27th November & 3rd December 2004

Vintage Trains
(Positioning Trains)

Loco Used steam: 3440 'City of Truro'
Stock Used 17018+5177+99353+99361+35470

Route:
1Z40 : Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
1Z29 : Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads

Date Loco Route
27/11 3440 Bristol Temple Meads - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
03/12 3440 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Ran as positioning moves (in conjunction with trains between Birmingham and Bristol on 26th November and, though cancelled, 4th December) for a private charter on 30th November between Plymouth & Truro in connection with commissioning of double-track Burngullow section of Cornish Main line.

Sources : various including Richard Rooker, Roger Geach & Fred Kerr

Photo Review


3440 climbing Hemerdon (photo: Roger Geach)


...and storming past at Whiteball (photo: Roger Geach)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker & Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 10.15d 10.16   15.15a 15.14
Worle Jn 10/38 10/38   14/51 14/53
Uphill Jn 10/41 10/41   14/48 14/51
Highbridge & Burnham 10/49 10/50   14/41 14/43
Bridgwater 10/55 10/54   14/33 14/36
Cogload Jn 11/03 11/01   14/24 14/28
Taunton 11w11a ~ 11w47d 11.07 ~ 11.47   13w29a ~ 14w15d 13.22 ~ 14.22
Tiverton Parkway 12/07 ?   13/09 ?
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/27 ?   12/50 ?
Exeter St Davids 12w34a ~ 13w07d 12.24a ~ 13.18d   11w57a ~ 12w47d 11.59 ~ 12.49
Dawlish Warren 13/21 13/31   11/43 11/44
Newton Abbot 13/43 13/40   11/33 11/34
Totnes 13/58 13/59   11/20 11/24
Ivybridge 14/15 14/17   11/08 11/11
Hemerdon 14/22 14/22   11/01 11/03
Lipson Jn 14/28 14/28   10/52 10/57
Plymouth 14.33a 14.31   10.47d 10.52


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