020409 Three freights west of Burngullow and a cloudless sky,what could go wrong>Well lots,66097 was the only one that turned up,seen on the 0900 ex Long Rock,captured just west of Burngullow.

020409 Should have been a freight...oh well 1000 Penz-Padd at Trenowth

020409 With the light very hazy,decided to try a low level shot at Golant.66237 heads for Fowey on a working from Goonbarrow

030409 66550 passes Bethany with the 1100 Burngullow-Hackney yard sandliner

040409 66097 trundles to a stop at Totnes with a westbury-Burngullow working

040409 With the train being held nearly an hour at Totnes,we went to rattery bank for the train in the Landscape shot.Full sun until the train turned up but the light and shade looks quite nice

040409 A dash to Wearde Quay and 66097 is captured again a real spring like atmosphere to the shot

050409 So far so good Nunny Castle and Oliver Cromwell head south near Cullupton with the Royal Duchy tour.

050409 It all went wrong at Newton Abbot,Nunny castle had a "hot box" and was taken off the train.D1015 was sent light from Plymouth to the rescue and the train is seen at Totnes,running around 2 hrs late.

050409 There was a rumour that the tour would be terminated at Plymouth,houever this did not happen and D1015 and Oliver Cromwell are seen at Wearde Quay.

050409 There are not many shots for evening trains out of Cornwall,this is perhaps the best.D1015 heads back to London at restormel,now running around 45 mins late.

070409 Tangmere and Oliver Cromwell head to Penzance from Par to work the steam leg of the tour

070409 Cornish splendour...D1015 crosses Angarrack with the North Briton two from Bristol.

070409 D1015 plus one coach heads up before the steamers at Marizion

070409 The sun was more in than out by the time we got back to Angarrackl.1400 Penz-Padd on the viaduct

070409 Tangmere and Oliver Cromwell already 80 mins late head over Angarrack with the North Briton two

080409 57010 passes Marsh Mills with a flask train off Keyham

080409 One freight aweek west of Burngullow and the sun missed it by 10 seconds! Still we met John Vaughan at the location,its a small world and great to meet you John.

080409 66115 shunts at Parkandillack

080409 66115 with Parkandillack works in the background

110409 With nothing else around headed to the Gunnislake branch for the day,why haven't I done this before!Plus the ex Arriva 150 was on which really made it interesting.150127 crosses Calstock viaduct en route to Gunnislake

110409 The assistant said dont put the camera away as you will get another shot..she was right 150127 heads up through Calstock

110409 Not bad for a branch line!150127 heads back to Plymouth over Calstock viaduct.

110409 150127 at Bere Ferrers,really nice station.