November - Intercity Railway Society

After the loco's second run round we were ready for the 13.00 departure to Bodmin Parkway. Beyond
the road overbridge there is a short stock siding on the left housing 08444 with several wagons, 33110
and 37142 (both in very good clean external condition). On the right some old DMU vehicles,
carriages and wagons were stored in a further siding. After a few more minutes on our left we passed
Walker lines sidings on our way to Colesloggett Halt, arriving at 13.10 (from where a footpath leads to
Cardinham Woods). Trains only stop here downhill, not on the westbound uphill return.
After another seven minutes we arrived at Bodmin Parkway with the loco running round for the third
time ready for the 13.30 return to Bodmin General. At Bodmin Parkway station the old Signal box on
the down platform has become a very nice cafe and worth a visit. There are several sidings plus a
large enclosed loco/carriage shed but all the doors were closed so I was unable to confirm its
contents. We arrived back at Bodmin General at 13.50. The journey of 13 miles lasted just over two
hours. The day could have been better had the rain relented !!
47306 'The Sapper' manoeuvring out of the shed at Bodmin, BWR
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photos by David Elliott