Having been an expat for over 50 years you always get the impression from the press that there is no industry left in the UK , and yet whenever we have visited the place seems to be buzzing and many of the small harbours are very often still working harbours , great to see .
After the Torrey Canyon oil spill in the spring of 1967 I went to report on the effects spending several weeks in the summers, one year at Sennan Cove and one in Fowey - out every day on the coastline, looking for anything still alive, and evenings in the pubs, lots of singing and playing guitar. I always said I'd go back to see how things recovered, but never did - it looks very well now.
I'm watching this on a cold February morning in England. The sunshine and blue Cornish skies have warmed me up nicely. Great video, thanks for posting.
I just love the sound of trains on rails sends me into a coma every time, plus love the semaphore signals takes me back to my childhood no need for electricity to work them nowadays a power outage and no trains semaphore signals just pull the lever and on the trains go
What a great video, thank you. I remember as a very young child camping with my parents on Par beach, every morning we'd be woken by the first train of the day running from St Austell to Fowey loaded, I presume, with china clay.
Many thanks! It was most interesting to see the marine operations in the harbour. Thanks for your time and videoing expertise. Finally, what a surprise to see that one of the freighters was British flagged and registered in Cowes, Isle of Wight! Quite a catch eh? Regards, Rob.
Listen to it with headphones on. There's all sorts of interesting stereo sound effects going on. Like at 3:45 where a van pulls up behind you from left to right.
WOW Great video. The shipping end of the operation was also very interesting. All the times I got to Cornwall, I never saw any of that. Thanks for posting. Subscribed.
Great video -- we spend a couple of weeks in Fowey most years, overlooking the river, and see five or six big ships coming in and out. Great place, even in the rain...
Superb video! The waterside and on the water scenes are views I've never seen in Cornwall before. How amazing to see a large ship being towed up the busy river - and at quite a speed, too. Some of the Class 66's seem a bit smokey these days? Really enjoyed the china clay trains and great scenery. Thanks so much for filming and sharing sharing - really appreciate it.
38 clay waggons , ONE DIESEL , & " you lot are coming with ME " to the dock . ....... My folks used to get holidays here , & my dad said you could hear the deckhands drop the hold doors shut on the ships once they were full , from Bodinnick , is the vehicle ferry still there , my landrover has been on it times , in the 1980,s , russet brown csw . They had happy holidays there , good job they did , dad died 1990 , R.I.P. , & one of my most trusted friends ashes were scattered on the Fowey after living there for some years with a long illness , so also , R.I.P. A.J.H. , but the place looks lively & vibrant & that,s how it should be . One day I hope to visit .
Deutsche Bahn bought EWS in November 2007 so they have been here for a good number of years. They rebranded themselves to DB Schenker in January 2009 and again to DB Cargo UK in March 2016. Arriva Trains who operate the Cross Country services is also owned by DB.
You can hire a kayak in Fowey and go up river to Golant (where the video starts) very easy and further to Lostwithiel, just follow the tide, and you can kayak past the clay boats when berthed.
@@christophemeathrel2784 38 * 30 tonnes = 1140 tonnes on each load with a 66. See these trains all the time passing through my workplace in Lostwithiel. Must be a dream job for the drivers, nice little drive down to Cornwall!
@@TrainsBoatsPlanes It is where the inspiration came from to write the Thomas the Tank Engine stories. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagnall_0-4-0ST_%22Alfred%22_and_%22Judy%22
No. The ship is an active china clay transporter. They have to tow it in backwards because the harbour is too narrow for the ship to turn on the way out. Still going on today.
Think you are confusing the River Fowey with the Fal. Even there, it's not a ships graveyard. Ships are periodically laid up when they have no work. The Fal has deep, well sheltered water making it ideal for the purpose.
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Interesting video. Wonderful on a large screen. Thank you for sharing.
The thumbnail got my attention. Great footage. Thank you for sharing
It's nice to see industry in use rather than tourism .
Having been an expat for over 50 years you always get the impression from the press that there is no industry left in the UK , and yet whenever we have visited the place seems to be buzzing and many of the small harbours are very often still working harbours , great to see .
It's worth a visit
After the Torrey Canyon oil spill in the spring of 1967 I went to report on the effects spending several weeks in the summers, one year at Sennan Cove and one in Fowey - out every day on the coastline, looking for anything still alive, and evenings in the pubs, lots of singing and playing guitar. I always said I'd go back to see how things recovered, but never did - it looks very well now.
Great memories
This is brilliant, and on my door step
Still in action now.
Was in Golant for lunch the other day. Beautiful river
I'm watching this on a cold February morning in England. The sunshine and blue Cornish skies have warmed me up nicely. Great video, thanks for posting.
Yes, think June, July, August in Cornwall.
Back in 2012 I stayed in a cottage in Golant over looking the line. Got a video of the train early in the morning. Nice to see it still running.
WORTH ANOTHER VISIT?
@@TrainsBoatsPlanes Absolutely! Cascade cottage, you should check it out.
We did that in '88 and nearly missed dinner as the view and place was so idyllic.
I just love the sound of trains on rails sends me into a coma every time, plus love the semaphore signals takes me back to my childhood no need for electricity to work them nowadays a power outage and no trains semaphore signals just pull the lever and on the trains go
Still there today. It's worth a visit.
Does the China Clay come in a liquid or powder form and how does the transloading process work?
Watch my next video, released in a couple of days time.
@@TrainsBoatsPlanes chrisquilley blog
What a great video, thank you. I remember as a very young child camping with my parents on Par beach, every morning we'd be woken by the first train of the day running from St Austell to Fowey loaded, I presume, with china clay.
Great memory
Many thanks! It was most interesting to see the marine operations in the harbour. Thanks for your time and videoing expertise. Finally, what a surprise to see that one of the freighters was British flagged and registered in Cowes, Isle of Wight! Quite a catch eh? Regards, Rob.
Still worth a visit
Pity that it was not a British built locomotive
Yes. Agree
Listen to it with headphones on. There's all sorts of interesting stereo sound effects going on. Like at 3:45 where a van pulls up behind you from left to right.
Love the detail
Enjoyed watching , brings back good memories of loading China clay at Par for Elsmere Port and Swanscombe .Long time ago now on Everards's ships
Cornwall UK. When the weather is good.................wow
I remember Rix vessels in Leith unloading china clay from Par
What year
@@TrainsBoatsPlanes 1970s. It was a regular feature.
There is no evidence that Ellesmere Port depot and sidings even existed today,all gone i`m afraid. Very sad.
very beautiful places thankyou this for video thankyou ...from istanbul
Yes, very beautiful places. Cornwall, England. Thanks for watching.
The trains are spotless!
It's Cornwall.....everything looks good in Cornwall
WOW Great video. The shipping end of the operation was also very interesting. All the times I got to Cornwall, I never saw any of that. Thanks for posting. Subscribed.
Still going on........get there fast
surprized to see DB (Deutsche Bundesbahn ?!) here - please explain
DB manage some freight operations in UK
@@TrainsBoatsPlanes
thanks for your kind explanation
Thanks for an interesting video featuring an unusual subject of china clay trains and ships.
Thanks. It's worth a visit.
Great video -- we spend a couple of weeks in Fowey most years, overlooking the river, and see five or six big ships coming in and out. Great place, even in the rain...
Hope you spotted some of your favourite places. Gorgeous when the Sun is out.
I would love to see all this in person! Thanks for posting!
Still happening. Visit Cornwall this Summer
Superb video! The waterside and on the water scenes are views I've never seen in Cornwall before. How amazing to see a large ship being towed up the busy river - and at quite a speed, too. Some of the Class 66's seem a bit smokey these days? Really enjoyed the china clay trains and great scenery. Thanks so much for filming and sharing sharing - really appreciate it.
Cornwall UK. When the weather is good.................wow
absolutely fantastic. never seen anything like this. did not know that river fowey to take such ships.
Yes, it's worth a visit. See the Harbour Master for approx times.
Great video! Its wonderful to see big vessel entering a fairly small area, also great to see some railway action as well!
Superb video, and a great insight to the hard working everyday Cornwall.
What a beautiful place. This is truely a beautiful world we live in. Aslam Mahomed Johannesburg South Africa.
Cornwall, England....a truly beautiful place
Wonderful selection - all that’s needed is space to model it (and several lifetimes to do it) . . . .!! Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful vid. Cheers.👍🇬🇧
Thanks Mate. It's worth a visit.
Brings back memories. Back in 1970 something I had to visit a ship at that quay to fix their radar.
It's worth a visit
That's so cool.I wish there were more like this in this country
Thanks mate
38 clay waggons , ONE DIESEL , & " you lot are coming with ME " to the dock . ....... My folks used to get holidays here , & my dad said you could hear the deckhands drop the hold doors shut on the ships once they were full , from Bodinnick , is the vehicle ferry still there , my landrover has been on it times , in the 1980,s , russet brown csw . They had happy holidays there , good job they did , dad died 1990 , R.I.P. , & one of my most trusted friends ashes were scattered on the Fowey after living there for some years with a long illness , so also , R.I.P. A.J.H. , but the place looks lively & vibrant & that,s how it should be . One day I hope to visit .
Lovely memories. Bodinnick Ferry still there. Must visit.
I loved your video! Forgive my ignorance, but what is a German Deutsche Bahn train doing in Cornwall?
DB are rail freight operators in UK. They acquired EWS.
I used to buy of them
10 Tonne at a time
Queensfill 25
Great little film
Thanks for sharing
Cornwall UK. When the weather is good.................wow
Trains, Boats, Planes
Yea I know
They were called ECC when I bought from them
English China Clay
I was in North Yorkshire at that time
Bagged....!
I can remember when it wa called ECLP. English Clay Lovering Pochin...based at John Keay House set on the hill overlooking St Austell...😀😀
I counted 38 trucks that Loco was pulling! Some motor that must have!
I watched a vid the other day...I think possibly it was in USA the train was pulling 2 MILES of trucks.
@@rosemarydudley9954 Takes a bit of getting your head round, 2 miles of trucks! imagine the weight of that lot!!
Very nice. Wish I could teleport there right now.
Teleport...that's a great idea
Thank you very much. Great action! Lovely part of the world!
Thanks mate
Fantastic Video!
Wonderful, interesting video, sips, trains - what more can you want? Thanks
Me again, maybe one of the houses overlooking this wonderful scene.
Why is the China Clay train displaying GERMAN markings; DB....?
DB run a freight service in the UK. They took over/bought the EWS company.
At 6:30 the loc coming into view has a DB marking. What's the Deutsche Bahn doing here??? :-D
They run some of the Freight Trains in the UK. Do a good job.
Deutsche Bahn bought EWS in November 2007 so they have been here for a good number of years. They rebranded themselves to DB Schenker in January 2009 and again to DB Cargo UK in March 2016. Arriva Trains who operate the Cross Country services is also owned by DB.
DB has depots all over the mainland,including St Blazey.
Bart :-D They are doing a very valuable job keeping rail freight functioning.
Thanks guys for all the explanations. For a moment I thought there was an other secret tunnel to the rest of Europe! :-D
You can hire a kayak in Fowey and go up river to Golant (where the video starts) very easy and further to Lostwithiel, just follow the tide, and you can kayak past the clay boats when berthed.
Great.
Video quality super
38 wagons I counted!
38 confirmed, falklands style. I counted them all in and counted them out. Super vidéo.
@@christophemeathrel2784 38 * 30 tonnes = 1140 tonnes on each load with a 66. See these trains all the time passing through my workplace in Lostwithiel. Must be a dream job for the drivers, nice little drive down to Cornwall!
So did I , yes 38.
Great video!
Cornwall UK. When the weather is good.................wow
My late father used China clay in the mixing of paint for colour on wall paper came my train all in cwt bags all unloaded my hand ,,
Great memory.
Parabens excelente video.
Thanks Jorge
“You’re coming up this river whether you like or not not! Now, stop dragging!”
Yes, naughty ship......got there in the end!
Fabricação própria pelo modelo
All wagons clearly marked DB Deutsche Bahn
DB operate a Rail Freight operation in UK. They acquired EWS.
Is that all ???…
You don't even show the train loading (or unloading for all I know …) ???…
How frustrating.
Understood. Very difficult to get access to loading and unloading sites. Maybe this Year I'll try and get permission for a formal site visit.
@@TrainsBoatsPlanes - Did that happen? 2020 now, and I don't recall seeing it.
He was giving the first 66 the beans!
I was waiting to see Thomas come round the corner
I think they used to have tank engines on this line.
@@TrainsBoatsPlanes It is where the inspiration came from to write the Thomas the Tank Engine stories. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagnall_0-4-0ST_%22Alfred%22_and_%22Judy%22
Cornish, Cornwall, Corn, Cornwall, Cornish!
Cornwall UK. When the weather is good.................wow
Were they taking the large ship into the bit of the estuary where they seem to leave them in a graveyard?
No. The ship is an active china clay transporter. They have to tow it in backwards because the harbour is too narrow for the ship to turn on the way out. Still going on today.
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Trains, Boats, Planes - I was thinking of a different Cornish estuary (Fal) where they dump the boats!
@@MrGreatplum They don't dump them ( as in scrapped ) they are moored up whilst not in work.
Think you are confusing the River Fowey with the Fal. Even there, it's not a ships graveyard. Ships are periodically laid up when they have no work. The Fal has deep, well sheltered water making it ideal for the purpose.
Just rerun that and look at the pollution from the diesel, would it not be better to have steam.
wow
Yes, it's a "Wow" and worth a visit.
Mooring at the loading dock is some A grade seamanship.
I believe you!
Im in st austell
cornisch china
Yes indeed. Cornish China.
Jk,