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Index to Just a Few Lines issue’s 19 – 34 (main articles) |
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Title |
Subject |
Issue |
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A day in the life of a branch |
John Snell tells the story of a days working |
22 |
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A day in the life of a Training Ship
A lucky find |
Alfred Smiths day on the Mount Edgcumbe 1910
Southern Railway excess fare ticket signed JS |
22
33 |
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BA&CLR distances
Bere Alston HAA
Bell codes |
Table of distances and regulations for measurement
The story of the WWII Heavy Anti-aircraft battery at Bere Alston
SR bell codes between Tavistock and Kings Rd. |
21
32
34 |
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Bere Ferrers Tragedy
Bere Ferrers Tragedy |
Story of the death of New Zealand servicemen 1917
Remembering the new Zealand soldiers 2009 |
21
33 |
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Bodmin Rd to Wadebridge |
The timetable of the line for 1955 |
24 |
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Book revue |
LSWR Carriages Vol. 3 |
19 |
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Book revue |
Past and Present - North & West Devon |
19 |
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Book revue |
The Torrington & Marland Light Railway |
20 |
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Book revue |
Tavistock North & South |
21 |
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Book revue |
Great Scenic Railways of Devon & Cornwall |
21 |
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Book revue |
LSWR Carriages Vol. 4 |
23 |
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Book revue |
TS Mount Edgcumbe for boys |
24 |
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Book revue
Book revue
Book revue
Book revue |
Colonel Stephens – A Celebration
Aspects of Saltash, Bruce Hunt - an illustrated history
Voices of Calstock Parish - personel memories
Laira Fireman by Phil Rundle - footplate recollections |
24
29
30
33 |
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Boys will be boys
Broad gauge to Calstock |
Railway accident near Ernesettle 1917. derailed
What might have been and nearly was |
22
31 |
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Built at Saltash |
Building of the sloops Tamar and Alderney |
27 |
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Callington and the Railway
Callington as a Tourist Centre |
News report of the proposed line from Saltash 1895
Reflecting on the plans for Callington in 1912 |
20
31 |
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Callington branch personnel |
Key people involved in the early years |
19 |
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Calstock hoist |
Building and disposing of the hoist 1938 |
23 |
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Camping coaches |
The Bere Ferrers coaches, prices and contents |
23 |
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Candles and soap |
West of England soap and steric acid candle works |
27 |
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Carriage, workings 1959
Cattedown branch |
Bere Alton to Callingon
A look at this short Plymouth branch that is now out of use |
20
35 |
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Centenary Weekend
Chairmen of the LSWR |
Celebrations for 100 years of the Callington Branch
A list of LSWR chairmen 1832 - 1922 |
27
29 |
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Christmas cards |
A selection of cards based on Bere Ferrers station |
19 |
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Christow |
Report on our evening out at Christow |
21 |
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Class 33 on Gunnislake branch |
33103 Swordfish with Hastings unit |
20 |
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Coal wagon |
Photographic report on the coal wagons progress |
22 |
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Colonel Stephens
Coming up with the goods
Community Rail Festival |
The Society members weekend at Bere Ferrers
The 2008 rail festival at bere Ferrers
The rebuilding of the 20 ton goods brake van at Bere Ferrers |
27
29
33 |
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Conversion of the gauge |
1892 and the GWR change to standard gauge |
23 |
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Cornubian |
Story of the SR Paciffic run to Penzance 1964 |
27 |
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Cornwall’s new line |
Newspaper report on the opening of the branch |
26 |
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Cost of crossing the Tamar |
Extract from Act of Parliament March 1832 |
20 |
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Crane
Day out on the M&GN |
Ransom & Rapier 1 ton crane (photo)
David hale recounts a railway day out in the 1930's |
21
34 |
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Dingles
Dock Dung |
Report an visit to Dingles Steam Village 2006
How 'Dock Dung' was collected, used for and whats it left behind |
21
32 |
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DVD |
Quiz details |
19 |
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Eddystone Lighthouse
F. Neale and a 395 class |
History of the lighthouse from 1698
Proof that a tender engine worked to Callington |
24
33 |
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Fantastic night out |
Group visit to Bodmin & Wentford Railway 2007 |
24 |
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Feedback |
Hingston Down quarrySidings |
20 |
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Ferries to Bere Alston and Ferrers |
Early local ferry working on the River Tamar |
25 |
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First diesel breaks down
Fruit and flowers (1)
Fruit and flowers (2)
Fruit and flowers (3)
Garden railway |
Report WMN 1964, first day of diesel working
An in depth look at the trade in the Tamat Valley - John Snell
Part two of John Snells feature on the Tamar Valley
The final part of John Snells feature on the Tamar Valley
A look at Ian Pethers garden railway |
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31
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32 |
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Goods wagons of the PD&SWJR
Guards van
Gunnislake station demolition |
A close look at the goods rolling stock
Phoenix project to rebuild the fire damaged brake van
Photographic coverage of the demolition of the station building |
22
31 - 33
33 |
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HF Stephens & the Callington branch
High speed miracle |
The Colonel’s involvement in the lines building
A railway tale from David Hale |
25
32 |
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Horace Griffin
Inclines
Industrial Railways |
An apprentice engine fitter - Callington 1914
A look at local inclines and how an inclines works
A talk by Roger Hateley |
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33 |
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Information required. |
Request for information on Percy Jarvis |
21 |
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Insurance |
Policies of the PD&SWJR |
21 |
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Kilworthy Farm
Kings in Cornwall
Launceston Steam Railway
Lee Moor Tramway |
History of the farm and group visit
Mauriice Dart explores the issue, myth or fact?
Heritage group night out (colour feature)
Maurice Dart puts us right on the Plymouth section |
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30
32
35 |
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Local place names |
How they evolved |
19 |
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Local PO wagons |
Hoar Brothers - Tavistock |
19 |
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Local railway history (1) |
Tavistock, Coyton, Liddaton, Lydford, M Tavy |
22 |
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Local railway history (2) |
Marsh Mills to Tavistock |
23 |
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Local railway history (3) |
Princetown branch & Devon Great Consols |
24 |
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Local railway history (4) |
The ECMR & Lydford to Devonport |
25 |
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Local railway history (5) |
Passengers and the race to the west |
26 |
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Locomotives of the PD&SWJR |
A look at the two 0-6-2T that operated the branch |
25 |
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LSWR regulations |
Smoking regulations on stations 1864 |
28 |
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Luckett |
Extract from SR appendices for 1934 |
19 |
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Lydford - broad or standard
Lynton and Barnstple Railway
Lynton and Barnsaple visit
Lynton - Lynmouth cliff railway |
A look at the gauge at Lydford Station
A history of the very interesting line
Tamar Belle Group visit to Woody Bay Station L&B
History of cliff railway and group visit |
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29
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29 |
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Market ticket to Tavistock |
Waybill of train fairs to Tavistock |
19 |
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Mines of the TamarValley
Model railways
Morewellham in administration
My love of trains |
Location and material mined
Model of Brentor based on Brent in South Devon
How this tourist attraction lost its way
Philip Harrison explains his passion for railways |
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35
33
29 |
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Mystery of the Bere Alston sign
North London line |
Bere Alston Junction sign discovered in garden
A potted history of the line by D.R. Hale |
26
29 |
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Off the rails in Scotland |
The use of old coaches in the Scottish countryside |
23 |
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Okeltor Quay |
Brief history with map of the mine workings |
22 |
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Open Day
Ordeal by flood - 1960 |
Report on open day 2006
How the railways in the SW coped with the disruption |
21
34 |
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PD&SWJR tablet & staff |
Paperwork required for pilotman working |
25 |
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PD&SWJR ticket |
Waybill for carriage of a dog, original paperwork |
20 |
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Personal profile |
Ron Lawry |
19 |
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Personal profile |
Tony Geldart |
20 |
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Personal profile |
Donald Lee - Chairman of TBHG |
21 |
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Personal profile |
Gerry Full |
22 |
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Personal profile |
Dennis Fairchild |
23 |
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Personal profile
Pitts Cleave & Wilminstone Quarries |
David Stanbury (TBHG membership secretary)
An in depth look at the workings of these Tavistock quarries |
28
33 |
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Power House
Poom Mans Friend |
Plans to build an engine house at Bere Ferrers
Follow up to 'Dock Dung' from John Lipscombe |
19
33 |
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Progress at Bere Ferrers |
Update on work carried out at Heritage centre 2008 |
27 |
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Questions Questions |
Colour of BA&CLR |
19 |
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Rail motors at Plymouth
Railway Boundary Markers |
Notice of rail motor working 1907
A short history of boundary markers |
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33 |
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Railway poem |
Opening of the branch to Callington |
26 |
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Rattlebrook Peat Railway
Return to Tavistock |
Evening walk and line description
A presentation by Peter Frost about plans for rail to Tavistock |
28
33 |
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Royal Albert Bridge
Royal Albert Bridge 150 |
History of the building and opening
A brief look at the Saltash celerbrations 1859-2009 |
28
31 |
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Sanitation in Calstock |
Sanitary measures wanted, Calstock 1854 |
27 |
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Seal and crest of the PD&SWJR
Shivering on a basic railway. |
How the seal and crest were discovered
The experience of one mans journey from Gunnislake to Plymouth |
20
30 |
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Shunting at Callingon |
Extract from the WTT for 1934 |
22 |
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Shunting at Gunnislake |
Extract from WTT |
20 |
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Sidings on the Callingtonon branch |
Table and notes on all the branch sidings |
21 |
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Signal box |
Update on work at Bere Ferrers signal box |
20 |
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Signalling at Luckett
Signalling at Gunnislake |
New information and questions
A look at the original signalling at Gunnislake |
22
29 |
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Sloop Tamar |
Voyages of the sloop Tamar |
27 |
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Snow of 62 |
How the bad weather of 1962 affected the railway |
23 |
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South Devon Railway |
The group night out June 2008 |
27 |
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South-Western Railway |
Official notice of the opening Lydford to Devonport |
22 |
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Stanley George Hartnell |
Contract of employment. Manager BA&CLR 1910 |
21 |
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Station data |
Dates and events at Lydford station |
22 |
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Tamar Belle rail tour |
The day steam returned to Bere Alston |
23 |
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Tickets on the PD&SWJR |
Pictorial history of the company’s tickets |
24 |
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Timetable proposals |
Plymouth - Gunnislake changes to TT |
19 |
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Train puffs it farewell
Tregantle Military Railway
Unusual Working |
Callington station master - AE Lazenbury
The story of a little known East Cornwall railway
Tavistock North to Tavistock South |
19
31
33 |
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Vanishing heritage |
Bere Alston’s last bit of GPO history |
27 |
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Warleigh Estate clauses |
Demands by the estate on the PD&SWJR |
21 |
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Weekend return tickets
William Odgers VC |
Cheap WE tickets from Callington
How this little known local hero won the VC |
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30 |
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With sadness |
Don Lee and Dewi Myrddin |
26 |
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Withdrawal of Passenger Service
Working the Callington branch
Print outs of individual articles are available at 50p each plus 35p towards postage.
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BR Board withdrawal notice main line
From our own member Arthur who worked the branch in the 60's
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