Advance Notice
The Blue Pullmans visit to Cornwall
12th - 14th April 2024
Times for next weeks visit to Cornwall from the LSL 'Blue Pullman' (the blue HST set) are now available on Real Time Trains, and are as follows (click the working to be linked to a timetable for the service):
Friday 12th April 2024 - 1Z62 0742 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Penzance
Saturday 13th April 2024 - 1Z60 0801 Penzance to Kingswear (For Dartmouth)
Saturday 13th April 2024 - 1Z62 1640 Kingswear (For Dartmouth) to Exeter St Davids
Saturday 13th April 2024 - 1Z63 1827 Exeter St Davids to Penzance
Sunday 14th April 2024 - 1Z65 0900 Penzance to Berwick-upon-Tweed
If you choose to go out and photograph the working, please don't forget to send your pictures in to us! [email protected].
Friday 12th April 2024 - 1Z62 0742 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Penzance
Saturday 13th April 2024 - 1Z60 0801 Penzance to Kingswear (For Dartmouth)
Saturday 13th April 2024 - 1Z62 1640 Kingswear (For Dartmouth) to Exeter St Davids
Saturday 13th April 2024 - 1Z63 1827 Exeter St Davids to Penzance
Sunday 14th April 2024 - 1Z65 0900 Penzance to Berwick-upon-Tweed
If you choose to go out and photograph the working, please don't forget to send your pictures in to us! [email protected].
The Hastings Unit at
Exeter & Pinhoe
Paul Barlow & David Tozer
Hello Keith,
A few shots today at Exeter Central of the Hasting unit tour. Makes a change to see something different!
Kind regards
Paul
A few shots today at Exeter Central of the Hasting unit tour. Makes a change to see something different!
Kind regards
Paul
Hastings Unit 1001 arrives at Exeter Central with the 0630 from Hastings whiles 159106 and 159103 have just arrived on the1015 from Southampton 6 April 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Hastings unit 1001 at Exeter Central with the 0630 from Hastings 6 April 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Hastings unit 1001 waits with the 1440 to Hastings 6 April 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Hastings unit arrives in the bay platform no1 at Exeter Central to form the 1440 to Hastings 6 April 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Buffet Restaurant Car 69337 part of the Hastings Unit, copyright Paul Barlow.
'Mountfield', the name of the unit. Copyright Paul Barlow.
An immaculate English Electric power unit within one of the driving cars. Copyright Paul Barlow.
The restored interior of the classic unit. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Details of the tour which the unit was operating on 06.04.24. Copyright Paul Barlow.
'Tunbridge Wells', the name of another vehicle in the consist. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Today at Pinhoe. 1001 with the 1440 1Z15 Cogload Climber Exeter Central to Hastings. Copyright David Tozer
Today at Pinhoe. 1001 with the 1440 1Z15 Cogload Climber Exeter Central to Hastings. Copyright David Tozer
South West Trains Liveried 159103 and 159106 leave Exeter Central on the 1330 to Southampton 6 April 2024. Copyright Paul Barlow.
Many thanks Paul & David, wonderful photos of a most unusual working. The Hastings Unit is a real credit to its owners/operators.
Query about train movements in Plymouth
Dave Wilson
Hi
It’s Dave Wilson from Beaconsfield here. I read and enjoy the Society’s website greatly.
Anyway, I wonder if any of your members could shed some light on the following.
I have a copy of Maurice Dart’s book “The Last Days of Steam in Plymouth and Cornwall”. P 57 contains a picture from 1953 of a fourteen coach Naval Personnel Leave train which started from Admiralty Platform on the HM Dockyard branch but is seen crossing the wartime connection at Budeaux East from the GWR route to the SR route to Launceston. The commentary states that using the connection to use this route was unusual as when GWR services were diverted up the SR route they would normally “reverse at North Road”. Do any of your members know why the reversing was necessary and how it came about?
Many thanks
Dave Wilson
It’s Dave Wilson from Beaconsfield here. I read and enjoy the Society’s website greatly.
Anyway, I wonder if any of your members could shed some light on the following.
I have a copy of Maurice Dart’s book “The Last Days of Steam in Plymouth and Cornwall”. P 57 contains a picture from 1953 of a fourteen coach Naval Personnel Leave train which started from Admiralty Platform on the HM Dockyard branch but is seen crossing the wartime connection at Budeaux East from the GWR route to the SR route to Launceston. The commentary states that using the connection to use this route was unusual as when GWR services were diverted up the SR route they would normally “reverse at North Road”. Do any of your members know why the reversing was necessary and how it came about?
Many thanks
Dave Wilson
Many thanks for your kind comments regarding the site, Dave.
Does anybody know the intricacies of the workings which Dave refers to? If you do, please drop us an email at [email protected] and we can pass on your answer.
Does anybody know the intricacies of the workings which Dave refers to? If you do, please drop us an email at [email protected] and we can pass on your answer.
Quarry Curve
Jon Hird
GWR Small Prarie 5552 eases around Quarry Curve with the last train of the day from Bodmin Parkway to Bodmin General on 06.04.2024. Copyright Jon Hird.