28th March 2007

Past Time Rail
(The Devon & Cornwall Branch Week - Day 4)

Locos Used 37406 'Saltire Society' & steam: 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier'
Stock Used 35517+4986+4998+1813+5008+4949+35469

Route:
'The Fowey Pony'
1Z21 : Plymouth to Fowey Docks
1Z22 : Fowey Docks to Plymouth

'The China Clay Pony'
1Z23 : Plymouth to Parkandillack
1Z24 : Parkandillack to Plymouth

Loco(s) Route
45407 (1) Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Fowey Docks
37406 (2) Fowey Docks - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth
45407 (1) Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - St Austell - Burngullow Jn - Parkandillack
37406 (2) Parkandillack - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) 37410 on rear.
(2) 45407 on rear.
(3) Train ran with various tour names, as listed in the breakdown of headcodes. Originally planned to run in October 2006, this was day four of five days of tours under the banner "The Cornish & Devon Branch Week" and using multiple tour names over the period. Tickets were sold for individual named trains, for a whole day or for the complete five days (£225).


45407 & 37406 at Plymouth (photos: LEYTR)

Sources : Neil Edwards (on the train throughout) & LEYTR

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Edwards)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Plymouth 09.31d 09.31½   12.17a 11.54
St Budeaux Ferry Road East Jn 09/36 09/41   12/12 11/48
Saltash 09/40 09/45   12/08 11/44
St Germans 09/50 09/52   12/02 11/38
Liskeard 10.03a ~ 10.06d 10.05 ~ 10.06   11.48a ~ 11.51d 11.24½ ~ 11.26½
St Pinnick 10/14 10/13   11/40 11/15
Largin 10/15 10/15   11/39 11/13
Lostwithiel 10/23 10.26 ~ 10.28   11/27 11.02 ~ 11.02½
Fowey Docks 10.34a 10.43   11.10d 10.48

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Plymouth 12.28d 12.26½   16.22a 16.26
St Budeaux Ferry Road East Jn 12/33 12/33   16/17 16/18½
Saltash 12/37 12/37   16/13 16.10½ ~ 16/14
St Germans 12/43 12/41   16/02 16/00½
Liskeard 12/55 12/56   15/53 15/49
St Pinnick 13/01 13/03½   15/46 15/41
Largin 13/02 13/05   15/45 15/40
Lostwithiel 13/10 13/14   15/33 ?
Par 13/17 13/20   15/25 15/16½
St Austell 13.23a ~ 13.25d 13.25 ~ 13.29½   15.17a ~ 15.20d 15.10 ~ 15.11
Burngullow Jn 13.31 ~ 13.36 13.37 ~ 13.40   15.10 ~ 15.12 15.00 ~ 15.03
Parkandillack 14.13a 14.08½   14.35d 14.28


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