30th September 1978

Mainline Steam Trust
Wadebridge Wanderer

Locos Used 25073, 25074 & 25080

Route : 1Z86 throughout

Loco(s) Route
25074 + 25073 20.30 (29/09/78) Derby - (2) - West Ruislip - Greenford - Drayton Green Jn - Hanwell - (via GWML) - Bath - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Plymouth
25080 Plymouth - Royal Albert Bridge - Liskeard - Bodmin Road - Bodmin General
25080 Bodmin General - Boscarne Junction - Wadebridge (Down Platform)
25080 12.00 Wadebridge (Down Platform) - Boscarne Junction - Bodmin General
25080 Bodmin General - Bodmin Road - Liskeard - Royal Albert Bridge - Plymouth (3)
25073 + 25074 Plymouth - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Honiton - Yeovil Junction - Salisbury - Basingstoke - Reading - (2) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) Andy Pullar comments: "There was time for the customary farce at Liskeard for a side trip to Looe. I believe a three car DMU set was attached to the normal Bubble working the service shuttle. Needless to say this didn't fit the platform at Looe. For the record the unit nos. were 55026+51306+59473+51321 on the 13.52 from Liskeard and 15.01 return from Looe."
(2) Confirmation required on route both ways through the Midlands, booked route was given as: Derby - Long Eaton - Nottingham (reverse) - Loughborough - Leicester Narborough - Hinckley - Coventry.
(3) Service train used (formed:
51306+59473+51321+51574+51584) for a trip from Plymouth to Gunnislake & back.

Sources : Andy Pullar, Alan Baylis & Mick Baker (joined at Coventry)

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