crabtree) :

Yw an karr an lyha? - Is the car the smallest?

Yw an diwros an glassa? - Is the bicycle the greenest?

A hedhsowgh hwi seyth jynn-tenna gans an oen toemm? - Did you stop seven tractors with the warm lamb?

Yw an diwros an brassa? - Is the bicycle the biggest?

A nyns yw an karr skav? - Isn't the car fast?

A erghewgh hwi horev gans an jynn-tenna skav? - Did you used to order beer with the fast tractor?

Hwi a yll kasa seytek karr. - You can hate seventeen cars.

Ni a wre gweles den war agan jynn-diwros skav. - We used to see the man on our fast motorcycle.

My a ylla gweles oen yn-dann karr hir. - I used to be able to see lamb under the long car.

[CyclingSid]

And the latest special offer
https://inews.co.uk/news/police-chief-warns-of-covid-19-super-spreader-event-at-g7-summit-in-cornwall-934361

[old original]

New website launched by Devon & Cornwall police with info about G7 arrangements

https://g7.devon-cornwall.police.uk

There's a little bit about branch line travel under the faq section, basically contact GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)...

https://g7.devon-cornwall.police.uk/faq/

The public should expect disruption to the road network, particularly into Carbis Bay and St Ives, during the event weekend.

We can now confirm that we expect changes to the train service on the St Ives branch line during the period of the event and we are working with partners who are identifying alternative rail replacement services. Any queries relating to train services should be directed to GWR.

Further details about any road closures or expected delays will be released in due course.

The mention of "rail replacement services" when also talking of disruption & closures to the road network doesn't seem to add up, but I suppose we'll see what happens, perhaps a direct service St Erth~St Ives taking the back road, avoiding Carbis Bay.

[grahame]

Press release from GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)

Great Western Railway (GWR) will operate a Rail Replacement Service along the Cornish Branch line route between St Erth and St Ives during the G7 summit in June.

The replacement service will be in operation from Monday 7 June until Monday 14 June inclusive with train services resuming on Tuesday 15 June.

This is to allow Devon & Cornwall Police and the security services to set up secure zones around locations involved in the summit.

[old original]

..and as being reported on the beeb..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-56751668

..and, for a pleasant change, it appears I can't put this item in the "irrelevant stock photos" thread!!

[RailCornwall]

Press release from GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)

Great Western Railway (GWR) will operate a Rail Replacement Service along the Cornish Branch line route between St Erth and St Ives during the G7 summit in June.

The replacement service will be in operation from Monday 7 June until Monday 14 June inclusive with train services resuming on Tuesday 15 June.

This is to allow Devon & Cornwall Police and the security services to set up secure zones around locations involved in the summit.

What did I say back in January?

To avoid Covid issues, I'd expect they'll all fly into Newquay Airport or RNAS Culdrose and fly out from them both at the end. I'd expect Biden's entourage to use Newquay and he'll probably helicopter down the coast to land very close to the Tregenna Castle if not in the grounds. I'd expect the recreational trip to be to St Michaels Mount or Lands End which will be easy to secure. I'd expect the Branchline to be out of Public Service for the event and a day or so beforehand. You can't really keep that open with it's proximity to the Carbis Bay Resort location. St Ives and Carbis Bay will almost certainly be residents and delegates only for the duration.

[bradshaw]

From the Cornwall Railway Society, latest input page for 21 April
It would seem it ran down from London, visited the St Ives branch and stabled overnight at Penzance, where the photographs in the item were taken. Presumably it is related to the G7 conference

Todays Mystery at Penzance
Roger Winnen
This train of VSOE^▸ (Venice Simplon Orient Express) pullman cars was not advertised on realtime trains, it ran empty to Penzance overnight and its believed that the train ran also on the St Ives Branch during the night. However a return move is shown on realtime trains as returning to Stewarts Lane Depot London later today at 18.00 hrs.   

[RichardB]

Press release from GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)

Great Western Railway (GWR) will operate a Rail Replacement Service along the Cornish Branch line route between St Erth and St Ives during the G7 summit in June.

The replacement service will be in operation from Monday 7 June until Monday 14 June inclusive with train services resuming on Tuesday 15 June.

This is to allow Devon & Cornwall Police and the security services to set up secure zones around locations involved in the summit.

What did I say back in January?

To avoid Covid issues, I'd expect they'll all fly into Newquay Airport or RNAS Culdrose and fly out from them both at the end. I'd expect Biden's entourage to use Newquay and he'll probably helicopter down the coast to land very close to the Tregenna Castle if not in the grounds. I'd expect the recreational trip to be to St Michaels Mount or Lands End which will be easy to secure. I'd expect the Branchline to be out of Public Service for the event and a day or so beforehand. You can't really keep that open with it's proximity to the Carbis Bay Resort location. St Ives and Carbis Bay will almost certainly be residents and delegates only for the duration.

Yes, you did and I had hoped then it wouldn't be necessary to close the branchline during the summit.   We'll be doing our bit at the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership to make the most of the global publicity for the area to help promote Cornwall (and Devon), their railways and the St Ives line in particular, for travel at other times, of course.

[GBM]

From the Cornwall Railway Society, latest input page for 21 April
It would seem it ran down from London, visited the St Ives branch and stabled overnight at Penzance, where the photographs in the item were taken. Presumably it is related to the G7 conference

Todays Mystery at Penzance
Roger Winnen
This train of VSOE^▸ (Venice Simplon Orient Express) pullman cars was not advertised on realtime trains, it ran empty to Penzance overnight and its believed that the train ran also on the St Ives Branch during the night. However a return move is shown on realtime trains as returning to Stewarts Lane Depot London later today at 18.00 hrs.   

For those with Facebook, DGP Railway Photography took a few shots of this train.
https://www.facebook.com/DGPRail/photos/a.270812383005557/3964350370318388
https://www.facebook.com/DGPRail
Link posted with permission

[FarWestJohn]

I believe Falmouth town station as well as the St.Ives line is to be closed for G7. Falmouth docks will be open. Many of the car parks in Falmouth are also closing from this weekend.