As the modernisation of the former British Railways moved forward
into Railtrack and then Network Rail, various schemes to bring the
West Country railway network up to date came... and went!
Consequently, the far west of the network from Plymouth to Penzance
became locked in a kind of time warp of semaphore signalling and
cascaded rolling stock. During the last forty or so years, Cornwall
has seen the demise of once common classes of locomotives and the
introduction of the famous HSTs, Class 66s and Voyagers, though
journey times have changed little - mainly due to the nature of the
route, but the largest hindrance to an improved service is the lack
of signals. The signalling was over-rationalised, though the issue
was partially rectified with minor upgrade schemes. This book aims
to bring back memories of traction once common, or not so common,
on the rails of the Duchy of Cornwall.
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