Signalling The End
The scene at Truro station as the 2C12 07.22 Exeter St Davids - Penzance snakes past the outstanding semaphore signals at the west end of the station. HST power car 43097 is on the rear with 43186 out of sight on the front. The semaphore signals are to be removed with the final full day of operation being on the 26th February 2024. The HSTs will cease working services in Cornwall in December 2024 though this may extend to May 2025. Either way they are on borrowed time but will outlive the semaphores that have been here since the 19th century.
Signalling The End
The scene at Truro station as the 2C12 07.22 Exeter St Davids - Penzance snakes past the outstanding semaphore signals at the west end of the station. HST power car 43097 is on the rear with 43186 out of sight on the front. The semaphore signals are to be removed with the final full day of operation being on the 26th February 2024. The HSTs will cease working services in Cornwall in December 2024 though this may extend to May 2025. Either way they are on borrowed time but will outlive the semaphores that have been here since the 19th century.