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Presentationn to retiring Fitter British Rail 45 yrs Service
Presentation of a watch to W.E. Lenten of Alverton, Penzance on his retirement from the Bristol Railways after 45 years service as a fitter. Superintendent Mr T.R. Hall is pictured making the presentation at the maintenance department at Long Rock.…
Railway Ceremony to cut first turf Pz HST Depot
Mr Donald Trewern, Chairman of Penwith District Council, the local authority responsible for the Penzance Area, cutting the first turf on the site of the new Diesel Maintenance Depot at Penzance. Looking on are Mr Arthur Eplett, British Rail's Area…
Long Rock Railway Engine Sheds from A30
Penzance sheds (Long Rock depot) from the A30 trunk road which runs nearby (London to Land's End). Photo by Trevor Tremethick.
Mounts Bay View from above Chyandour , Penzance.
Mounts Bay View from above above Chyandour , Penzance showing the old wooden rail viaduct .
donkey in foreground
donkey in foreground
Newquay Harbour with railway and vessels, 1912
The vessel on the right is "Emma" of Bridgwater. The ship in the centre is "Hetty" built by Cornish shipwright John Stephens of Devoran in 1878. She was decommissioned in 1938. P L 281.
Cropped version of M.804
Cropped version of M.804
Newquay Harbour with railway sidings & ships
Newlyn Harbour with railway sidings and ships.
Lengthmen changing track broad to narrow gauge
Falmouth Branch. Lengthen engaged on converting broad 7-foot gauge to standard 4 ft-8 1/2 in May of 1892. Pictured here between Perranwell and the Ponsanooth viaduct, they are thought to be (left to right) Messrs Symons, Dowrick, Lobb and Pearce.
Cornwall Railway Society at Swindon BR Works
Members of the Cornwall Railway Society pictured during a visit to the Swindon Works of British Rail Engineering during a visit in March 1980.
Staff of Penzance Loco Railway Depot 1930
Staff photo of Penzance locomotive railway depot.
Long Rock Railway Engine Sheds
Scenes at Long Rock railway shed and cooling stage, Long Rock signal box and Marazion. Taken on 8 Sept 1974. Shows singling of main line at the approach to Penzance.
Long Rock Railway Signal Box
Long Rock railway depot signal box
Railway Ceremony to cut first turf Pz HST Depot
Penzance Diesel Depot. Mr Arthur Eplett, British Rail's Area Manager for Cornwall, hands a spade to Mr Donald Trewern, then Chairman of Penwith District Council, for the ceremonial cutting of the first turf of the £2.5 million high speed train…
Railway Ceremony to cut first turf PZ HST Depot
Penzance Diesel Depot. Mr Arthur Eplett, British Rail's Area Manager for Cornwall, Mr Donald Trewern, then Chairman of Penwith District Council and others at the ceremonial cutting of the first turf of the £2.5 million high speed train maintenance…
Print of Landslip on S Devon Railway at Dawlish
Photo reproduction of print sold at Sothebys in 1979. Part of Estate of Earl Beauchamp.
Clipping from The Westcountryman (19/5/1979):
"This 19th century print, part of a collection of railway prints being sold at Sotheby's next Friday, by order…
Clipping from The Westcountryman (19/5/1979):
"This 19th century print, part of a collection of railway prints being sold at Sotheby's next Friday, by order…
Model Brunel Stone & Wood Viaduct Railway Train
A model of the Brunel stone and wood viaduct railway train in the Pendon Museum at Long Wittenham, Berkshire.
GW Railway Buses Drivers & Conductors
Great Western Railway group photo of drivers and conductors.