Paul Barlow
Kind regards, Paul Barlow.
Dawlish
Paul Barlow
Kind regards, Paul Barlow
Many thanks for the link.
Steve Widdowson
Pathfinder Tours The Pixie Returns
Locos Used08645, 08663, 37146 & 37412
Stock Used17151+4956+4949+4939+4909+5037Route : 1Z27 throughout
Loco(s)Route
37412Bristol Temple Meads - Westbury - Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction - Exeter St Davids
37146 + 37412Exeter St Davids - Plymouth
08663 (1)Plymouth - Bere Alston
08645 (2)Bere Alston - Plymouth
37146 (3)Plymouth - Liskeard [Main Platform] (5)
37412 (4)Liskeard [Branch Platform] - Coombe no. 1 ground frame
37146 (3)Coombe no. 1 ground frame - MP2 (Sandplace) (6)
37412 (4)MP2 (Sandplace) - Coombe station
37146 (3)Coombe station - Liskeard [Branch Platform] (passengers detrained)
37412 (4)Liskeard [Main Platform] - Plymouth
37146 + 37412Plymouth - Exeter St Davids
37412Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bridgwater - Bristol Temple MeadsNotes :
(1) 08645 on rear.
(2) 08663 on rear.
(3) 37412 on rear.
(4) 37146 on rear.
(5) Passengers had to detrain as train was not permitted over connection loaded due to lack of check-rails.
(6) Train was planned to go to Looe but due to lack of check-rails it was only permitted as far as milepost 2, just on the Looe side of the station at Sandplace.
Sources : class 37's used provided by Steve Marshall (Globe Video)
remaining data from Stuart Smith (joined/left the train at Bristol TM)
with some additional data from Steve Cassidy & Alan Sheppard
Photo Review
(all photos from Roger Geach)
37146 (above) & 37412 (below) on St Germans bank.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)
TABLE 1
M.CLocationBookedActual
0.00Bristol Temple Meads07.50d07.56d
0.60North Somerset Jn07/5207/59
11.35Bath Spa08/0208/09
13.51Bathampton Jn08/0508/12
22.45Bradford Jn08/1608/22
28.17Westbury08*32 cc 08*4708*30 cc 08*47
29.51Fairwood Jn08/4908/49
32.73Clink Road Jn08/5208/54
34.75Blatchbridge Jn08/5408/55
47.64Castle Cary09/0409/06
59.40Yeovil Pen Mill09*17 ~ 09*2409*20 ~ 09*36
61.19Yeovil Junction09.29 op 09.3009/43
78.03Chard Jn09/4509/59
93.31Honiton09/5810.16 ~ 10.17
107.11Pinhoe10/0910/30
108.72Exmouth Jn10/1010/31
TABLE 2TABLE 5
M.CLocationBooked (out)ActualBooked (rtn)ActualM.C
110.01Exeter St. Davids10L15a ~ 10L35d10L36 ~ 10L5819.28a ~ 19.31d19.27 ~ 19.3469.61
121.25Dawlish Warren10/4511/0819/1819/1659.19
130.77Newton Abbot10/5411/1619/0819/0749.47
139.54Totnes11/0411/2618/57?40.70
152.10Ivybridge11/2011/3818/44?28.35
156.01Hemerdon11/3411/4318/40?24.43
161.26Lipson Jn11/3911/4918/33?19.18
162.66Plymouth11L41a ~ 12L11d11L51 ~ 12L1318L08a ~ 18L30d18L11 ~ 18L3117.58
TABLE 3
M.CLocationBooked (out)ActualBooked (rtn)ActualM.C
0.00Plymouth~ 12L11d~ 12L13d14L24 ~ 15L1914L41 ~ 15L1910.09
2.72St. Budeaux Jn12/2312/2714/1214/277.17
7.25Bere Ferrers12/4112/5213.22a ~ 13.52d #13.30 ~ 14.062.64
10.09Bere Alston12p53a13p0413p08d ##13p18d0.00
Key
## - Retimed to 13p15d
# - Retimed to 14.00d
TABLE 4
M.CLocationBooked (out)ActualBooked (rtn)ActualM.C
0.00Plymouth~ 15L19d~ 15L19d18L08a ~ 18L30d18L11 ~ 18L3117.58
2.72St. Budeaux Jn15/2415/2518/0318/0614.66
4.18Saltash15/2715/2917/5918/0213.40
9.16St. Germans15/3315/3717/5217/548.42
17.58Liskeard (Main Platform)15.43a ~15.49a ~~ 17.42d~ 17.44d0.00
0.00Liskeard (Branch Platform)~ 16.13d~ 16.18d17.12a ~17.23a ~2.03
1.72Coombe No.1 GF16.19 ~16.25 ~17/0517/160.11
-Coombe Station--16.59 ~ 17.0417.14 ~ 17.150.00
4.34
0.00Coombe No.1 GF~ 16.24~ 16.3016/5817.10 ~ 17.114.23
1.49St. Keyne16/2816/3816/5417/052.54
2.74Causeland16/3216/4216/5017/011.29
4.23Sandplace16.36a16.4716.46d16.570.00
TABLE 6
M.CLocationBookedActual
69.61Exeter St. Davids~ 19.31d~ 19.34d
71.01Cowley Bridge Jn19/34?
86.27Tiverton Parkway19/47?
100.41Taunton19/5919/59
105.44Cogload Jn20/03?
112.06Bridgwater20/08?
125.49Uphill Jn20/22?
128.42Worle Jn20/26?
143.38Parson Street20/4220/30
145.27Bristol Temple Meads20.45a20.37a
Private Preservation Site
at Bere Ferrers
Loco UsedNo. 3395 Hunslet 0-4-0DM of 1946
Stock UsedBrake Vans - RNAD 178 + RNAD 364
Trip 1
Platform13.35d
End of Line13.36 ~ 13.36
Platformnon-stop
upto Turntable13.37 ~ 13.37
Platform13.38a
Trip 3
Platform13.45d
End of Line13.46 ~ 13.46
Spur Line13.47 ~ 13.47
Main / Spur Jn13.48 ~ 13.48
Platformnon-stop
upto Turntable13.49a
Trip 5
Cab Ride
Middle of Turntable14.02d
Platform14.03a
The above courtesy of the excellent Six Bells Junction Website.
The notes about the lack of check rails make interesting reading okay as the Liskeard curve is not required fro normal passenger use but one wonders how they thought normal passenger trains reached Looe??
N.B. More pictures of this train in our Railtour section.