7th September 2014

Steam Dreams
Branch Line Tours

DMUs Used 150102 & 150131

Route : 
1Z11 : Penzance to Plymouth
2G74 : Plymouth to Gunnislake
2P87 : Gunnislake to Plymouth
1Z12 : Plymouth - Falmouth Docks - Truro
1Z13 : Truro  to Penzance

DMU(s) Route
150131 Penzance - St Erth - Truro - Par - Liskeard - Plymouth
150102 + 150131 Plymouth - Bere Alston
150131 + 150102  Bere Alston - Gunnislake
150102 + 150131 Gunnislake - Bere Alston
150131 + 150102  Bere Alston - Plymouth
150131 Plymouth - Liskeard - Par - Truro - Falmouth Docks - Truro - St Erth - Penzance

Notes : 
(1) This was one of the optional trips arranged in conjunction with 'The Atlantic Coast Express' tour on 5th and 8th September 2014. For the Gunnislake branch part the tour train was attached to the normal branch line service train. There was a delay at Plymouth awaiting a guard for the journey to Gunnislake.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Penzance 09.00d [P3] 09.00 [P1]
Long Rock 09/03½ 09/03
St Erth 09.08a ~ 09.10d [P2] 09.08 ~ 09.10 [P2]
Camborne 09/20 09/20 [P2]
Redruth 09.25 ~ 09.25 09/24 [P2]
Truro 09.35a ~ 09.36d [P3] 09.34 ~ 09.36 [P3]
Probus 09/42½ 09/42
Burngullow Jn 09/50 09/49
Par 09/56½ 09/58 [P2]
Lostwithiel 10/01 [P1] 10/03½ [P1]
Largin 10/09½ 10/12½
St Pinnock 10/10½ 10/13
Liskeard 10/15½ [P2] 10/19 [P2]
St Germans 10/33½ [P2] 10/28 [P2]
Saltash 10/39½ [P2] 10/33 [P2]
St Budeaux Jn 10/43 10/36
Plymouth 10.47½a ~ 11.10d [P3] 10.41 ~ 11.18
Devonport 11.13a ~ 11.13½d [P1] 11.21 ~ 11.22 [P1]
Dockyard 11.14½a ~ 11.15d [P1] 11.23 ~ 11.24 [P1]
Keyham 11.16½a ~ 11.17d [P1] 11.25½ ~ 11.27 [P1]
St Budeaux Jn 11/18½ 11/30
St Budeaux Victoria Road 11.19½a ~ 11.21d 11.31 ~ 11.32½
Bere Ferrers 11.27½a ~ 11.28d 11.39½ ~ 11.41
Bere Alston 11.33½a ~ 11.36½d 11.46½ ~ 11.49
Calstock 11.43a ~ 11.43½d 11.55½ ~ 11.56
Gunnislake 11.56a ~ 12.07d 12.07½ ~ 12.14
Calstock 12.18½a ~ 12.19d 12.25 ~ 12.26
Bere Alston 12.25a ~ 12.28d 12.32 ~ 12.34½
Bere Ferrers 12.32½a ~ 12.33d 12.39 ~ 12.40
St Budeaux Victoria Road 12.40a ~ 12.41½d 12.46 ~ 12.48
St Budeaux Jn 12/43 12/49
Keyham 12.44a ~ 12.44½d 12.50½ ~ 12.51 [P2]
Dockyard 12.46a ~ 12.46½d 12/52 [P2]
Devonport 12.48a ~ 12.48½d 12.53 ~ 12.53½ [P2]
Plymouth 12.52a [P5] ~ 13.38d [P7] 12.58 ~ 13.38 [P5]
St Budeaux Jn 13/42½ 13/42½
Saltash 13/46 [P1] 13/46½ [P1]
St Germans 13/54½ [P1] 13/53 [P1]
Liskeard 14/04 [P1] 14/03 [P1]
St Pinnock 14/09 14/08
Largin 14/15½ 14/10
Lostwithiel 14/25½ [P2] 14/20 [P2]
Par 14/31½ [P1] 14.34½ ~ 14.36 [P1]
Burngullow Jn 14/39 14/45
Probus 14/46 14/51½
Truro 14.51a ~ 15.11d [P2] 14.58 ~ 15.11 [P2]
Penwithers Jn 15/12½ 15/12
Perranwell 15.17 ~ 15.17½ 15/17
Penryn 15.23 ~ 15.23½ 15/23 [U&DB]
Penmere 15.26 ~ 15.26½ 15/25½
Falmouth Docks 15.30a ~ 15.38d 15.29 ~ 15.38
Penmere 15.42 ~ 15.42 15/41
Penryn 15.46 ~ 15.51 15.44½ ~ 15.49 [U&DB]
Perranwell 15.57 ~ 15.57½ 15/55½
Penwithers Jn 16/02½ 16.01 ~ 16.02
Truro 16.04a [P3] ~ 17.12d [P2] 16.05 ~ 17.11½ [P2]
Penwithers Jn 17/13½ 17/12½
Baldhu 17/17 17/16
Camborne 17/27½ 17/26
St Erth 17.35½a ~ 17.37½d [P1] 17.36 ~ 17.36½ [P1]
Long Rock 17/44½ 17/42
Penzance 17.48a [P3] 17.45 [P2]


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