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"Railways are not a thing of the past". (Sir John Betjeman). My tweets about a tiny Cornish Railway Station and beyond. Views all my own.

Plymouth, England
Joined July 2017
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Coombe Junction Halt | Alan Barclay retweeted
Sometimes, Twitter is quite difficult to navigate past the hate, the division, and just sheer ignorance. So I'll just plonk this here in your timeline. Pure unadulterated early railway from the gorgeous Dartmoor.
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Coombe Junction Halt | Alan Barclay retweeted
One of my early railway photos: the unique British Telecom liveried class 118 set P460 (51302/59469/51317) approaching Sapperton tunnel with a Cheltenham - Swindon service in 1988. – at Waddesdon, England
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Still in the bottom 10.😍
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My favorite statistics of the year.
This Thursday we’ll reveal our new station usage stats, showing which #railway stations had the highest entries and exits in 2021-22. Share your predictions by replying below 👇 We'll host a Q&A on the day - use #AskRailStats to post your questions. View last year’s data⬇️
Not been on here for a while but today I finally got to lead a walk to my favourite railway station @coombejunction. #Cornwall #Liskeard
Today we revisited #cornwall and had a lovely walk to #Liskeard and @coombejunction. @DCRailPart
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Coombe Junction Halt | Alan Barclay retweeted
A few more toe-curling-ly beautiful railway *things*.
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Paradise doesn’t even begin to cover it. #ActonDepot
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Looks like I'm out walking again @WalkwithHistory
We have a Saltash Lanes & Byways walk on Saturday 4/6/2022 at 11am from the Tamar Bridge Office. 5 miles, £3.00 p/p. Full details and to book email walkswithhistory@gmail.com
Out today with @WalkwithHistory on a visit to the @NMAPlymouth and @PlymSoundNMP and also to see the replica Walrus aircraft in the shark tank!
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Coombe Junction Halt | Alan Barclay retweeted
Lovely views while travelling over Shap this afternoon with @AvantiWestCoast
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Been wanting to do a Cheshire Day Ranger for yonks now! 😍 youtu.be/1RyLA2kBPQ4
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Fancy a relaxing break? 🛌 With routes like this one in Devon, it's not hard to see why the South West is a popular destination youtube.com/watch?v=KVKtVyhC…
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We are offering our first #walksfromthetrain for 2022 on Monday 28/3/2022 with a guided walk to @coombejunction station in the #Looe Valley from #Plymouth and #Liskeard. For full details DM me. @WalkwithHistory @DCRailPart #LetsGetBackOnTrack
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More from the photo vault of a mis-spent youth! 87027 "Wolf of Badenoch" at London Euston in March 1992. #class87 #britishrail #London #Trainspotting
More home scanning #itsapacer #class142 #pacer #skipper circa 1985 in #Laira #Plymouth
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