26th - 27th March 2000

Portugese Traction Group
The Bom Bom Estrela

Locos Used CP 1424, 1966, 1970 & 9004

Route :
13803 : Porto São Bento – Pocinho
13804 : Pocinho – Régua
13805 : Régua – Vila Real
13806 : Vila Real – Régua
13808 : Régua – Contumil
13809 : Contumil – Leixões
13810 : Leixões – Porto Campanhã

Date Loco(s) Route
26/03 1966

Porto São Bento – Porto Campanhã – Ermesinde – Paredes – Marco de Canaveses – Régua (1)

26/03 1966 Régua – Tua - Pocinho
26/03 1966

Pocinho – Tua - Régua

27/03 9004 Régua – Carrazedo – Vila Real
27/03 9004

Vila Real – Carrazedo - Régua

27/03 1424 (2) Régua – Marco de Canaveses – Paredes – Ermesinde - Contumil
27/03 1424 Contumil – São Gemil – Guifões - Leixões
27/03 1424 Leixões – Guifões - São Gemil – Contumil – Porto Campanhã

Notes :
(1) It was intended to keep the same loco all day, but (in the temporary absence of CP officialdom) the train crew were persuaded (bribed ?) to swap the locos as 1970 was standing spare at Régua.
(2) Tour was originally advertised for a 1961 class both days, but it was subject to a loco not being required for it’s normal freight duties. In the event, there were none available so 1424 was sent down as an additional engine on one of the booked passenger trains the previous night.

Source : Janet & John Cottrell (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual
Porto São Bento 09.50d 09.51
Porto Campanhã 09/55 09/56
Contumil 09.59a ~ 10.09d 10.00 ~ 10.09
Ermesinde 10/15 10/17
Valongo 10/21½ 10/24
Recarei-Sobreira 10/27½ 10/30
Cête 10x31½a ~ 10x35½d 10.36 ~ 10.42
Paredes 10/39½ 10/46
Penafiel 10.43½a ~ 10.47½d 10/49
Caíde 10/53½ 10/55½
Vila Meã 10/57½ 10/59
Livração 11x02a ~ 11x15d 11.03 ~ 11.16½
Marco de Canaveses 11.21a ~ 11.27d 11.21½ ~ 11.27
Juncal 11/32 11/32
Mosteirô 11x39½a ~ 11x51½d 11.39 ~ 11.59
Aregos 11/57 12/05½
Ermida 12x03a ~ 12x08d 12.06½ ~ 12.07
Rede 12/16½ 12/22½
Godim 12/22½ 12/28
Régua 12x25a ~ 13x45d 12.31 ~ 13.45
Bif. Corgo 13/47½ ?
Covelinhas 13/54½ 13/55
Pinhão 14p08a ~ 14p23d 14.09 ~ 14.23½
Tua 14p37½a ~ 14p46½d 14.38½  ~14.49
Ferradosa 15p02a ~ 15p11d 15.06½ ~ 15.14
Vargelas 15x14a ~ 15x19d 15.17½ ~ 15.22
Pichino 15.36a ~ 16.50d 15.37½ ~ 16.54
Vesuvio 17p03a ~ 17p13d 17.07½ ~ 17.13½
Vargelas 17/18 ?
Tua 17x35a ~ 17x43d 17.38½ ~ 17.48
Pinhão 17/58 18/04
Ferrão 18.06a ~ 18.06½d 18/13
Covelinhas 18.13½a ~ 18.14d 18.18 ~ 18.20
Bif. Corgo 18/21 ?
Régua 18.24a ~ 09.35d 18.29 ~ 09.35
Bif. Corgo 09.38a ~ 09.39d 09.37½ ~ 09.38
Alvações 09x51½a ~ 09x57d ?
Povoação 10.06a ~ 10.07d 10.06½ ~ 10.08
Carrazedo 10.13a ~ 10.14d 10.13½ ~ ??.??
Vila Real 10.36a ~ 12.15d 10.40 ~ 12.17
Carrazedo 12.37½a ~ 12.38½d 12.38½ ~ 12.39½
Povoação 12.45a ~ 12.46½d 12.45 ~ 12.46
Alvações 12.56a ~ 12.57d ?
Tanha 13p05a ~ 13p10d ?
Bif. Corgo 13.15a ~ 13.16d ?
Régua 13.19a ~ 13.40d 13.22 ~ 13.40
Rede 13/48½ ?
Porto do Rei 13.54½a  ~13.59½d ?
Ermida 14x04½a ~ 14x11½d ?
Mosteirô 14/23½ ?
Marco de Canaveses 14/38 ?
Livração 14x43½a~14x52½d 14.45 ~ 14.54
Caíde 15.05a ~ 15.10d ?
Penafiel 15/16 ?
Paredes 15x20a ~ 15x25d ?
Cête 15.30a ~ 15.35d ?
Valongo 15/46½ ?
Ermesinde 15.55½a ~ 15.57½d ?
Contumil 16.05a ~ 16.25d 16.05 ~ 16.25
São Gemil 16/31 ?
São Mamede de Infesta 16p36a ~ 16p41d 16.36 ~ 16.41
Leça do Bàlio 16/45 ?
Leixões 16.55a ~ 17.15d 16.54 ~ 17.15
Leça do Bàlio 17p26½a ~ 17p36½d 17.25 ~ 17.40
São Mamede de Infesta 17/40½ ?
São Gemil 17p45½a ~ 17p53½d 17.47½ ~ 17.51
Contumil 17.59a ~ 18.00d ?
Porto Campanhã 18.05a 18.05


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