Cornish Riviera to Paddington. is a painting by Mike Jeffries which was uploaded on October 10th, 2012.
Cornish Riviera to Paddington.
YOU TOO CAN COMMISSION MIKE TO PAINT YOUR VERY OWN ORIGINAL OF YOUR FAVOURITE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WHETHER BRITISH OR AMERICAN, A SOUND INVESTMENT FROM... more
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Title
Cornish Riviera to Paddington.
Artist
Mike Jeffries
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
YOU TOO CAN COMMISSION MIKE TO PAINT YOUR VERY OWN ORIGINAL OF YOUR FAVOURITE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WHETHER BRITISH OR AMERICAN, A SOUND INVESTMENT FROM WHOM MANY REGARD AS BRITAIN�S LEADING TRANSPORT ARTIST. JUST E-MAIL mike@transportartist.co.uk
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One of the oldest named trains the �Cornish Riviera� made its debut in 1904 and in this painting depicting the train in the 1950s ran non-stop to Pymouth where an engine change from a King to a Castle was necessary due to weight restrictions for crossing the Tamar bridge into Cornwall thence onto its destination, Penzance. Here we see the Up train by now in Devon sweeping down to Totnes with the Brunswick Green and burnished brass and copper of the locomotive livery and the brown and cream carriages perfectly complimenting the colours and tones of the English countryside.
Traditionally, in steam days, the Down train left Paddington at 10.15am [later changed to 10.30] and booked to arrive at Penzance at 5.10pm a credible time considering nearly half of the 300 plus miles were over fearsome gradients and severe curvature and included attaching a pilot at Newton Abbott and a engine change at Plymouth. The Up train departed Penzance at 10am and was allowed 10 extra minutes for the journey probably to allow for the sometimes slow approach into Paddington during the rush hour at 5pm.
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October 10th, 2012