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Index to Just a Few Lines issue’s 19 – 37 (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
Bere Ferrers Tragedy
Bere Ferrers new signs |
Story of the death of New Zealand servicemen 1917
Remembering the new Zealand soldiers 2009
An update with a new photograph
New Zealand Tragedy signs installed at the station |
21
33
37
36 |
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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
Crossing tracls
Day out on the M&GN
Delivering the news |
Ransom & Rapier 1 ton crane (photo)
Chris Grove looks at the history of LSWR iron footbridges
David hale recounts a railway day out in the 1930's
How our daily newspapers got to the south west |
21
36
34
36 |
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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 |
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Eddystone Lighthouse
Excursions
F. Neale and a 395 class |
History of the lighthouse from 1698
Waybill for a day outm on the Callington branch
Proof that a tender engine worked to Callington |
24
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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
First aid box |
Early local ferry working on the River Tamar
A GWR first aid box from Bere Ferrers Station 1958 |
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36 |
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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
Gunnislake Station History |
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
An in depth look at the opperation of Gunnislake by John Snell |
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36 |
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HF Stephens & the Callington branch
Hidden Valley
High speed miracle |
The Colonel’s involvement in the lines building
Big kids evening out at the Hidden Valley - illustrated
A railway tale from David Hale |
25
36
32 |
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Hingston Down
Horace Griffin
Inclines
Industrial Railways |
Did Hingston Down Quarry have a railway White-Rocks
An apprentice engine fitter - Callington 1914
A look at local inclines and how an inclines works
A talk by Roger Hateley |
37
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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
Kingsbridge
Launceston Steam Railway
Lee Moor Tramway |
History of the farm and group visit
Mauriice Dart explores the issue, myth or fact?
A poem to celerbrate the openong of the Kingsbridge branch
Heritage group night out (colour feature)
Maurice Dart puts us right on the Plymouth section |
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37
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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 |
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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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Market ticket to Tavistock |
Waybill of train fairs to Tavistock |
19 |
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Mines of the TamarValley
Model railways
Monarch of the Tamar
Morewellham in administration
My love of trains |
Location and material mined
Model of Brentor based on Brent in South Devon
A paddle boat goes up the Tamar to Mowellham
How this tourist attraction lost its way
Philip Harrison explains his passion for railways |
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35
37
33
29 |
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Mystery of the Bere Alston sign
Newton Abbot evening out
North London line |
Bere Alston Junction sign discovered in garden
Illustrated account of our evening at Newton Abbot
A potted history of the line by D.R. Hale |
26
36
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
Only time will tell |
Brief history with map of the mine workings
Clock from Callington Station or maybe not |
22
36 |
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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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Perry Spears siding
Personal profile |
The siding and working at Gunnislake
Ron Lawry |
37
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 |
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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 |
19
33 |
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Railway poem |
Opening of the branch to Callington |
26 |
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Railway politics in East Cornwall
Rattlebrook Peat Railway
Return to Tavistock |
How Launceston got two railways
Evening walk and line description
A presentation by Peter Frost about plans for rail to Tavistock |
37
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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
Scheduled Ancient Monument
Shivering on a basic railway. |
How the seal and crest were discovered
An unusual monument at Saltash
The experience of one mans journey from Gunnislake to Plymouth |
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37
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 Callington 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
Tamar Belle Holiday |
Dates and events at Lydford station
How we enjoyed a holinday at Bere Ferrers |
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37 |
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Tamar Belle rail tour
Temporary signal box |
The day steam returned to Bere Alston
Tamar Bridge temporary GF for the building of the road bridge |
23
37 |
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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 |
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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
WWI staging post
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BR Board withdrawal notice main line
From our own member Arthur who worked the branch in the 60's
A look at George's excellent model
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