December 15th, 2013

In an earlier News Snip we showed Sid Sponheimer's picture of 'City of Truro' with the Westward Television Exhibition train at Plymouth.  Sid couldn't put a date to it.

We have now been supplied with a list of dates. In those days there would of course have been spare sidings to stable the train.

Truro                        Monday 13th February
Falmouth                  Tuesday 14th February
Camborne                Wed & Thurs 15th & 16th February
Penzance                  Fri & Sat   17th & 18th February
St Ives                      Monday 20th February
Newquay                  Tuesday 21st February
Bodmin North          Wednesday 22nd February
St. Austell                Thursday 23rd February
Tavistock South       Friday 24th February
Launceston              Saturday 25th February
Bude                        Monday 27th February
Tiverton                  Tuesday 28th February
Taunton                  Wed & Thur 1st & 2nd March
Bridgwater              Fri 3rd March
Weston S Mare
     Locking Road    Sat & Mon 4th & 6th March
Yeovil Town            Tues & Wed 7th & 8th March
Weymouth               Thurs & Fri  9th & 10th March
Exmouth                  Saturday 11th March
Exeter Central          Mon, Tues, & Wed  14th to 16th March
Paignton                   Thursday 16th March
Torre                        Friday 17th March
Newton Abbot          Saturday 18th March
Plymouth (N RD)      Mon to Sat  20th to 25th March