VSOE & The Great Britain Timings

After a barren first quarter of 2014, the floodgates are about to open with some long awaited specials making it into Cornwall.


Fri 25th April  The VSOE Pullman makes its annual trip to Truro

 1Z78 09.44 Victoria to Truro

Plymouth    16.31/42   Liskeard  17.10  Par  17.32/40
Truro  18.03 

Shunts to yd - loco(s) return to BZ at 19.24 - though expect they will be much earlier in reality.

Saturday 26th April
The Great Britain tours heads west. 
Hauled by Steam into Devon. Two class 47s then bring the train down to Truro from Exeter SD. The steam locos & support coach come down behind the main train.

Here are the Cornish timings:

 5Z83 14.39 Exeter SD to St Blazey LIP - Steam locos & support coach

Steam Loco’s 5029 & POB & 34046 from Plymouth Friary
Plymouth Friary     16.40 / 17.43 Plymouth  17.58 / 18.01
Liskeard   18.42  Par  19.09 / 19.10 St Blazey 19.20

Main train class 47  1Z83 14.50 Exeter SD to Truro 
Newton Abbot   15.11  Plymouth 15.51  Liskeard   16.17
Par   16.37  Truro  17.03

5Z85 17.12 Truro to St Blazey ECS   Par  17.37 / 17.45

 
Sunday 27th April – the fun continues
 
These trains will run through Dawlish despite the closure of the section to all other traffic. 
Great Briton tour

5Z84 08.25 St Blazey to Falmouth Docks (Empty stock)
Par 08.42/50  Truro 09.12/17  Penryn  09.40/49
Falmouth Docks 09.54

1Z85 10.03 Falmouth Docks to Bristol TM   Penryn  10.20 / 10.21
Truro 10.41/42  Par 11.14  Liskead 11.42  Plymouth 12.15 /13.05

VSOE

5Z83 08.50 Tavistock Jn to Truro (via Penzance)
Plymouth  08.53/58  Liskeard   09.30  Par 09.50 Truro 10.10
Camborne  10.26  Penzance  11.21 / 11.28 Camborne  11.45
Truro 12.00

1Z83 12.20 Truro to Victoria – passenger train

St Austell   12.40 / 12.45  Par 12.51 / 12.53
Liskeard   13.16   Plymouth 13.40 / 13.47

 
Cheers Craig                             Many thanks Craig